Aaron Judge, Anthony Rizzo homer as Yankees secure series opener against Reds – The Denver Post

The Yankees are rolling full steam ahead. The Bombers called upon their own friend in the long ball in their 6-2 win Friday night at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati.

Aaron Judge drilled yet another home run (13), his seventh in his last seven games, to get the Yankees on the board in the first inning while Anthony Rizzo (10) yanked a two-run shot off the right field foul pole in the sixth as that was all that would be necessary to secure the win.

“[Judge] is a reigning MVP,” Aaron Boone said after the win. “He is as motivated as it comes. I’m sure there’s little things throughout a season good and bad that gives him little shots in the arm. I think it’s more of a guy who was on the IL for 10 days, come back, getting into his groove [and having] his first real hot…