New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge hits a home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge hits a home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge reacts after hitting a home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
President Donald Trump shakes hands with New York Yankees Aaron Judge in the New York Yankees locker room before a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in New York. (Doug Mills//The New York Times via AP, Pool)
Detroit Tigers’ Kerry Carpenter reacts after striking out during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Judge homers twice to tie DiMaggio on Yankees list in 9-3 win over Tigers
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit two home runs to tie Hall of Fame outfielder Joe DiMaggio for fourth place in Yankees history as New York beat the Detroit Tigers 9-3 on Thursday night, averting a three-game sweep.
New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge hits a home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit two home runs to tie Hall of Fame outfielder Joe DiMaggio for fourth place in Yankees history as New York beat the Detroit Tigers 9-3 on Thursday night, averting a three-game sweep.
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Judge homered off Tyler Holton (5-5) in the first inning and matched DiMaggio by launching his 361st career homer with a 434-foot drive to the back of the Detroit bullpen off Sawyer Gipson-Long in the third.
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The two-time AL MVP had his sixth multihomer game this season and pulled even with DiMaggio two nights after passing Hall of Fame catcher for fifth on the franchise list.
Judge had three hits and ended the night with a major league-best .322 batting average, three points ahead of Athletics rookie shortstop Jacob Wilson.
Giancarlo Stanton followed Judge’s second solo shot with his 449th homer, tying Hall of Famers Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Jeff Bagwell for 41st on the career list.
Including the postseason, it was the 56th time Judge and Stanton homered in the same game and fifth time this season.
New York rookie Cam Schlittler (3-3) bounced back from his worst start and allowed one run on three hits in six innings. Ryan Yarbrough pitched three innings for his fourth big league save and first this season.
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Dillon Dingler homered and hit an RBI single, but the Tigers were unable to complete their first sweep of the Yankees in New York since 2008.
Key moment
After allowing Dingler’s tying single, Schlittler ended a 26-pitch second inning by striking out Parker Meadows and retiring Javier Báez on a groundout.
Key stat
The Yankees are 49-7 when Judge and Stanton homer in the same game.
Up next
Tigers ace Tarik Skubal (13-4, 2.10 ERA) opens a three-game series Friday at Miami against Sandy Alcantara (8-12, 5.67) in a matchup of Cy Young Award winners.
Yankees RHP Luis Gil (3-1, 3.31 ERA) opposes Red Sox RHP Lucas Giolito (10-3, 3.38) on Friday.
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