NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The Yankees’ first playoff game of 2019 went the same way their season did, with DJ LeMahieu and Gleyber Torres terrorizing pitchers with runners on base.
LeMahieu homered and drove in four runs, Gleyber Torres broke a tie with a two-run double and New York extended their October dominance over the Minnesota Twins with a 10-4 victory Friday night in the AL Division Series opener.
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Aaron Judge also made two diving catches in right field as the AL East champions handed Minnesota its major league-record 14th consecutive playoff defeat — 11 of them to the Yankees since 2004.