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Judge hits 44th homer and Cole pitches Yankees past Tigers 3-0

DETROIT (AP) 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 won its third straight and took a one-game lead in the AL East over Baltimore, which lost 12-10 to Boston.

“It’s a blessing to be a pitcher for the Yankees,” Cole said.

One game after hitting his 300th career home run, becoming by far the fastest player to reach the milestone, Judge connected for No. 301 in the eighth. His 431-foot drive over the first row of shrubs atop the center-field fence made it 3-0.

Top prospects Jace Jung and Trey Sweeney made their major league debuts for the Tigers at third base and shortstop, respectively - the first time Detroit debuted two infielders on the same day since Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell began their careers together on Sept. 9, 1977.

“I think we saw a lot of good things from them,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. “They played under control and they did their thing."

Cole (4-2) allowed four hits and issued two walks - both to Jung. Three relievers finished for New York, with Clay Holmes pitching the ninth to earn his 26th save.

“I think he did a really good job of being under control,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “He had a real good fastball-curveball combo tonight and he mixed in some sliders.”

The Yankees took a 1-0 lead on Alex Verdugo’s first-inning sacrifice fly off Tigers opener Beau Brieske (1-3).

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.”

The Tigers had runners on second and third with two outs in the sixth, but Cole threw a called third strike past Jung.

“I've seen Gerrit navigate through a lot of tough lineups,” said Hinch, who managed Cole for two years in Houston. “He's a thinking man's pitcher, even with his power and off-speed stuff, and he never gives in to anyone.”

Sweeney, obtained from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Jack Flaherty trade, got his first hit with an infield single in the seventh. Sweeney went to third when Gold Glove shortstop Anthony Volpe dropped Jake Rogers’ two-out popup for an error, but Parker Meadows popped out to end the inning.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Yankees: C Jose Trevino returned to the lineup after missing 26 games with a left quadriceps strain. He walked in the second inning and stole second base - the fourth steal of his seven-year career. ... The Yankees called up LHP Tim Mayza - best known for allowing Judge’s 61st homer in 2022.

Tigers: Rookie 2B Colt Keith is day-to-day with hamstring cramps. Zach McKinstry replaced him at second.

UP NEXT

The teams continue their three-game series Saturday at Comerica Park before moving to Williamsport, Pennsylvania, for Sunday’s Little League Classic. LHP Carlos Rodón (13-7, 4.18 ERA) will face Tigers rookie RHP Keider Montero (3-5, 5.76) on Saturday.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Yankees NYY73-50	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	5	1
Tigers DET59-64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1

Comerica ParkDetroit, MI

W: G. Cole (4-2)L: B. Brieske (1-3)S: C. Holmes (26)
HR: NYY - O. Peraza (1), A. Judge (58)

NYYYankees

DETTigers

.G. ColeGerrit Cole
P
6.0 IP, 2 BB, 8 SO, 95 P
.B. HurterBrant Hurter
P
6.0 IP, 2 ER, 5 SO, 78 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
G. Torres 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	.238	.311	.353	.663	4.0
J. Soto RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.305	.436	.610	1.047	1.0
A. Judge CF	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	3	.333	.466	.709	1.175	5.5
G. Stanton DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.241	.298	.482	.780	0.0
A. Verdugo LF	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.235	.294	.366	.660	0.5
A. Volpe SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.247	.298	.385	.683	-0.5
J. Trevino C	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.246	.307	.415	.722	5.0
D. LeMahieu 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.193	.266	.256	.522	-1.0
O. Peraza 3B	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	.333	.333	1.333	1.667	5.5

HITTERS	AB
G. Torres 2B	4
J. Soto RF	3
A. Judge CF	4
G. Stanton DH	3
A. Verdugo LF	3
A. Volpe SS	4
J. Trevino C	3
D. LeMahieu 1B	4
O. Peraza 3B	3

HITTERS	AB	H	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
P. Meadows CF	4	1	0	2	.192	.273	.368	.641	3.0
K. Carpenter DH	4	1	1	1	.286	.339	.602	.941	0.5
M. Vierling RF	4	1	1	1	.258	.297	.440	.737	0.5
B. Madris 1B	4	0	1	2	.269	.324	.358	.683	-0.5
J. Malloy LF	4	1	3	0	.216	.305	.392	.697	-0.5
Z. McKinstry 2B	4	0	1	2	.188	.247	.308	.555	-0.5
T. Sweeney SS	3	1	1	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	0.5
J. Rogers C	3	0	1	1	.195	.242	.368	.610	-0.5

HITTERS	AB
P. Meadows CF	4
K. Carpenter DH	4
M. Vierling RF	4
B. Madris 1B	4
J. Malloy LF	4
Z. McKinstry 2B	4
T. Sweeney SS	3
J. Rogers C	3

2B - G. Torres (19), J. Trevino (5)
HR - A. Judge (44), O. Peraza
SF - A. Verdugo (10)
RBI - A. Judge (111), A. Verdugo (53), O. Peraza
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - G. Torres 2 (2), A. Judge, A. Volpe

Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - P. Meadows 2 (2), M. Vierling, T. Sweeney

SB - J. Trevino

SB - P. Meadows (8)

E - A. Volpe (13)

E - P. Meadows

PITCHERS	IP	H	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
G. Cole (W, 4-2)	6.0	4	2	8	4.15	1.37	26.0
L. Weaver (H, 20)	1.0	1	0	1	3.44	0.95	2.5
T. Kahnle (H, 10)	1.0	0	0	0	1.80	1.17	3.0
C. Holmes (S, 26)	1.0	0	0	2	2.76	1.29	11.0

PITCHERS	IP
G. Cole (W, 4-2)	6.0
L. Weaver (H, 20)	1.0
T. Kahnle (H, 10)	1.0
C. Holmes (S, 26)	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
B. Brieske (L, 1-3)	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	0	4.53	1.40	-5.5
B. Hanifee	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1.86	0.83	6.0
B. Hurter	6.0	4	2	2	0	5	2	3.21	0.79	17.5

PITCHERS	IP
B. Brieske (L, 1-3)	1.0
B. Hanifee	2.0
B. Hurter	6.0

Pitches-Strikes - G. Cole 95-61, L. Weaver 22-13, T. Kahnle 12-9, C. Holmes 14-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - G. Cole 5-3, L. Weaver 1-1, T. Kahnle 2-0
Batters Faced - G. Cole 23, L. Weaver 5, T. Kahnle 3, C. Holmes 3

Pitches-Strikes - B. Brieske 30-17, B. Hanifee 29-16, B. Hurter 78-54
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - B. Hanifee 3-0, B. Hurter 9-4
Batters Faced - B. Brieske 6, B. Hanifee 7, B. Hurter 22

.G. ColeGerrit Cole
P
6.0 IP, 2 BB, 8 SO, 95 P
.B. HurterBrant Hurter
P
6.0 IP, 2 ER, 5 SO, 78 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Yankees NYY73-50	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	5	1
Tigers DET59-64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1

Comerica ParkDetroit, MI

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
G. Torres 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	.238	.311	.353	.663	4.0
J. Soto RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.305	.436	.610	1.047	1.0
A. Judge CF	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	3	.333	.466	.709	1.175	5.5
G. Stanton DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.241	.298	.482	.780	0.0
A. Verdugo LF	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.235	.294	.366	.660	0.5
A. Volpe SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.247	.298	.385	.683	-0.5
J. Trevino C	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.246	.307	.415	.722	5.0
D. LeMahieu 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.193	.266	.256	.522	-1.0
O. Peraza 3B	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	.333	.333	1.333	1.667	5.5
Total	31	3	5	3	2	3	8	12	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
G. Torres 2B	4
J. Soto RF	3
A. Judge CF	4
G. Stanton DH	3
A. Verdugo LF	3
A. Volpe SS	4
J. Trevino C	3
D. LeMahieu 1B	4
O. Peraza 3B	3
Total	31

HITTERS	AB	H	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
P. Meadows CF	4	1	0	0	2	.192	.273	.368	.641	3.0
K. Carpenter DH	4	1	0	1	1	.286	.339	.602	.941	0.5
M. Vierling RF	4	1	0	1	1	.258	.297	.440	.737	0.5
B. Madris 1B	4	0	0	1	2	.269	.324	.358	.683	-0.5
J. Malloy LF	4	1	0	3	0	.216	.305	.392	.697	-0.5
Z. McKinstry 2B	4	0	0	1	2	.188	.247	.308	.555	-0.5
T. Sweeney SS	3	1	0	1	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	0.5
J. Rogers C	3	0	0	1	1	.195	.242	.368	.610	-0.5
Total	32	5	2	11	13	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
P. Meadows CF	4
K. Carpenter DH	4
M. Vierling RF	4
B. Madris 1B	4
J. Malloy LF	4
Z. McKinstry 2B	4
T. Sweeney SS	3
J. Rogers C	3
Total	32

2B - G. Torres (19), J. Trevino (5)
HR - A. Judge (44), O. Peraza
SF - A. Verdugo (10)
RBI - A. Judge (111), A. Verdugo (53), O. Peraza
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - G. Torres 2 (2), A. Judge, A. Volpe

Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - P. Meadows 2 (2), M. Vierling, T. Sweeney

SB - J. Trevino

SB - P. Meadows (8)

E - A. Volpe (13)

E - P. Meadows

PITCHERS	IP	H	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
G. Cole (W, 4-2)	6.0	4	2	8	4.15	1.37	26.0
L. Weaver (H, 20)	1.0	1	0	1	3.44	0.95	2.5
T. Kahnle (H, 10)	1.0	0	0	0	1.80	1.17	3.0
C. Holmes (S, 26)	1.0	0	0	2	2.76	1.29	11.0
Total	9.0	5	2	11	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
G. Cole (W, 4-2)	6.0
L. Weaver (H, 20)	1.0
T. Kahnle (H, 10)	1.0
C. Holmes (S, 26)	1.0
Total	9.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
B. Brieske (L, 1-3)	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	0	4.53	1.40	-5.5
B. Hanifee	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1.86	0.83	6.0
B. Hurter	6.0	4	2	2	0	5	2	3.21	0.79	17.5
Total	9.0	5	3	3	3	8	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
B. Brieske (L, 1-3)	1.0
B. Hanifee	2.0
B. Hurter	6.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - G. Cole 95-61, L. Weaver 22-13, T. Kahnle 12-9, C. Holmes 14-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - G. Cole 5-3, L. Weaver 1-1, T. Kahnle 2-0
Batters Faced - G. Cole 23, L. Weaver 5, T. Kahnle 3, C. Holmes 3

Pitches-Strikes - B. Brieske 30-17, B. Hanifee 29-16, B. Hurter 78-54
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - B. Hanifee 3-0, B. Hurter 9-4
Batters Faced - B. Brieske 6, B. Hanifee 7, B. Hurter 22

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

1ST INNING
Verdugo hit sacrifice fly to left, G. Torres scored 1 0
5TH INNING
O. Peraza homered to left 2 0
8TH INNING
A. Judge homered to center 3 0

1ST INNING
	Verdugo hit sacrifice fly to left, G. Torres scored	1	0

5TH INNING
	O. Peraza homered to left	2	0

8TH INNING
	A. Judge homered to center	3	0

1ST INNING
Yankees
B. Brieske Pitching:
G. Torres: Foul, Ball, Torres singled to deep center, Torres to second on center fielder Meadows fielding error
J. Soto: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Soto walked
A. Judge: Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Judge lined out to right
G. Stanton: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Stanton walked, Torres to third, Soto to second
A. Verdugo: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Verdugo hit sacrifice fly to left, G. Torres scored
A. Volpe: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Volpe struck out swinging
Middle of the 1st (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Tigers
G. Cole Pitching:
P. Meadows: Meadows popped out to shortstop
K. Carpenter: Strike looking, Foul, Carpenter flied out to deep left
M. Vierling: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Vierling grounded out to second
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error)
2ND INNING
Yankees
Brenan Hanifee relieved Beau Brieske
J. Trevino: Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Trevino walked
D. LeMahieu: Strike swinging, Trevino stole second, Foul, Ball, Foul tip, LeMahieu struck out on foul tip
O. Peraza: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Peraza struck out looking
G. Torres: Ball, Ball, Torres grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
G. Cole Pitching:
B. Madris: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Madris struck out looking
: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, walked
J. Malloy: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Malloy singled to left
Z. McKinstry: Strike looking, Foul, Foul tip, McKinstry struck out on foul tip
T. Sweeney: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Sweeney grounded out to first
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Yankees
B. Hanifee Pitching:
J. Soto: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Soto grounded out to second
A. Judge: Judge lined out to first
G. Stanton: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Stanton grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
G. Cole Pitching:
J. Rogers: Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike looking, Rogers struck out looking
P. Meadows: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Meadows singled to shallow center
K. Carpenter: Pickoff attempt, Ball, Meadows stole second, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Carpenter struck out swinging
M. Vierling: Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Vierling struck out swinging
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Yankees
Brant Hurter relieved Brenan Hanifee
A. Verdugo: Ball, Strike looking, Verdugo grounded out to shortstop
A. Volpe: Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Volpe grounded out to shortstop
J. Trevino: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Trevino grounded out to first
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
G. Cole Pitching:
B. Madris: Madris lined out to left
: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, walked
J. Malloy: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Malloy struck out looking
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Yankees
B. Hurter Pitching:
D. LeMahieu: Strike looking, Ball, LeMahieu popped out to second
O. Peraza: O. Peraza homered to left
G. Torres: Foul, Torres doubled to left
J. Soto: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Soto flied out to left
A. Judge: Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Judge struck out swinging
Middle of the 5th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
G. Cole Pitching:
Z. McKinstry: Foul, Ball, Strike looking, McKinstry flied out to left
T. Sweeney: Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Sweeney struck out swinging
J. Rogers: Foul, Rogers lined out to shortstop
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Yankees
B. Hurter Pitching:
G. Stanton: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Stanton struck out swinging
A. Verdugo: Strike looking, Verdugo grounded out to second
A. Volpe: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Volpe grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
G. Cole Pitching:
P. Meadows: Ball, Meadows flied out to center
K. Carpenter: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Carpenter singled to right
M. Vierling: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Vierling singled to center, Carpenter to second
B. Madris: Madris grounded out to shortstop, Carpenter to third, Vierling to second
: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, struck out looking
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Yankees
B. Hurter Pitching:
J. Trevino: Trevino doubled to left
D. LeMahieu: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Strike swinging, LeMahieu struck out swinging
O. Peraza: Ball, Foul, Foul, Peraza popped out to second
G. Torres: Strike swinging, Ball, Torres grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
Tigers
Luke Weaver relieved Gerrit Cole
J. Malloy: Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Malloy struck out looking
Z. McKinstry: Foul, McKinstry flied out to right
T. Sweeney: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Sweeney reached on an infield single to second
J. Rogers: Strike swinging, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Rogers safe at first on shortstop Volpe fielding error, Sweeney to third
P. Meadows: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Rogers to second on wild pitch, Meadows popped out to second
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Yankees
B. Hurter Pitching:
J. Soto: Strike looking, Soto fouled out to third
A. Judge: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Foul, A. Judge homered to center
G. Stanton: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Stanton struck out swinging
A. Verdugo: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Verdugo struck out swinging
Middle of the 8th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Tigers
Tommy Kahnle relieved Luke Weaver
K. Carpenter: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Carpenter popped out to shortstop
M. Vierling: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Vierling grounded out to third
B. Madris: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Madris grounded out to first
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Yankees
B. Hurter Pitching:
A. Volpe: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Volpe grounded out to shortstop
J. Trevino: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Trevino grounded out to first
D. LeMahieu: LeMahieu lined out to left
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
Clay Holmes relieved Tommy Kahnle
: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, struck out looking
J. Malloy: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Malloy struck out swinging
Z. McKinstry: Ball, McKinstry lined out to right
End of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)