Aaron Judge homered for the fifth consecutive game Sunday night, becoming the first New York Yankees player in 13 years to accomplish the feat.
The big slugger connected off left-handed reliever Matt Hall in the second inning, sending a three-run drive off the facing of the second deck in left field at Yankee Stadium to give New York a 3-2 lead over the Boston Red Sox.
The previous Yankees hitter to go deep in five straight games was Álex Rodríguez in September 2007. Judge joined A-Rod as the only players in club history to hit five home runs in the first eight games of a season. Rodríguez also did that in 2007.
New York Yankees' Aaron Judge, right, runs past Boston Red Sox second baseman Jose Peraza (3) after hitting a three-run home run during the second inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP PhotoKathy Willens)
Judge had never homered in four games in a row until connecting during Saturday night's 5-2 victory over Boston. The two-time All-Star led the American League with 52 home runs in 2017, when he was the AL Rookie of the Year and runner-up for MVP. Limited by injuries the past two years, he hit 27 homers each season.
The shot Sunday gave Judge five homers and 12 RBIs in eight games this year.
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New York Yankees' Miguel Andujar, left, and DJ LeMahieu, right, celebrate with Aaron Judge, center, after Judge hit a three-run home run in the second inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP PhotoKathy Willens)