You can’t blame Carlos Rodón for being a “fan boy” as his teammates hit home runs.
Aaron Judge launched his major league-leading 54th home run of the season, Giancarlo Stanton hit a three-run shot, and Anthony Volpe also went yard as the New York Yankees crushed the Oakland Athletics 10-0 on Saturday night.
“It’s fun to watch. You’re kind of a fan in the moment even though I’m still pitching,” Rodón said. “But just a little fan boy watching the guys hit homers.”
The Yankees tied their season high with a five-game lead over Baltimore in the AL East with seven games left and secured Aaron Boone’s 600th managerial win.
New York isn’t celebrating just yet. “We’re in a great spot,” Stanton said. “The number’s three now so we’ve still got work to do.”
Rodón (16-9) struck out four batters and walked one, giving up five hits over six innings to earn his second straight win and extend his career-best wins total.
The A’s had 33,198 fans in attendance for a night that featured a planned postgame drone and fireworks show during their final homestand before moving to Sacramento for the next three seasons, with hopes of going to Las Vegas in 2028. Oakland has lost four games in a row at the Coliseum with four left to play.
The Yankees quickly got to A’s lefty starter JP Sears (11-12) with back-to-back singles from Gleyber Torres and Juan Soto to start the game. A walk to Judge loaded the bases. Stanton’s double-play ball brought in the first run, and Jasson Domínguez added an RBI single.
Sears struck out six but gave up six runs on nine hits in five innings.
The Yankees are now 44-4, including the postseason, when Judge and Stanton hit home runs in the same game.
