YANKEES 14, TWINS 1
Streaking rookie Miguel Andujar homered and doubled to extend his barrage of extra-base hits, Didi Gregorius had a grand slam and New York hammered Minnesota for its first three-game winning streak under new manager Aaron Boone.
Slumping slugger Giancarlo Stanton homered in going 4 for 4 and Gleyber Torres singled for his first major league hit, a day after the prized 21-year-old made his debut with the Yankees. Gary Sanchez socked a two-run double.
The teams hadn’t met since New York topped the Twins 8-4 in the AL wild-card game last October at Yankee Stadium. This was no contest as Minnesota lost its fourth in a row and brought in center fielder Ryan LaMarre to pitch in the eighth inning – Tyler Austin tagged him for a two-run homer.
Andujar delivered an extra-base hit in his seventh straight game – tied with Pittsburgh’s Corey Dickerson for the longest streak in the majors this year. Andujar is 15 for 29 (.517) during that span with eight doubles, a triple and three home runs, raising his season average from .107 to .316.
Masahiro Tanaka (3-2) gave up three hits in 6 2/3 innings. He’s won all five career starts against the Twins.
Jake Odorizzi (1-2) was pulled after Stanton’s solo homer in the fifth.
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