Still no 62nd homer, but Aaron Judge ignites Yankees rally in Game 1 win over Rangers

Aaron Judge's hit in the eighth inning led to a go-ahead run that held up in a 5-4 comeback victory for the Yankees. Kyle Higashioka hit a game-tying homer in eighth. Judge was 1-for-5 and still hasn't hit the record-breaking 62nd homer. He has gone 23 plate appearances without a homer since hitting tying Roger Maris last Wednesday in Toronto. Yankees rookie Oswald Peraza hit his first career homer, a solo shot in second off Rangers starter Jon Gray. Rangers came back with two runs in bottom of the inning. Jameson Taillon lost out on becoming a 15-game winner in his final regular-season start.

Aaron Judge has one homer in 58 plate appearances over his last 13 games. Second baseman Gleyber Torres was a late scratch from Monday's series opener. Higashioka is hitting .298 in 34 games post All-Star break after batting .174 in 48 first-half games, and he's now batting at .315.

Yankees won Game 1 of the World Series against Rangers. Game 2 is on Tuesday at 8:05 p.m. EST.