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\"I was sitting on the bench talking with DJ, just saying how rocking this place would have been,\" Judge said. \"We knew this place would have been packed, so it was a little different. We were upset about that, but the game still goes on -- life goes on. We just prepared the same way, went out there and got a 'W.'\"\n\n• Chapman cleared to return; Tanaka's new hat\n\n
\n\n \n\n\"Being back at home and in this rivalry, you can't help but notice usually how intense it is at times,\" manager Aaron Boone said. \"That was missing a little bit, so it was definitely a little bit different. At the same time, it was still pretty easy to lock in on what we needed to do.\"\n\nNew York took the lead in the third inning as Judge launched a two-run homer off Boston starter Ryan Weber, who also surrendered a homer to Urshela in his 3 1/3-inning effort. Judge homered in both games of this week's two-game sweep of the Orioles in Baltimore, the fifth time in his career he has homered in three straight contests.\n\n• Waldman, living up to vow, sings anthem\n\n\"I'm just trying to lock in for big at-bats when we've got guys on base, trying to drive in some runs,\" Judge said. \"It's been helping me a lot having DJ in front of me, getting three hits a night and always on base, always causing a little havoc. I'm just trying to feed off that. Like they say, hitting is contagious.\"\n\nAll five of the Yanks' runs on Friday came via the long ball. New York has hit 12 homers in its six games this season, scoring 21 of its 31 total runs via homers.\n\nThe deep drives supported Montgomery, who notched his first victory since April 21, 2018, when he bested the Blue Jays. Montgomery underwent Tommy John surgery that June and returned to the Majors last September.
\"It's the accumulation of all the hard work and grit to get through it,\" Montgomery said. \"I felt good out there. I'm glad to get that one off my shoulders.\"\n\nMontgomery limited Boston to one run and five hits over 5 2/3 innings in an 81-pitch effort, issuing one walk and striking out four. Boston's lone run came on Michael Chavis' third-inning homer, and Montgomery said that he was most pleased with the command of his changeup.\n\n\"I had them in-between speeds,\" Montgomery said. \"I kind of grinded there for a couple innings and found a little rhythm there in the fifth. I got a lot of ground balls and the defense behind me played great. They got me out of a lot of jams.\"\n\nGardner padded the Yankees' advantage with a two-run shot in the eighth off Colten Brewer, snapping an 0-for-12 opening to the season for the longest-tenured Yankees player.\n\nThe Yanks' bullpen also excelled on an evening when it was announced that right-hander