New York led by a score of 3-0 in the top of the eighth inning when Judge come up to bat. He hit what appeared to be a towering home run to left field, though the third base umpire ruled the ball foul. A review was ordered, but the call ultimately stood. Reporters asked Judge about the call during the postgame interview.

Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees were angry over the home run that wasn’t. Judge drove a changeup from Tampa Bay’s Eric Orze deep down the left-field line, high above the foul pole at Steinbrenner Field.

Boone was not happy with a called strike three on slugger Aaron Judge and let the umpire know about it, which cost him the rest of his afternoon. Boone was ejected, and there may have been some carry-over frustration as Judge just missed a home run when a ball hit down the line was called foul: Judge's long ball appeared to be fair on the video replay,

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He then went for an X-ray at St. Joseph’s Hospital, which was negative. “It’s definitely pretty sore,” said Rice, who added that he never lost feeling in the elbow. “So, it’s just going to be day to day.