Call it the Game Nobody Wanted to Win.

The Yankees roared ahead to a 10-1 lead before letting it very nearly slip away. They scored in each of the first four innings, before not plating a run the rest of the game. Cam Schlittler looked great until he didn’t, and while the Yankees walked away with a victory, everything tonight ended much too close for comfort. Still, a win is a win, and the Yankees finally ended up taking this one, 10-9.

I think Minnesota wanted Zebby Matthews to wear it a little longer than he did, but the rookie righty was just smacked around too much. The Yankees got a pair of runs before Cam Schlittler even stepped on the field, with Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton both driving in men on base. We were off and running … for the moment.

In the second, Austin Wells

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