Carlos Rodon, potent bats lead Yankees to road win over red-hot Twins

The Yankees met the hottest team in baseball Tuesday and handled it with a fiery left-hander and some red-hot bats.

Every member of the starting lineup had a hit by the fifth inning and Carlos Rodon delivered another quality outing as the Yankees tamed the Twins with a 5-1 win at Target Field.

The Twins (24-17) came into the night having won 17 of their last 20 games, but at least in the first game of the series, they were no match for the Yankees (28-15), who won for the eighth time in their last 10 games.

“I just want to go out there and give our team a chance to win every night,” said Rodon, who gave up just one run across six innings. “Try to keep the team in the game and let the boys work. These guys are pretty good.”

Led by multi-hit efforts from Anthony Volpe, Giancarlo Stanton, Gleyber Torres and Oswaldo Cabrera, the Yankees pounded out 13 hits to pick up where they left off in Sunday’s 10-run outburst against the Rays.

While Sunday was a five-home run attack, Tuesday’s effort was more station-to-station — plus a 427-foot shot from Stanton — as the offense showed off its versatility.