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After taking their show on the road with a wildly succe sful West Coast trip, the Yankees recent dominance was on display again Tuesday in The Bronx. There to sing another six shutout innings, another mammoth home run this one by Giancarlo Stanton and another two hits and RBIs Johnny Bench Jersey by Aaron Judge. And of course, since the Twins were in town, there was another win, this one 5-1. Luis Gil didnt allow a run in six innings in the Yankees 5-1 win over the Twins. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST It extended the Yankees winning streak to six games, one shy of their season high, as they kept pace with the Phillies for the best record in the majors. They have two more games upcoming against their personal punching bags, the Twins, who theyve beaten in all four of their matchups this season. Explore More Luis Gils impre sive stats this season for the Yankees. Its been fun, Aaron Boone said of his teams 43-19 start, which only figures to get better after mi sing the first months of the season with an elbow injury. Gil gave up just one hit, as he remains the majors hardest starting pitcher to get a hit off. So when Gleyber Torres hit a solo homer in the second and Judge followed it up an inning later with a two-run double, the outcome already seemed sealed. The only blemish was a Royce Lewis homer off Tommy Kahnle in the seventh, but Stanton gave the Yankees more breathing room with his 15th home run of the season in the eighth, a two-run blast into the second deck in left. Stanton called the middle of the Yankees lineup unreal when we click on all cylinders. Giancarlo Stanton is greeted by Aaron Judge after his two-run homer in the eighth inning of the Yankees win. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Then Stanton corrected himself. We dont even have to click on all cylinders, Stanton said. Its really putting pre sure on every pitcher we face. Sooner or later, we crack them. To Stantons point, even on a night when Juan Soto didnt get a hit in the two-hole, he drew a pair of walks in front of Judge. Boone noted just the relentle s nature of the offense. Gleyber Torres is all smiles after belting a solo homer in the second inning of the Yankees victory. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST What Juan and Aaron are doing is really special, but also the supporting cast, Boone said. [Stanton] has been a threat in the middle all year and weve gotten contributions from the bottom of the order. On Tuesday, that came from Torres, who has homered three times in his last 13 games. It just eluded the reach of a leaping Max Kepler for Torres fifth home run on the year. But it also helps to have the two monsters in the 2-3 spots, Boone added. Left to right: Alex Verdugo, Aaron Judge and Juan Soto celebrate after the Yankees win over the Twins. Corey Sipkin for the New York Post It all came against a Twins team that has played well since a rough first few weeks of the season. Gil is now 7-0 with a 0.60 ERA in seven starts since May 1, and as Boone pointed out, he held Minnesota scorele s despite not having dominant stuff. He only fanned six Tuesday night, but Gil also held the opposing team to three hits or fewer for the 10th time in 12 starts. The Twins threatened in the top of the third with a one-out double by Christian Vazquez, who moved to third on a Trevor Larnach groundout. Gil recovered to get Carlos Correa looking on a 98 mph four-seamer. It was the first of three strikeouts Gil had against the shortstop. Judge made it 3-0 with a two-run double that he dunked down the right-field line to score DJ LeMahieu and Anthony Volpe. Kahnle replaced Gil to start the seventh and allowed his first run in five appearances this season. Ian Hamilton to sed a scorele s eighth before Luke Weaver finished it with a perfect ninth. Emilio Pagan Jersey Click here Click here Click here