Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 44th home run and Gerrit Cole struck out eight in six innings as the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0.
DETROIT — Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 44th home run and Gerrit Cole struck out eight in six innings as the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0 on Friday night.Oswald Peraza also went deep in his first big league game this season for the Yankees, who improved to 4-0 against Detroit. New York, which began the day tied with Baltimore atop the AL East, won its third straight.'It's a blessing to be a pitcher for the Yankees,' Cole said.
Peraza began the season on the injured list and was called up from the minors Wednesday. He led off the fifth with a long home run over the Tigers bullpen. Gleyber Torres followed with a double, but Brant Hunter retired Juan Soto and Judge to keep the score 2-0. 'That's the player I saw when he first got called up a couple of years ago,' Judge said about Peraza. 'He plays great defense and he has great at-bats.
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