{"id":3689,"date":"2026-07-04T21:37:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T21:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3689"},"modified":"2026-07-04T21:37:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T21:37:12","slug":"yankees-undone-early-by-twins-fireworks-in-ugly-home-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3689","title":{"rendered":"Yankees undone early by Twins’ fireworks in ugly home loss"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a great irony on this 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, it was the Yankees who assumed the role of the British.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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A group composed of more established professionals with better resources and better pay was nonetheless outwilled and upended on a July 4 in which the underdog Twins provided far more fireworks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Yankees were 11-4 losers in The Bronx on a sweltering Saturday in front of 40,156, many of whom removed and swung their shirts late trying to inspire the home team \u2014 which coincided with a four-run Twins eighth inning that drained any drama remaining in the Stadium.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Yankees were buried early by call-up Brendan Beck and late by Camilo Doval, the pair combining to give up four of six Minnesota home runs and nine runs (five earned) in 4 \u00b2\/\u2083 innings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With commemorative patches on a sleeve and the numbers on their backs given a Red, White and Blue makeover, the Yankees looked a bit differently, but they played like the same team that has spiraled for weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Aaron Boone & Co. (49-39) have lost eight of nine and 11 of 14. <\/p>\n

Their offense has been ailing and awful, having scored just 46 runs in their past 16 games. <\/p>\n

They have not scored more than five runs in a game since all the way back on June 17.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Friday they welcomed back Trent Grisham and Ryan McMahon, both of whom played roles in snapping a skid, but a day later the attack stalled in the game\u2019s biggest moments. <\/p>\n

The Yankees did climb some of the way back from a 6-0 hole, but going 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position combined with Doval\u2019s flop in the eighth ensured they could not complete the comeback.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Doval, whose stuff continues to astound yet has an ERA that hovers around 5.00, entered a game the Yankees were trailing 7-4 and could not pitch around a Jazz Chisholm Jr. error that opened the inning.<\/p>\n

The Twins sent seven men to the plate and scored four runs on a Byron Buxton sacrifice fly, Kody Clemens single and Josh Bell\u2019s second home run of the afternoon. <\/p>\n

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The Tarps Off crew quickly lost enthusiasm, the revolutions per minute of their shirts fading.\u00a0<\/p>\n

More problematic than the bullpen recently has been the starting pitching. <\/p>\n

With Carlos Rod\u00f3n moved to the injured list with elbow inflammation on Friday, Beck was called up and then lit up.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In his second career major league game, the 2021 second-round pick lasted just 3 \u00b2\/\u2083 innings in which he served up five runs on three homers. <\/p>\n

The Twins began the game with a walk, double and Clemens home run, putting the Yankees in a 3-0 hole that these days often feels insurmountable.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It took Beck 23 pitches to record his first out and 32 to escape the first, and the second inning offered little relief. <\/p>\n

Luke Keaschall and Alex Jackson launched back-to-back home runs, inviting loud boos from a crowd that had little to cheer until a rally from the Yankees \u2014 who did show more fight than usual over the past couple weeks \u2014 began stirring in the fourth.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jasson Dom\u00ednguez put a dent into the deficit with a solo home run. <\/p>\n

An inning later, the Yankees sent eight hitters to the plate in a three-run fifth, in which the biggest blows were a two-run homer from Max Schuemann and an RBI double from Cody Bellinger.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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