MINNEAPOLIS � These days, there's no such thing as a comfortable six-run lead at Target Field.
Not with the AL's two most prolific home run hitting teams taking dead aim at various, distant points around downtown Minneapolis.
Continuing a rough stretch for Yankees starters, J.A. Happ couldn't make it through the fourth inning despite a six-run cushion, but the Yankees held on for a 10-7 win before 40,127 fans _ the Twins' largest home crowd of the season.
Just recalled again before Wednesday's game, lefty Nestor Cortes Jr. saved the Yankees with his extended relief work.
Coming on the heels of his first career five hit game (with seven RBI) on Tuesday night, Didi Gregorius contributed an RBI double and a two-run triple against Twins starter Jake Odorizzi.
The right-handed Odorizzi yielded nine runs on 10 hits � including home runs by Aaron Hicks and Gleyber Torres.
Edwin Encarnacion's solo shot in the ninth was the 20th home run hit in this three-games series � 12 by the Twins, eight by the AL East-leading Yanks, who took two of three from the AL Central leaders.
"A little bit of credit goes to them," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said before the game, talking about a Twins team that now has an MLB-leading 194 home runs. "They've taken advantage of some mistakes, they've made it very difficult on our starters.
"I think they've had a really good game plan going in against our guys and (we're not getting) the execution you need to really shut down a really good offense."
