Yankees have one heck of a night in Boston

On Friday night, not only did the Yankees slug four home runs, tying the 1997 Mariners for the single-season record, but their 11-6 victory over the Red Sox secured home-field advantage in the Wild Card game.

There was a time, not too long ago where it looked as if the Yankees were destined to fly cross-country to take on the Oakland A’s in the dreaded one-game Wild Card contest.

It also appeared that the single-season team home run record of 264, set by the Seattle Mariners in 1997 was out of reach — however, in all fairness breaking the record was a much-lesser goal.

But everything changed on Friday night, as the Bronx Bombers came out swinging.

On the back of home runs by Gary Sanchez (18), Aaron Hicks (27), Luke Voit (13) and Aaron Judge (27), the Yankees guaranteed themselves an Oct. 3 home game against the A’s, while also tying that illustrious mark set by Alex Rodriguez’s Mariner team.

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As the top MLB jersey seller, Aaron Judge, told Bryan Hoch of MLB.com, playing at Yankee Stadium gives the club the type of advantage that cannot go ignored, as they boast a .654 winning percentage at the house that Jeter built in 2018.

“That’s huge, getting home-field advantage,” Judge said. “You guys saw what happened in the playoffs last year. The fans, there’s nothing like it. They’ve got some kind of magic, man, coming to the jungle. It’s a crazy atmosphere. It’s what you play for.”

With two games remaining on the regular season schedule, these Bombers are a good bet to hit at least one more long ball, setting a record they rightfully deserve.

There was another pretty special moment in the fourth inning of Friday’s win, when presumptive AL Rookie of the Year winner, Miguel Andujar, hit his 44th double of the season, tying “Joltin” Joe DiMaggio, for the most doubles by a Yankee rookie, set way back in 1936.

Andujar now has 73 extra-base hits on the season — ranking him third in team history, behind only Aaron Judge’s 79 from last season and DiMaggio’s incredible 88 in ’36.

Having such a stellar night against the 107-win Red Sox is something the Yanks should savor and use as ammunition should they face them in the ALDS — even if the Sox have home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.