If the Yankees could choose any opponent for a get-right series, the Twins might top the list. For more than two decades, they’ve been a familiar source of comfort. Not much has gone right lately in the Bronx,

Just when the Yankees needed them. Because in good times, bad times — and, really, pretty much all of the time — in the last nearly quarter century, Minnesota could be counted on as a elixir for Yankees' wins.

The Yankees bounced back after dropping their third series in a row over the weekend by beating the Minnesota Twins on Monday night, 6-2.