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Published September 27, 2012, 07:05 AM

Deduno exits early, Twins fall to Yankees

Samuel Deduno didn’t look right to the Minnesota Twins. Balls tossed back to him on the mound caused him to flinch away, as if he was seeing double. So despite the 29-year-old rookie’s insistence he was able to continue pitching, the Twins pulled him in the second inning and watched the New York Yankees break the game open in the third.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Samuel Deduno didn’t look right to the Minnesota Twins.

Balls tossed back to him on the mound caused him to flinch away, as if he was seeing double. So despite the 29-year-old rookie’s insistence he was able to continue pitching, the Twins pulled him in the second inning and watched the New York Yankees break the game open in the third.

C.C. Sabathia struck out 10 batters over eight innings to help the AL East-leading Yankees beat the Twins 8-2 on Wednesday.

Deduno struck out two without a hit or a run despite two walks. After the second one, manager Ron Gardenhire and assistant athletic trainer Dave Pruemer came to the mound for a long talk. The diagnosis was irritation in his left eye, and Deduno was removed for Brian Duensing.

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