MINNEAPOLIS – It wasn’t a picture-perfect night for baseball at Target Field on Monday night, but these Yankees seem to thrive under imperfect conditions.
José Caballero homered and doubled and Aaron Judge went deep for the first time since his return from the IL as the Yankees rallied to beat the Twins, 8-3.
It’s the third straight season and the eighth time in Aaron Boone’s nine years as manager that the Yankees have reached the postseason.
“Every year you go through a lot, it seems like, but we've been through a lot this year with injuries, with adversity,” Boone said. “But credit to them for coming together. Through all the ups and downs, they’ve been a together group. I feel like they've developed a lot of grit over the season.”
In a game played in a constant drizzle, the Yankees overcame a 2-1 deficit with a six-run eighth inning, capped by Judge crushing an A.J. Minter pitch deep into the second deck in left for a three-run homer that put the Yankees on top, 7-2.
The home run was a reminder of what the Yankees were missing when Judge was sidelined for three months with a right rib fracture, and what his return could mean to this team the rest of the way.
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