Following a week in which Aaron Judge acted as a one-man wrecking crew against the Rays and Twins, bringing his season home run total to 55 by hitting one in four straight games, it looks as though the most compelling storyline of the season could end with some time left on the clock.

If he continues to hit at this pace, Judge will indeed set the American League home run record and pass Roger Maris’ 61, and he will do so with some ease. Going into Thursday’s game, Judge was only six back with 25 games left in the Yankees’ season (that’s now six back with 24 left — on pace for 65 — after he went 2-for-4 with a double in a 4-3 loss to the Twins).

That brings us to Mark McGwire, who in 1998 had 55 home runs with 25 games left in the Cardinals’ season.

Yes, 70 is on the table for Judge, who was only two home runs off the pace of Barry Bonds in 2001 (57 homers through 137 team games). Seventy-three likely is out of the question — Bonds hit at an otherworldly pace over the final stretch of that season. In addition to hitting 16 home runs, Bonds slashed .419/.616/1.122 and walked a hilarious 36 times in 112 plate appearances.