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Aaron Judge delivers the decisive blow yet again<\/h2>\n
Of course, no Yankees victory seems complete without Aaron Judge making his mark.<\/p>\n
Judge blasted a two-run homer in the fifth inning that felt like it might\u2019ve shattered a psychological dam for this struggling team.<\/p>\n
Later, he added a sacrifice fly in the seventh to give the Yankees some breathing room, pushing their lead to 6\u20134.<\/p>\n
When Judge is driving the ball like that, everything about the Yankees\u2019 lineup just feels more alive.<\/p>\n
Max Fried provides stability the Yankees badly needed<\/h2>\n
On the mound, Max Fried did exactly what the Yankees needed: keep them afloat.<\/p>\n
He worked through five innings, allowing three earned runs and striking out five.<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t dazzling, but given the Yankees\u2019 recent spiral, it was more than enough to steady the ship.<\/p>\n
Had Fried managed to get just a bit deeper, the bullpen\u2019s workload might\u2019ve been lighter, but it was still a step forward.<\/p>\n That leads to Jonathan Loaisiga, who nearly turned a feel-good day into another stomach-turner.<\/p>\n Loaisiga surrendered three hits and an earned run in his lone inning, almost coughing up the lead entirely.<\/p>\n Mark Leiter Jr. and the rest of the Yankees\u2019 bullpen, though, managed to grind through some messy moments, ultimately protecting the two-run advantage.<\/p>\n It was like watching someone carry a priceless vase across a tightrope \u2014 wobbly but somehow it stayed upright.<\/p>\n This victory couldn\u2019t have come at a better time.<\/p>\n The Yankees have looked like a shell of themselves over the past month, floundering in all phases.<\/p>\n Getting a win to close out the Mets series not only snaps the losing streak but might spark a little momentum.<\/p>\n They\u2019ll enjoy a badly needed day off Monday before welcoming the Seattle Mariners to the Bronx, hoping that Sunday was the start of a course correction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The New York Yankees snapped a six-game skid by beating the Mets 6\u20134, leaning on big bats and a tense bullpen finish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":66659,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"Yankees](\"https:\/\/empiresportsmedia.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1250,height=834,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MLB-New-York-Yankees-at-New-York-Mets-26595025.jpg\")
Jonathan Loaisiga nearly unravels it before the bullpen slams the door<\/h2>\n
Yankees look ahead to regrouping against the Mariners<\/h2>\n