Judge hit two more home runs to regain the lead of the home run king, and the Sacramento MVP call was overwhelming

Yankee superstar Aaron Judge quickly realized that Sacramento's Sutter Health Park was a "great place to hit the ball."

Judge hit the ball twice into the alert zone in Friday's series opener against the Athletics, eventually scoring a deep second base hit and a warning-track flyer out, but was still encouraged by the results. "There were a couple of balls that shouldn't have gone that far, but they did," Judge said after Friday's win, "so I'm looking forward to tomorrow." "

On Saturday, he showed the reason for the anticipation.

A fourth-inning rightfielder hit a home run (13th of the season) to help him regain the major league home run spot, and a 433-foot midfielder cannon (14th) in the sixth inning, despite a 7-11 loss for the Yankees.

"Once again showing his trademark perfect swing," said starting pitcher Carlos Rodón (who lost four points in six innings with 10K), "a truly great player." "

Judge is on his way to his best season. In 39 games, he hit 0.396/0.486/0.772 in three rounds, and led the MLB with 59 hits and 37 RBIs.

His first hit came from former Yankees pitcher JP Sears, who had previously hit just one of his nine hits. This time he lightly sent the four-seam fastball to the low wall of the right field at 106mph muzzle velocity.

Even more amazing was the sixth-inning cannon against Justin Sterner, who opened the season with an 18.2 innings without conceding a point. After four goals, Sterner's self-blame rate broke zero. Judge blasted an inside corner speedball into the middle field to cover the net, flying 433 feet.

The bombardment sparked a sixth-inning five-point offensive against Sterner, and Oswald Peraza's left-field two-point home run (the second run of the season) briefly put the team on the lead, but it was reversed in seven innings. Speaking to interpreter Marlon Abreu after the game, Peraza said he was taking confidence from veterans such as first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, outfielder Trent Grisham and Judge.

"If you look at his stats over the years, you can see the secret of his success," Peraza said of Judge's pre-fight preparation and cage training, "and learning these good habits will help you improve." "

Judge's double performance was no match for teammate Jasson Domínguez's three-hit feat on Friday, but the shouts of "M-V-P!" at Sutter Health Park Stadium culminated with each of his strikes. The Sacramento-born, Linden-raised superstar (an hour's drive south of the stadium) performs in front of a group of friends and family in the box seats. "There are too many familiar faces in the stands," Judge admits.

Playing in West Sacramento (closer to Linden than in the Bay Area) makes it easier for the Judge cheering group to be there, and avoiding the Bay Area Bridge congestion is also a plus — though they'll show up anyway. "They're everywhere whenever they're playing in California," he said Friday.

In his 41 career games against the Athletics, Judge handed over a report card of 0.303 batting average, 15 hits, and 1.080 OPS - which is amazing for ordinary people, but it is just a routine operation for him. Since last September, he has hit four home runs in four games against the Athletics on the West Coast.

"Every time I play against a sportsman, it's like coming home," says Judge, "and the familiar atmosphere makes everything special." "