Judge hits 58th and 59th homers, Yanks beat Brewers 12-8

By RICH ROVITO Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Aaron Judge hit his 58th and 59th home runs of the season to move within two of Roger Maris' American League record with 16 games remaining and lead the New York Yankees over the Milwaukee Brewers 12-8.

Judge added a two-run double in the ninth as part of a four-hit day for New York, which hit five homers and avoided a three-game sweep.

The Yankees opened a 5 1/2-game lead over second-place Toronto in the AL East.

Judge's 11th multihomer game tied the season record set by Detroit's Hank Greenberg 1938 and matched by the Chicago Cubs' Sammy Sosa in 1998.

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