Aaron Judge Fails to Spoil Garrett Crochet’s Shutout as Red Sox Triumph Over Yankees in 10 Innings

Aaron Judge Fails to Spoil Garrett Crochet’s Shutout as Red Sox Triumph Over Yankees in 10 Innings
Aaron Judge is without question among the most dominant hitters of his generation, and right now Garrett Crochet is among the very best pitchers. Over the past week the two have treated baseball fans to some heavyweight battles, and up until the ninth inning it looked as if Crochet had the Yankees superstar on the ropes. But while the Red Sox ultimately got the last laugh, Judge offered yet another reminder of his greatness Friday, getting off the mat after three humbling at bats and leveling Crochet with a breathtaking knockout blow. After being struck out by Crochet in six straight at bats dating back to last weekend at Yankee Stadium, Judge spoiled Crochet’s bid for his first career complete-game shutout by smashing a moonshot of a home run to tie the game at 1-1 in the top of the ninth. It was as deflating a moment as the Red Sox have had all season, but the fans wound up going home happy anyway. With two on and two outs in the bottom of the 10th, Carlos Narvaez smashed …