SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer in the sixth to end an 0-for-7 start to his year after the two-time reigning AL MVP had a strike call overturned by the automated system earlier in the same at-bat when he challenged, and the New York Yankees beat the San Francisco Giants 3-0 on Friday.
After going hitless on opening day for the first time in the Yankees' shutout win two days earlier, Judge connected on a 405-foot drive to left with an exit velocity of 109.1 mph that broke up a scoreless game and marked his fourth career home run off Robbie Ray (0-1).
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San Francisco Giants pitcher Robbie Ray works against the New York Yankees during the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
New York Yankees' Aaron Judge reacts after striking out during the third inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
New York Yankees' Aaron Judge, right, is congratulated by Giancarlo Stanton (27) after hitting a two-run home run that also scored Paul Goldschmidt during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
New York Yankees' Aaron Judge, right, hits a two-run home run next to San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey during the sixth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
New York Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton, left, is congratulated by Aaron Judge after hitting a home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
The ball bounced off a staircase just inside the foul pole.
It was the seventh pitch he saw from Ray, and fifth after the slugger challenged a strike call — an 86.1 mph slider — from plate umpire Chad Fairchild and had it overturned to a ball by the so-called robot umpire.
The Giants, who had just one hit, are the first team to be shut out with five or fewer combined hits over the first two games of a season.
Judge was booed again by the sellout home crowd of 40,273 after he chose to stay with New York as a free agent in December 2022 on a $360 million, nine-year contract rather than return home to his native California and join San Francisco.
Giancarlo Stanton homered two batters later to greet Giants reliever José Buttó to back right-hander Cam Schlittler (1-0).
Tony Vitello will have to try again Saturday for his first managerial victory after losing his debut Wednesday, when the Yankees opened the MLB schedule by blanking San Francisco 7-0 despite Judge's 0-for-5 day featuring four strikeouts.
Vitello became the ninth manager in baseball history to be shut out in each of his first two games with a team, and seventh manager to do so in his first two games overall, according to Sportradar.
Heliot Ramos doubled in the second for San Francisco's only hit after the Giants managed just three hits Wednesday.
David Bednar finished for his first save.
The 18 consecutive innings without scoring to start the season are the longest for the Giants since going 17 straight in 2019. The longest for the franchise since 1901 is 20 straight innings without a run to start was in 1909, according to Sportradar.
RHP Will Warren takes the mound for the Yankees in the series finale Saturday opposite Giants RHP Tyler Mahle in his San Francisco debut.
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San Francisco Giants pitcher Robbie Ray works against the New York Yankees during the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
New York Yankees' Aaron Judge reacts after striking out during the third inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
New York Yankees' Aaron Judge, right, is congratulated by Giancarlo Stanton (27) after hitting a two-run home run that also scored Paul Goldschmidt during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
New York Yankees' Aaron Judge, right, hits a two-run home run next to San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey during the sixth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
New York Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton, left, is congratulated by Aaron Judge after hitting a home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
PARIS (AP) — The French Open begins in Paris on Sunday. This guide tells you what you need to know about how to watch the second tennis Grand Slam of 2026 on TV, what the betting odds are, what the schedule is, who the reigning champions are and more:
Play begins Sunday at 11 a.m. local time (0900 GMT, 0500 EDT).
— In the U.S.: TNT, TruTV, HBO Max.
— Other countries are listed here.
Coco Gauff of the United States and Carlos Alcaraz of Spain.
Gauff won the trophy for the first time by defeating top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4. Alcaraz rallied from two sets down and saved three match points to beat top-ranked Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (10-2) for his fifth major title in as many finals. It was Alcaraz’s second straight French Open title. Alcaraz injured his right wrist this season and has withdrawn from the French Open and Wimbledon.
Sabalenka is the women's, and Sinner is the men's. They are ranked No. 1 and the tournament seedings follow the WTA and ATP rankings.
Four-time Roland Garros champion Iga Swiatek is listed by bookmakers as the money-line favorite in the women's singles. She is at +225 ahead of Sabalenka (+275). In the men's draw, in the absence of the injured Alcaraz, Sinner is the overwhelming favorite at -300, ahead of Alexander Zverev at +750.
— Sunday through Tuesday: First Round (Women and Men)
— Wednesday-Thursday: Second Round (Women and Men)
— May 29-30: Third Round (Women and Men)
— May 31-June 1: Fourth Round (Women and Men)
— June 2-3: Quarterfinals (Women and Men)
— June 4: Women’s Semifinals
— June 5: Men’s Semifinals
— June 6: Women’s Final
— June 7: Men’s Final
— Jannik Sinner enters the French Open on a 29-match win streak, chasing a career Grand Slam
— Coco Gauff has a new mindset for title defense and more confidence on her serve
— Sinner opens French Open against wild card
— Elina Svitolina and Marta Kostyuk raise trophies for war-torn Ukraine on the tennis court
— No. 1 Sabalenka calls for boycott if players don’t get bigger cut of Grand Slam revenues
— French Open players plan media protest over prize money share
— Carlos Alcaraz pulls out of Wimbledon because of wrist injury
— 45-year-old Venus Williams to play in French Open women’s doubles with Hailey Baptiste
— Three-star gastronomy is coming to Roland Garros. Organizers are launching The Jardin des Chefs, a new dining area showcasing the best of French cuisine. Some of France's top chefs and pastry chefs will take turns preparing their signature dishes, along with exclusive creations.
— Electronic devices that record players’ biometric data have been authorized on a trial basis for the first time. The initiative is designed to help players gain insights into their physical performance and recovery throughout the tournament, organizers said. Athletes will be allowed to use any device included on the “Player Analysis Technology” list approved by the International Tennis Federation. The trial will begin at Roland Garros and continue at the other Grand Slam tournaments this year.
Top players have expressed “their deep disappointment” at the French Open prize money. Open organizers announced an overall prize money increase by about 10% for an overall pot of 61.7 million euros ($72.1 million). The total amount is up 5.3 million euros from last year. But the players said their share of Roland Garros revenue has declined from 15.5% in 2024 to 14.9% projected in 2026. The Australian Open this year increased the players’ pay by 16%, and the U.S. Open last year went up by 20%.
Both, as you can read about in this AP story from 2019. English speakers tend to use “French Open,” although the French Tennis Federation doesn’t call it that. The French — and much of the rest of the world — go with “Roland Garros,” which is the facility that hosts the tournament and is named after a World War I fighter pilot.
The French Open is played outdoors on red clay courts at Roland-Garros on the southwest outskirts of Paris. Women play best-of-three-set matches with a first-to-10 tiebreaker at 6-all in the third; men play best of five with a tiebreaker at 6-all in the fifth. There are separate day and night sessions most days. The event lasts 15 days. There is a retractable roof on the main stadium, Court Philippe-Chatrier.
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The men's, left, and women's trophies are displayed during the draw for the French Open tennis tournament, Thursday, May 21, 2026, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
French tennis federation President Gilles Moretton, from left, United States' Coco Gauff, Roland-Garros tournament director Amelie Mauresmo and IOC member Tony Estanguet pose next to the trophies during the draw of French Open tennis tournament, Thursday, May 21, 2026, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A ballgirl stands during the draw for the French Open tennis tournament, Thursday, May 21, 2026, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Jannik Sinner, of Italy, wears shoes in the Italian flag colors after defeating Casper Ruud, of Norway, 6/4, 6/4 in the final match to win the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
United States' Coco Gauff reacts as she plays against Ukraine's Elina Svitolina during their women's final match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Jannik Sinner, of Italy, reacts after defeating Casper Ruud, of Norway, 6/4, 6/4 in the final match at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Sunday, May 17, 2026.(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
