MINNEAPOLIS — Elsewhere, in Tampa and in St. Louis and in Washington, D.C., baseball teams had opportunities to take care of business and did not. The Astros got thwacked by the Rays. The Braves couldn’t get the final six outs against the Cardinals. The Dodgers got smacked by Max Scherzer and whacked by Ryan Zimmerman.
Those series go on.
This one ends as it had to end, with the Yankees all but forcing the Twins to tap out, overpowering them for a third straight game even if the final score, 5-1, tries to deceive you, tries to let you think the Twins had a shot Monday night.