Aaron Judge 2nd Fastest to 200 Home Runs, Yankees Beat Royals 8–2

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge hits a two-run home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in New York on July 30, 2022. Mary Altaffer/AP Photo

NEW YORK—Aaron Judge became the second-fastest player in major league history to reach 200 career home runs, and the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 8–2 on Saturday.

DJ LeMahieu homered and had an RBI single, and Matt Carpenter homered for the 15th time in 40 games for New York, which won its third straight after dropping a pair of games to the New York Mets.