The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 13-3, combining power hitting and timely offense. Giancarlo Stanton and Cody Bellinger each hit two home runs while Aaron Judge launched his 40th of the season. Judge, Bellinger and Stanton went back-to-back-to-back in the first inning following a nearly two-hour rain delay. Jose Caballero recorded his first career multi-homer game; Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Ben Rice also homered. The Yankees matched a franchise single-game record with nine homers and became the first team in MLB history with multiple nine-homer games in a season, per ESPN Research. Bellinger went 4-for-5 with three RBIs.
TAMPA, Fla. -- 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 Tuesday night in a convincing 13-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. Judge, Bellinger and Stanton went back-to-back-to-back in the first inning to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead four batters into the game -- after the first pitch was delayed nearly two hours by rain.
According to ESPN Research, the Yankees became the first team in MLB history with multiple nine-homer games in a single season. And Tuesday's team total tied the single-game franchise record with three other games. Stanton, Bellinger and Caballero, according to ESPN Research, became the second Yankees trio with multiple homers in the same game in franchise history, tying a feat pulled off by Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris & Bill Skowron on May 30, 1961 against the Boston Red Sox.
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