Aaron Judge's streak without a home run reaches a new personal record of 16 games.
The last home run hit by the judge was on Aug 26 against the Rockies.
Judge’s court is in recess in the Bronx.
The New York Yankees won 2-1 in 10 innings against the Boston Red Sox on Thursday, with Aaron Judge not hitting a home run in a career-high 16 games.
In the win, the judge went 1-4 with a single and a walk, but hit into multiple hard outs.
In the first inning, the Yankees captain hit a drive that Wilyer Abreu caught in front of the right-field wall. In the fifth inning, Rafael Devers grabbed a 104.7 mph grounder with a spinning stop and turned it into an inning-ending double play.
In his last 15 games, the six-time All-Star has hit .204 (11 for 54) with 22 strikeouts, despite hitting two home runs against the Colorado Rockies on Aug. 26.
During his rookie season in 2017, Judge did not hit a home run in 15 games from Aug. 17 through Sept. 2, marking the longest homerless streak of his career.
Judge had been on a hot streak, hitting nine home runs in 10 games, leading people to speculate if he could break his own American League record of 62 home runs in 2022.
Although he has recently struggled, Judge is still having an impressive season that may lead him to win his second American League MVP award in three years.
The center fielder of the Yankees is currently leading the big leagues with 51 home runs and 126 RBIs, hitting at a .319 average.
This season, Judge has managed to steer clear of slumps like these, and Yankees manager Aaron Boone is highly impressed.
"Boone stated that even for guys like him, homers still come in bunches, and there will be stretches. Despite this, he was impressed by how well the player had avoided those. He believed that the player's good at-bats and almost getting one were a testament to his power and skill as a hitter."
Although he hasn't been hitting home runs recently, his teammates are confident that they will target Judge soon.
"Nestor Cortes, the starting pitcher, stated that he's getting base hits, on base, and creating traffic. Although homers haven't been present, he believes they will come. He's a big boy."
On Thursday, the Yankees won as Cortes pitched five innings, giving up one run and striking out nine hitters.
The Yankees now have a two-game advantage over the Orioles in the American League East after winning in extra innings.
The Red Sox will attempt to close the gap in the American League East standings when they face the Yankees again on Friday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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