Aaron Judge immediately sets the tone as Yankees dominate Orioles to complete sweep

Not long after a pregame ceremony to honor the late John Sterling, Aaron Judge delivered another tribute: a Judgian blast.By the end of the night, with some late piling on — including a six-run eighth inning — and an effective-enough Cam Schlittler, the Yankees were able to reprise Sterling’s most iconic line over the Stadium’s speakers: Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees.Ballgame over! Yankees win! Thuuuuuuh Yankees win!Judge’s two-run shot in the first inning set the tone for the night as the Yankees went on to finish a four-game sweep of the Orioles with a 12-1 win Monday night in front of 36,802 in The Bronx.On a day that began with news of Sterling’s death at the age of 87, the Yankees (24-11) paid homage to their longtime legendary radio voice — who was well known for his home run calls — as Judge immediately launched his 14th homer of the season off right-hander Shane Baz.

And it was high, it was far, it was gone.Trent Grisham also drilled a pair of doubles and came around to score both times while Schlittler limited the Orioles (15-20) to just one run across 5 ²/₃ innings as the Yankees won for the 14th time in their past 16 games.Across the four-game sweep, the Yankees outscored the Orioles 39-10.The Yankees blew the doors off the game in the eighth inning against Lou Trivino, including a two-run single from Judge and a two-run triple from Cody Bellinger to turn it into a laugher.Judge finished the night 2-for-4 with an intentional walk and four RBIs.

While the captain had not exactly gotten red-hot through the first month of the season, he continued to supply the power, and now may be doing both.Judge has homered in back-to-back games, five of his past eight and 11 of his past 21 — now on pace for 65 home runs through 35 games — while batting 11-for-25 (.440) with a 1.563 OPS over his past seven games.Schlittler issued a seaso...