MINNEAPOLIS – Facing baseball’s best offense, Simeon Woods Richardson gave perhaps his best performance.

Woods Richardson turned in his best start of the season and arguably the best of his young career on Monday night, striking out a career-high 11 over six scoreless innings as the Twins beat the Yankees, 7-0 , at Target Field. The right-hander permitted two hits and three walks – two of those to Aaron Judge – and was never threatened.

Working with a splitter that flummoxed New York’s hitters all night, Woods Richardson continued a pattern that has seen him repeatedly rise to the occasion against some of the game’s best teams. He has turned in strong showings this year against the Tigers, Astros, Mariners, Cubs, and now the team that leads the Majors in runs, homers, slugging percen

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