For his teammates, watching Aaron Judge's power surge has brought back memories of last season, when he hit 62 home runs to break Roger Maris' American League single-season home run record.
After homering two batters into Friday's game, Judge has gone deep seven times in as many games. He'll try to keep his power display going Saturday when the New York Yankees continue a three-game series with the host Cincinnati Reds.
"It's very reminiscent of what we saw last year," Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt said of Judge's hot streak. "You see the same guy. I don't think anything has changed from last year. When you see him get hot like this, just watch out. It's definitely a reason for concern for the rest of the league." "When you've got Anthony Rizzo hitting behind you, who's been red hot as well, you're going to get good pitches to hit," Judge said.
Rookie Matt McLain had two hits in his home debut and Jake Fraley hit a two-run double in the sixth inning Friday, but the Reds did not get a hit the rest of the way and allowed three runs in the ninth.
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