Their rotation ravaged, the Mets handed the ball to a rookie for his first major league start. In yet another surprising September turn, Gabriel Ynoa struck out eight over 4 2/3 innings, Jerry Blevins fanned Brian Dozier to complete a four-out save and New York completed a three-game sweep of the woeful Minnesota Twins with a 3-2 victory Sunday. Michael Conforto drove in two runs with a first-inning, opposite-field single to left, his first multi-RBI game since June 8.
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