Aaron Judge notched dual history with his mammoth first inning home run in last night’s 4-1 series opening win at Fenway, passing Joe DiMaggio for sole possession of fourth place on the franchise home run list while also breaking a tie with Alex Rodriguez for the most first-inning home runs in a season in MLB history with 19. The Yankees will lean on the recent upswings in form of their captain and ace Max Fried as they look to secure their first series win from the Red Sox this season.

Max Fried has been brilliant in his last four starts, allowing five runs over 27 innings (1.67 ERA) while not allowing a single ball to leave the park. The turnaround in form comes at just the right time, the southpaw having pitched to a 6.80 ERA in the previous eight starts spanning the beginning of July

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