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Aaron Judge remains at 60 home runs, one short of Roger Maris' American League record, following the New York Yankees' 2-0 victory Sunday night over the Boston Red Sox that was called after six innings because of rain.
Judge went 1 for 2 with a double and was due up next for the Yankees when play was stopped. The game was called after a 98-minute delay, sending Judge on the road to chase Maris in Toronto this week.
New York can clinch the AL East title with a victory over the Blue Jays on Monday night.
Aaron Judge remains at 60 home runs, one short of Roger Maris' American League record, following the New York Yankees ' 2-0 victory Sunday night over the Boston Red Sox that was called after six innings because of rain
The delay left fans at Yankee Stadium with a difficult decision: wait out a big storm holding out hope of seeing a historic moment, or head home before the hour got too late.
Many in the sellout crowd of 46,707 stuck around until the announcement that the game was called, leaving their seats for dry cover on concourses and under overhangs. Some booed when umpires called for the tarp at 9:15pm, but torrential rain was soon pouring in the ballpark. Loud thunder and lightning flashes accompanied a heavy storm that lasted past 11pm.
'We're not leaving,' said Joe G., who declined to give his last name, during the delay. He made the trip from Pennsylvania and getting the tickets last month as a 30th birthday gift for his first game since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Brayan Bello #66 of the Boston Red Sox pauses in the sixth inning against the New York Yankees as the rain comes down at Yankee Stadium on September 25, 2022 in the Bronx
The game marked Judge's final chance to catch Maris on New York's 6-0 homestand — the Yankees play a three-game series in Toronto beginning Monday night, then return home for three games against Baltimore next weekend before wrapping up the regular season at Texas.
'I don't think we're leaving. I'd like them to hurry it up, but I don't think we're going anywhere,' said Brian Cassidy from Ocean View, Delaware.
Cassidy bought tickets as a birthday gift for his father in mid-August and they lucked into a chance to see Judge chase Maris' home run record in person.
'I want to see two — one to tie and one to break,' said Cassidy's father, Patrick, as they grabbed cover on a concourse between the second and third decks on the third base side.
Judge had gone four games without a home run. Since connecting for No. 60 on Tuesday night against Pittsburgh to spark a ninth-inning comeback in the first game of the homestand, the four-time All-Star was 4 for 15 with three doubles, six walks and six strikeouts.
The New York Yankees are cleared off the field as the tarp is put on the field to start the seventh inning and the game against the Boston Red Sox is in rain delay at Yankee Stadium on
