Aaron Judge flops in big spot as October woes continue in World Series

LOS ANGELES — Aaron Judge had nan cleanable opportunity to alteration his playoff reputation.

It came aft Juan Soto was walked intentionally pinch Gleyber Torres connected 2nd and 2 outs successful nan apical of nan ninth successful Game 1 of nan World Series.

But Dave Roberts brought successful Blake Treinen, and nan Dodgers person sewage Judge to popular up to short to extremity nan threat and support nan crippled tied in a crippled won, 6-3, by nan Dodgers pinch Freddie Freeman’s expansive slam successful nan 10th.

Aaron Judge walks backmost toward nan dugout aft flying retired to extremity nan ninth inning of nan Yankees’ 6-3 10-inning nonaccomplishment successful Game 1 of nan World Series. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post

It was nan latest spot of disappointment for Judge, nan other-worldly subordinate who hasn’t been capable to break done successful nan playoffs for overmuch of his career.

And nan first World Series crippled of his profession looked a batch for illustration his anterior October performances.

He whiffed his first 3 times astatine bat against right-hander Jack Flaherty, doubly pinch Soto connected first guidelines and nan Yankees trying to build a rally.

Judge managed a azygous to halfway pinch 2 outs successful nan apical of nan seventh, but he was stranded erstwhile Giancarlo Stanton struck out.

The halfway fielder entered nan World Series conscionable 5-for-31 pinch 13 strikeouts this postseason — though pinch a brace of homers.

But erstwhile again against nan Dodgers, Judge near his regular-season brilliance behind, arsenic his 58-homer run will surely gain him different AL MVP award.

Aaron Boone strikes retired successful nan sixth inning of nan Yankees’ Game 1 loss. Jason Szenes / New York Post

When it comes to nan playoffs, Judge has been astatine a nonaccomplishment for a while.

In 37 postseason games since Judge went heavy successful 3 consecutive games successful nan 2018 playoffs against nan A’s and Red Sox, he entered Friday conscionable 25-for-142 pinch 50 strikeouts and an disfigured OPS of .634.

It’s not that overmuch amended than nan .558 OPS Dave Winfield put up successful 14 games of nan 1981 postseason, his only playoffs pinch nan Yankees that earned him nan moniker of “Mr. May” from George Steinbrenner.

Winfield was connected nan section earlier Friday’s game, now recognized for his well-rounded Hall of Fame career.

Follow The Post’s sum of nan Yankees successful nan postseason:

• Yankees suffer Game 1 connected walk-off expansive slam
• Fan interferes pinch near-homer successful arguable play
• Aaron Judge fails to present again successful clutch successful Game 1
• Giancarlo Stanton’s basking postseason continues pinch two-run homer

Judge still has clip to alteration his playoff legacy, but Friday didn’t help. The Yankees precocious successful nan first 2 rounds mostly without overmuch of his assistance, but they couldn’t successful this game.

“The travel is ever a reliable one, but that’s nan nosy successful each this,’’ Judge said earlier successful nan week. “There were bully times and bad times, but getting to this point, this is wherever nan existent nosy starts. For years, arsenic a kid I’d watch nan Yankees play and triumph nan World Series. That excitement, nan emotion, nan metropolis comes alive. It’s special. I look guardant to doing that pinch this group.”