Judge denies Yuli with incredible leaping grab
HOUSTON -- Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge showed once again that he's not only an elite hitter, but he can play some defense, too, as he made an incredible leaping catch at the wall to rob the Astros' Yuli Gurriel of extra bases -- and, possibly, a home run --
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His heroics, however, could not prevent a 4-0 loss that brought the Yankees' postseason run to an end.
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Gurriel jumped all over a 2-0 sinker from
"[Gurriel has] been swinging the bat well this whole playoff," Judge said. "For me, he's a guy who has good opposite-field power. Right off the bat, I was trying to go out there and make a play for CC. He's pitching his butt off. I just tried to jump up there and make a play."
Judge was helped by the fact that he was playing deeper than usual; his normal starting depth is 288 feet, but he was at 295 feet on the play. He played at 288 feet in Game 2, when
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Judge made a similar catch in Game 3, also robbing Gurriel of a hit off Sabathia at Yankee Stadium with a jumping catch into the right-field wall.
Rhett Bollinger has been a reporter for MLB.com since 2011. Follow him on Twitter **@RhettBollinger** and **Facebook**.