Aaron Judge 10 hrs away from breaking AL single season record of 61 hrs

Aaron Judge 10 hrs away from breaking AL single season record of 61 hrs

Aaron Judge

The New York Yankees are one step closer to blowing the biggest divisional lead in baseball history, and Aaron Judge is one step closer to the American League’s single-season home run record. The Yankees lost to the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night, cutting their lead in the AL East to four games despite Judge hitting his 52nd home run. 15 1/2 games were once played.

Here is Aaron Judge’s tie-breaking 52nd home run of his career. Roger Maris set the AL single-season record in 1961 with 61 home runs. To shatter the record, Judge needs to hit 10 home runs in the final 29 games for New York. Judge is a one-man army at the moment.

Giancarlo Stanton’s home run, along with a line drive single by Aaron Judge, gave the Yankees three hits on the day, and Judge’s home run in the ninth inning ended a 21-inning stretch without a run. In the course of their previous 32 innings, they have scored three runs. Judge is performing at an MVP level while receiving zero assistance.

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Aaron Judge doing the best he can for the Yankees

Aaron Judge
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The AL East advantage has decreased from 15 1/2 games to just four games, which is the shortest it has been since May 11. The AL East’s second-place team, Tampa Bay, is currently in charge of their own destiny. There are still four games with the Yankees. If Tampa wins those and matches New York in non-head-to-head contests, the division is theirs.

The 1951 Los Angeles Dodgers blew a 13-game divisional lead, which is the greatest margin ever in baseball history. The Yankees, who were in fourth place at the time, notably overcame a 14-game deficit in 1978. Never in that season did the Boston Red Sox lead the division by more than 10 games.

The Yankees‘ record peaked on July 8 at 61-23 (.726). Since then, they have gone 18-31 (.367), and in August, they had a 10-18 (.357) record. Since posting a 9-19 (.321) month in September 1991, it was New York’s poorest month. The Yankees’ record decreased to 79-54 as a result of Saturday’s games, while the Rays’ record increased to 74-57. In general, the Yankees have an eight-game lead over a postseason spot. The Rays are in the top slot for the wild card.

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