NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 19: Giancarlo Stanton #27 of the New York Yankees follows through on his eighth inning home run against the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium on August 19, 2021 in New York City. The Yankees defeated the Twins 7-5. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
The New York Yankees took down the Minnesota Twins 7-5 on Thursday night, a game that included plenty of exhales as a 6-0 lead nearly dissolved entirely.
Things would’ve been even more dire if not for Giancarlo Stanton’s laser shot into the right-field seats with two outs and nobody on in the bottom of the eighth.