Clarke Schmidt cruised to a career-long eight shutout innings after Anthony Volpe led off the game with a home run that sparked a three-run first inning, and the New York Yankees finished a three-game sweep with a 5-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday. Schmidt (5-1) scattered a double and two singles without a walk while striking out eight batters and winning his third consecutive start. Gleyber Torres hit two doubles and drove in a run, and Anthony Rizzo, Austin Wells and Alex Verdugo also had RBIs for the Yankees (30-15), who have won 11 of their last 14 games and have the second-best record in the major leagues behind Philadelphia.
W | L | Pct | GB | |
---|---|---|---|---|
27 | 17 | .614 | 0.0 | |
26 | 19 | .578 | 1.5 | |
24 | 19 | .558 | 2.5 | |
21 | 22 | .488 | 5.5 | |
14 | 30 | .318 | 13.0 |