Yankees hit Nos. 265, 266 to set single-season home run record

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BOSTON -- When the season began, the New York Yankees wondered among themselves if they might be able to display some record-breaking power.

They now have their answer.

With a two-run shot from Gleyber Torres in the fourth inning at Fenway Park on Saturday, the Yankees set a record for home runs hit in a single season by a team. The blast, off Boston Red Sox lefty Eduardo Rodriguez, was their 265th, surpassing the previous record of 264 hit by the 1997 Seattle Mariners.

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  The Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton was plunked on his shoulder while rounding the bases as a fan threw the slugger's own home run ball back onto the field.

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  The Bombers backstop is hitting .182 and his D has been awful. As October looms, GM Brian Cashman says, "We're doubling down and tripling down on Gary Sanchez."

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The Yankees didn't stop there. Giancarlo Stanton, who leads the team with 38 home runs, hit No. 266 in the seventh inning as New York won 8-5.

"We talked about it once we started getting closer," right fielder Aaron Judge said Friday night, just after the Yankees tied the Mariners' 21-year mark. "Especially early in the year, we kind of looked at our lineup and the type of firepower we had."

The Yankees hit four home runs in Friday night's win over the Red Sox. The day before at Tampa Bay, they also hit four.

On a 1-1 count, Torres took a 93.7 mph two-seam fastball and deposited it into the Red Sox bullpen, just beyond the low right-field fence. The ball was quickly retrieved within the bullpen and given to the Yankees, who also recovered their 264th home run ball on Friday night.

Torres also hit the team's 20th home run from the No. 9 spot in the batting order, making them the first team in MLB history with 20 or more home runs from every spot in the lineup.

The Bronx Bombers have been paced in long balls this season by Stanton's 38. Miguel Andujar, Didi Gregorius, Aaron Hicks and Judge are tied for second with 27.

A dozen players have 10 or more homers, including Luke Voit, the trade-deadline acquisition from St. Louis who has 13 home runs since his arrival. Voit entered Saturday tied with Milwaukee's Christian Yelich for the most homers hit in baseball within that span.

The Yankees have solidified home-field advantage in Wednesday's American League wild-card game against the Athletics.

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