Player of the gameCam SchlittlerNYY7.0ip 3h 1er 10k
Despite the uncertainty surrounding Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge’s right rib stress fracture in the early stages, there was never a doubt in manager Aaron Boone’s mind that he would get to pencil his captain’s name back into the lineup before the season ended. It took a little while -- 100 days, to be exact, since he landed on the injured list -- and a lot of patience, but Boone finally got the chance to slot the three-time American League MVP back into the No. 3 spot for Tuesday’s series opener against the Rockies. Judge returned to the Yankees’ lineup in their 5-3 win over Colorado, manning right field and situated between Cody Bellinger and Luis García Jr., breaking up New York’s logjam of left-handed hitters with arguably the best hitter in baseball. Judge went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts and played for six innings in the field. Judge had a long conversation with Boone on the dugout steps before being lifted for Heliot Ramos in the top of the seventh inning. “I feel great, I played half a game, so I don’t know what to say about that,” Judge said. “... I respect Boone, so whatever he says, I’m going to do. I’m not happy about it, but that’s where my guy Ramos picked me up and hit a nice little three-run homer to put the game out \[of reach\
