Five Yankee errors made for a long afternoon for Fried, who surrendered six runs — only two of which were earned — over 4.2 innings.

Max Fried was the big starting pitching acquisition for the New York Yankees. For the Milwaukee Brewers, it was Nestor Cortes, who spent five seasons in Yankee pinstripes.

While the Yankees were all smiles following their historic 20-9 win over the Brewers on Saturday, the afternoon wasn't exactly fulfilling for their new ace.

Saturday marked the third three-homer game of Judge’s career. The slugger achieved the feat twice in 2023, hitting three dingers against the Nationals on Aug. 23 and against the Diamondbacks on Sept. 22. Lou Gehrig is the only player in franchise history with four homers in a game. He recorded that rare feat in 1932.

Aaron Judge combined with Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger to go deep on the first three pitches from Nestor Cortes, then hit two more homers as the New York Yankees set a team record with nine hom

Nestor Cortes allowed homers on the first three pitches he threw Saturday, and things got worse from there as Milwaukee was blown out by New York.

Aaron Judge and the rest of the New York Yankees' lineup couldn't be stopped on Saturday. Judge hit three home runs through four innings against the Milwaukee Brewers, as the Yankees ran away with a 20-9 win to improve to 2-0 on the season.

The content of every hitters' meeting held within the confines of the Yankees’ clubhouse is usually guarded like a state secret, with players and coaches wary of leaking information that may provide competitive advantages to opponents.

Judge hit three home runs through four innings against the Milwaukee Brewers, as the Yankees took a commanding 16-4 lead heading into the top of the fifth. New York racked up eight total homers through four innings,

The New York Yankees got off to a hot start Saturday, opening a home game against the Milwaukee Brewers by hitting three straight home runs off the first three pitches. That was just the start of the onslaught: New York finished with a team-record nine homers — including three from Aaron Judge — in a 20-9 victory over the Brewers.

When Nestor Cortes spoke to reporters in Yankee Stadium’s visiting clubhouse on Opening Day, he said that he was “excited” to face his former team in the second game of the season.

Yankees: Max Fried (0-0) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -156, Brewers +132; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers. New York went 94-68 overall and 44-37 in home games a season ago.