Thursday's Twins-N.Y. Yankees game recap
August 20, 2021 at 2:44AM
Kyle Higashioka, Yankees
Doubled home New York's first run, then smacked a two-out, two-run home run to extend the Yankees' lead to six runs.
BY THE NUMBERS
.175 Josh Donaldson's career batting average at Yankee Stadium (22-126), his worst by far in any AL park.
965 Career strikeouts by Miguel Sano, tying him with Kirby Puckett for fourth most in Twins history.
1 Career home runs by the Twins' Jake Cave against the Yankees — the team that drafted him in 2011 —hit in the sixth inning Thursday.
UP NEXT
Twins rookie Charlie Barnes faces Nestor Cortes in a battle of lefthanders at Yankee Stadium.
PHIL MILLER
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Emmanuel Rodriguez had an abbreviated season after being hit by the injury bug, but he showed promise as a disciplined hitter.
