IMPACT PLAYER: Gerrit Cole, Yankees
Gave up only two hits and three baserunners while pitching a complete game, handing the Twins their second shutout loss of the year.
BY THE NUMBERS
100 Twins losses to the Yankees since 2002, in 140 regular-season meetings.
103 Pitches thrown by Pablo López; April 16 is the earliest date in Rocco Baldelli's tenure that a starter has thrown 100-plus pitches.
14 Consecutive Twins batters without a hit to open the game, one day after they started 0-for-16.
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