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Cam Schlittler was laboring a bit, but certainly still looked sharp.

Still, manager Aaron Boone yanked the rookie starter after five innings and just 86 pitches.

It immediately backfired in the Yankees’ 4-1 loss to the Twins Wednesday night in The Bronx.

Schlittler allowed one run on two hits and two walks with six strikeouts.

But with the game tied at 1-1, it was reliever Yerry De los Santos who came out for the sixth inning.

He promptly gave up two straight singles to start the inning — to Byron Buxton and Luke Keaschall — followed by a two-run double to Kody Clemens as the Yankees fell

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