New York Sweeps Baltimore As Aaron Judge's Power Surge Continues

By now you probably know who Aaron Judge is. The 6"7 282 pound rookie right-fielder for New York who hitting home runs as of late 

The rookie's  power surge continued Sunday as New York swept Baltimore by a score of 14-3 while improving to 37-23 on the season.  

New York has seen historic home run surges from both Gary Sanchez and Aaron Judge over the last calendar year, and now that both young sluggers are hot at the same time, their offense appears to be unstoppable. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/235750894/yanks-sweep-os-behind-powerful-home-runs/

Gary Sanchez homered as part of a five-run first inning and Judge went deep twice -- including the longest homer hit in the Majors this season, measured at 495 feet -- powering the Yankees to their fifth straight win, a 14-3 victory over the Orioles on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/235750894/yanks-sweep-os-behind-powerful-home-runs/

The New York catcher Gary Sanchez had this to say about his teammate Aaron Judge. Whenever you have a teammate like that, producing and hitting homers like that, you get excited about it," Sanchez said through an interpreter. "And at the same time, you get motivation from that. You want to help out, too. It's a positive energy." according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/235750894/yanks-sweep-os-behind-powerful-home-runs/

New York completed a sweep of Baltimore, who were outscored 38-8 in the weekend set. Sanchez's 450-foot blast highlighted the early attack against right-hander Kevin Gausman, who surrendered seven runs and eight hits in 3 1/3 innings. Starlin Castro and Matt Holliday also had two-run singles off Gausman, who tied his career high with six walks. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/235750894/yanks-sweep-os-behind-powerful-home-runs/

Baltimore center fielder Adam Jones had this to say about the series against New York. "That scoreboard doesn't look pretty. Standing out there ain't pretty, ain't fun, These three days up here, the last four days, actually, have been a little bit frustrating. Let's get the hell out of New York. Let's go to Chicago and redeem ourselves." "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/235750894/yanks-sweep-os-behind-powerful-home-runs/

Now the American League Triple Crown leader with a .344 batting average, 21 homers and 47 RBIs, Judge awed his teammates in the sixth inning, sending a distant shot to the back row of the bleachers in left field. Only the Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton (504 feet) has hit a longer homer since the Statcast™ technology was implemented in 2015. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/235750894/yanks-sweep-os-behind-powerful-home-runs/

Second baseman Starlin Castro meanwhile added a two-run homer in the sixth and Judge's second shot came in the seventh, a line-drive rocket to right. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/235750894/yanks-sweep-os-behind-powerful-home-runs/

Aaron Judge meanwhile had this to say about his home run" It means nothing, to be honest," Judge said of the distance on his first home run. "I'm just glad we came away with the win. Our pitching staff went out there and did a great job. Our offense is still rolling -- they keep having quality at-bats no matter what the score is." "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/235750894/yanks-sweep-os-behind-powerful-home-runs/

New York will now head to the west coast for seven games starting Monday. They will send right -hander Masahiro Tanaka to the mound where he will begin the series against the Los Angeles Angels. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/235750894/yanks-sweep-os-behind-powerful-home-runs/ He has a record of 5-6 with a 6.55 earn run average. New York is pushing Masahiro Tanaka's start back one day to start against the Angels instead of against the O's. He is 0-5 with a 10.72 earn run average in his last five starts. In 22/1/3 innings Masahiro Tanaka has allowed 27 earned runs that include eleven homers. He will go up against Los Angeles right -hander Alex Meyer who has a record of 2-3 with a 4.08 earn run average. Meyer allowed one unearned run over six innings and three hits in his last outing against Detroit Wednesday. The 6-9 right -hander is slated to make his first career start against New York. "according to https://www.mlb.com/gameday/yankees-vs-angels/2017/06/12/491056#game_state=preview,game_tab=,game=491056

First pitch is set for 10:07 pm. The game will be televised on Yes  "according to tohttps://www.mlb.com/gameday/yankees-vs-angels/2017/06/12/491056#game_state=preview,game_tab=,game=491056