NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees captain Aaron Judge hit his 359th career home run in the first inning Tuesday night against the Detroit Tigers, breaking a tie with Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra for fifth place on the franchise list. Judge drove a full-count splitter from Casey Mize to right-center field, giving New York a 1-0 lead. The slugger’s 44th homer of the season had an exit velocity of 110.6 mph and traveled 412 feet.

Judge’s milestone shot was one of few highlights for the Yankees, who allowed nine runs in the seventh inning of a 12-2 loss and fell three games behind first-place Toronto in the AL East. The two-time MVP passed Berra in his 1,127th regular-season game and has seven homers in 31 games since returning from the injured list last month. “Passing Yogi, it’s pretty special,” J

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