Yankees Make History in Sweep of Rays
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Giancarlo Stanton and Cody Bellinger both hit two home runs, Aaron Judge launched his 40th of the season and the New York Yankees matched a franchise record with nine longballs in a 13-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.
The New York Yankees played Home Run Derby at their home away from home Tuesday night. The Yankees tied a franchise record with nine home runs against the Tampa Bay Rays (NY 13, TB 3) at George M. Steinbrenner Field,
New York Yankees set 2 home run records in same game — one tying Aaron Boone originally appeared on The Sporting News The New York Yankees just keep on going deep. On Wednesday night, they made multiple forms of home run history.
Giancarlo Stanton had a pinch-hit two-run home run in the top of 10th on Wednesday night, after blasting two homers in the series opener. Later in the inning Austin Wells hit his second dinger of the night to give the Yankees a three-run lead.
Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton hit back-to-back-to-back home runs in the first inning as the Bronx Bombers tied a franchise record.
On Tuesday night, the Yankees became the fourth team to hit at least nine home runs in a single game, and they're now the first team to have ever done it twice in one season.
The New York Yankees had to sweat out extra innings, but they found a way to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4 on Wednesday night at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Roo
Giancarlo Stanton hit as clutch a home run as one can have for the New York Yankees in extra innings on Wednesday.
As the minor-league season enters its final weeks, New York Yankees prospect Spencer Jones continues making his case to start next year in the majors. Jones has crushed pitching all season, entering Thursday hitting .
Last year, Judge had 18 first-inning home runs. He's the first player in MLB history to have two seasons of 15 or more first-inning homers, according to Baseball Reference researcher Katie Sharp. It's a remarkable feat, really. Judge has hit 37.5% of his home runs this season in the first inning.