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Kristie Ackert

Yankees earn comeback 9-8 walk-off victory against Pirates as Aaron Judge hits home run No. 60

NEW YORK — Maybe the ghost of the Babe was watching over them Tuesday night.

Aaron Judge led off the bottom of the ninth inning of what looked like a blowout loss to the Pirates with a 430-foot shot to left-center field for his 60th home run of the season. Judge tied Babe Ruth’s 1927 home run record and sparked a four-run rally that was capped with Giancarlo Stanton’s walk-off home run for a 9-8 win over the Pirates at Yankee Stadium.

Judge is one shy of the American League record set by Roger Maris in 1961, with Maris’ family in attendance at the Stadium to see him challenge his record.

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