New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge hits a two-run single during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
New York Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton tosses his bat after hitting a home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Home plate umpire Ramon de Jesus listens to New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone argue a call during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
New York Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. reacts after he is hit with a pitch during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Baltimore Orioles pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano, right, reacts as New York Yankees’ Ryan McMahon runs the bases after hitting a home run during the second inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Yankees maintain at least share of AL East lead as Judge, Schlittler spark 6-1 win over Orioles
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Ryan McMahon hit early home runs off Yomoyuki Sugano, and the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-1 on Saturday to maintain at least a share of the AL East lead heading into the regular season’s final day.
New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge hits a two-run single during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Ryan McMahon hit early home runs off Yomoyuki Sugano, and the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-1 on Saturday to maintain at least a share of the AL East lead heading into the regular season’s final day.
New York (93-68) has won seven straight and 10 of 11, and is assured of at least a wild card. The Yankees began the day tied with Toronto, which hosted Tampa Bay later Saturday.
Cam Schlittler (4-3) struck out a career-high nine in seven scoreless innings of two-hit ball. The 24-year-old rookie right-hander had a 2.96 ERA in 14 starts.
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by a 96.8 mph pitch from Grant Wolfram in the fifth. The Yankees said X-rays were negative and he will have a CT scan.
Judge put the Yankees ahead with his big league , his 53rd long ball this year. Judge hit the Yankees’ 49th first-inning homer, two more than the previous mark set by Atlanta in 2023.
Stanton and McMahon went deep in the second for a 3-0 lead. Stanton has 453 career homers, moving past Carl Yastrzemski for sole possession of 40th place.
Judge and Stanton have homered in the same game 59 times, with the Yankees winning 52.
A 35-year-old right-hander signed to a , Sugano (10-10) had a 4.64 ERA in 30 starts. He allowed 33 homers, behind only Jake Irvin and Zack Littell, who entered Saturday with 36 each.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected for the seventh time this season, most among big league managers, and the 46th time in his managing career. He was tossed for arguing called strikes to Judge.
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Key moment
Judge’s homer was his 51st in 119 games against the Orioles.
Key stat
New York improved to 26-25 against the AL East.
Up next
Yankees RHP Luis Gil (4-1, 3.29 ERA) and Orioles RHP Kyle Bradish (1-1, 2.25 ERA) start Sunday’s regular-season finale.
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