New York Yankees defeat the Minnesota Twins to take series

The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins on Sunday evening.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-1 in 7 1/2 rain shortened innings. Domingo German started for the Yankees and pitched great and the bullpen did their job.  Mike Tauchman hit a two-run homerun to lead the offense. 

German pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with three walks and seven strikeouts.  German won his sixth game of the season.  Tommy Khanle pitched to one batter and struck him out, Adam Ottavino pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one and Aroldis Chapman pitched to one batter and struck him out and saved his seventh game of the season. 

Michael Pineda pitched five innings giving up six hits and four runs with three being earned.  He walked three and struck out eight.  Pineda lost his third game of the season.  Trevor May pitched an inning with two walks and a strikeout, Matt Magill pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Fernando Romero pitched to one batter and walked him. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and an RBI, Gary Sanchez had a hit and drew a walk and Miguel Andujar had a hit.  Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew a walk, Brett Gardner drew a walk and Gio Urshela had a hit and drew a walk.  Cameron Maybin drew a walk, Tauchman had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Tauchman hti a homerun and the Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Max Kepler drew a walk,Nelson Cruz drew a walk and Eddie Rosario had a hit.  CJ Cron drew a walk, Marwin Gonzalez had two hits and an RBI and Byron Buxton had a hit and drew a walk.   The Twins were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Polanco committed an error and Castro had a passed ball. 

In the second LeMahieu hit a two-run single to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Gonzalez hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the fourth Tauchman hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 4-1 and that would be the final score of the game. 

The Yankees won the series and will now take on the Seattle Mariners at home for a