Aaron Judge continues hot start as Yankees defeat Diamondbacks

Aaron Judge hit a three-run homer in the first inning for his 500th career extra-base hit, collected three hits and drove in four runs as the host New York Yankees raced out to a big lead and earned a 9-7 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks Thursday night.Judge reached the milestone when he drove a 1-1 fastball off Arizona’s Merrill Kelly (0-1) into the Yankee bullpen beyond the right-center field for a 3-0 lead.Judge homered in his 999th career game, becoming the third-fastest player in team history to reach 500 extra-base hits behind Lou Gehrig (874 games) and Joe DiMaggio (853 games).Judge added an RBI single in New York’s three-run fourth and finished his first homestand of the season with five homers and 15 RBIs.Jazz Chisholm Jr. added a two-run homer and Trent Grisham contributed three hits and drove in three. Grisham hit a two-run homer and an RBI single as the Yankees scored 53 runs and hit 22 homers in their first six games.Carlos Carrasco (1-0) constantly got ahead of hitters and allowed three runs on five hits in 5 1/3 innings. The veteran right-hander struck out five and walked two for his first win since June 21 and earned a nice ovation from the crowd after his final pitch.

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