His greatest sustained surge as a Yankee, a month of raking for average and power, soared to another level of amazement Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. He went 4-for-5 with a 447-foot homer, a double to left-center and a two-run single off the base of the right-field wall in a 9-1 mashing of the Twins.

If he can continue this trend, don't be surprised if he finishes with the best numbers he's had in pinstripes.

But midway through an on-field YES Network interview Tuesday, after collecting his first four-hit game in nearly two years, Stanton started to grin when he fielded a question about Aaron Judge being in awe of his 447-foot homer — and about how much he’s enjoying this personal tear.