7 Yankees reasons for hope after Red Sox smackdown

Posted April 11, 2018 at 06:01 AM | Updated April 11, 2018 at 06:48 AM

By Brendan Kuty | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Here's why I laugh when people talk about how big a series in April is: In 2009, the Yankees lost their first eight games to the Red Sox and trailed by five games in late-June. They won the AL East by eight games.
-- Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) April 11, 2018

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Let’s take the big-picture look before we get into the nitty gritty. The Yankees (5-6) are still just 11 games into the season. A lot will change between now and October.

Aaron Judge

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Judge is raking

So, about that sophomore slump … Aaron Judge seems like he’s picked up right where he left off following his incredible 2017.

Judge went 3-for-4 with a home run and two singles to improve his batting average to .333. The home run gave Judge 59 for his career in his 193rd game — the fewest games to reach the mark in baseball history, with Rudy York’s 196 games the closest.

Judge also extended his hitting streak to eight games (.400 BA, 12-for-30) and grabbed his second straight multi-hit game and fourth this season.

Giancarlo Stanton

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A glimmer for Stanton

Yeah, Giancarlo Stanton’s overall stats still look terrible (.196 BA, 22 K, 46 AB). And he looked awful in a pair of strikeouts courtesy of Chris Sale on Tuesday. (Aces will do that to you.) But he picked up a pair of hits. Stanton said he was seeing the ball a lot better. Maybe that’s a sign?

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Gregorius is still hot

Shortstop Didi Gregorius is hitting .389 after getting his fourth multi-hit game (2-for-4) of the season. He’s also hitting lefties. Against southpaws, the lefty-swinging Gregorius has four hits in 11 at-bats (.364 BA).

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