How the Yankees can beat the Twins

Brad Penner-USA TODAY SportsThe Yankees’ season can end in as little as three or as many as five games, and standing in their way is the Minnesota Twins. These two teams do a lot of the same things: they hit a wild amount of home runs, they’re susceptible to strikeouts, and they have power pitching. There are a few key areas of overlap then, that the Yankees have to decidedly come out on top of in order to win the series.

Let’s start with the bats. The Twins and Yankees both obliterated last year’s team home run record, ending up with 307 and 306 bombs, respectively. All home runs are not equal however. The Twins hit 171 of their home runs as solo shots, compared to 178 of the Yankees. The…