Yankees blast 4 homers, take series from Rays
New York's lead atop the AL East is now 5 1/2 games following a 10-4 victory on Sunday.
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New York's lead atop the AL East is now 5 1/2 games following a 10-4 victory on Sunday.
Judge, leading the majors with 55 home runs, hit three singles in raising his average to .307.
Hicks was booed by a sellout crowd of 46,160.
At Yankee Stadium on Friday night, No. 2 was still number one.
The Yankees' AL East lead was cut to 4 1/2 games over Tampa Bay heading into a weekend series against the Rays.
New York clinched its 30th straight winning season despite an injury-depleted lineup.
Both teams have enjoyed great success this year, which is what makes their recent woes so agonizing.
Ronald Guzmán will be called up Wednesday from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to help fill in at first base.
Slugger has homered in five of his last games. Bombers make it two straight wins with 5-2 win Monday.
Montas allowed one hit over five shutout innings and New York held on for a 2-1 victory on Sunday.
The first-place Yankees, who have seen their 15 1/2-game advantage slip away, have lost six of seven.
New York saw its once-commanding 15 1/2 game advantage continue to evaporate.
In a matchup of the top two contenders for the AL Most Valuable Player, Shohei Ohtani came up with the biggest hit of the night.
Aaron Judge hit a three-run shot in the fourth inning for his 51st homer of the season.
Shohei Ohtani also went deep during their MVP showdown before a sellout crowd that included plenty of Yankees fans.
