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NEW YORK (AP) — Neil Walker and some teammates pulled into Yankee Stadium at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday http://www.rockiesfanproshop.com/authentic-greg-holland-jersey , only to turn right back around for home when New York announced a six-hour postponement.The Yankees needed a jolt to get through the long, soggy day. Aaron Judge provided the first with his return to the lineup, and Walker helped finish the job.Walker hit a three-run homer, Zach Britton started a game-ending double play on New York’s third try in the ninth inning and the Yankees kept the Boston Red Sox from a bubbly celebration in the Bronx for at least another night with a 3-2 victory.Batting from the left side, Walker golfed a no-doubter in the seventh inning off Ryan Brasier for the Yankees’ third hit of the game and a 3-1 lead. Walker dropped his bat, admired the shot for a moment and then pointed into the Yankees dugout as he jogged to first base.“We didn’t have many hits tonight,” Walker said. “When you get a big hit like that, it can be uplifting. I was just happy to put a good swing on it.”Judge returned to New York’s lineup for the first time since breaking his right wrist July 26, while AL MVP candidate Mookie Betts got a day off for Boston after injuring his left side Sunday.Judge hit a pop fly to the warning track but finished 0 for 4. He looked sharp in his at-bats, though, and gave the struggling Yankees an emotional lift amid a dreary stretch of the season — New York had dropped 10 of 17.“He was running around like a Little Leaguer in here today ready to play David Dahl Jersey ,” Walker said. “He was anxious as I’ve seen him all year.”New York increased its lead to 2 ½ games over Oakland for the top AL wild card.Boston is trying to clinch the AL East at Yankee Stadium for the second time in three years. The Red Sox lead the Yankees by 10 1/2 games and have a magic number of four over the Astros to lock up baseball’s best record.“We’ll try again tomorrow and see what happens,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said.Originally scheduled for 1:05 p.m., the start was pushed back earlier in the morning because heavy rain was in the forecast.The teams combined for eight hits, and the game got a sloppy finish.Britton had two on in the ninth after Brock Holt walked and Christian Vazquez reached when second baseman Gleyber Torres was unable to handle a wide feed from third on the first potential game-ending double play. Britton then scooped a short grounder by Sam Travis and threw it into center field with runners at first and third, allowing Holt to score. Ian Kinsler followed with an almost identical ball back to Britton, and the left-hander hit the target this time for the final two outs to finish his sixth save.“A little frustration,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “But also knowing that the way Zach was throwing the ball, he was going to get another opportunity at it.”Boston reliever Brandon Workman (6-1) walked two in the seventh before Walker took Brasier deep.“You don’t want to put traffic (on the bases),” Cora said. “Because they’re one swing away from changing the game, and they did.”The Red Sox bullpen wasted six scoreless innings of two-hit ball from hard-throwing starter Nathan Eovaldi.Happ was nearly as good in muffling the Red Sox once again, allowing an unearned run over six innings. He entered as one of only four pitchers since 1923 to allow two or fewer earned runs over 10 straight starts against Boston — the others were Gaylord Perry http://www.rockiesfanproshop.com/authentic-bryan-shaw-jersey , Randy Johnson and Bruce Howard. Happ has a 1.76 ERA in his past 11 starts against the Red Sox.Chad Green (8-2) and David Robertson then got the ball to Britton.Boston went ahead 1-0 with an unearned run in the third that followed a balk by Happ and a passed ball by Gary Sanchez.Sanchez was booed after grounding out weakly to the pitcher in the fifth inning. He went 0 for 2 with a walk to drop his batting average to .187.STAR-CROSSEDBoone slotted Judge to bat second and play right field, but only because the late start gave him and the front office a few extra hours to evaluate the reigning AL Rookie of the Year.Judge batted in simulated games Monday and Tuesday, then lobbied hard for the Yankees to start him. They relented after he hit a homer off minor leaguer Adonis Rosa on Tuesday morning.“I just voiced my opinion — a lot,” Judge said with a grin. “And they kind of got tired of me telling them I would be playing, so they finally said, ‘Let’s just put him in there and see what happens.'”A good portion of the Yankee Stadium crowd stood for Judge’s first at-bat. Fans gasped when he hit a hard line drive into right field, then exhaled and clapped after Martinez easily caught it. The lineout was measured at 112 mph.“I felt like I never left,” Judge said. “Everything felt good.”Judge hit into an inning-ending double play in the third, drove a fly out to the warning track in the right field corner in the sixth and struck out in the eighth.“He looked like he hadn’t missed a beat from the at-bat quality,” Boone said.Betts, meanwhile Tyler Anderson Jersey , would have played if not for the damp conditions. Cora wrote Betts in as his center fielder at 9 a.m. but scratched him when it became clear the weather would be an issue.TRAINER’S ROOMRed Sox: Matt Barnes (hip inflammation) is set to throw a bullpen Wednesday and be re-evaluated after that. … Eduardo Nunez started at DH and said he is fully healed after experiencing right knee soreness late last week.Yankees: Aroldis Chapman will likely be activated Wednesday or Thursday. The closer has been out since Aug. 21 with left knee tendinitis. … Top prospect Justus Sheffield was activated by the Yankees and available in the bullpen.UP NEXTRed Sox left-hander David Price (15-6, 3.42) faces struggling Yankees ace Luis Severino (17-8, 3.46). SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Less than 24 hours after blowing a six-run lead in an extra-innings loss, Mark Melancon prevented the San Francisco Giants from letting another big advantage slip away.The former closer did it on a day when the Giants celebrated their 2010 World Series championship, a team that had more than its fair share of tight finishes.Melancon got pinch-hitter Carlos Perez to fly out with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, preserving a 5-3 win over Texas Rangers on Saturday.“It’s really incredible how similar the two games were but we found a way to get the last out today,” San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy said. “Torture was back.”Andrew Suarez pitched seven scoreless innings of three-hit ball to end a four-start winless drought. Brandon Crawford and Hunter Pence homered while Nick Hundley added two walks and scored.San Francisco began the day nine games behind Milwaukee for the second NL wild card.“It’s very important to continue to send that message of relentless attack,” Pence said. “Even where we are and as clouded as it may seem, you still never know. When there’s still a chance in this game of baseball, things can get hot in an instant.”Hours after Bochy confirmed that six-time All-Star catcher Buster Posey is headed for season-ending hip surgery, San Francisco did the bulk of its scoring in the first inning then held on behind Suarez and three relievers for a rare win at AT&T Park.Suarez (5-9) struck out five and walked three to win for the first time since July 29. The left-hander induced 12 groundouts and two double plays.“This whole week I looked at old video just to see what could get me going again http://www.rockiesfanproshop.com/authentic-antonio-senzatela-jersey ,” Suarez said. “Once I know I’m getting a lot of groundballs I know that’s when I’m in my game.”The Giants have the fourth-best winning percentage in the NL at home but had lost 10 of the previous 13 at their waterfront ballpark before edging the Rangers.Rougned Odor homered and had three hits for Texas.“The difference is we didn’t get the big hit when we needed to there late,” Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. “We felt good about our situation once we got some baserunners there in the last inning. We were unable to come up with the big hit.”Hunter Strickland and Will Smith combined to retire five batters before Melancon closed the hectic ninth.Crawford homered off Martin Perez (2-6) in the first, a three-run blast to center. The Giants shortstop entered the day batting .178 since July 1, the lowest average in the majors among players with at least 150 plate appearances.Pence had a pinch-hit home run off Matt Moore in the seventh.Odor, who hit a tying two-run home run in the ninth Friday, trimmed the lead to 5-3 with a three-run shot off Hunter Strickland in the eighth. Two batters earlier, a two-out fielding error by left fielder Austin Slater extended the inning.IN A RUTPerez allowed four runs in the first inning then yielded only two hits over the next four innings. The lefty, who missed more than two months on the DL because of pain in his right elbow, is winless since April 22.“The first inning I threw just one bad pitch,” Perez said. “After that I shut it down and just tried to get zeroes.”TRAINER’S ROOMRangers: IF Hanser Alberto was placed on the disabled list with a right hamstring strain, an injury he suffered Friday in his first game after being called up to take Bartolo Colon’s roster spot. Carlos Perez was called up from Triple-A Round Rock. RHP Nick Gardewine was placed on the 60-day DL with a right forearm strain.Giants: Posey will undergo hip surgery Monday in Colorado and will miss 6-8 months Chris Rusin Jersey , ending what has been a painful and frustrating year for the six-time All-Star. RHP Jeff Samardzija will seek a second opinion on his troublesome pitching shoulder. Samardzija has been on the DL since July 15.UP NEXTRangers RHP Yovani Gallardo (7-2, 6.06 ERA) has six wins in 10 career starts against the Giants. San Francisco LHP Derek Holland (6-8, 3.75), who won 62 games over eight seasons with Texas, makes his third career appearance against his former club.____