This was one of those games that you would hate to go to as a fan.

A lengthy delay pushed first pitch to 8:57 p.m., and the Yankees’ offense did not show up. Aside from a home run by Cody Bellinger and some hard contact early, the Yanks were flummoxed by a sharp outing by Joe Ryan, who tossed 6.2 innings with heightened velocity and a season-high in pitches. Cam Schlittler held serve, but the wrong button was pushed in the bullpen, as the Twins plated three in the sixth that proved to be the difference in a 4-1 loss that saw the Yankees fail to finish off a sweep for just the second time this season and first since early April.

After a long delay of 1 hour and 52 minutes, Cam Schlittler took the mound just a hair before 9 p.m. and drew a first-pitch groundout to start his day, covering t

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