Gibson's strong start can't derail Yankees

Gibson strikes out Stanton MINNEAPOLIS -- Kyle Gibson delivered his best start in nearly a month, and the Twins right-hander might have escaped with a scoreless outing had it not been for one mighty swing from Gary Sanchez.

Gibson tossed 5 2/3 strong innings and kept the Twins in contention early against a Yankees offense that entered Monday with an MLB-leading 232 homers. But his strong start had little impact on the final result, as New York's bats came to life in the seventh and pushed the Yankees to a 7-2 win in the opener of a three-game set at Target Field.

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After enduring a rough month of August in which he recorded a 5.28 ERA over five starts, Gibson bounced back…