A team some thought was going to fade out of playoff contention have found their power stroke and are making MLB and team history in the process.

Following a lengthy road trip out west the Tampa Bay Rays returned home for a crucial two game set against the New York Yankees. After a lengthy rain delay, Shane Baz took the mound and promptly struck out Trent Grisham to start the game.

The Yankees are 9-4 in their past 13 games to improve their place in the standings and Giancarlo Stanton's recent performance is helping their cause.

Manager Aaron Boone has actually been part of three of the four nine-plus home run games, as, in addition to being The Bombers’ coach for their two games, he also hit the first home run of the Reds’ nine-homer barrage on September 4, 1999. (Thank you to Sarah Langs for the stats).

ST. LOUIS — Home Run Derby curse or not, Jazz Chisholm Jr. believes he is back. A month after taking part in the event, Chisholm is finally feeling like himself again and, in a small sample size, producing like the hitter he was heading into the All-Star break, at a time when the Yankees need it most.

A full slate of MLB action calls for a few prop bet picks, so why not take some home run props on Tuesday night? There are actually 16 games in MLB on Tuesday,

Ben Rice homered and tied a career high with seven RBIs, Aaron Judge also went deep in his first multi-hit game since the All-Star break and the New York Yankees beat the St.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone told WFAN on Tuesday morning that he’s skeptical that Judge, who recently had an IL stint with an elbow injury, will return to “throwing like he normally does” this season. Judge has exclusively DH’d since being activated off the IL earlier this month.