Yanks' Give Bullpen Rest in Rout of Twins

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Yankees	0	0	6	0	0	2	0	0	0	8	11	0
Twins	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	7	0

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7

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C.C. Sabathia pitches against the Twins on Wednesday. (Getty Images)

The Yankees were able to give their overworked bullpen a rest on Wednesday as C.C. Sabathia gave the Yankees eight strong innings in their 8-2 win over the Twins.

C.C. Sabathia was solid again as he lasted eight innings in back-to-back games. Sabathia allowed 2 runs on 6 hits in his outing. He struck out 10 batters and walked only 1. He finished the eighth inning with 118 pitches thrown, in which 89 of them were for strikes.

Cody Eppley came on to work the ninth inning as he relieved C.C. Sabathia.

The Yankees did their damage in the third inning when they scored six runs. Robinson Cano, Nick Swisher, Curtis Granderson, and Eric Chavez all drove in runs in their big inning.

Chris Dickerson padded their lead in the sixth inning when he launched a two-run shot to right field.

The Yankees will conclude their road trip with a four game set against the Blue Jays starting tomorrow night.