The Twins trio slugged its shots in the sixth inning off Yankees starter Nathan Eovaldi; Dozier clubbed a two-run blast before Plouffe and Kepler followed with solo shots. Danny Santana also hit a third-inning home run off Eovaldi, who surrendered five runs and six hits over six innings.
Minnesota's power display continued against Yankees relievers, with Eduardo Nunez homering off Luis Cessa in the seventh, and Juan Centeno belted the Twins' sixth of the game in the ninth inning off Kirby Yates.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Duffey dominates: The 25-year-old was masterful from early on with sharp bite on his breaking ball and only seemed to get better as the game wore on through 5 2/3 innings of perfection before yielding the double to Hicks.