Even with the dog days of August in full flow, the Yankees were hitting their second-half stride. Heading into the night’s contest, the team were winners of six in a row and nine of their previous ten, having completed a four-game sweep of the Royals and taken the first two games over the Twins at the Stadium. With a surging David Cone on the mound and an offense firing on all cylinders now that Derek Jeter and Bernie Williams were fully recovered from their mid-season injuries, Minnesota stood no chance of avoiding the fate that befell the team that faced the Bombers before them.
1998 Yankees Diary, August 12: Bombers sweep Twins in emphatic fashion
