Aaron Judge's two blasts, Max Fried's dominance power Yankees to 8-1 win over White Sox

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Sep 25, 2025 - 07:30
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Aaron Judge's two blasts, Max Fried's dominance power Yankees to 8-1 win over White Sox

Aaron Judge hit his 50th home run of the season, and Max Fried pitched seven one-run innings as the Yankees to a 8-1 win over the White Sox on Wednesday night in The Bronx.

The win, coupled with the Blue Jays' earlier loss to the Red Sox, has put the Yankees and Toronto in a tie for first place in the AL East. The Blue Jays do hold the tiebreaker as both teams have four games remaining.

Here are the takeaways...

-With the White Sox going with a bullpen game, the Yankees' lineup got the bases loaded with no outs in the first inning thanks to three walks from Fraser Ellard. However, Giancarlo Stanton popped out to shallow right field. Ben Rice and Paul Goldschmidt followed up by striking out swinging.

Anthony Volpe hit a one-out double in the second, and the Yankees again were in trouble of not capitalizing. Ryan McMahon struck out swinging and after a Trent Grisham walk, set up Judge. The Yankees captain made the White Sox pay, launching a first-pitch sinker 392 feet into right-center field for a three-run shot.

It's Judge's 50th home run of the season and is the first Yankee since Babe Ruth to have back-to-back 50-homer seasons. It is also his fourth career 50 home run season, tying Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, and Ruth for the most all-time.

-The Yankees continued to tack on in the third, with Goldschmidt tapping an opposite-field single that scored Rice -- who reached on a triple -- from third. Jazz Chisholm Jr. followed with a double that Goldschmidt scored all the way from first. 

Grisham continued his amazing 2025 with his 34th homer of the season, but was immediately followed by Judge's 51st of the season that put this game way out of reach.

-After a 1-2-3 first inning, Max Fried pitched into trouble in the second, allowing back-to-back singles and a sac fly to allow his first run. After a throwing error by McMahon, Fried bounced back with a flyout and strikeout to limit the damage. And that was all the southpaw would give up through seven innings. 

In his final regular season start, Fried pitched like the team's ace, allowing just one run on four hits and two walks across seven innings while striking out seven. His first season in pinstripes ends with 19 wins and a 2.86 ERA.

-In relief of Fried, Devin Williams pitched a 1-2-3 eighth inning and Paul Blackburn got the final three outs to complete the win.

Game MVP: Aaron Judge

Although Fried was masterful, there was an air of unease at Yankee Stadium with the team down 1-0, but the three-run blast allowed the team to exhale.

Highlights

What's next

The Yankees complete their three-game set with the White Sox on Thursday night. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m.

Carlos Rodon (17-9, 3.04 ERA) will take the mound for the final time this regular season against Davis Martin (7-10, 4.03 ERA).

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