Woods Richardson fans 11 in Twins' 7-0 win, dropping Yankees 5 games behind Blue Jays

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Simeon Woods Richardson struck out a career-high 11 over six innings and Austin Martin drove in four runs on Monday night to lead the Minnesota Twins over the New York Yankees 7-0.

New York dropped five games back of AL East-leading Toronto with its second straight loss. The Yankees' lead for the top AL wild card was cut to one game over Boston.

Woods Richardson (7-4) walked three and gave up two hits against the AL's highest-scoring team. Kody Funderburk, Travis Adams and Pierson Ohl each threw a scoreless inning in relief.

Brooks Lee doubled and homered and Edouard Julien had two hits for the Twins, who scored five runs off Luke Weaver in the seventh inning.

Weaver has a 6.21 ERA in 34 games since returning June 20 from a strained left hamstring. He had a 1.05 ERA in 24 games before he got hurt.

Yankees relievers have a 5.38 ERA since the All-Star break, 28th among the 30 teams and ahead of only the Twins (5.61) and Colorado (6.01).

Carlos Rodón (16-9) gave up two runs and five hits in six innings, losing consecutive starts since June.

Paul Goldschmidt and José Caballero each had a hit for the Yankees, who did not advance a runner past second base.

Jhonny Pereda doubled in the third and scored when Martin hit into a forceout, and Lee led off the fifth with his 15th homer.

Minnesota blew it open off reliever Luke Weaver in the seventh.

Trevor Larnach and Lee hit back-to-back doubles in the seventh, Martin had a three-run double and Luke Keaschall greeted Camilo Doval with an RBI single.

José Caballero hit a one-out double in the fifth but Woods Richardson caught him breaking early to third and Caballero was out in a rundown. Austin Wells then flied out.

Woods Richardson tied his career high of eight strikeouts by the end of the fourth inning.

RHP Cam Schlittler (3-3, 3.05 ERA) of the Yankees will face RHP Zebby Matthews (4-5, 5.06) on Tuesday.

New York Yankees third baseman Ryan McMahon, left, throws to first base to put out Minnesota Twins' Luke Keaschall during the first inning of baseball game Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn)

New York Yankees shortstop José Caballero gestures for a review during the sixth inning of baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn)

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Minnesota Twins third baseman Royce Lewis, left, tags out New York Yankees' José Caballero (72) during the fifth inning of baseball game Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn)

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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won his seventh term with 71.65% of votes, according to official results Saturday, in an election marred by internet shutdown and fraud claims by his youthful challenger, who rejected the outcome and called for peaceful protests.

The musician-turned-politician best known as Bobi Wine took 24.72% of the vote, the final results showed. Wine, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, has condemned what he described as an unfair electoral process and alleged abductions of his polling agents. He said he had rejected the “fake results” and urged Ugandans to peacefully protest until the “rightful results are announced.”

Wine said he had to escape to avoid arrest by security forces who stormed his house Friday night. His party said earlier he was forcefully taken away in an army helicopter but police denied it.

Police spokesperson Kituuma Rusoke said Wine was “not under arrest” and was free to leave his house, but there was “controlled access” for others trying to go into the property to prevent people from using the premises to incite violence.

Electoral officials face questions about the failure of biometric voter identification machines on Thursday, which caused delays in the start of voting in urban areas — including the capital, Kampala — that are opposition strongholds.

After the machines failed, in a blow to pro-democracy activists who have long demanded their use to curb rigging, polling officials used manual registers of voters. The failure of the machines is likely to be the basis for any legal challenges to the official result.

Museveni said he agreed with the electoral commission’s plan to revert to paper voter registration records after the biometric machines failed, but Wine alleged fraud, claiming that there was “massive ballot stuffing” and that his party’s polling agents were abducted to give an unfair advantage to the ruling party.

Museveni, 81, has stayed in power over the years by rewriting the rules. The last legal obstacle to his rule – term and age limits – have been removed from the constitution, and some of Museveni’s possible rivals jailed or sidelined. He has not said when he will retire.

Yusuf Serunkuma, an academic and columnist for the local Observer newspaper, told The Associated Press on Saturday that Wine “didn’t stand a chance” against the authoritarian Museveni. “He has quite successfully emasculated the opposition,” Serunkuma said of Museveni. “You would have to credit him for that.”

Even with Wine’s courageous challenge, Museveni faced “one of the weakest oppositions” in recent times, in part because opposition figures are not united while Museveni is the undisputed leader of his party and enjoys authority over the armed forces, Serunkuma said.

The security forces were a constant presence throughout the election campaign, and Wine said authorities followed him and harassed his supporters, using tear gas against them. He campaigned in a flak jacket and helmet due to his security fears.

Uganda has not witnessed a peaceful transfer of presidential power since independence from British colonial rule six decades ago.

Veteran opposition figure Kizza Besigye, a four-time presidential candidate, remains in prison after he was charged with treason in February 2025.

A traffic police officer sits in front of campaign posters of President Yoweri Museveni, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential candidate, during the general election, in Kampala, Uganda, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

FILE - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni speaks during the 60th Independence Anniversary Celebrations, in Kololo, Uganda, Sunday Oct. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda, file)

Uganda's security forces patrol a street during protests following the announcement of the preliminary results in Kampala, Uganda, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

A Ugandan police officer makes a gesture behind a burning fire amid protests following the announcement of the preliminary results in Kampala, Uganda, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Girls run during protests following the preliminary results in Kampala, Uganda, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)