Overview
- Aaron Judge delivered a two-run, bottom-of-the-ninth walk-off home run that gave the Yankees a 2-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
- The homer was Judge's 17th of the season and came on the first pitch of his final at-bat, giving him two hits in the game.
- The blast ended an 11-game home-run drought that dated back to May 10 and provided a momentum lift for Judge after a slower start at the plate.
- With the win New York improved to 31-22 but remained 4.5 games behind Tampa Bay in the AL East, keeping the divisional race alive.
- Former teammate Josh Donaldson praised Judge's competitiveness, and the homer also keeps Judge on pace toward career milestones with roughly 15 homers needed to reach 400.