- 3rd Inning: Hit a solo home run to right-center field, traveling 432 feet, to tie the game at 2-2.
- 4th Inning: Followed up with a three-run home run to right field (393 feet), extending the Yankees' lead to 6-2.
- Final Stat Line: Finished the game 2-for-3 with 4 RBIs and two runs scored.
- Home Run Milestones: These were his 32nd and 33rd home runs of the season. He finished the 2025 season with a career-high 34 home runs and 74 RBIs.
- Hot Streak: His performance on 9/17/2025 was part of a sustained "tear" that began around August 20th, where his power numbers surged significantly.
- September Stats: For the month of September 2025, he recorded 6 home runs and 17 RBIs across 24 games.
Gil endures shaky start in bid for spot in Yanks' playoff rotation
MINNEAPOLIS -- Max Fried and Carlos Rodón are the top two New York starters heading into the postseason. Whoever slots into the third spot remains up in the air with 10 games left in the regular season.
It’ll likely be either Luis Gil, Cam Schlittler or Will Warren.
Getting a chance to further state his case, Gil did not make it through five innings in the Yankees’ 10-5 win over the Twins at Target Field on Wednesday night.
The Yankees (85-67) closed to within four games of the Blue Jays (89-63) in the American League East race, while remaining two games ahead of the Red Sox (83-69) and the Mariners (83-69) in the AL Wild Card race.
With two outs in the bottom of the fifth and New York up by five, Gil gave up back-to-back singles, walked a batter and allowed a two-run single to make it 7-5. A slow walk to the dugout came after a visit from manager Aaron Boone and left Gil with a stat line that featured five runs (four earned) on nine hits with two strikeouts and two walks.
“You’ve got to give them credit, they were able to make some good contact on good pitches,” Gil said through Yankees interpreter Marlon Abreu. “Definitely wanted to get that one there to get us out of that inning.”
However, Gil's wildness was not effective early this time, as Minnesota scored twice in a second inning when he gave up two singles, walked a batter and committed a throwing error on a pickoff attempt. He faced three batters in the first inning and four in the third and fourth frames, respectively.
It completes a four-game stretch where neither Gil, Schlittler nor Warren made a strong case for themself. Schlittler allowed four runs on three hits and five walks in 4 2/3 innings Tuesday; Warren gave up six first-inning runs but got through five frames and allowed 10 hits and one walk on Sunday in Boston.
“They’re each going to have a few more [starts] here, so hopefully they put us in a tough situation based on them performing well,” Boone said before Wednesday's game.
The 2024 American League Rookie of the Year, Gil missed the first 111 games of the season with a high-grade right lat strain. Between allowing five runs in 3 1/3 innings in his first start on Aug. 3 and Wednesday, Gil had allowed no more than two earned runs in his past seven starts.
Trent Grisham, who went deep Tuesday, homered twice for New York to extend his career high to 33. It was his fifth multihomer game of the season and seventh in his career.
“He’s solidified that one spot, which is kind of an important spot, and he does it with ease,” said Cody Bellinger, who added a two-run home run in the ninth. “It’s been really fun to watch.”
Grisham's no-doubt three-run liner to the right-field seats gave New York a 6-2 lead in the fourth. Two batters later, Ben Rice scored on a Taj Bradley balk to make it 7-2.
It was the second straight night New York plated 10 runs, and the club's league-best 24th time reaching double figures on the scoreboard this season.
Bradley trying to find the right mix as struggles continue
MINNEAPOLIS -- To be in the mix for a spot in the Twins' starting rotation next season, right-hander Taj Bradley knows he needs to find the right mix of pitches to stay ahead of opposing hitters and keep them off-balance.
- The correct combo eluded Bradley against a familiar foe on Wednesday night. Making his third start of the season against the Yankees, Bradley lasted only four innings, surrendering home runs in consecutive frames to Trent Grisham as the Twins dropped the series finale, 10-5, at Target Field.
- Of the 89 pitches he threw, 45 were four-seam fastballs (50.6%); 25 cutters (28.1%); 13 curveballs (14.6%); and six splitters (6.7%).
- The first two innings, Bradley relied heavily on his fastball and cutter, throwing the hard stuff on 27 of 30 pitches. He hurled just two splitters and a curveball. The problem on Wednesday, according to Bradley, was less about his offspeed pitch usage and more about his inability to locate his fastball.
“I was falling behind counts after the first time through the order and just not prioritizing the first-pitch strike,” Bradley said. “I feel like I was trying to do too much, and all those pitches thrown out of the zone and stuff like that, especially some of my fastballs getting away from me.”
Over the next two innings, Bradley diversified, tossing 12 curveballs and four more splitters. His final “Uncle Charlie," however, was punished by Grisham, who golfed it a Statcast-projected 393 feet to right for a three-run blast, part of his fifth multihomer game of the season. Of the 13 curveballs Bradley delivered, New York hitters offered at only five.