Yankees finish off sweep as Twins get blanked again

Clarke Schmidt did not allow a run over a career-high eight innings and the New York Yankees scored three times in the first inning to complete a three-game sweep of the host Minnesota Twins with a 5-0 victory Thursday afternoon in Minneapolis. The Yankees became the first team in the American League to reach 30 wins. New York won for the fourth straight outing and the 10th time in 12 games while completing its first sweep at Minnesota since 2013. After pitching 6 2/3 scoreless innings Friday at Tampa Bay, Schmidt (5-1) allowed three hits, giving up singles to Carlos Santana and Willi Castro along with a double to Carlos Correa. In his past two starts, the right-hander has allowed eight hits