MINNEAPOLIS — Target Field had already started to roar.
The ball shot off Eddie Rosario’s bat and got through the infield, with Jake Cave rounding third and heading for home as the sellout crowd of 41,121 could sense the Twins finally breaking through with two outs in the fifth inning.
But they did not see Gleyber Torres.
The Yankees second baseman was set up in the shift in shallow right field and smoothly moved over to his left. He slid to field the ball, spun around and threw to first base, where DJ LeMahieu scooped it to end the inning, and effectively, the Twins’ season.