Watch: Twins smash back-to-back-to-back homers off Gerrit Cole to open rubber game with Yankees
The Minnesota Twins opened Thursday's game with a bang (or more specifically three of them) as they smashed back-to-back-to-back home runs off New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole in the first inning.
After the Yankees opened the game with a run in the top of the first, Luis Arraez took Cole deep for a leadoff homer to tie things up. Once Arraez finished celebrating his first home run of the season, Byron Buxton crushed the next pitch, launching a 422-foot bomb to give the Twins a 2-1 lead.
LUIS ARRÁEZ DOESN'T MISS!! THAT'S HOW YOU START IT OFF!#MNTWINS pic.twitter.com/mG4gJrsJoz
— Bally Sports North (@BallySportsNOR) June 9, 2022
Carlos Correa didn't want to feel left out, so he hit a home run of his own, putting the Twins ahead 3-1 against the two-time Cy Young Award winner.
A HOME RUN DERBY HAS BROKEN OUT!
— Bally Sports North (@BallySportsNOR) June 10, 2022
NOT ONE, NOT TWO, THREE HOME RUNS TO START THE GAME BY ARRÁEZ, BUXTON AND CORREA!#MNTWINS pic.twitter.com/Y1gTNezGCX
After pummeling fellow Cy Young candidate Nestor Cortes Jr. on Wednesday night, Minnesota is looking for a rare series victory against New York. For now, Twins fans can revel in some sweet Yankee tears.
