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Bird's two homers lift Yankees over Twins

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Aug 19, 2015; Bronx, NY, USA; New York Yankees first baseman Greg Bird (31) waves to fans after hitting …

(The Sports Xchange) - Rookie first baseman Greg Bird hit two, two-run home runs while right-hander Nathan Eovaldi took a perfect game into the sixth inning as the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Wednesday.

Bird became the third Yankee since 1914 with a multi-home-run game within his first five major-league games.

"It was a good day," said Bird, who is filling in for the injured Mark Teixeira. "We're just trying to win games here.