If the Yankees intend on meeting expectations this season, they will need a healthy and productive Aaron Judge.
Without him for the past month — and with no indication when he might return from the sprained big right toe — they have figured out a way to at least survive and keep themselves in position for the playoffs.
Another good day from the offense led to an 8-4 win over Baltimore in The Bronx, as the Yankees improved to 13-13 since Judge got hurt in Los Angeles.
As a result, they picked up another game on the Orioles, who are in second place in the AL East behind front-running Tampa Bay.
“I’ve been happy all year with the way we compete,’’ Aaron Boone said after his team won for the seventh time in 10 games. “And it hasn’t been perfect. We’ve been banged up and it hasn’t always been easy for us. They’ve put us in a spot to have a really good season.”
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