Judge Dramatic, Game-Tying 9th-Inning HR in Vain. Boston 2 NY 1 in 10

June 14, 2025 paperbacklou 2025 0

Aaron Judge had struck out all 3 times against Boston ace lefty Garrett Crochet, until the 9th inning, when with 1 out and Crochet looking for a complete-game shutout, Judge RIPPED a shot over the Green Monster for a 1-1 tie!

It was ultimately in vain however, as the Red Sox scored their inherited runner with a 2-out single off the Monster by former Yank Carlos Narvaez to win it in the bottom of the 10th, 2-1. On a Friday night in Boston

The Yanks were seemingly robbed on a couple of umpire calls in the top of the 10th – inherited runner Anthony Volpe stole 3rd base with nobody out but was deemed out on a challenge although it looked too close to overturn the original safe call, then next batter DJ LeMahieu hit a double down the 1st base line that was ruled foul even though replays showed it may have hit the white chalk line barely – calls that got LeMahieu and manager Aaron Boone tossed.

I said ‘that was a brutal call’,” said LeMahieu afterwards. “And he said ‘what’d you say?’, and I said ‘that was brutal.'”

NY falls to 42-26, in 1st by 4.5 games over Toronto. Boston improves to 35-36.

1. Red Sox Wearing Green Monster Uniforms

The Red Sox came out looking like the old Oakland A’s — with green and yellow uniforms. It was learned that these were Green Monster uniforms — with the Green the same exact color as the outfield wall, and the Yellow the color of the score numbers on the scoreboard.

Very nice uniforms — but no red socks — which seems to have been a designed choice. You would think they should be wearing red socks even if it clashed.

2. Yarbrough Hangs in Vs Crochet

This game was a rematch of the Yankees-Red Sox matchup of 6 days earlier, when Boston roughed up Ryan Yarbrough for 8 early runs, and NY got 5 runs off Garrett Crochet — fueled by a 3-run HR and RBI double by Austin Wells.

Both pitchers came out and made amends.

“I was trying to be more indecisive with my pitches,” said Ryan Yarbrough afterwards. “Being more so that they are not understanding what I’m trying to throw; keep them on their toes.” Mixing in a little more sinkers this time, vs being so cutter dependent like I was last time.”

Yarbrough rope-a-doped the Red Sox lineup into the 5th — pitching around some singles and walks but allowing just 1 run — an RBI single by Ceddanne Rafaela in the 2nd that plated Trevor Story, who had singled and stolen 2nd base.

Yarbrough was helped by Anthony Volpe in the 4th — who made his 2nd Derek Jeter -esq Jump-Throw play in 2 days.

Yarbrough allowed a 1-out walk and then a single in the 5th, but struck out Rafael Devers for the 2nd out, and was relieved by Jonathan Loaisiga, who struck out Romy Gonzalez to end the inning.

3. Crochet Great

Meanwhile lefty Garrett Crochet was in high form — he had a 3-hit shutout going into the 9th inning, with 7 strikeouts and only 1 walk — and a 1-0 lead.

Austin Wells — Crochet’s nemesis in the prior game — went 0-3 with 2 strikeouts.

The Yanks had one chance early against Crochet — in the 5th when Jasson Dominguez led off with a walk and stole 2nd, and next batter DJ LeMahieu singled to put runners on the corners with nobody out. But Crochet then struck out Austin Wells and Oswald Peraza, and got Paul Goldschmidt to ground out.

4. Loaisiga Good

But the Yankee bullpen kept the game in check. After getting the last out of the 5th, Jonathan Loaisiga pitched a 1-2-3 shutout 6th — fly out, strike out, ground out.

5. Hamilton Good

Ian Hamilton pitched the 7th, and it was more of the same — a 1-2-3 inning — fly out, ground out, line out.

Hamilton got a strikeout to begin the 8th, but then yielded a single to Rafael Devers and was relieved by Fernando Cruz.

6. Fernando Danced the High Wire

Cruz danced the high wire — striking out Marcelo Mayer but then walking Carlos Narvaez and Roman Anthony to load the bases with 2 outs in a 1-0 game in the 8th inning — the Yankees clinging to a final chance to tie the game in the 9th.

Cruz went 2-0 on Trevor Story, then got him to hit a high fly to the warning track in left. PHEW.

7. Judge HR’s Off Crochet in 9th to Tie It

And then to the 9th — Yanks down 1-0 and Crochet in command, looking for the complete-game shutout.

Crochet got Ben Rice to ground out to start the inning, and was at 100 pitches.

Judge — up next — had struck out all 3 times in the game against Crochet, and Red Sox fans were taunting him on twitter — calling Crochet his daddy.

Crochet went 1-2 on Judge — but Judge worked the count — took a ball, fouled off a pitch, took another ball as the count went 3-2.

And then Judge launched a 99-MPH fastball over the Green Monster for a tie game!

8. Yanks Don’t Get Calls in 10th

Crochet was relieved by old friend Aroldis Chapman after the Judge HR, and he got the last 2 outs of the top of the 9th.

Fernando Cruz got the first 2 outs of the bottom of the 9th, and then Tim Hill came in and got the final out so we were on to extras.

The top of the 9th began with Garrett Whitlock on the mound — and inherited runner Anthony Volpe took off on the 1st pitch and stole 3rd base.

Boston challenged the call and won it — even though it looked too close to overturn.

Jasson Dominguez struck out, but with 2 outs, DJ LeMahieu ripped a double just fair down the 1st base line — ruled foul. The Yanks challenged — and lost the challenge. Boone went ballistic — throwing his chewing gum — and was ejected.

LeMahieu then grounded out and it was to the bottom of the 10th.

9. Hill a Strike Away

Tim Hill took the hill again to pitch the bottom of 10th. Jalen Duran led of by hitting a grounder to 2nd, advancing the runner to 3rd with 1 out.

Hill walked Devers intentionally, and then struck out Marcelo Mayer and the Yanks were an out away from sending the game to the 11th.

Hill went 0-2 on Carlos Narvaez, and appeared to strike him out on a 1-2 fastball — but Narvaez just barely fouled it off. Narvaez then fouled off a sinker, and then launched a fly to left that bounced off the Green Monster for the old ballgame.

The Boxscore

https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore/_/gameId/401695940

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