So when Ben Rice crushed a solo home run on Thursday night against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium, it tied the game and one run apiece –– but the Yankees wound up losing 6-3. That cut New York's lead over Boston to just a half game for second place in the American League East Standings, as they trail the Toronto Blue Jays by 4.5 games.

No one hits first inning home runs like New York Yankees active legend Aaron Judge. He did it again Tuesday night against the Tampa Bay Rays, starting a trifecta of consecutive homers that was quickly followed by Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton.

Giancarlo Stanton and Cody Bellinger both hit two home runs on Tuesday night, Aaron Judge launched his 40th of the season and the New York Yankees became the first team in MLB history to hit nine home runs in a game twice in one season.