"Yankees Defeat Diamondbacks with Aaron Judge's Record-Breaking Home Run: MLB Recap"
Aaron Judge smashed a three-run dinger in the first frame, marking his 500th career extra-base hit as the New York Yankees dominated the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 9-7 win on Thursday night.
In his 999th game, Judge became the third-fastest player in team history to reach 500 extra-base hits, following Lou Gehrig (874 games) and Joe DiMaggio (853 games). Judge also added an RBI single in the fourth inning, finishing his first homestand of the season with five homers and 15 RBIs.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. contributed a two-run homer and Trent Grisham had three hits and three RBIs. Grisham hit a two-run homer and an RBI single. Carlos Carrasco (1-0) allowed three runs on five hits in 5 1/3 innings, striking out five and walking two for his first win since June 21.
Geraldo Perdomo hit Arizona's second grand slam of the series off Ryan Yarbrough in the seventh. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit an RBI single and Alek Thomas had two run-scoring groundouts in the first four innings for Arizona. Merrill Kelly (0-1) was tagged for a career-high nine runs on nine hits in 3 2/3 innings.
Red Sox 8, Orioles 4
Alex Bregman, Kristian Campbell and Triston Casas each hit a two-run homer, leading the Boston Red Sox to their first back-to-back wins of the season.
Bregman, who also had a run-scoring double in the ninth, finished with three hits. Cedric Mullins homered for the Orioles, who suffered their first consecutive losses of the season.
Zack Kelly (1-0) was the winning pitcher with one inning of relief for the Red Sox. Starter Tanner Houck went four innings, giving up three runs on five hits with six strikeouts.
Phillies 3, Rockies 1
Taijuan Walker pitched six scoreless innings as the Philadelphia Phillies swept the Colorado Rockies in a three-game series.
After a 7.10 ERA last season, Walker (1-0) allowed only three hits and a walk while striking out four in his 2025 debut. Kyle Schwarber homered and J.T. Realmuto recorded three hits for Philadelphia, who have won five of their first six games.
Rockies starter Antonio Senzatela (0-1) allowed just one unearned run, scattering 10 hits over 5 1/3 innings. Colorado has lost five of their first six games, scoring a total of 11 runs.
Brewers 1, Reds 0
Nestor Cortes bounced back from a historically bad start with six innings of one-hit ball, combining with three relievers to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a shutout victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the first game of a four-game series.
It was the third consecutive 1-0 loss for the Reds, while the Brewers have won three straight after opening with four losses. Reds starter Nick Lodolo (1-1) retired the first nine batters before the Brewers scored an unearned run in the fourth.
Cortes (1-1) struck out six and walked two in an 86-pitch outing. Elvis Peguero and Bryan Hudson each followed with a scoreless inning and Joel Payamps finished with a perfect ninth for his first save.
Astros 5, Twins 2
Brendan Rodgers went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs, helping the Houston Astros hold on for a win against the Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis.
Christian Walker and Jeremy Pena also homered for Houston, breaking their three-game losing streak. Victor Caratini had two hits, including a double. Right-hander Hunter Brown (1-1) limited the Twins to two runs on five hits in six innings, striking out eight and walking none.
Carlos Correa and Trevor Larnach each drove in a run for Minnesota, who lost their home opener. Byron Buxton had two hits. Right-hander Joe Ryan (0-1) gave up four runs on five hits, including two homers, in five innings, striking out six and walking none.
