The second game of my holiday was another evening game, which was nice as it kept most of the day free for exploring the city.
Tonight, I saw Aaron Judge hit a home run, his 42nd of the season. The one thing that's even more noticable when you're seeing him in person is that he is a large human being. When he goes to the plate to take his at-bat, before they all get set for a pitch, you see him standing next to the opposition catcher and the umpire, and he dwarfs them.
This game was very close - much closer than the night before and it ended up 3-3 after the 9 innings, so it went into extra innings.
The White Sox nearly won this in the 10th inning - they got the initial running to 3rd base with only 1 out, but weren't able to score him to win the game.
Unfortunately for Chicago, the wheels really game off in the 11th inning as New York managed to score 3 runs, which put the game out of reach, as even the runner-starting-on-2nd didn't help Chicago, because New York didn't have to care about him as they were just too far ahead.
In the end, the Yankees just about managed to hold on to this one 5-3 in the end with Doval, the former Giants closer making it "interesting" in the 11th inning. It was funny watching the New York fans in the stands starting to tear their hair out in frustration at Doval - well, welcome to the club, as you should have known what you were getting when you traded for him!
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