Brett Gardner, Aaron Judge And Gio Urshela Go Yard As New York Beats Boston

Three players homered in the opening game of three game series in the Bronx between New York and Boston!

Who were they?

Brett Gardner, Aaron Judge and Gio Urshela.

Because of the offense provided by Brett Gardner, Aaron Judge and Gio Urshela the team that wears the pinstripes starts the abbreviated sixty game season with record of 5-1 for the first since 2003. “according to an article by Bryan Hoch on mlb.com

New York took the lead in the third inning as Judge launched a two-run homer off Boston starter Ryan Weber, who also surrendered a homer to Urshela in his 3 1/3-inning effort. Judge homered in both games of this week's two-game sweep of the Orioles in Baltimore, the fifth time in his career he has homered in three straight contests.“according to an article by Bryan Hoch on mlb.com

The long ball supported Montgomery, who notched his first victory since April 21, 2018, when he bested the Blue Jays. Montgomery underwent Tommy John surgery that June and returned to the Majors last September. While Jordan Montgomery limited Boston to one run and five hits over 5 2/3 innings in an 81-pitch effort, issuing one walk and striking out four. Boston's lone run came on Michael Chavis' third-inning homer, and Montgomery said that he was most pleased with the command of his changeup. “according to an article by Bryan Hoch on mlb.com

While New York won the opening game with their offense that came from three different players Boston meanwhile had a setback in the opening game of the three game series as their offense was limited as the only run Boston scored came from Michael Chavis “according to an article by Ian Browne.

New York and Boston will play game two of their three series Saturday night in the Bronx where the team that wears the pinstripes will welcome back a starting pitcher to their rotation. Who is it? Masahiro Tanaka who has been recovering from a concussion since July 4th. Why? Because he took a line drive off the right side of his head off the bat of his teammate Giancarlo Stanton in a simulated game. “according to an article by Dan Martin on nypost.com