Yankees plate nine homers to tie single-game MLB record in 13-3 rout of Rays
The New York Yankees tied the major league single-game home run record with nine blasts, powering a 13-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays at George M. Steinbrenner Field after a two-hour rain delay that pushed the game past midnight on Wednesday.
New York also set a team milestone by recording a second nine-homer game this season, matching their March 29 outburst in a 20-9 win against the Milwaukee Brewers. They are the first club to post two nine-homer games in a single year.
The offense was spread around, with six players going deep. Caballero had two homers, including a late-inning solo shot, marking his first career multi-homer game. Giancarlo Stanton and Cody Bellinger joined him with two-home-run performances, while Ben Rice, Aaron Judge, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. each homered as well. Judge’s blast was his 40th of the season, giving him back-to-back 40-homer campaigns—the first Yankees player to do so since the club’s notable powers in years past—and his 429-foot shot was the night’s longest, clanging off the top of the center-field batter’s eye.
Bellinger’s solo homer in the first inning capped a back-to-back-to-back sequence that featured Judge and Stanton, as Rays starter Shane Baz allowed five homers in the game. Caballero’s two long balls came after the Rays traded him to New York at the July 31 deadline; Tampa Bay even showed a tribute video for him prior to the game.
Notably, all nine Yankees homers came off Rays pitchers, and no Rays position player pitched in the game.
With the win, the Yankees moved to the top of the American League wild-card standings by one game after losses by the Red Sox and Mariners. They also sit alone in second place in the AL East, five games back of the division-leading Toronto Blue Jays.
What this means for the Yankees: the lineup showed deep firepower and consistent homers from multiple hitters, suggesting continued offensive momentum as they pursue a playoff push. The return of Caballero’s power, alongside Judge’s continued production and the contributions from Stanton, Bellinger, and others, gives New York a versatile threat level even in tough matchups. If the offense can sustain this pace, the Yankees will remain in strong position to capitalize on late-season opportunities and keep pace in the hunt for postseason play.