Judge’s homer powers Yankees to 12‑1 rout of Orioles
NEW YORK (Interstat) — Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer in the first inning and added a two-run single in the eighth, leading the New York Yankees to a 12-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday at Yankee Stadium II. Judge finished 2 for 4 with four RBIs, giving him six first-inning homers this season. The Yankees completed a four-game sweep and won for the 14th time in 16 games, improving to 24-11. Baltimore fell to 15-20.
Cam Schlittler (5-1) allowed one run on seven hits over 5 2/3 innings, striking out four. Shane Baz (1-3) took the loss after yielding three runs in three innings. New York broke the game open with six runs in the eighth, highlighted by Cody Bellinger’s two-run triple. The Orioles scored their lone run in the sixth on a Colton Cowser walk. Attendance was 36,802, and the game lasted 2 hours, 58 minutes.