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Yankees erupt for six runs in eighth to beat Twins

Aaron Judge hit a three-run homer as New York turned an eighth-inning deficit into an 8-3 win and secured its ninth playoff trip in 10 seasons.

  • On Monday night in Minneapolis, the New York Yankees clinched a postseason berth by defeating the Minnesota Twins 8-3 at Target Field, securing their playoff spot after the Toronto Blue Jays lost to the Detroit Tigers.
  • A decisive six-run surge in the eighth inning transformed a 2-1 deficit into a 7-2 advantage, with Jose Caballero and Aaron Judge each contributing homers to fuel the offensive explosion.
  • Ben Rice finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs, while Emmanuel Rodriguez drove in two runs with a triple for Minnesota. Both starting pitchers, Will Warren and Dean Kremer, lasted 5 2/3 innings.
  • Currently trailing the Tampa Bay Rays by 3 1/2 games in the American League East, the Yankees hold a five-game lead over the Boston Red Sox for the first AL wild card spot.
  • The series continues Tuesday with Bailey Ober taking the mound for the Twins, while the Yankees counter with left-handed pitcher Max Fried .
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Yankees erupt for six runs in eighth to beat Twins

Relievers Andrew Morris and A.J. Minter each gave up three runs apiece in the eighth inning

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Aaron Judge connected a three-run home run that won an eighth inning of six entries, and the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 8-3 on Monday night, in a day in which they secured their 61st postseason and ninth in 10 seasons.

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USA Today broke the news in New York, United States on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
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