Just when you thought the Yankees would convert their come-from-behind victory over the Astros into some momentum for the series finale, the offense laid an egg getting no-hit through the first five innings by a starter with a 5.97 ERA en route to a 7-1 loss. They sit just a half-game ahead of the Guardians for the final Wild Card, but there’s no time to sit around feeling sorry for themselves with the Twins rolling into town for a three-game set. Minnesota may have held a deadline fire sale trading away the likes of Jhoan Duran, Carlos Correa, Griffin Jax, Willi Castro and Ty France, but the Yankees cannot fall into the trap of taking it easy against an ostensibly inferior team that has won five of its last seven, buoyed by breakout performances from rookie Luke Keaschall.
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