Early this season the Yankees swept the Twins in a four-game set in New York thanks to three walk-off wins. Well, the Bombers needed no such late heroics in Game 1 of this series on Tuesday in the Twin Cities, winning 10-2.
Mark Teixeira had four hits in six at-bats, but ran his homerless streak to 90 at-bats, his longest such skid since he went 94 at-bats without a homer in 2006. He has batted .621 (18 for 29) with five homers and 13 RBIs in his last seven games against the Twins.
It was New York’s 11th win in 13 games, but the Yanks remained a game behind the Red Sox in the AL East. Still, the Yanks are a season-high 15 games over .500 and are hitting .302 while outscoring the opposition 89-53 during that 13-game stretch.
Twins All-Star Joe Mauer didn’t have a hit Tuesday, but his three plate appearances leave him two shy of the necessary number to qualify for the AL leader board in batting average. He is hitting .384.
As for tonight’s game, the Yanks have opened as -134 money line favorites on WagerWeb.com.
New York starts A.J. Burnett (7-4, 3.83). He is 3-1 with a 0.99 ERA in his past four starts (three total earned runs allowed). He leads the Yankees with 99 strikeouts.
The Twins are 4-0 in their last 4 games vs. a right-handed starter and 5-0 in their last five games following a loss.
The Twins counter with Glen Perkins (4-4, 4.38). He missed nearly a month with an elbow injury, but returned in mid-June to pick up three wins in four outings since then. In his last two starts, Perkins earned road victories against St. Louis and Kansas City while allowing just one run in each game. Perkins is 1-3 with a 7.71 ERA in four career starts against New York.
The Yankees are 6-0 in their last 6 road games vs. a left-handed starter.
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