A pair of American League teams finish up a weekend set on the diamond in the Big Apple. The Minnesota Twins are on the road as they play the final game of a four-game set with the New York Yankees Sunday afternoon. In the opening game of the series Thursday night, the Twins put the game away before the Yankees ever got a chance at the plate, tallying nine times in the top of the first en route to an 11-2 victory. On Friday night, the Twins rallied late to earn a 4-3 win, ensuring no worse than a split of the series. Which team picks up the victory on getaway day? This article was published prior to the conclusion of the third game of the series at Yankee Stadium Saturday afternoon.
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Minnesota won their fourth straight game as they took the second game of the series Friday night on the road. The Twins improved to 10-4 on the season and entered Saturday with a two-game lead over the Guardians for the top spot in the AL Central race. In Friday’s game, Minnesota trailed 2-0 and 3-1 before rallying to earn the win. Jose Miranda and Carlos Correa (run, three RBI) each had two hits in the game for the Twins. Correa (his second) and Kyle Garlick (his first) each homered in the contest, while Correa drove in the tying and winning runs with a two-run double in the eighth inning. Louie Varland didn’t factor in the decision as he threw six innings, allowing three runs on six hits with one walk and eight strikeouts. Emilio Pagan (1-0) earned the win with a scoreless seventh, striking out one, while Jhoan Duran worked around a hit in the ninth, to earn his fourth save.
Pablo Lo pez is slated to take the mound for the Twins in this contest as he makes his fourth start of the season. He comes in 1-0 with a 1.35 ERA, a 0.65 WHIP, five walks and 26 strikeouts over 20 innings of work on the year. Lopez didn’t factor in the decision in his last start, which came Tuesday against the White Sox at home. He threw 7.2 innings, allowing two runs on three hits with one walk and 10 strikeouts in a game the Twins won 4-3 in 10 innings. Lopez didn’t factor in the decision in his lone career start against the Yankees, which came with the Marlins on August 26, 2018. He threw six innings, allowing one run on seven hits with one walk and four strikeouts in a game the Marlins dropped 2-1 in 12 innings. Lopez, in his 98th career major league start, pitches at Yankee Stadium for the first time here.