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04/03 15:28 CDT Aaron Judge's 2-run homer in 1st inning leads Yankees over
Marlins 8-2 in home opener for 6-1 start
Aaron Judge's 2-run homer in 1st inning leads Yankees over Marlins 8-2 in home
opener for 6-1 start
NEW YORK (AP) --- Aaron Judge hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the first
inning, and the New York Yankees beat the Miami Marlins 8-2 in their home
opener Friday for their second 6-1 start in three seasons.
Trent Grisham reached leading off with the first of 11 walks by Marlins
pitchers and Judge drove a slider into the left-field seats against Eury Prez
(0-1).
Judge, who had three RBIs, hit a record 20 first-inning home runs last year,
when he finished with 53. Three of Judge's five hits this season have been home
runs.
Ben Rice homered and hit a two-run double for the Yankees.
Will Warren (1-0) allowed four hits in 5 2/3 innings, including solo homers by
Xavier Edwards in the first and Owen Caissie in the fifth.
Miami entered the game at 5-1, matching its franchise-best start, and had spent
six days atop the NL East --- double its total for 2021-25 combined. Miami
pitchers had their most walks since April 2023; they had walked just nine in
the team's first six games.
Prez (0-1) allowed four runs, two hits and a career-high six walks in four
innings. He forced in runs on consecutive pitches in the second when he walked
Grisham and hit Judge. Tyler Phillips threw a run-scoring wild pitch in the
sixth.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Jos Caballero each had two stolen bases and Judge one
off catcher Liam Hicks, who has allowed 60 steals in 66 attempts since reaching
the major leagues last year.
Up Next Yankees LHP Ryan Weathers (0-0), acquired from the Marlins in January, starts Saturday night against Miami RHP Max Meyer (0-0). ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/mlb |
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