NEW YORK — Aaron Judge drove in five runs, Carlos Rodón retired his first 16 batters and the New York Yankees matched their longest winning streak of the season at seven by beating the Minnesota Twins 9-5 Wednesday night.
New York has won 18 of 22 games and is tied with Philadelphia for the best record in the major leagues at 44-19.
Backed by a four-run first inning, Rodón (8-2) won his career-best sixth straight start. He didn't allow a hit until Carlos Santana drove a fastball into the right-field seats in the sixth.
Judge put the Yankees ahead with an RBI groundout against Chris Paddack (4-3), hit a three-run triple off Diego Castillo in a four-run fifth as New York opened an 8-0 lead and had a bases loaded walk against Josh Staumont in the sixth.