BALTIMORE – Such is the power of Aaron Judge that a three-hit night with a long home run can create the feeling that things might turn out right in Yankees Universe.
“That’s what it’s supposed to be like,’’ said Yanks manager Aaron Boone, his Saturday night mood brightened by a thorough 8-3 win against the first place Orioles.
Which gets you to wondering about what the Yankees might look like on Tuesday night, when the MLB trade deadline passes.
Every team in the bareknuckle AL East is in contention, they’re all buyers at some level, and the Yankees – in need of an offensive boost – have pitching to offer in this market.
As the Orioles took the field Saturday, news of the Mets’ trade of Max Scherzer to the Rangers had reached the Inner Harbor, and is Justin Verlander next?
Lance Lynn and Lucas Giolito have already been moved by the White Sox, and the demand for pitching might compel the Yankees to move Luis Severino, Domingo German or Clarke Schmidt in the right deal.
Speaking generally about the Yankees potentially adding help by Tuesday at 6 p.m., the team’s captain gave the professional answer you’d expect.
“It’s out of our control,’’ Judge said of the front office’s business, while it’s on the current 26-player roster to maintain that daily focus.
Yankees play with an edge at Baltimore
And there was something urgent about the Yankees’ look on Saturday night.
“We played with a chip on our shoulder,’’ said Schmidt, the winning pitcher.
Giancarlo Stanton and Kyle Higashioka hit solo homers, Isiah Kiner-Falefa contributed a key, three-run double to cap a terrific at-bat and the Yankees successfully turned the page from Friday night’s 1-0 loss.
Judge certainly gave the visiting fans what they came to see Saturday at Camden Yards, smashing his first homer in his second game back from the injured list – a third-inning, two-run clout that sailed an estimated 442 feet to center field.
Add in a gritty five-inning effort by Schmidt,…
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