A nice curveball and changeup can help any young pitcher. So can a couple of early home runs from his teammates. Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada each hit a two-run homer, rookie Ivan Nova kept New York ahead and the Yankees made it another tough visit for Minnesota, beating the Twins 4-3 Monday night. Joba Chamberlain, Rafael Soriano and Mariano Rivera pitched one scoreless inning apiece to close the Yankees' 14th victory in their last 15 home tries against Minnesota -- that includes wins in New York's opening-round playoff sweeps over the Twins the last two years. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=310404110
