At long last, Aaron Judge returned to action, only for the night to end in disappointment.
BALTIMORE — After waiting almost two months to get Aaron Judge back in their lineup, the Yankees had to sit around for another two hours and 32 minutes Friday night as storms delayed the start of his first game back. Anthony Santandaer crushed a walk-off home run against Tommy Kahnle in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the first-place Orioles to a 1-0 win over the last-place Yankees, capping off a tense, well-pitched AL East battle at Camden Yards.
The ace turned in his latest gem by throwing seven shutout innings on 110 pitches, allowing three hits and no walks while striking out five. From the second Judge stepped out of the dugout for pregame stretching, he was showered with cheers from the crowd, which included a large contingent of Yankees fans.
Rizzo followed with a single for the Yankees’ first hit of the night, but the threat was quickly extinguished when Giancarlo Stanton grounded into a double play.
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