Yankees deliver 'remarkable' 13-run inning behind Aaron Judge's pep talk to wake up his teammates

The New York Yankees' bats came live successful an historical inning against the Athletics connected Sunday.

The Yankees piled connected 13 runs successful the third, pursuing a rousing pep speech from Aaron Judge. The three-time American League MVP told his teammates that they needed to aftermath up aft Athletics starter Jacob Lopez retired the archetypal six batters helium faced.

"I conscionable felt similar we were a small dormant determination that archetypal 2 innings. I expect much retired of the guys and I cognize they expect much of themselves. A mates of prime words determination conscionable to get it going. The boys responded," Judge said successful what could person been the understatement of the year.

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New York Yankees' Cody Bellinger heads toward teammates aft scoring during the 3rd inning against the Athletics successful West Sacramento, Calif., connected May 31, 2026. (Scott Marshall/AP)

It started with a calamity of errors for the A’s.

Lopez walked 2 batters aft Anthony Volpe reached connected a hit. He failed to screen archetypal basal erstwhile Paul Goldschmidt deed a grounder to the close side. Ben Rice, then, followed with a two-run double, followed by a Judge blooper and a Cody Bellinger RBI single

Lopez was removed from the crippled aft Bellinger’s astatine bat. Reliever Michael Kelly allowed 5 batters to scope safely afterward.

The Yankees scored 10 runs earlier the archetypal retired was recorded successful the inning. Goldschmidt came backmost astir and struck out. Rice followed up with a two-run triple.

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New York Yankees close fielder Aaron Judge smiles astatine his teammates aft his bloop deed fell betwixt 2 Athletics fielders during the 3rd inning astatine Sutter Health Park successful West Sacramento, Calif., connected May 31, 2026. (D. Ross Cameron/Imagn Images)

"To bat astir with nary outs, it’s incredible," Judge said. "That’s what this squad is susceptible of doing. We got our backs up against the wall, find a mode to excavation ourselves retired of it and to proceed to support the unit connected them. We needed each 13 of those runs."

New York had 11 hits, 4 walks and 4 stolen bases successful the inning. The 13 runs the Yankees scored was the astir since doing it against the Tampa Bay Rays connected June 21, 2005. It was 1 down the franchise grounds for an inning, which was acceptable July 6, 1920, against the Washington Senators.

Athletics pitcher Jacob Lopez hands the shot to manager Mark Kotsay aft being pulled during the 3rd inning of a shot crippled against the New York Yankees successful West Sacramento, Calif., connected May 31, 2026. (Scott Marshall/AP)

It was the archetypal clip 12 consecutive batters reached safely successful an inning since doing it against the Senators connected Sept. 11, 1949, successful the archetypal crippled of a treble header. It was conscionable 2 batters distant from an MLB record, which the Detroit Tigers acceptable with 14 successful the sixth inning connected June 17, 1925.

"Remarkable," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. "Glad we were capable to marque it basal up. Obviously, a batch of truly bully things offensively. ... I don’t deliberation the prettiest crippled connected either side, necessarily. But we were capable to marque a truly outstanding inning basal up."

While a boon for the Yankees, it was a nightmare for A’s manager Mark Kotsay.

"I truly don’t cognize however to picture that inning," Kotsay said. "Obviously, the 2 walks became an contented close away. Hit aft hit, really. At immoderate constituent you fig the ball’s going to spell astatine someone, and it ne'er did."

New York Yankees' Ben Rice high-fives teammates aft scoring a tally during the 3rd inning against the Athletics successful West Sacramento, Calif., connected May 31, 2026. (Scott Marshall/AP)

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New York won the game, 13-8.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.