NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton hit a pair of two-run homers on a five-RBI night, Aaron Judge had a go-ahead, two-run drive with his 52nd long ball of the season and the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-4 Friday to remain tied with Toronto for the AL East lead.

Toronto and New York are 92-68 and the Blue Jays have the tiebreaker over New York, which has won six straight and nine of 10.

Stanton put the Yankees in front with their major league-record 48th home run in the first inning, one more than Atlanta hit in 2023.

After Jacob Westburg's three-run homer in the third against Will Warren (9-8), Judge hit a two-run drive in the bottom half that landed in the netting above Monument Park behind center field. Nearing his first batting title, Judge has a .330 average and 111 R

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