Aaron Judge hits homer No. 49, Gerrit Cole strikes out 11 as Yankees surge continues with 3 2 win over A’s
almost 3 years in The Mercury
OAKLAND— Aaron Judge is back on track. Perhaps more significantly, the Astros lost Friday night, so the Yankees moved to within 2.5 games in the race for the best record in the American League. The 30- year-old is on pace to break the American League record of 61 homers in a season, set in 1961 by Yankee Roger Maris.