Aaron Judge's first-inning home run, Cam Schlittler's strong outing lead Yankees to 12-1 win over Orioles
The Yankees got on the board early and didn't look back, beating the Baltimore Orioles 12-1 on Monday night to complete the four-game sweep. Here are the key takeaways... -- New York's bats came to play in the first inning as Trent Grisham doubled and Aaron Judge hit one "high, far, and gone" for his 14th home run of the season, giving the Yanks an early 2-0 lead.
In honor of legendary broadcaster John Sterling , who passed away on Monday , Michael Kay called the slugger's sixth first-inning HR of the season a "Judgian blast. " -- Grisham stayed hot in the third innin with another double to the wall and advanced to third on a throwing error. Shane Baz wanted no part of Judge for a second time, intentionally walking the slugger, but let up a sac fly to Cody Bellinger as the Yanks took a 3-0 lead.
-- Cam Schlittler came out firing, throwing the three fastest pitches of his career (101. 3 mph, 101. 1 mph, and 101 mph) for a scoreless first inning, including a strikeout of Dylan Beavers .
The right-hander kept it going in the second, hitting 101. 1 mph on the gun again during the four-batter frame with one walk. Schlittler got hit in the back of the knee on a comebacker in the third inning, as Blaze Alexander reached first safely.
Aaron Boone and a team trainer came out to check on him, but he remained in the game. After Gunnar Henderson singled, New York's defense stepped up to help Schlittler with a 4-6-3 double play. He then won a nine-pitch battle against Beavers with a 101.
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