Twins-Yankees AL wild-card game recap
October 4, 2017 at 5:19AM
IMPACT PLAYER
Didi Gregorius, Yankees
The Twins led 3-0 and had an All-Star pitching when Gregorius hit a three-run homer in the first inning, just the sort of swat that turns baseball games around.
By the NUMBERS
1 Outs gotten by Yankees starter Luis Severino.
4 Yankees relievers who combined for 8⅔ innings of one-run relief. Those relievers were Chad Green, David Robertson, Tommy Kahnle and Aroldis Chapman.
5 Batters who worked the count full against Twins starter Ervin Santana among the seven batters he faced.
5 Years it had been since the Yankees won a postseason game.
about the writer
Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates was the heralded fireballer who equaled the hype, to the point he started the All-Star Game just two months after making his big league debut.
