Aug 6, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Tyler Duffey (21) laughs with home plate umpire Jansen Visconti against the Houston Astros in the seventh inning at Minute Maid Park. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports
The New York Yankees entered Monday’s makeup game against the Minnesota Twins not having won a single game in 2021 in which they trailed by at least four runs. Not a one! Almost impossible to be that boring.
But whether it was the Ryan Ruocco Effect or the Twins Effect in action, New York came back in this one with two outs in the bottom of the eighth, thanks to an Aaron Judge blast that leveled the score.