{"id":79144,"date":"2025-08-17T11:18:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T11:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=79144"},"modified":"2025-08-17T11:18:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T11:18:43","slug":"aaron-judges-hr-leads-too-unfortunate-cardinals-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=79144","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Judge&#8217;s HR leads too unfortunate Cardinals injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MLB-New-York-Yankees-at-St.-Louis-Cardinals.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"St. Louis Cardinals center fielder Victor Scott II (11) leaps and smashes into the wall but is unable to catch a solo home run hit by New York Yankees designated hitter Aaron Judge (not pictured) during the third inning at Busch Stadium.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Aaron Judge launched his 39th home run of the season Saturday night at Busch Stadium, but the blast came at a cost for St. Louis. Cardinals center fielder Victor Scott II jammed his foot into the base of the wall while attempting to rob Judge\u2019s third-inning shot, leaving the game later with a left ankle sprain.<\/p>\n<p>Scott, who had gone 1-for-2 with a run and an RBI before exiting, was replaced in center by Garrett Hampson. The rookie has been the Cardinals\u2019 everyday center fielder, appearing in 116 games while batting .223, and his status will be worth monitoring as St. Louis continues to navigate a difficult stretch.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees went on to claim a 12-8 victory, securing the series win and positioning themselves for a sweep on Sunday. Judge, who also had an RBI double and drew two walks, picked up his first multi-hit game since July 13. His third-inning homer, which bounced off the top of the wall before carrying into the right-field seats, means he has now homered against every MLB team.<\/p>\n<p>But it was Ben Rice who provided the biggest spark. The rookie first baseman tied a career high with seven RBIs, including a three-run homer off Sonny Gray in the fourth inning and a bases-clearing double against Kyle Leahy in the sixth. Rice added an RBI single in the seventh, matching his total from a three-homer performance last summer against Boston.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Yankees take down the Cardinals led by Ben Rice, Aaron Judge<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3488001\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3488001\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Aaron-Judge-1-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Aaron-Judge-1-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Aaron-Judge-1-1.jpg?resize=300,168 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Aaron-Judge-1-1.jpg?resize=768,431 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Aaron-Judge-1-1.jpg?resize=1024,574 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Aaron-Judge-1-1.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" alt=\"Aaron Judge's HR leads too unfortunate Cardinals injury\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3488001\">Jeff Curry-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cRice gave us big swings all night,\u201d Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. \u201cHe kept coming through in those spots and really carried us offensively.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trent Grisham chipped in four hits and scored four runs, while newly acquired Ryan McMahon added his first Yankees home run. New York finished with 15 hits, overcoming a rocky start by left-hander Max Fried. Fried (13-5) notched his 1,000th career strikeout but allowed seven runs on eight hits in just over five innings, surrendering multiple homers for the third time this season. Nolan Gorman\u2019s two-run blast in the sixth ended Fried\u2019s outing, while Masyn Winn added a three-run homer earlier in the game to keep St. Louis within striking distance.<\/p>\n<p>Gray (11-6) wasn\u2019t much better for the Cardinals, giving up six runs on nine hits in five innings as St. Louis dropped its fourth straight. Despite the late push from the Cardinals, closer David Bednar came on in the ninth to lock down his 20th save after retiring Iv\u00e1n Herrera with two men aboard.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees, now eyeing a sweep, will send Will Warren (7-5, 4.34 ERA) to the mound in Sunday\u2019s finale against Cardinals right-hander Miles Mikolas (6-9, 4.97). For St. Louis, the bigger question may be whether Scott avoids a serious setback. The 23-year-old has become a staple in the Cardinals\u2019 lineup, and losing him for any stretch would add to an already frustrating season.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid the Yankees win over the Cardinals, Victor Scott II had to leave the game with a leg injury after an Aaron Judge home run.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":79145,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[112,44,694,40,72],"class_list":["post-79144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-aaron-judge","tag-mlb","tag-mlb-injury","tag-new-york-yankees","tag-st-louis-cardinals"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Aaron Judge&#039;s HR leads too unfortunate Cardinals injury - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=79144\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Aaron Judge&#039;s HR leads too unfortunate Cardinals injury - 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