The Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-1 on Saturday afternoon in the Bronx.
Here are some takeaways…
– It didn't take long for Aaron Judge to continue building on his AL MVP candidacy. The slugger gave the Yanks an early advantage with a two-out solo shot to left-center in the bottom of the first, now giving him 10 in September and a total of 53 on the season.
Judge would deliver again a few innings later, smacking a two-run bases-loaded single to make it a 5-0 ballgame. A few pitches before that, Aaron Boone was ejected by home plate umpire Ramon De Jesus for a league-leading seventh time for arguing balls and strikes.
The captain finished the day 2-for-4 while driving in three of New York's six runs.
– Two of New York's other runs also came via early blasts off of Baltimore lefty Tomyoki Sugano. After homering two different times in Friday night's game, Giancarlo Stanton lifted a solo shot leading off the bottom of the second, giving him 453 for his career (the 40th-most all-time).
Stanton reached base two more times on the day with a walk and a 102.5 mph infield single. The big slugger is heating up just in time for the playoffs — hitting .333 with four home runs, 12 RBI, and a 1.392 OPS over his last seven games.
– A few batters later, Ryan McMahon followed that up with his 20th homer of the season, fourth as a Yankee.
– Cam Schlittler took advantage of the early lead and closed his spectacular rookie campaign on a high note. The young right-hander issued a two-out walk in the first, but then retired the next eight batters he faced before allowing a one-out double to Gunnar Henderson in the top of the fourth.
Schlittler got a lineout and strikeout to strand Henderson there. He hit two batters in the fifth to put another man in scoring position, but he was able to get Jackson Holiday to ground out to second to again escape without any damage on his line.
The youngster picked up two more strikeouts as he worked around a two-out single in the top of the sixth, then he put together a 1-2-3 seventh to end his day with just two hits (single, double) and a walk allowed while striking out nine batters across seven scoreless innings.
Schlittler ends his campaign with a 2.96 ERA, the second-lowest by a Yankees rookie since 1981.
– Paul Blackburn entered and immediately broke up the shutout, allowing a leadoff solo homer to Coby Mayo. The right-hander rebounded to retire the next six hitters in order, securing the Yanks the series victory in their final set of the regular season.
That earned run was the first one Blackburn has allowed in six appearances this month.
– Jazz Chisholm left the game in the bottom of the fifth after being hit by a pitch on the left forearm.
Game MVP: Cam Schlittler
The young right-hander certainly made a strong case for a playoff start, ending his rookie campaign on a high note.
Highlights
53rd homer of the year for Aaron Judge gets the Yankees on the board first! 😤 pic.twitter.com/c3HrvVg3Se
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) September 27, 2025
Do you get déjà vu?
Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton hit home runs AGAIN.
Back-to-back games 💪 pic.twitter.com/hF2RaNnfpP
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) September 27, 2025
Ryan McMahon launches a solo shot to make it 3-0 Yanks! pic.twitter.com/xe1jepkqzi
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) September 27, 2025
2-RBI single for Aaron Judge extends the lead! pic.twitter.com/SS2kmD0efB
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) September 27, 2025
What's next
Luis Gil (4-1, 3.29 ERA) takes the mound against Kyle Bradish (1-1, 2.25 ERA) as the Yankees and Orioles close the regular season on Sunday at 3:10 p.m. in the Bronx.
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