According to Statcast, Judge’s blast traveled 468 feet. Urshela tied the game at 5-5 in the bottom of the 3rd, doubling to bring Sanchez home. He did not. When healthy, Judge is capable of dominating games in a way in which few other players can match. That can be true to a certain extent, but the information, like this, that Statcast produces is amazing. “And the inning ended up going on. The left-hander has allowed two runs or fewer in four of his last five starts.By viewing our video content, you are accepting the terms of our Minnesota’s Miguel Sanó then hit his second homer of the game in the eighth off Zack Britton to put Minnesota ahead 11-10. ALL RISE!!! Game time is 7:05 PM. See for yourself:James Paxton Pitch Map, Courtesy of Baseball Savant (Click to Enlarge)Yeah, that’s bad. Paxton’s slot in the rotation could use the same strategy moving forward.Overall, this has been a great start to the season on the field, as the Yankees have dominated. Aaron Hicks ran at 27.4 feet/second on the game-ending catch, according to @statcast. The shot would have made a bleacher creature’s hands hurt had they been at the Stadium to catch it:Judge is well on his way to making history, as he now has hit a home run in 5 straight games. Tauchman made the most of his lone plate appearance in the 8th inning, drawing a walk in front of DJ LeMahieu with the Yanks down 7-6. 04/05/2011: CF Aaron Hicks assigned to Fort Myers Miracle from Beloit Snappers. Statcast credits Aaron Judge as the player with the highest Win Probability Added of the players who played in tonight’s game, but I really don’t need advanced stats to tell me that. It was also reported a couple of months back that Paxton was playing with a different grip on his fastball to increase his spin rate, so i can’t say for certain if that has anything to do with it. Mike Tauchman had an RBI double, then Judge and Gregorius each added two-run doubles of their own. So that’s what’s frustrating about the whole thing.”Boone said Sánchez will undergo further examination and an MRI.

The Yankees have so much power, that it can be difficult to remember that they have multiple guys on the roster that can move on the bases. Aaron Hicks ran at 27.4 feet/second on the game-ending catch, according to Sometimes people complain about all of the stats in baseball, with some being meaningless.

Impressive defense can be frustrating, but I have to give credit where credit is due.


Maybin went 4-for-5 with a home run.J.A. * Due to rounding, a player’s full-season OAA may not align perfectly with the total values of the six directional segments. Urshela also stayed hot at the plate otherwise, going 3-4.Voit hit a loud solo shot in the 5th, working a 7-pitch at-bat against Heath Hembree prior to tying the game at 6-6 with a 110.4 MPH blast.Sanchez looks like he’s coming out of his slump, thankfully. Aaron Hicks roster status changed by Fort Myers Miracle.

His five hits were a career high, and the seven RBI fell one short of his best, which came against Tampa Bay in 2018.Yankees starter Domingo Germán allowed eight runs and nine hits over 3 2/3 innings. Over the Yankees’ next two games, Judge will look to become the first Yankee since Don Mattingly in 1987 to hit a homer in 7 straight games. (As a quick aside, it was a GREAT night for Aaron Hicks, as, in addition to this catch (“the fastest he has run on an out he’s recorded”), his homerun also produced the highest exit velocity on any ball he has hit since Statcast began tracking this stuff:Aaron Hicks' go-ahead HR in the 9th inning came off his bat at 111 mph.In many ways, because of these advanced metrics baseball can be more fun and better understood than in the past.

Aaron Judge Wins It In The Bottom Of The 8th. Luckily, the Yankees employ the hottest hitter in baseball in the form of Aaron Judge, who carried the Yankees to a series sweep over the hated Sox. His RBI double was a beautiful piece of hitting, taking a 1-2 fastball deep to the opposite field, scoring Stanton.

I remain unimpressed with his stuff (and I’m definitely the low-man on him here at SSTN), but the Yankees need guys who can soak up innings right now, and he was relatively stable on Sunday night when the team needed him.Ottavino and Britton were the rocks we know and love. The inning ended on a sour note for the Yankees however, as Gary Sánchez grounded out and was pulled with a groin injury.Aroldis Chapman (3-2) earned the win after blowing his third save in six appearances and his sixth of the season in the ninth inning.