Soriano wild as Yanks fall to Twins

David Robertson felt he shouldered some of the blame because he didn't strike Delmon Young out, instead allowing a blooper down the rightfield line.

Nick Swisher said blame him; he could have made a better play on Young's ball in the eighth-inning that went for a three-run double to tie the score.

Mark Teixeira said part of the responsibility fell on the offense to "pile on" and not be content with four runs in the first two innings.

Boone Logan regretted the leadoff walk in the 10th that led to what turned out to be the deciding run.

The thoughts of the person most responsible for the Yankees' 5-4, 10-inning loss to the Twins Tuesday night at the Stadium?

Rafael Soriano, presumably, kept those inside as he was nowhere to be found in the home clubhouse afterward. Those who were far less complicit in the loss spoke, and Soriano, who came to the Yankees -- fairly or unfairly -- with the reputation as a bad teammate, allowed them to take all of the heat.

The $35-million setup man, after two solid outings to start the season, had his first flop of the year, blowing the 4-0 lead CC Sabathia handed him, walking three batters in the eighth.

"He was just struggling with his command," catcher Russell Martin said. "He had a hard time with his fastball."

Soriano replaced Sabathia -- who was at 104 pitches through seven and had retired 17 straight batters -- to start the eighth and promptly walked Danny Valencia.

Another walk, a hit, another walk, and a bloop double later -- the latter off Robertson -- four runs had come in.

Young looped Robertson's 3-and-2 pitch down the rightfield line where Swisher, charging hard, failed to make a sliding catch. The ball bounded away, allowing three runs to score to tie it.

"I thought I was going to make the catch and nearly did," Swisher said. "In that situation, it was an aggressive mistake. In hindsight, I wish I kept the ball in front of me. You live and learn. I made a mistake and we paid for it."

Manager Joe Girardi wasn't so hard on Swisher, saying he thought Young's ball was a hit when it left the bat.

"A strikeout would have been huge there," Robertson lamented.

The Twins scored once in the 10th, after Logan walked leadoff man Denard Span, to take a 5-4 lead, and Joe Nathan set down the Yankees in order in the bottom half of the inning to record his second save of the season.

The bullpen's implosion cost Sabathia a victory he had more than earned, leaving with a 4-0 lead after allowing two hits in seven innings.

Teixeira continued his scorching 2011 start, hitting his fourth home run in five games, a three-run shot in the first inning that made it 3-0. Andruw Jones, making his first start of the season, took Twins starter Brian Duensing over the same wall in the second to make it 4-0. It was the Yankees' 13th homer in five games, an impressive total but Teixeira said the offense needed to do more.

"We can't be satisfied with a big first two innings," he said. "We have to pile on."

Said Girardi: "We weren't able to tack on to that lead. And that's part of the difference in the game, as well. We get four quick ones and then we're not able to tack on."