Baltimore Sun

Gregorius, Andujar on fire in rout

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NEW YORK — Rookie Miguel Andujar homered and doubled to extend his barrage of extra-base hits, Didi Gregorius hit a grand slam and the Yankees hammered the Twins 14-1 on Monday night for their first three-game winning streak under manager Aaron Boone.

Slumping Giancarlo Stanton homered in going 4-for-4 and Gleyber Torres singled for his first major-league hit, a day after the 21-year-old made his debut.

The Twins lost their fourth in a row and brought in center fielder Ryan LaMarre to pitch in the eighth inning — and Tyler Austin tagged him for a two-run homer.

Andujar kept taking meaty cuts and delivered an extra-base hit in his seventh straight game, tying the Pirates’ Corey Dickerson for the longest streak in the majors this year. Andujar is 15-for-29 (.517) during that span with eight doubles, a triple and three home runs, raising his average from .107 to .316.

Stanton hit a loud, long drive for his fifth homer, and Gary Sanchez boomed a two-run double. Both sluggers began the game batting under .190.

Brian Dozier singled home the Twins’ run. He has a team-record 17-game hitting streak to begin a season and a 24-game string dating to last year.

Masahiro Tanaka (3-2) gave up three hits in 62⁄ innings. He has won all five of his career starts against the Twins.

Jake Odorizzi (1-2) was pulled after Stantons solo home run in the fifth.

Gregorius hit his slam off Tyler Kinley in the seventh.

The Yankees have beaten the Twins five in a row and are 51-21 against them since 2008, their best record against an AL opponent. The Yanks have won the season series 11 straight years and have lost it only once since 1992.

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