Coming off his second AL MVP award, Judge fell a triple short of the cycle and is hitting .417 with five homers and 15 RBIs in the first six games this season. He has 320 homers, 175 doubles and five triples in 999 games, and only DiMaggio (853) and Gehrig (869) reached 500 extra-base hits in fewer games among Yankees.

Aaron Judge started another home run barrage with a three-run, first-inning drive that made him the third-fastest Yankees player with 500 extra-base hits and finished with three hits and four RBIs to lead New York over the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-7.

Aaron Judge hit a three-run homer in the first inning for his 500th career extra-base hit, collected three hits and drove in four runs as the host New York Yankees raced out to a big lead and earned a 9-7 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks Thursday night.