Twins Turn 3 on Yankees; New York Gets Rude Welcome in Minnesota

Twins Turn 3 on Yankees; New York Gets Rude Welcome in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JULY 22: Luis Arraez #2 of the Minnesota Twins steps on third base to start a triple play against the New York Yankees during the first inning of the game on July 22, 2019 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

The Minnesota Twins turned the seldom-seen around-the-horn-triple-play on the New York Yankees Monday night as the two teams were just beginning the opener of their three-game series.

The visiting Yankees led off the opening inning with back-to-back walks. With DJ LeMahieu on second and Aaron Judge on first, Edwin Encarnacion followed with a hard hit ground ball to third base. The Twins infield ate it up and turned 3:

Minnesota went on to the take the opener by a final of 8-6. The two first-place teams will meet twice more this week, on Tuesday and Wednesday nights.

 

 

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