Aaron Judge blasts first homer of playoffs after Yankees shake up Game 3 lineup vs. Guardians

Prior to Aaron Judge's monstrous two-run shot, he was 0-for-9 with seven strikeouts in the best-of-five ALDS against the Cleveland Guardians.

“Just kind of woke up on it,’’ Boone said of dropping Judge down one spot, after going 0-for-8 with seven strikeouts and one walk in the first two ALDS games.

“I feel like we’re a little more whole than we were even 10 days ago as far as where G is right now Gleyber Rizzo for that matter.Judge has been hitting leadoff for the most part since Sept. 3, following injuries to DJ LeMahieu and Andrew Benintendi . But as the Yanks’ leadoff hitter, Judge withstood the pressures of besting Roger Maris’ franchise and AL record 61 home runs, and the Yanks regained their footing to capture the AL East title.

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