Aaron Judge continued his dominant 2026 campaign on Monday evening at Camden Yards, launching a two-run home run in the sixth inning to break a 2-2 tie and lift the New York Yankees to a 4-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. The win extended New York's lead atop the AL East standings and dealt Baltimore a frustrating home defeat in front of a sold-out crowd.

Judge, who entered the game among the American League leaders in home runs, worked a full count before depositing a fastball from Orioles starter Corbin Burnes into the left-field seats. The blast scored Gleyber Torres, who had reached on a leadoff single, and gave Yankees starter Clarke Schmidt the cushion he needed to cruise through the final two innings.

Schmidt delivered six and two-thirds innings of two-run ball, scattering seven hits while striking out eight Orioles hitters. The right-hander has quietly been one of New York's most consistent arms in the rotation this spring, and Monday's outing only reinforced his standing in the rotation heading into the summer months.

Baltimore's offense managed to keep pace early, with Anthony Santander and Adley Rutschman combining for both Orioles runs in the third inning off Schmidt. However, the Orioles bullpen faltered in the late innings, allowing the Yankees' offense to capitalize on a pair of costly walks that set up Judge's decisive blow.

The result hands Baltimore its third consecutive home loss and raises fresh questions about the Orioles' rotation depth as the schedule intensifies. New York, meanwhile, boards a flight home in good spirits, with the series result reinforcing their status as early-season AL East favourites heading into mid-May.