Aaron Judge ties A-Rod with 351st homer for Yankees in a 4-2 win over the Braves

In his fourth start since he returned from a knee injury, Marcus Strohman (2-1) pitched six solid innings. In his longest performance of the season, he allowed one run on five hits while striking out four and walking none.

Giancarlo Stanton went 3 for 5 with a run scored, and Paul Goldschmidt was 1 for 3 with a walk, an RBI, and a run scored.

In the ninth inning, Ronald Acu Jr. launched his 13th solo home run off Devin Williams, who recorded his 14th Yankees save.

The Braves’ other run came in the sixth inning when Matt Olson blasted his 18th home run, a 442-foot blast that struck the top of the Chop House in right center.

Grant Holmes (4-9) of Atlanta pitched six innings and allowed three runs on seven hits.

Key moment

With the top of the order coming up, the Braves put the first two runners on after falling behind 2-0 in the third. The threat was eliminated when Olson hit into a double play after Jurickson Profar poked a bunt up to third baseman Jorbit Vivas.

Key stat

Ahead of a three-game series in Toronto beginning Monday, the victory keeps the Yankees within three games of the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League East.

Up next

On Monday, RHP Kevin Gausman (6-7, 4.19) will take on Yankees LHP Carlos Rodn (10-6, 3.08) in the first game of a three-game series in Toronto. The first game of a three-game series between Braves RHP Bryce Elder (3-6. 5.65) and Giants RHP Hayden Birdsong (4-3, 4.11) will take place in Atlanta on Monday.

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