On Sunday, in a rubber match against the Athletics, they won 12-5 with a strong performance from outfielder Aaron Judge, who went 2-4, recording two home runs, one walk, three runs scored and four RBIs.

Marcus Stroman fired up the Yankees, in the clubhouse and on the mound. Returning from a knee injury that sidelined him for 2 1/2 months, the 34-year-old right-hander resumed his pregame routine of lighting a scented candle in his stall Sunday morning to set the mood.

Aaron Judge homered twice to reach 30 for the sixth time and Jazz Chisholm Jr. also drove in four runs as Marcus Stroman won in his first start for the New York Yankees since April, a 12-5 romp over the Athletics on Sunday.