Everything was going swimmingly for the New York Yankees on Monday night. A quality start from Clarke Schmidt and another huge night for the league's best offense had the team just three outs away from a convincing win over the AL West-leading Seattle Mariners that would further stretch their division lead.

Aaron Judge had four hits to get his average back above .400 and Ben Rice hit a grand slam to lead the New York Yankees to a 12-2 victory over the Athletics on Sunday in West Sacramento. Judge hit a two-run single in a five-run second inning against former teammate Luis Severino (1-4) and added hits in his final three at-bats to raise his average on the season to .

The very best part of Yankees captain Aaron Judge ‘s Sunday had nothing to do with baseball. Better than four more hits or the amazing sliding catch in shallow right field that almost resulted in a double play after a throw from the knees