ST. LOUIS — Standing at his locker Sunday morning, Giancarlo Stanton noticed Yankees beat writers lurking nearby when his 10-minute chit-chat with YES Network play-by-play man Ryan Ruocco was breaking up.

Giancarlo Stanton will return to right field for the New York Yankees during Tuesday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays.

It was just the fourth time a big league team has hit nine or more homers in a game. The record is 10, set by the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 14, 1987.

The Yankees matched a franchise record hitting nine homers Tuesday night in a 13-3 win over the Rays in Tampa.

Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger, and Giancarlo Stanton hit back-to-back-to-back home runs, giving the New York Yankees a 3-0 lead over the Tampa Bay Rays.

With Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton on the mend, the New York Yankees have a puzzle on their hands. After Judge suffered his elbow injury and spent a 10-day