Wednesday's Twins-Yankees game recap

August 20, 2015 at 3:14AM
This is a 2015 photo of Greg Bird of the New York Yankees baseball team. The images reflects the active roster as of Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) ORG XMIT: OTKCO155
This is a 2015 photo of Greg Bird of the New York Yankees baseball team. The images reflects the active roster as of Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) ORG XMIT: OTKCO155 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Game recap

IMPACT PLAYER

Greg Bird, Yankees

The fill-in first baseman hit a pair of two-run homers to fuel the victory.

BY THE NUMBERS

4 Consecutive decisions Ervin Santana has lost.

6 Times the Twins have been swept in a series this season.

16 Batters retired by Nathan Eovaldi before the Twins got their first hit.

7-0 Record for Eovaldi against the AL Central.

2-13 Record for the Twins in their past 15 road games.

.318 Batting average for Trevor Plouffe at Yankee Stadium.

LA Velle E. Neal III

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