The schedule Gods have not been kind to the Minnesota Twins to wind down the season.
They lost series to the White Sox, Tigers and Guardians, including a 9-2 kick in the mouth from the Guards on Sunday, and then Gotham pulled into town Monday and did what the New York Yankees have been doing to the Twins since the beginning of time: regularly beating Minnesota at home and on the road.
The Yankees scored first, the Twins scored the go-ahead runs on an Emmanuel Rodriguez triple and then the Bronx Bombers went to work, reeling off six runs in the eighth inning, which included Aaron Judge’s first home run since his return from the injured list. Nothing like playing Minnesota to get Judge back on track. The Yankees tacked on one more run in the ninth to win 8-3.
With the win, the Yankees secured another trip to the postseason. And with the loss, the Twins fell to 10 games under .500 at 70-80. They are now looking up at the Tigers, Guardians and White Sox in the division.
Bailey Ober gets the ball Tuesday.
Extra innings…
–The bright spots: The Rodriguez triple, Josh Bell’s 20th dinger and one run allowed from starter Dean Kremer.
–Not only does Bell have 20 home runs, he also has 87 RBI.
–The not-so-bright spot: Rookie reliever Andrew Morris, who seemed to pitch better and better the deeper he got into a summer, has hit a wall. He was tagged with the blown save and loss on Monday, extending a recent string of poor outings. Over the last 30 games, he is 1-6 with a 4.65 ERA.
–The bleak spot: The Twins are 14-25 in August and September.
–Kremer’s line: One run allowed on two hits with a walk and five whiffs across five-plus innings.
–The Twins were 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position, while the Yankees went 4-for-5 with RISP. That’s how it’s done, folks.
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