NEW YORK — Finally, after rescuing the Yankees from historic failure to return them to merely moribund, the hero made his first mistake of the night. DH Aaron Judge wound up for a celebratory high five with right fielder Oswaldo Cabrera—and missed. Judge had to swing back around and grab Cabrera on the glove.
It’s hard to blame them. Before they beat the Nationals 9–1 on Wednesday, the Yankees hadn’t enjoyed a victory in nine games, since Aug. 11. (Perhaps more remarkably, until Judge homered in the first, they hadn’t even held a lead since Aug. 14, a span of 61 innings.)
“It’s been so long,” said catcher Kyle Higashioka with a laugh, joking that it was hard to remember who goes high and who goes low. “We’ll get it back,” he insisted.
