MLB roundup: Yankees finish sweep of Twins

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 Minnesota Twins with a 5-0 victory on Thursday in Minneapolis. New York won for the fourth straight outing and the 10th time in 12 games while completing its first sweep at Minnesota since 2013. Schmidt (5-1) allowed three hits, struck out eight and did not walk a batter. Anthony Volpe opened the game with a home run to left off Joe Ryan (2-3) on the game's fifth pitch, Gleyber Torres added an RBI double and Anthony Rizzo capped the Yankees' first inning with a run-scoring groundout. The Twins had three hits, with Carlos Santana