Yankees hit record-tying 9 home runs to trounce Rays

Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton hammered consecutive homers in the first inning as the New York Yankees powered past the hosts, Tampa Bay Rays, 13-3 by belting a franchise-record-tying nine home runs on Tuesday.

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New York matched the club record established earlier this year in a 20-9 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on March 29. The major league mark is 10 homers, set by the Toronto Blue Jays in an 18-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sept 14, 1987.

After the teams sat through a lighting and rain delay of 1 hour, 55 minutes, the second batter of the game, Judge, launched a 429-foot shot off Shane Baz (8-10) for his 40th long ball of the year. Bellinger followed by yanking one to right, and then Stanton drove one the other way to right-centre for a 3-0 lead.