Soto and Judge Power Yankees in Victory over Guardians

If there is one thing that the 2024 New York Yankees are consistent at it is this: everything runs through the bats of Juan Soto and Aaron Judge.

And on Wednesday night, it quiet literary did as Soto and Judge were responsible for all eight runs the Yankees scored in an 8-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians at the Stadium.

Aaron Judge and Juan Soto high five after an 8-1 win. Getty Images.

Just look at the box score. It says everything one needs to know about this years. Yankees squad.

Soto: 2-for-3 with two runs scored, five RBI, and one home run.

Judge: 2-for-3 with two runs scored, three RBI and two home runs.

Everyone else? A combined 2-of-26, or a batting average of .077. YIKES!

It wasn't pretty, but when Soto and Judge are hot, it's all the Yankees need at times. It doesn't change the fact that this is a flawed Yankees team. We saw what a lot of teams have done against the Yankees since the month of June when Giancarlo Stanton and Anthony Rizzo went down with injuries. They pitch around Judge and Soto, or find ways to get them out. And when that happens, losses are not far behind.

Yes, the Yankees own baseball's best record at 74-53, but they are 25-32 since they stood at 49-21 on June 12. This is far from a perfect team, but the threat Judge and Soto play, gives this squad a heck of a chance to do damage come October.

Right now, New York is in a dance with Baltimore and Cleveland for the best record in the American League. They got a ways to go to clinch that seed, something they desperately need if they want to make their road to a World Series easier.

If the Yankees get there, they need Judge and Soto to do what they did on Wednesday: carry them.

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