Another Disaster. But Judge’s Elbow Is OK. Philly 9 NY 4

July 27, 2025 paperbacklou 2025 0
Big G hits 2-run HR in 7th to make it a 9-3 game.

The day started out with word that Aaron Judge‘s throwing elbow was bothering him to the point where it hurt making throws the night before, and he was undergoing an MRI.

With that hanging in the air, the Yanks took on the Phillies in the Bronx on a beautiful beach-day Saturday afternoon and got pelted 9-4 — Philly lefty Ranger Suarez rope-a-doping the Judge-less lineup into the 6th, and Marcus Stroman starting out well but imploding with a loss of control in the 4th inning, and leaving with a 4-0 deficit.

NY was down 5-1 when they brought in Allan Winans in the 7th and NY was soon down 9-1. Yankee fans at the beach were happy they weren’t at the Stadium.

But none of that mattered much because after the game the first question to manager Aaron Boone was if there was any word on Judge — and Boone revealed Judge just had a flexor strain and would only be put on the short-term Injured List (IL) and be out maybe 10 days. PHEW.

“He has a flexor strain,” said Boone. “No acute injury to the UCL. So I think overall we got some good news. It will require an IL stint, hopefully it’s right at about that 10 days — and those first few days coming off in the DH mode, and then he’ll start throwing in around then and hopefully get back into the outfield after that.”

“I felt a little something trying to throw out a runner at the plate in Toronto,” said Judge afterwards. “You kind of feel something but you feel knicks and stuff the whole season so you don’t think much of it. I couldn’t throw the past couple of days. I wanted to take it to the off day see how it went.”

“I couldn’t throw,” Judge added when asked about the pain. “That kind of sums it up. I was like ‘if I can hit, let me hit.’ Throwing is the main concern. Hitting happens too quick and is not really the motion I’ve really felt anything.”

NY drops to 56-48 and are now 6.5 behind the red hot Blue Jays, who have the best record in baseball. NY is only 1 game ahead of Boston. Philly improves to 60-44, .5 behind the Mets.

1. Stroman Gets Wild in the 4th

Marcus Stroman was coming off a terrific start and had pitched well in the 5 starts since coming back from knee soreness that kept him out from April thru June.

He allowed a run in the 1st on a leadoff double by Trea Turner and 2-out single by J.T. Realmuto to make it 1-0 Philly.

Stroman then retired 6 in a row — helped by a terrific catch by Cody Bellinger in right (replacing Judge) to end the 2nd.

Stroman got the first 2 outs of the 3rd before allowing a HR to Bryce Harper.

So it was 2-0 in the 4th — not bad and Stroman seemed to be pitching pretty well when he all of a sudden lost his control facing the backend of the Philly lineup.

Yerry de Los Santos came in and got Bryce Harper to ground out and leave the bases loaded. But damage was done.

2. Suarez Having Great Year

Meanwhile 29-year-old, 6’1 lefty Ranger Suarez was shutting out the Yanks. The Venezuelan is in his 8th year with Philly and has gradually become a big part of their rotation. He went 12-8 3.46 last year and is having his best season this year — now at 8-4 2.59.

Suarez used lots of 80-MPH changeups and 72-MPH curveballs to speed up a 90-MPH fastball and 88-MPH sinker, rope-a-doping the Yankee batters.

The Yankees peppered him in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd but could not score: a single and a walk in the 1st, a single in the 2nd, a hit-by-pitch in the 3rd — but Suarez was getting strikeouts on his curveball or changeup or sinker to get out of innings.

3. The Martian Drives in Run to Make It 4-1

Finally in the 4th the Yanks strung together enough hits for a run. Jazz Chisholm reached on an infield single, Ben Rice struck out looking at a curveball, Anthony Volpe singled to center, new Yankee Ryan McMahon struck out swinging at a 77-MPH changeup, but Jasson Dominguez singled to center for a run.

4. De Los Santos Is Back

Meanwhile some good news — Yerri De Los Santos, after getting the final out of the 4th, pitched a shutout 5th. He is back.

Unfortunately Yerri allowed a leadoff single and then a 1-out RBI double to Trea Turner in the 6th and it was 5-1 Philly.

Jonathan Loaisiga relieved him and got the last outs of the 6th.

5. Winans Puts Game Away

Suarez retired the Yanks 1-2-3 in the 5th but in the bottom of the 6th, a leadoff single by Chisholm and 2-out single by new Yankee McMahon put 2 on for Jasson Dominguez in a 5-1 game.

Suarez was relieved by Max Lazar, who got The Martian to ground out to end the threat.

So it was 5-1 Philly heading to the 7th — the Yanks still with a chance — when Boone brought in Alan Winans and the game blew up.

Single by Max Kepler to lead off, HR by Sosa to make it 7-1, walk to Stott, ground out, error by Jazz Chisholm Jr. at 2nd, and 2-RBI double to center by Kyle Schwarber and it was 9-1.

6. Giancarlo HR Makes It 9-3

Giancarlo Stanton ripped a 2-run HR to right in the 7th off Daniel Robert (with Paul Goldschmidt aboard who had walked) and it was 9-3.

7. New Yank McMahon Dazzles with D at 3rd

The other good news of the day — besides Judge being OK — was that new Yankee Ryan McMahon showed off Graig Nettles-esq defense with a play in the 8th.

The 30-year-old McMahon was picked up the night before from Colorado for two pitching prospects — Griffin Herring and Josh Grosz.

McMahon will be the Yankee 3rd baseman going forward. His offensive numbers (16-35-.217, .314 OBP) are almost identical to Anthony Volpe (14-55-.217, .288 OBP)– he has some pop and like Volpe, he hit for a .242 average last year (and had 4 years in a row with .240 to .254 averages in Colorado).

8. Yanks Get a Run on Walks in 8th

Alan Rangel pitched the 8th, and walked Ben Rice leading off walked Ryan McMahon with 1 out, walked Trent Grisham with 2 outs, then balked in a run. Philly 9 NY 4.

But he struck out Goldschmidt to leave 2 on.

Seth Johnson pitched the 9th for Philly — strike out of Bellinger, single by Stanton, strike out of Jazz, and pop out by Rice for the old ballgame.

The Boxscore

https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore/_/gameId/401696472

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