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You’d be hard-pressed to find a better show in New York than the one Aaron Judge and Juan Soto are putting on in The Bronx right now.
And while those in midtown may run indefinitely, there’s no telling how long this one might go on, but the duo added to their list of awe-inspiring performances in Wednesday’s 8-1 rout of the Guardians.
Soto hit a two-run shot in the bottom of the first for his career-high 36th of the season and Judge followed in the third with a two-run homer and a solo shot in the seventh to increase his MLB-leading total to 47.
The Yankees also snapped a three-game losing streak and regained the best record in the American League.
Soto’s homer was also his eighth straight hit that went for a home run.
He broke the streak in the fourth with a three-run double.
It all came after the stars went back-to-back in the first inning on Tuesday, but it only led to a sloppy loss.
This time, Nestor Cortes made sure he took advantage of the latest offensive explosion from the sluggers, as the lefty backed up his seven shutout inning-performance against the White Sox with another scoreless versus a much tougher Cleveland lineup.
Soto got it started against Cleveland left-hander Joey Cantillo, who was making just his fourth career start, filling in for the injured Alex Cobb.
Soto followed Gleyber Torres’ leadoff single with a 427-foot blast to give the Yankees a two-run lead in the bottom of the first.
In the third, Soto drew a one-out walk before Judge hit one out to right-center to make it 4-0
And Soto and the Yankees continued to add on in the fourth, this time with two outs.
Alex Verdugo and Oswald Peraza walked earlier in the inning and with two outs, Torres beat out an infield single that Cleveland could have challenged — and maybe won — but didn’t.
Soto, not surprisingly, then made the Guardians pay, as he shot a double down the left field line to clear the bases.
Cortes, meanwhile, faced the minimum number of batters until there were two outs in the top of the fifth, when he gave up consecutive singles to Jhonkensy Noel and Andres Gimenez.
Tyler Freeman grounded out to end Cleveland’s first threat of the night.
Cortes’ 104-pitch outing was even more important considering the state of the bullpen, which was forced to throw nine innings in Tuesday’s 12-inning loss after Luis Gil was pulled in the fourth inning.
He’d had a 9.26 ERA in five starts prior to his last start against the White Sox, so Wednesday was another sign Cortes had steadied himself.
Cleveland’s only run came on a Noel homer off lefty Tim Mayza to open the eighth.
