NEW YORK -- Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton belting homers in the same game? That formula usually seals a Yankees victory.
Including the postseason, the Yanks are 53-7 in games when the sluggers each go deep. They’re putting that success to the test again in Thursday afternoon’s matinee against the Angels at Yankee Stadium.
Judge sparked the offense by launching his fourth home run in four games and eighth of the season, connecting for a first-inning blast off Angels opener Brent Suter. It came off Judge’s bat at 105.1 mph.
It was the 89th first-inning homer of Judge’s career, which ranks third in franchise history behind Babe Ruth (123) and Mickey Mantle (103).
Stanton gave New York the lead in the third with his second homer of the season, a two-run shot that traveled a Statcast-projected 446 feet on its way to Monument Park. Stanton’s homer came off the bat at 111.1 mph.
The all-time record for most times homering in the same game as teammates (including postseason) belongs to Eddie Mathews and Henry Aaron of the Braves (76). Ruth and Lou Gehrig (75) are next.
After that, there is a trio of iconic sluggers Judge and Stanton could surpass as soon as this season. Willie McCovey/Willie Mays (68), Duke Snider/Gil Hodges (68) and Billy Williams/Ron Santo (64) are on deck.