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The bases were loaded three batters into the game, but Carlos Rodón dug in and went to work from there.

The Twins scored just one run in that first inning on an infield out, and Rodón retired 17 consecutive batters into the sixth to front the Yankees to a 9-1 victory Tuesday night over Minnesota at the Stadium.

The All-Star lefty permitted just one hit — a leadoff single by Austin Martin to start the game — over seven stifling innings to improve to 12-7 in 25 starts this season.

“We were set up for disaster there, but we got through it,” Rodón said after the game. “We pushed one across [in

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