Through two and a half innings, a pitchers’ duel seemed to be on the horizon: Sonny Gray had faced the minimum and Jhony Brito had sat down the first six Twins he faced. However, the latter righty couldn’t avoid another big inning against Minnesota, and Gray tossed seven scoreless frames against a lifeless New York offense in a 6-1 Twins victory.
This time, the rookie Brito at least made it two innings further and the Yankees stopped the bleeding before the deficit grew too large. In a messy bottom of the third, Brito allowed the first three Twins he faced—Christian Vázquez, Michael A.