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Yankees’ Granderson making milestone run

MINNEAPOLIS — Curtis Granderson said he had only one goal coming into this season.

“I want to get 100 runs scored,” Granderson said. “The only numbers that matter to me are scoring runs and driving in runs, but the thing I was focused on was getting to 100 runs.”

He’s closer to that number after last night’s 6-3 win over the Twins at Target Field when his fourth-inning homer allowed Granderson to score his 95th run of the year.

But the solo blast also meant he added another impressive stat to his resume.

Granderson became the fifth Yankee to have consecutive 40-homer seasons after topping out at 41 last year. He joined Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle and Jason Giambi as the only players in franchise history to reach the number in back-to-back years.

“Just to be mentioned with them for one sentence is pretty cool,” Granderson said.

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He also saved a run by throwing out Ryan Doumit at the plate on a single by Jamey Carroll to end the fourth inning and keep it a 4-0 game with Andy Pettitte on the mound.

A terrible slide by Doumit aided Granderson’s accurate throw, but he didn’t need any help on his towering shot off Minnesota starter Liam Hendriks.

“Everything else has the potential to score runs, but when you actually cross the plate, that’s a definite,” Granderson said. “As long as I’m doing that, I know I’m doing my job.”

An efficient way of accomplishing that is to drive yourself in, and six of his last 11 hits have been home runs — which at least partially makes up for his recent homestand, when he had just five hits in 29 at-bats.

Most of his numbers have dropped over the course of the season; his average has dipped from .284 in May to .231 after going 1-for-3 with a walk last night, while his OPS has gone from over 1.000 to .802.

He admitted his streakiness and inability to get on base consistently at times frustrates him, but overall, he’s been pleased with his production in 2012.

Last week, the center fielder sat in front of his locker signing baseball cards and decided to look at the back.

“The first thing that jumped out at me was the years I got to 100 runs,” said Granderson, who crossed the plate a career-high 136 times — and also drove in 119 — a year ago. “I figured no matter what else you did, if you saw that [runs] number, you know you had a pretty good season.”

dan.martin@nypost.com