Again in November 1789, Benjamin Franklin penned a letter to French scientist Jean-Baptiste Le Roy. In it, the Founding Father famously acknowledged that there are solely two certainties on this world: loss of life and taxes.
However Franklin died lower than a 12 months later. He by no means acquired to see the Yankees play the Twins within the twenty first century. Had he, he might have added a 3rd certainty to his checklist.
OK, so the Yankees weren’t truly assured a 9-1 win over Minnesota on Tuesday, particularly with the best way the third-place Bombers, clinging to the American League’s third Wild Card spot, have been taking part in over the previous two months. However with the Yanks proudly owning the Twins — who offered on the commerce deadline — for 23 years, the end result felt like a reasonably protected guess.
The Yankees are actually 109-42 in opposition to the Twins since 2002, the majors’ greatest report by any crew vs. an opponent in its personal league over that span. The report improves to 125-44 if you happen to embody the playoffs.
A perennial punching bag for the pinstripers, the Twins truly struck first on Tuesday, scoring off a drive out after an erratic Carlos Rodón loaded the bases with no one out within the opening inning. Nevertheless, that was all Minnesota mustered within the opening body.
Aaron Decide shortly responded with a solo house run off Twins opener Travis Adams within the backside of the primary. The 425-foot, reverse subject bomb was Decide’s thirty eighth house run of the 12 months, however his first since July 23. The reigning American League MVP, restricted to DH duties as a result of a proper flexor pressure, got here off the injured checklist on Aug. 5.
One other blast broke the 1-1 tie within the second inning, as Anthony Volpe crushed his 18th homer of the season after Adams issued two walks. Giancarlo Stanton, making consecutive begins within the outfield for the primary time since August 2023 due to Decide’s DH limitations, then added a 447-foot, solo moonshot off Thomas Hatch within the fifth inning.
Stanton now has 12 house runs in his final 30 video games. It’s due to his red-hot bat that Aaron Boone has been keen to push the slugger’s utilization within the outfield, as the chance to maintain him and Decide within the lineup has been powerful to withstand with the Yankees in want of wins.
Tuesday marked the 54th time Stanton and Decide have homered in the identical recreation, together with the playoffs. The Yankees are actually 47-7 when each go deep.
The Yankees didn’t cease scoring with Stanton’s homer, as Hatch walked a run in throughout the seventh. Stanton then smoked a two-run single at 110.8 mph, giving him his first four-hit recreation since Aug. 24, 2023, in addition to an excellent .300 common on the season.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. additionally scored on a J.C. Escarra grounder after tripling within the eighth.
Whereas the Yankees’ greatest bats tormented the Twins, Rodón rebounded from his 31-pitch first. The lefty truly retired 15 straight at one level, and he ended the night time having allowed only one hit and one earned run over seven innings and 96 pitches. Rodón additionally walked two and struck out 5.
Not unhealthy for a man who appeared destined for catastrophe on the onset of the sport.
Tuesday’s win gave the Yankees their first collection win since taking down the Rays on July 31. On Wednesday, they are going to search for their first sweep since successful three video games over the Mariners from July 8-10.
That received’t be a given, as Joe Ryan will begin the finale for the Twins. Subjected to commerce rumors, the proprietor of a 2.79 ERA stayed put on the deadline.
So did Yankees rookie right-hander Cam Schlittler, who will take a 4.38 ERA into his sixth main league begin.
Initially Printed: August 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM EDT
