Aaron Judge's surge is coinciding with the New York Yankees charging toward first place in the American League East.

A little over a month after being 6 1/2 games out of first place in the division, the Yankees can reclaim sole possession of the lead for the first time since July 1 when they host the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night.

The Yankees (90-68) are tied with the Blue Jays (90-68) atop the AL East after Judge hit his 50th and 51st homers on Wednesday in New York's 8-1 victory. Toronto holds the head-to-head tiebreaker.

Judge joined Babe Ruth, McGwire and Sammy Sosa as the only players to have four career 50-homer seasons. He hit a three-run homer to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead in the second inning and added a solo shot in the eighth.

Judge heads into Thursday with a major-le

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