The center fielder went deep for the sixth time in 11 games in the bottom of the first inning to set the tone for Friday’s 4-2 win over the brutal White Sox, as the Yankees won for the fifth straight time and improved to 11-2 over their last 13.
He also walked three times and scored twice Friday.
“I don’t think he’s got a base hit in the last five games,” Nestor Cortes said. “[It’s all] doubles and homers.”
I know people were asking questions about his start to the year,’’ Cortes said. “We just know it takes one swing of the bat for him to turn it around and that’s exactly what he’s done.”
The Yankees added a run on Giancarlo Stanton’s leadoff homer in the sixth as Stanton’s hot streak also continued.
It was all more than enough for Cortes, who allowed just an unearned run over seven innings in his best start in nearly a month.
I know people were asking questions about his start to the year,’’ Cortes said. “We just know it takes one swing of the bat for him to turn it around and that’s exactly what he’s done.”
The Yankees added a run on Giancarlo Stanton’s leadoff homer in the sixth as Stanton’s hot streak also continued.
It was all more than enough for Cortes, who allowed just an unearned run over seven innings in his best start in nearly a month.
After sweeping the Twins in Minnesota, the Yankees faced the last-place White Sox — although Chicago entered having won six of its last eight and 11-8 since a mind-bogglingly bad 3-22 start to the season.
They looked more like the historically dreadful team Friday than the recently-improved version.
Judge’s solo homer was a 433-shot blast that ended up in the second deck in left, measured at 114.4 mph.
Judge’s 12th homer gave him seven hits in his previous eight at-bats.
