7 Calls Overturned by ABS as Aaron Judge, Yankees Sweep Giants
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📌 Key Takeaways
Yankees complete three-game sweep of Giants with 3-1 victory
Giants set franchise record with 20 straight scoreless innings to start season
Seven automated ball-strike challenges were overturned during the game
Yankees manager Aaron Boone wins his 700th game with the team
📖 Full Retelling
New York Yankees defeated the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Saturday, completing a three-game sweep behind Aaron Judge's homer and Ben Rice's two-run double, while the Giants struggled to score for 20 innings to start the 2026 season under new manager Tony Vitello. Aaron Judge connected with two outs in the fifth inning, hitting a 383-foot drive that ricocheted off the roof of an ambulance parked in the tunnel just inside the foul pole, marking his second straight day homering to nearly the same left-field spot. Meanwhile, Ben Rice put New York ahead in the third against right-hander Tyler Mahle in his San Francisco debut, while Yankees manager Aaron Boone celebrated his 700th win with the team. Seven automated ball-strike challenges of calls by plate umpire Chad Whitson were all overturned during the game, with four challenges coming from San Francisco and three from New York, showcasing the precision of the electronic strike zone technology. The Giants finally broke their 20-inning scoreless streak to start the season when Matt Chapman's RBI single in the third inning got them on the board, matching a franchise record dating back to 1909. Jake Bird pitched 1 2/3 innings of relief and David Bednar finished for his second save after surrendering two straight singles to start the inning before getting Patrick Bailey to ground into a game-ending double play. The Giants were shut out by New York 7-0 and 3-0 with only four hits over their initial two games, the first time that had happened in baseball history to start a season, while Vitello became the ninth manager in baseball history to be shut out in each of his first two games with a team.
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division. They are one of two MLB clubs based in New York City, along with the New York Mets...
Major League Baseball franchise in San Francisco, California, US
The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. Founded in 1883 as the New York Gothams, the team was renamed the New York Giants three years late...
Aaron James Judge (born April 26, 1992) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is a seven-time MLB All-Star and three-time American League (AL) Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) winner. He holds the AL record for most home runs in a...
Aaron Judge homered for a second straight day to nearly the same left-field spot, Ben Rice hit a two-run double in the third inning, and the New York Yankees beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Saturday for a three-game sweep. San Francisco matched a franchise record dating to 1909 by going 20 straight innings without a run to start the season before Matt Chapman's RBI single in the third finally got the Giants — and new manager Tony Vitello — on the scoreboard in 2026. Meanwhile, Aaron Boone won his 700th game as the Yankees' manager. Seven automated ball-strike challenges of calls by plate umpire Chad Whitson were all overturned — four by San Francisco, three by New York. Judge connected with two outs in the fifth, a 383-foot drive that ricocheted off the roof of an ambulance parked in the tunnel just inside the foul pole. Rice put New York ahead in the third against right-hander Tyler Mahle (0-1), done after four innings in his San Francisco debut. Jake Bird (1-0) pitched 1 2/3 innings of relief and David Bednar finished for his second save after surrendering two straight singles to start the inning before getting Patrick Bailey to ground into a game-ending double play. The Giants were shut out by New York 7-0 and 3-0 with only four hits over their initial two games — the first time that had happened in baseball history to start a season. Jung Hoo Lee began the third with a double to right off Will Warren. Chapman followed with an RBI single, and the crowd cheered as many fans jumped to their feet in obvious relief. Vitello, hired from the University of Tennessee despite no professional playing or coaching experience, became the ninth manager in baseball history to be shut out in each of his first two games with a team, and seventh to do so in his first two games overall, according to Sportradar. The 20 consecutive scoreless innings matched the previous franchise mark from 1909, when the Giants were scoreless for 13 innings in their opener and the first seven in
