Yankees erupt for six runs in eighth to beat Twins
Aaron Judge hit a three-run homer as New York turned an eighth-inning deficit into an 8-3 win and secured its ninth playoff trip in 10 seasons.
- On Monday night in Minneapolis, the New York Yankees clinched a postseason berth by defeating the Minnesota Twins 8-3 at Target Field, securing their playoff spot after the Toronto Blue Jays lost to the Detroit Tigers.
- A decisive six-run surge in the eighth inning transformed a 2-1 deficit into a 7-2 advantage, with Jose Caballero and Aaron Judge each contributing homers to fuel the offensive explosion.
- Ben Rice finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs, while Emmanuel Rodriguez drove in two runs with a triple for Minnesota. Both starting pitchers, Will Warren and Dean Kremer, lasted 5 2/3 innings.
- Currently trailing the Tampa Bay Rays by 3 1/2 games in the American League East, the Yankees hold a five-game lead over the Boston Red Sox for the first AL wild card spot.
- The series continues Tuesday with Bailey Ober taking the mound for the Twins, while the Yankees counter with left-handed pitcher Max Fried .
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Yankees erupt for six runs in eighth to beat Twins
Relievers Andrew Morris and A.J. Minter each gave up three runs apiece in the eighth inning
Aaron Judge connected a three-run home run that won an eighth inning of six entries, and the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 8-3 on Monday night, in a day in which they secured their 61st postseason and ninth in 10 seasons.
Judge homers as Yankees clinch record 61st post-season berth
MINNEAPOLIS — Aaron Judge hit his first home run since May 24 as the New York Yankees clinched their record 61st postseason berth and ninth in 10 years on Monday night. Spencer Jones was batting with two outs in the eighth inning of an 8-3 win against Minnesota when Toronto lost to Detroit, assuring the Yankees of at least an AL wild card berth Judge, who returned last week after missing more than three months because of a fractured rib, hit a t…
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