It’s definitely too soon to call the malaise the Yankees have been mired in for the past two months over. A sustained stretch of winning would be needed for that. But there may finally be signs they are beginning to stir from it.

Aaron Judge hit his first home run since July 23, starter Carlos Rodon shook off a stretch of four consecutive substandard pitching performances with seven innings of one-hit brilliance and the Yankees made no errors in the field or on the bases as they sailed to a 9-1 victory over the listing Twins on Tuesday night before 37,552 at the Stadium.

The triumph gives the Yankees (64-56) back-to-back victories for the first time in August and maintained their one-game lead over the Guardians for the third and final AL wild card spot.

The Yankees hit three home runs:

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