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Aaron Judge Ties DiMaggio on Yankees Home Run List With Two-Homer Night

The win moved New York into sole possession of the top AL wild-card spot before a three-game trip to Boston.

Overview

  • Judge hit solo home runs in the first off Tyler Holton and in the third off Sawyer Gipson-Long during a 9-3 victory over Detroit.
  • His 361st career homer pulled him even with Joe DiMaggio for fourth in franchise history, leaving only Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle and Lou Gehrig ahead.
  • The second blast produced his 100th RBI of the season as he went 3-for-4, marking his fourth career 100-RBI campaign.
  • Judge now has 46 homers this year, trailing AL leader Cal Raleigh, and he leads MLB in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging and OPS.
  • On the 24th anniversary of 9/11, the Yankees held a pregame ceremony, and President Donald Trump attended after speaking to the team in the clubhouse.