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NEW YORK -- New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is still searching for his 61st home run of the season. Saturday afternoon, Judge went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts and a walk in his team's win over the rival Boston Red Sox (NYY 7, BOS 5). Judge is 3 for 13 with five walks and six strikeouts in four games since hitting his 60th home run on Tuesday.
No. 61 will tie Roger Maris' American League single-season record, set in 1961. Judge is the sixth player in baseball history with a 60-homer season. Here is the AL's single-season home run leaderboard:
- Roger Maris, 1961 Yankees: 61
- Aaron Judge, 2022 Yankees: 60 and counting
- Babe Ruth, 1927 Yankees: 60
- Hank Greenberg, 1938 Tigers: 58
- Jimmie Foxx, 1932 Athletics: 58
In addition to Maris' record, Judge is also chasing a Triple Crown. Saturday's 0 for 3 game dropped Judge's batting average to .31366. Xander Bogaerts, who went 2 for 4 with a hit by pitch in Saturday's game, now leads the league with a .31439 average. Judge leads baseball with 128 RBI in addition to his 60 home runs.
It should be noted the Yankees wrap up their homestand Sunday, so Judge is running short on time to match Maris' record at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees will play three games in Toronto next week, then return home for a three-game series against the Orioles next weekend. That is their final home series of the regular season.
The Red Sox will start rookie righty Brayan Bello in Sunday night's series finale. Bello faced the Yankees two weeks ago at Fenway Park. Judge went 1 for 2 with a walk against the 23-year-old. Bello has allowed only one home run in 47 1/3 career big-league innings.
