Minnesota TwinsvsNew York Yankees
MIN 6/NYY 1
Things to say
The Twins beat the Yankees 6-1 at Yankee Stadium.
01
opener
Twins took it 6-1 in the Bronx. Yankees bats never showed up. One run at home is just ugly.
02
key player
Minnesota's arms carried it. Whoever started got into his stuff early and kept the heart of the order quiet all afternoon.
03
hot take
Yankees are 49-40 and still can't hit when it counts. That lineup's overrated.
04
deep cut
Getaway day at the Stadium and the Twins squeezed six across against that bullpen. That's a good road win for a sub-.500 club.
05
exit
Anyway, Twins needed that one. Let's see if they can carry it into the next series.
The recap
Minnesota walked into Yankee Stadium on a getaway day and stole one, 6-1, and it wasn't as close as the score even sounds. This was a pitching clinic — whoever the Twins ran out there got into his stuff early and kept the Yankee bats off balance all afternoon, holding the heart of the order to a single run.
New York never got the big hit going, and once Minnesota's offense cracked it open, the bullpen slammed the door. Ugly one for the Bronx, a statement win for a Twins club scrapping to climb back over .500.