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Despite rough trip, Judge maintaining approach
- Updated: August 26, 2016
NEW YORK — Aaron Judge’s first road trip as a Major Leaguer didn’t inspire the same kind of hype that his first homestand did.
After going 7-for-18 with two home runs and four RBIs in his first five games with the Yankees, Judge fell into a bit of a slump on the road, going 1-for-18 with nine strikeouts over his next five games. But despite the struggles, Judge said he wouldn’t change a thing about how his first road trip went. In his mind, the good can’t come without the bad.
“It’s just part of the game,” Judge said, particularly in reference to his high strikeout rate. “I just have to make sure that I keep sticking to my approach and it’ll work out.”
According to Judge, that approach involves finding pitches to hit higher in the zone and driving them out into the gaps in center field. And he’s stuck to that approach, a huge reason why Yankees manager Joe Girardi said he still likes Judge’s at-bats.
“I think his at-bats are at-bats that he grinds out,” Girardi said. “I think he’s patient at …
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