(CNN) — The New York Yankees crushed a franchise record-tying nine home runs in a dominant 13-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday.

The players had to wait for almost two hours as rain and lightning delayed the game, before Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton hit consecutive homers in the first inning to set up what would become a blowout.

The nine home runs matches the record the Yankees set earlier this season during a 20-9 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in March.

The feat means the Bronx Bombers are the first franchise in league history to record two games with nine homers, in the same season or otherwise, according to MLB .

“To do it twice, that’s remarkable,” manager Aaron Boone said, per MLB. “There were some ones that were seriously hit, too.

“Just a real

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