The New York Yankees are winning again, as they are now on the verge of completing a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins at home following a 9-1 drubbing of the Yankee Stadium visitors Tuesday night. Before that, the Bronx Bombers drubbed the Twins in the series opener on Monday via a 6-2 score.
Giancarlo Stanton played a big role in New York's win in the second leg of the Twins series, as he went 4-for-5 with three RBIs. It was also his first four-hit game since a 2023 game versus the Washington Nationals. The highlight of his night came in the bottom of the fifth inning, where he destroyed an 85 mph slider pitch from Twins reliever Thomas Hatch for a monster 447-foot home run to the center.
Stanton also joked about his home run falling just short of clearing 450 feet.
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