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New York (90-68) has won seven of eight, moving a season-high 22
games over .500 and getting to 90 wins for the seventh time in
the last eight full seasons. The Yankees, who had not held a
share of the division lead since before play on July 3, are tied
with Toronto atop the division with four games left. The Blue
Jays, who have lost six of seven, hold the tiebreaker.
Judge's 50th homer, a three-run drive off Jonathan Cannon
(4-10), gave the Yankees a 3-1 lead in the second inning. He
added a solo shot in the eighth against Cam Booser. Judge hit 52
homers as a rookie in 2017, an AL-record 62 in 2022 and 58 last
year. The only other players with four 50-homer seasons were
Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa.
Trent Grisham added his 34th homer for New York.
Chicago has lost 10 of 11 and reached 100 defeats for the third
straight year, tied for second-most in the AL behind
Washington's four in a row from 1961-64. In the NL, Colorado has
topped 100 losses for the third consecutive season.
New York used a Fried-Rice battery for the first time, with the
All-Star left-hander pitching to Ben Rice. Fried lowered his ERA
to 2.86, allowing four hits in seven innings. Chicago got its
run on Lenyn Sosa's second-inning sacrifice fly.
Key moment
Judge's first homer made this the third season with four major
league players reaching 50, after 1998 and 2001.
Key stat
Fried is 6-0 with a 1.55 ERA in his last seven starts.
Up next
Yankees LHP Carlos Rodón (17-9, 3.04) and White Sox RHP Davis
Martin (7-10, 4.03) start Thursday night's series finale.
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