The Minnesota Twins scored 9 runs in the first inning and cruised to an 11-2 victory over the Yankees at Yankee Stadium, which has been a house of horrors historically for the Twins.
The highlight of the big first inning was back-to-back-to-back home runs by Michael A. Taylor, Edouard Julien and Carlos Correa. For Julien, he singled off the wall for his first career MLB hit to leadoff the game and followed with his first career MLB homer later in the inning.
Edouard Julien's night:
First inning single = first MLB hit ✔️
First inning home run = first MLB home run ✔️ pic.twitter.com/SjvcKkWUd0— FanDuel Sports Network North (@FanDuelSN_NOR) April 13, 2023
It was the first time the Twins hit three consecutive homers since … last year, against Gerrit Cole and the Yankees.
Here’s how the first inning went for the Twins…
- Edouard Julien single
- Carlos Correa infield single
- Byron Buxton walk
- Trevor Larnach sacrifice fly, 1-0
- Jose Miranda double, 3-0
- Donovan Solano double, 4-0
- Nick Gordon ground out
- Christian Vazquez double, 5-0
- Michael A. Taylor homer, 7-0
- Edouard Julien, 8-0
- Carlos Correa homer, 9-0
- Byron Buxton walk
- Trevor Larnach pop out
When Larnach popped out to left for the third out, the hometown fans let out a loud Bronx cheer.
Taylor added a second two-run homer in the third inning to give the Twins an 11-0 lead, and the Yankees did next to nothing against Minnesota pitchers.
Joe Ryan allowed just three hits and one run in seven innings. He struck out 10 and the only damage done against him was a solo homer by Anthony Rizzo in the fourth inning.
Rizzo, who had three of New York’s four hits, homered again off Cole Sands in the ninth inning.
Minnesota improves to 9-4 and the Yankees fall to 8-5. The same two meet at Yankee Stadium Friday at 6:05 p.m. CT.
