DETROIT — Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 44th home run and Gerrit Cole struck out eight in six innings as the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0 on Friday night.
Oswald Peraza also went deep in his first big league game this season for the Yankees, who improved to 4-0 against Detroit. New York, which began the day tied with Baltimore atop the AL East, won its third straight.
"It's a blessing to be a pitcher for the Yankees," Cole said.
One game after hitting his 300th career home run, becoming by far the fastest player to reach the milestone, Judge connected for No.