New York Yankees defeat Colorado Rockies 3-0

Aaron Judge hits MLB-leading 49th home run

Recap of August 23, 2024 game at Yankee Stadium

The New York Yankees defeated the Colorado Rockies 3-0 on Friday night at Yankee Stadium.

Aaron Judge hit his MLB-leading 49th home run of the season in the first inning, a solo shot off Rockies starter Antonio Senzatela.

The Yankees added two more runs in the fifth inning on a RBI single by Anthony Rizzo and a sacrifice fly by Giancarlo Stanton.

Nestor Cortes Jr. started for the Yankees and pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing only four hits and two walks while striking out nine batters.

Lucas Luetge, Miguel Castro, and Clay Holmes combined to pitch the final 2 2/3 innings for the Yankees, allowing only one hit and one walk while striking out three batters.

With the win, the Yankees improved to 78-54 on the season, while the Rockies fell to 54-78.

Box score

**New York Yankees** | **Player** | **AB** | **R** | **H** | **RBI** | |---|---|---|---|---| | Aaron Judge | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Anthony Rizzo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Giancarlo Stanton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | DJ LeMahieu | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | Gleyber Torres | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | Josh Donaldson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | Isiah Kiner-Falefa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Jose Trevino | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Nestor Cortes Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **Colorado Rockies** | **Player** | **AB** | **R** | **H** | **RBI** | |---|---|---|---|---| | Brendan Rodgers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | C.J. Cron | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | Elias Diaz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | Ryan McMahon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | Charlie Blackmon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Yonathan Daza | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Jose Iglesias | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Garrett Hampson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Antonio Senzatela | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |