New York’s Kyle Higashioka is congratulated in the dugout after his three-run homer in the fifth inning Wednesday night against the Tampa Bay Rays in New York. Bebeto Matthews/Associated Press

NEW YORK — Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 25th home run, No. 9 batter Kyle Higashioka followed an intentional walk with a three-run drive and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 Wednesday night for their 13th straight win at home.

Nestor Cortes (6-2) outpitched Shane McClanahan (7-3) in a matchup of stellar starters with sub-2.00 ERAs, and Clay Holmes matched Mariano Rivera’s team record of 28 consecutive scoreless appearances.

The major league-leading Yankees have won six in a row and 13 of 14 overall. New York’s 46-16 record is its best after 62 games since 1998. The team’s 13-game winning streak at home is its longest since 1973 at the original Yankee Stadium.

The game was interrupted by nearly 17 minutes in the top of the eighth inning in a dispute over a pitching change after Randy Arozarena was hit by Miguel Castro’s pitch with the Yankees leading 4-1. Pitching coach Matt Blake went to the mound while a Rays trainer attended to Arozarena. Ji-Man Choi pinch hit and Manager Aaron Boone came out to bring in left-hander Lucas Luetge.

Following the long delay, Choi lined an RBI single and René Pinto blooped a run-scoring single. Luetge then retired Brett Phillips on an inning-ending flyout.

Holmes remained perfect in 11 save chances after Taylor Walls reached leading off the ninth on an infield hit that first baseman Anthony Rizzo didn’t handle cleanly. Vidal Bruján bounced into a forceout, Yandy Díaz took a sinker for a called third strike that ended an eight-pitch at-bat and pinch-hitter Francisco Mejía grounded out.

WHITE SOX 13, TIGERS 0: Yoan Moncada had five hits and five RBI, including a run-scoring single against Kody Clemens, and visiting Chicago  beat Detroit for a three-game series sweep.

Moncada, Danny Mendick and Seby Zavala homered for Chicago, which had dropped 4 of 5 before arriving in Detroit. Jose Abreu had four hits and drove in two runs, and Andrew Vaughn had three hits.

The White Sox finished with 22 hits, compared to four for the Tigers. Davis Martin (1-2) pitched 5 1/3 innings of three-hit ball for the win.

Tigers Manager A.J. Hinch gave up on his pitching staff after six innings, using position players Harold Castro for the seventh, Clemens for the eighth, and Tucker Barnhart for the ninth.

It was the pitching debut for the 26-year-old Clemens, whose father, Roger, won seven Cy Young Awards. Kody Clemens was charged with a run and three hits – one more than he has managed in his 23 career at-bats.

Tigers starter Alex Faedo (1-3) allowed seven runs and nine hits in three-plus innings.

The White Sox grabbed a 3-0 lead on Moncada’s third homer with two out in the first. He also singled in Abreu in the eighth and ninth.

Abreu and Harrison added RBI singles in the third, and Mendick made it 6-0 with a homer on Faedo’s first pitch of the fourth.

White Sox right-hander Vince Velasquez pitched 2 2/3 innings before Martin came in. Velasquez was activated off the injured list before the game after being sidelined by a strained left groin.

Zavala’s two-run homer made it 9-0 in the fifth, and Adam Engel’s triple got the White Sox to double digits in the sixth. Engel was the last Chicago starter to get a hit.

ASTROS 9, RANGERS 2: Astros starter Luis Garcia and reliever Phil Maton each threw an immaculate inning – nine pitches, three strikeouts – and Martin Maldonado keyed a six-run first inning that sent Houston over host Texas.

Maldonado hit a two-run double in the first and later homered as the AL West-leading Astros wrapped up their seventh consecutive series victory against their instate division rival.

Garcia (4-5) struck out nine without a walk over six innings, limiting Texas to two runs and four hits.

TWINS 5, MARINERS 0: Ryan Jeffers hit an RBI single off the center-field wall to break a scoreless tie in the seventh inning and Minnesota won at Seattle.

Twins starter Sonny Gray, making his first appearance since going on the injured list with a strained pectoral muscle on June 2, threw five shutout innings. He allowed three hits on 65 pitches, with three strikeouts.

Five Twins relievers then completed the combined five-hitter. Griffin Jax (4-0) followed Gray and struck out two in one inning.

BLUE JAYS 7, ORIOLES 6: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his 16th homer, then singled home the winning run in the 10th inning that lifted Toronto to a win at home.

Orioles rookie Adley Rutschman hit his first career home run and got his first two RBI. Ryan Mountcastle homered twice, but Baltimore lost for the eighth time in nine meetings against Toronto.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

BRAVES 8, NATIONALS 2: Austin Riley homered twice, rookie Spencer Strider allowed one hit over 5 2/3 innings, and visiting Atlanta won its 14th straight game.

Orlando Arcia, starting at second base in place of the injured Ozzie Albies, had a homer, three singles and a walk for the Braves, who went deep 13 times while outscoring the Nationals 27-11 in sweeping the three-game series.

The Braves matched their 14-game run from July 26-Aug. 9, 2013, and are one win away from tying the franchise’s post-1900 record, a 15-game streak from April 16-May 2, 2000.

PHILLIES 3, MARLINS 1: Garrett Stubbs hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, sending Philadelphia to a dramatic home win over Miami.

Alec Bohm sparked the winning rally with a one-out single against Tanner Scott (2-2). Pinch-hitter J.T. Realmuto walked before Yairo Munoz struck out swinging for the second out.

That brought Stubbs to the plate, and he drove a 2-2 fastball deep to right for his third homer.

Kyle Gibson pitched eight-plus innings for Philadelphia before Connor Brogdon (2-0) got three outs for the win.

Miguel Rojas homered for Miami, and Daniel Castano pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings. Rojas and Jon Berti each had two hits.

Castano was promoted when right-handers Edward Cabrera and Cole Sulser were placed on the injured list before the game.

Castano, a 27-year-old left-hander, allowed five hits, struck out three and walked two. He retired Bryce Harper, Nick Castellanos and Didi Gregorius in a row after Rhys Hoskins’ leadoff triple in the sixth.

BREWERS 10, METS 2: Corbin Burnes bounced back from his two shortest outings of the season to pitch six innings of two-run ball, Willy Adames got two of his three hits in a seven-run fifth and Milwaukee won at New York.

Milwaukee’s big night gave Manager Craig Counsell his 564th victory with the Brewers, breaking the franchise record. Counsell, the longest-tenured manager in the National League, passed Phil Garner, who managed 1,180 games for the team from 1992-99.

New York’s nine-game home winning streak ended. The Mets had gone 30 innings at Citi Field without allowing a run.

PIRATES 6, CARDINALS 4: Bryan Reynolds hit a tie-breaking two-run homer in the seventh inning and visiting Pittsburgh ended a nine-game skid.

Reynolds, who also tripled and scored, hit his 11th homer of the season after Tucupita Marcano singled with two outs off reliever Andre Pallante (2-1).

DIAMONDBACKS 7, REDS 4: Zac Gallen pitched seven effective innings despite an early bout of wildness, and Arizona used a four-run eighth inning to top visiting Cincinnati.

Geraldo Perdomo hit a two-run homer for the Diamondbacks, who avoided a sweep after the Reds took the first two games of the series.

INTERLEAGUE

ROYALS 3, GIANTS 2: Whit Merrifield broke a 2-2 tie with an eighth-inning sacrifice fly and Kansas City won at San Francisco to avoid a three-game sweep.

Andrew Benintendi led off the inning with a pinch-hit double off Giants reliever John Brebbia. Nicky Lopez moved him to third on a sacrifice bunt and Merrifield brought him home.

Brandon Belt homered for the Giants, whose five-game winning streak ended.

NOTES

ROCKIES: Setup man Tyler Kinley will likely miss the rest of the season with a flexor tear in his right elbow.

Manager Bud Black said an MRI revealed the tear and a sprain in Kinley’s pitching elbow. He’s scheduled to undergo a procedure soon and Black did not rule out the need for Tommy John surgery.

RAYS: Pitcher Drew Rasmussen was placed on the 15-day injured list because of a strained left hamstring.

Rasmussen last pitched Friday at Minnesota, and the IL move with the 26-year-old right-hander was made retroactive to Sunday. Right-hander Ralph Garza Jr. was recalled from the taxi squad before Wednesday night’s game at the New York Yankees.