Aaron Judge reaches three times, lifts two of Yankees' four homers in 12-5 win over Athletics

The Yankees closed their weekend set with a 12-5 win over the Athletics on Sunday afternoon.

Here are some takeaways…

– Jazz Chisholm Jr. got the scoring started with a solo shot in the bottom of the second off Luis Severino. Jazz was smooth again just one inning later, as he ripped a three-run triple into the right-center gap, blowing the game wide open at 4-0.

Chisholm was on base three times on the day with the pair of extra-base knocks and a walk.

– The Yanks would add on again against their former teammate in the bottom of the fourth, as Aaron Judge crushed a two-run shot deep into left field seats. Judge struck again later in the contest, launching another two-run shot in the seventh, this time off of right-hander Tyler Ferguson.

Judge now has five straight seasons with 30+ homers and he's the second player to reach that mark this year.

– Cody Bellinger got in on the fun as well, cracking a three-run shot to right-center in the fifth as part of a three-hit afternoon. The sweet-swinging lefty now has knocks in nine of his last 10 games and he has two homers and six RBI over that span.
– It was a rough go for Severino against his former team, as he allowed six earned runs (seven total) on five hits, three strikeouts and three walks over just 3.2 innings of work. The veteran right-hander now has a 5.18 ERA during his first season with the A's.

– Marcus Stroman was hit by a line drive off Max Muncy’s bat in the top of the second, but he was able to stay in the game after talking to the training staff. Making his first start since April 11 (knee inflammation), the right-hander held the A's offense to just one run on three hits and two walks in five innings.

– JT Brubaker struggled in just his fourth outing of the season, as he was unable to work through the sixth inning and allowed the A's to creep their way back in. He recorded just one out before being pulled — allowing four runs on two hits and three walks.

– The rest of the Yankees' bullpen was able to get the job done behind him — Jonathan Loaisiga, Tim Hill, Ian Hamilton, and Luke Weaver combined to allow just one baserunner to reach via walk while striking out four over the final 3.2 innings of work.

– New York pushed their lead over the Rays in the AL East back up to 1.5 games.

Game MVP: Aaron Judge

The captain reached base three times, including his 29th and 30th homers of the season.

Highlights

What's next

The Yanks go to Toronto to start a four-game set with the Blue Jays on Monday night.

Carlos Rodon (9-5, 2.92 ERA) takes the ball for New York with a 7:07 p.m. first pitch.

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