NEW YORK -- Rougned Odor asked for time. He wished that he hadn¡¯t.

The infielder placed his request while batting in the seventh inning of Saturday¡¯s 7-1 Yankees victory over the Twins, which was granted by home-plate umpire Angel Hernandez milliseconds before Ralph Garza Jr.¡¯s pitch. Odor slugged the ball into the Bombers' bullpen, a three-run homer that wasn¡¯t.

¡°I don¡¯t think I¡¯ve ever seen that before,¡± said Luke Voit, who was on deck at the time. ¡°I hope that never happens to me. That¡¯s bad karma; that stinks. It¡¯s like hitting a foul home run and striking out.¡±

Had the long ball counted, it would have built a 9-0 lead for the Yankees. As the fans cheered, then booed, manager Aaron Boone emerged from the dugout to ask Hernandez if Odor had called for time. Their chat lasted only a few words.

¡°I just went out to get clarification, and Rougie asked for time,¡± Boone said. ¡°Sometimes you don¡¯t get it, so it¡¯s a really good job by Rougie of not assuming anything and staying in there. That¡¯s a tough one to live with as a hitter, to hit a three-run homer and it gets taken off the board. But at the same time, he called time out.¡±

Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said: ¡°I¡¯ve never seen that in my life. It¡¯s just quite the unusual play; very odd. I don¡¯t even remember seeing people swing in that situation. And not only was there a swing, there was a ball hit over the fence. I think everyone on the field, even on the other side, knew that time was clearly called. But it was just quite the unusual play.¡±

Instead, Odor ended up striking out looking at an 83.2 mph changeup from Garza that just nicked the top of the strike zone. Odor had a little more to say, and Hernandez allowed some leeway to voice his frustrations.

¡°Those three-run homers are precious,¡± Boone said. ¡°That¡¯s a bummer, but there¡¯s really nothing you can do.¡±