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Aaron Judge Blasts 54th Home Run as Yankees Trounce Twins

 

Aaron Judge continues to be a one-man wrecking crew. And considering how hard it has been for the Yankees to score runs lately, they need Judge to be at the top of his game.

With Monday's Labor Day Matinee knotted up at two a piece, it was Judge who provided the ruling when he crushed a 3-1 slider from Tevor Megill, and planted it in the second deck down the left field line. Yankees 3, Twins 2. The Yanks would never look back. 

 The blast was Judge's 54 of the season and his third consecutive game with a homer. He is still well on pace to shatter the Yankees single season home run record of 61 by Roger Maris. And in some eyes, he's got an outside chance to chasing down steroid users like Barry Bonds, Mark McGuire and Sammy Sosa.

“Just trying to do what I can every single day,” Judge said. “I show up to work, prepared ready to go and do whatever it takes to help our team what it takes to get a win today. Whether it’s moving a guy over, driving a guy in, making a play on defense, that’s what I’m focused on.”

For the Yankees, who had lost six of seven before beating Tampa Bay 2-1 on Sunday, a red hot Judge is exactly what it needs right now. The AL East race is now just that, a race with the Yankees holding a 5.5 game lead on Tampa and a 6.5 game lead on Toronto.

It has not been easy for the Yankees. Their inability to hit in the clutch has hurt them the most, but if Judge can reignite this team, then maybe there is a chance to get the Yanks back on track.

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