Aaron Judge drove in four runs in his first two at-bats, Juan Soto hit his 40th homer of the season and 200th of his career, and the New York Yankees moved to the cusp of clinching a playoff berth with an 11-2 win over the Seattle Mariners.

Aaron Judge was hitless in his most recent game (0-for-3), but will take another crack at it when the New York Yankees face Logan Gilbert and the Seattle Mariners on Thursday at 4:10 PM ET on

After Anthony Rizzo and Cabrera struck out, Alex Verdugo singled. Torres looped a single to center and Soto walked to load the bases. Judge fell behind 1-and-2 before lining a 97-mph fastball to left for a two-run single that made it 4-0.