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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
On Thursday night, Boston's 6-3 victory snapped the Yankees' five-game winning streak in the first game of a four-game set in the Bronx.
The New York Yankees will look to complete a sweep of their five-game road trip Wednesday night when they visit the Tampa Bay Rays in the finale of their two-game series. Even a weather delay of almost two hours was not enough to slow the Yankees, who matched a team record with nine homes in Tuesday's 13-3 thumping of Tampa Bay.
Austin Wells clobbers a pair of solo home runs, including a solo homer in the 10th, to help the Yankees complete their 6-4 win in extra innings
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.
ST. LOUIS — Home Run Derby curse or not, Jazz Chisholm Jr. believes he is back. A month after taking part in the event, Chisholm is finally feeling like himself again and, in a small sample size, producing like the hitter he was heading into the All-Star break, at a time when the Yankees need it most.