NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge homered in his first at-bat, Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered twice and the New York Yankees went deep four more times in a 12-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday, a day after becoming the third team in major league history to hit nine homers in a game.

The Yankees hit a total of 15 homers and scored 36 runs as they swept the three-game series.

A day after homering three times for the third time in his career and finishing with a career-high eight RBIs, Judge hit a two-run homer off Aaron Civale (0-1) in the first inning, sending a full count 89 mph fastball into the lower left field seats.

After hitting 58 homers last season, Judge is the first Yankee with four homers in the opening three games. Judge finished with 11 RBIs in the series.

On a frigid 44-degree day, Judge was intentionally walked in the third and drew walks in the fifth and seventh innings.

The two-time MVP scored New York’s sixth run on a wild pitch following his second walk.

Chisholm homered after Judge’s intentional walk and went deep again after Judge’s third walk. Among the Yankees using a torpedo-shaped bat, Chisholm hit multiple homers for the third time since being acquired from the Marlins in July and sixth time in his career.

Jake Bauers hit a two-run homer off Marcus Stroman in the fourth and Sal Frelick hit an RBI single for the Brewers, who are 0-3 for the first time since 2015. Bauers also pitched the eighth inning for the second straight day.

Stroman allowed three runs and five hits in 4 2/3 innings. Tim Hill (1-0) got four outs for the win.

Civale allowed five runs and four hits in three innings. After the game, the Brewers said Civale was lifted because of a left hamstring issue.

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Key moment

Hill struck out Christian Yelich on three pitches to end the fifth and protect a 5-3 lead.

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Key stat

The 36 runs through three games are the most in franchise history and the 15 homers through three games tied the 2006 Detroit Tigers for the most in MLB history.

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Up next

Yankees right-hander Will Warren opposes Arizona ace Corbin Burnes on Tuesday. Milwaukee right-hander Elvin Rodriguez will serve as an opener for today’s home opener against Kansas City.

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