MINNEAPOLIS — Robinson Cano homered twice and Andy Pettitte broke Whitey Ford's club record for career strikeouts to help the New York Yankees snap a five-game skid with a 10-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night.
Zoilo Almonte had three hits and two RBIs as the slumbering Yankees offense woke up with seven runs in the last two innings to reach double digits for the first time since May 10.
Struggling reliever Jared Burton (1-6) gave up three runs and three hits while getting only one out for the Twins, who coughed up another eighth-inning lead. Ryan Doumit had two hits and two RBIs.
Cano also had a double,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], a walk and three RBIs for the Yankees, who totaled 13 runs during their losing streak.
Pettitte allowed four runs and six hits in five innings,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. Joba Chamberlain (1-0) pitched an inning of scoreless relief for the win.
Scott Diamond gave up two earned runs and seven hits with five strikeouts in 6 2-3 innings for the Twins, who took a 4-3 lead into the eighth thanks to a solo homer by Chris Parmelee in the sixth.
But Burton, an effective setup man since joining the Twins last season, was shaky again. He gave up a double to Cano to start the eighth,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], then couldn't get speedy Ichiro Suzuki on a bunt single. Burton tried to pick off Suzuki at first base,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but his throw sailed past Justin Morneau and allowed Cano to score and tie the game.
Almonte followed with his go-ahead single past a drawn-in infield,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and New York cruised from there.
The Yankees haven't looked much like the Yankees of late,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], running out relatively no-name lineups filled with youngsters and journeymen while their stars mend on the disabled list. They had lost 13 of their previous 18 to fall into fourth place in the AL East, and Pettitte looked nothing like the consistent lefty he's been for most of 18 seasons in the early going Monday night.
He needed 41 pitches to get through the first inning. He gave up a two-run single to Doumit and allowed another run to score when he slipped to the ground while trying to field a comebacker from Oswaldo Arcia. Pettitte threw the ball over first baseman Lyle Overbay's head, allowing Doumit to score from second base for a 3-1 lead.

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