Tanaka was shaky after a 1-2-3 first, needing 95 pitches to get through six innings. He allowed seven hits and three runs before handing the game over to the Yankees' three-headed bullpen behemoth of Dellin Betances, Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman.
Making his first Major League start since early May, Tommy Milone was unspectacular for Minnesota, but his defense didn't do him any favors. Milone allowed four runs in 3 2/3 innings, but only one was earned.
Chapman records the save
MIN@NYY: Chapman fans Suzuki to notch the save
Aroldis Chapman gets Kurt Suzuki on a called third strike, striking out all three batters he faces to notch the save
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Making his case: With Mark Teixeira scheduled to return to the big leagues Saturday, the Yankees will need to make a move, and Rob Refsnyder doesn't seem to want to be the man to go. Refsnyder drilled a single into the gap in the fourth inning at a Statcast-estimated 103 mph, plating Didi Gregorius and giving the Yankees a 4-3 lead. The RBI was Refsynder's eighth of the season, just four fewer than Teixeira has in more than double the games played.
Refsnyder's RBI single
MIN@NYY: Refsnyder gives the Yankees their first lead
Rob Refsnyder lines a single into left, plating Didi Gregorius and giving the Yankees a 4-3 lead in the 4th inning
Give 'em the axe: Twins catcher Kurt Suzuki, who has been on fire ever since he reportedly switched to using the "Axe Bat" with an asymmetrical handle full time on May 31, knocked two more hits to raise his June average to .379. He has hit safely in 15 of his last 17 games and is now hitting .274 on the season.
The knock on Tanaka: After dominating the Twins in his last start, Tanaka didn't have his best stuff. And though the right-hander tied his season high with seven strikeouts, he was unable to work into the seventh inning for just the fourth time this season and the first time since mid-May. Friday was the only time this season that Tanaka allowed three doubles in a game, and the first since Sept. 13, 2015.
Not-so-gold gloves: For as shaky as the Twins' pitching staff has been this season, this loss fell more on the defense, which tied a season high with the three errors and gave New York the key unearned runs that were ultimately the difference. A fielding error by Eduardo Escobar and a throwing error by Robbie Grossman led to two New York runs in the third, and Mauer's first error of the season in the fourth keyed another two-run inning for the Yankees.
REPLAY REVIEW
The home half of the first inning stopped as soon as it started Friday night. Brett Gardner appeared to lead off the bottom of the first with an infield single, beating out Brian Dozier's shovel throw to first according to first-base umpire Alfonso Marquez. However, the Twins challenged, and after a review of one minute and 25 seconds, the call was overturned.
Twins challenge Gardner's single
MIN@NYY: Twins challenge call on Gardner single
Brett Gardner beats a Brian Dozier throw for an infield single, then the Twins challenge the call at first
WHAT'S NEXT
Twins: Ervin Santana will seek his second consecutive win over the Yankees when he gets the ball on Saturday at 12:05 p.m. CT for the second game of the series. He tossed 7 1/3 innings against the Bronx Bombers on Sunday, allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits in his longest outing since May 19.
Yankees: Michael Pineda will start vs. Minnesota for the second time in a week, with first pitch at 1:05 ET on Saturday. Last time out, Pineda struck out a season-high nine batters but allowed four runs (three earned) in 5 1/3 innings of a no-decision.
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Nick Suss is a reporter for MLB.com based in New York.
Do-Hyoung Park is a reporter for MLB.com based in Minneapolis.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
Tanaka, Yankees benefit from Twins miscues
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