"Because the Yankees' record against the Twins, including the postseason, since 2002 is among the more inconceivable statistics in baseball over the last 25 years: 125-45, a winning percentage of .735. But in the latest example of "That's baseball, Suzyn" when it comes to the sport's unpredictability, the playing-for-everything Yankees came out listless Monday night and managed all of two hits in a 7-0 loss to the season-was-over-long-ago Twins in front of a crowd of 22,001 at Target Field."
"The loss all but finished the Yankees (83-67) insofar as winning the division as it dropped them five games behind the AL East-leading Blue Jays with 12 games to play (really a six-game lead as the Blue Jays won the season series over the Yankees, 8-5). The Yankees' lead over the Red Sox, who were off Monday, for the league's top wild-card spot was trimmed to one game."
The Yankees have dominated the Twins historically, going 125-45 (.735) against them since 2002. The Twins beat the Yankees 7-0 at Target Field while the Yankees managed only two hits and struck out 14 times. Simeon Woods Richardson struck out a career-high 11 over six innings, allowing two hits and three walks. The loss dropped the Yankees to 83-67, five games behind the AL East-leading Blue Jays with 12 games remaining and trimmed their lead for the top wild-card spot to one game. The Yankees appeared listless after a late-night trip from Fenway and suffered a significant offensive letdown.
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