FILE -Atlanta Braves President and CEO Terry McGuirk speaks during an event celebrating the 2021 World Series champion Atlanta Braves, in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Washington. Atlanta Braves executives say business will continue as usual under a new ownership structure following a spinoff from Liberty Media. Perhaps most notable is fans will be able to purchase stock in the newly created Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc., and become owners of the team. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer to raise his major-league-leading total to 28 as the host New York Yankees stopped a three-game losing streak by beating the Atlanta Braves 8-3 on Saturday night.
Judge hit his second homer since missing Wednesday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles after being hit by a pitch on the left hand Tuesday. He also homered for the seventh time in 12 games and for the 21st time in 40 games.
Judge’s first-inning blast got New York rolling against Atlanta right-hander Charlie Morton (4-4). Judge also took a bases-loaded walk in New York’s three-run sixth to raise his RBI total to 70, also best in the majors.
Gleyber Torres added a fourth-inning double that scored Giancarlo Stanton from second. Stanton, the designated hitter, was injured on the play, and the Yankees said the slugger exited due to left hamstring tightness and will undergo imaging on Sunday.
Stanton’s double to begin the inning extended his hitting streak to 10 games.
Oswaldo Cabrera contributed a two-run single as the Yankees averted their first four-game side of the season. Trent Grisham, who pinch-hit for Stanton in the sixth, homered to lead off the seventh.
New York starter Marcus Stroman (7-3) allowed three runs on three hits in 6 2/3 innings. The right-hander struck out six and walked two.Michael Tonkin, Luke Weaver and Phil Bickford combined for 2 1/3 scoreless innings as the Yankees earned their best-in-the-majors 52nd win.
