MLB: N.Y. Yankees 10, Minnesota 2

MINNEAPOLIS, July 8 (UPI) -- The New York Yankees cranked out 16 hits in support of CC Sabathia's seven strong innings in Tuesday's 10-2 rout of the Minnesota Twins.

Brett Gardner, Robinson Cano and Francisco Cervelli each had two RBI for the Yankees.

Sabathia (8-5) gave up one run on three hits with three strikeouts and one walk for the win.

Scott Baker (6-7) took the loss for the Twins. He was run out of the game after three-plus innings, having been tagged for five runs on nine hits.

Michael Cuddyer hit a solo home run for Minnesota in the bottom of the second after the New Yorkers has taken a 3-0 lead with a run in the first and two in the second on Cervelli's sacrifice fly and an RBI single by Mark Teixeira.

The Yankees scored a pair of runs in the fourth and then blew the game open with a five-run sixth inning. All of those runs came with two outs. Cano drove in two with a bases-loaded double followed by Gardner's two-run triple and an RBI single from Cervelli that made it a 10-1 game.

Brendan Harris drove in the Twins' second run with a single in the eighth off Brett Tomko.