The NY Yankees dumped the Minnesota Twins Tuesday night 5-2. CC Sabathia recovered from a shaky start to pitch six innings. Sabathia allowed two runs on six hit sin the victory. Brett Gardner had a pair of hits and two RBI. The Yankees have won nine out of their last 11 games. The Pinstripes remain three games behind AL East-leading Boston and have opened a six-game lead over the Twins for the top AL wild card spot.