DJ LeMahieu, Yankees torment Twins again in ALDS opener

NEW YORK — New postseason, same old story for the New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins.

DJ LeMahieu homered and drove in four runs, Gleyber Torres broke a tie with a two-run double, and the Yankees extended their October mastery of Minnesota with a 10-4 victory Friday night in the AL Division Series opener.

Aaron Judge made two diving catches in right field as the AL East champions handed Minnesota its majors-record 14th consecutive playoff defeat — 11 of them to the Yankees since 2004. The second grab thwarted a potential rally and left grateful reliever Zack Britton with both hands on his head to end the top of the seventh, when the Twins were still within striking distance.

“Huge,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “He’s so good out there.”

Brett Gardner also went deep for the Yankees in a playoff matchup between teams that finished neck-and-neck this season for the most home runs in baseball history. Minnesota’s Bomba Squad socked 307, one more than New York.

Jorge Polanco, Nelson Cruz and Miguel Sano homered for Minnesota.

But in the 14th postseason meeting of 100-win teams, it was more of the same Yankees dominance against the Twins.