Even without Correa, they won the World Series in 2022 — after knocking out the Yankees — reached the ALCS in 2023 before getting eliminated in the wild-card round last season. Correa made just one playoff appearance with the Twins, and they couldn’t get by the wild-card round in 2023.

Hunter Brown held it for five innings. The Yankees mustered one hit against the right-hander before the sixth. Four of five batters to face Brown in the sixth reached safely. Ben Rice and Aaron Judge struck run-scoring singles, with Judge's chasing Brown from the game and commencing a battle of bullpens.