The Twins tried a bullpen game at Yankee Stadium, in hopes of finally breaking through against the Bronx Bombers in 2025. What ensued was proof (if you needed it) that the trade deadline left the Twins without enough arms to compete this season.

Aaron Judge hit his first homer in nearly three weeks and Carlos Rodón allowed one hit in seven innings as the New York Yankees routed the Minnesota Twins 9-1.

As I said yesterday, there may be no tonic like the Minnesota Twins, or perhaps no mask for what ails the Yankees like the team they’ve dominated for pretty well the entire century. New York took care of business yesterday in the series opener, and will look for Carlos Rodón to set them up for a series sweep with a win in game two tonight.