Judge and Trout go deep

Aaron Judge and Mike Trout each hit two home runs Monday night at Yankee Stadium, and New York still needed a wild pitch in the ninth inning to beat Los Angeles 11-10. (apnews.com) The game on April 13 swung four times, with Trout’s second homer putting the Angels ahead 10-8 in the eighth before Trent Grisham tied it with a two-run shot in the ninth. The Yankees won when José Caballero scored the winning run on a Jordan Romano wild pitch. (espn.com) Judge finished 2 for 5 with two homers and three runs batted in, while Trout went 3 for 5 with two homers and five runs batted in. Grisham also homered twice for New York in a game that featured seven total home runs and 26 hits. (mlb.com) It was the first time in 70 years that two players with three Most Valuable Player awards each hit two homers in the same game, according to ESPN’s postgame report. Judge and Trout now own six American League Most Valuable Player trophies between them. (espn.com) The night also landed at a different point for each club. New York snapped a five-game losing streak, while Los Angeles wasted a five-run game from Trout and another late lead. (apnews.com) Judge entered the game batting.357 with six home runs, and his first two swings that left the yard pushed him back into the center of the American League power race. Trout, now 34, answered with a three-run homer in the sixth and a two-run homer in the eighth. (espn.com) Afterward, Judge called Trout “the greatest of all time” and said, “Every time he comes to the Bronx, man, he puts on a show,” according to UPI. Trout said the matchup was “fun,” but added that “it stinks” not to get the win. (upi.com) For one night in the Bronx, two of the American League’s biggest stars traded home runs like counterpunches, and the Yankees were the team still standing when the ninth inning finally ended. (abc7ny.com)