Twins hit four homers, defeat Yankees 11‑4

NEW YORK (Interstat) — Josh Bell went 3 for 5 with two home runs and three RBIs, leading the Minnesota Twins to an 11-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday, July 4, at Yankee Stadium II. The Twins scored three runs in the first inning, two in the second and added four in the eighth. Kody Clemens homered and drove in three runs, and Trevor Larnach also homered. Taylor Rogers (4-3) earned the win with two-thirds of a scoreless inning. Brendan Beck (0-1) took the loss. Marco Raya tossed two scoreless innings for Minnesota. Jasson Dominguez and Max Schuemann homered for the Yankees, who slipped to 49-39. The Twins improved to 43-47. Attendance was 40,156, and the game lasted 3 hours, 21 minutes.