"It's no secret that Aaron Judge's cannon of a right arm has been compromised for nearly two months after suffering a flexor strain in his right elbow in July, which held him out for 10 games. The Boston Red Sox were ready to expose that, and they did in Game 1 of their American League Wild Card Series on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. The superstar slugger exceeds 90 mph regularly from the outfield when healthy. This looked nothing like that."
"With the Yankees nursing a 1-0 lead with one out in the seventh inning, thanks to the pitching heroics of Max Fried, reliever Luke Weaver walked Cedanne Rafaela before Nick Sogard lined what appeared to be just a single toward the gap in right-center. Judge got to it slowly, and the speedy Sogard made the turn and dashed for second. The right fielder uncorked a 73.2 mph throw that one-hopped into second base, not nearly quick enough to get Sogard."
Aaron Judge has played with a compromised right arm for nearly two months after a July flexor strain that sidelined him for 10 games. Boston targeted that limitation in Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series at Yankee Stadium. In the seventh inning, Judge's slower route and a 73.2 mph one-hop throw to second failed to cut down Nick Sogard, enabling a two-run sequence. Red Sox manager Alex Cora said preparation and scouting prompted the aggressive baserunning. The ensuing Masataka Yoshida single produced the decisive runs in Boston's 3-1 victory.
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