After a four-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals was complete, another AL Central opponent, the Minnesota Twins, came to town. Far from the team that would win its division only to get manhandled by the Bombers in the postseason in the 2000s, the Twins were one of the Junior Circuit’s bottom feeders in 1998.
Not surprisingly, this series would foreshadow future playoff series.
August 10: Yankees 7, Twins 3 (box score)
Record: 85-29, .746 (17.5 game lead)
The Yankees were slow and methodical against Minnesota starter and Brooklyn native Frankie Rodriguez.