MINNEAPOLIS — CC Sabathia played catch for the second straight day Monday before the Yankees closed out the Twins in Game 3 of the ALDS at Target Field and feels confident he can be part of the ALCS roster after sitting out the three-game sweep.

“I do,” Sabathia answered when asked if two recent throwing sessions on flat ground left him feeling that the cranky left shoulder that kept him out of the first round would allow him to be activated for the second. “I will throw a bullpen on Wednesday and go from there.”

Sabathia received a cortisone shot after the veteran lefty didn’t bounce back from a one-inning relief outing in the final week of the season in which he retired all three Rays, fanning two.

Fellow lefty Tyler Lyons took Sabathia’s place on the ALDS roster. However, the Yankees and Sabathia were hopeful the 39-year-old would be able to help in the second round if the Yankees advanced.

“He says he feels better,” pitching coach Larry Rothschild said after Sabathia played catch in left field with the other Yankees pitchers Monday.

Aaron Boone didn’t have a definitive day for Sabathia to test the shoulder.

“I am not sure when he will do that or what is in play for that,” Boone said. “I just heard that it went pretty well [Monday]. That will be something we will start to talk about.”

Lyons worked a perfect eighth inning in Saturday’s Game 2 victory and struck out two. If Sabathia is healthy enough for the ALCS, it’s likely he would replace Lyons, although the Yankees could bump right-hander Jonathan Loaisiga.

After using 155 different lineups in 162 regular-season games, the Yankees stayed the same for the third straight ALDS game on Monday night.

“I was going to stay with the exact same personnel [Monday]. I did considering moving some guys to different spots against [Jake] Odorizzi,” Boone said. “I do like the work and flow we have right now. Obviously, it’s a little more healthier group than we have been. So, kind of have that luxury of rolling them out in some similar spots.”

The Yankees scored 18 runs in the first two games and hit .333 (8-for-24) with two homers and 13 RBIs with runners in scoring position.

Tuesday is the 63rd anniversary of Don Larsen throwing the only perfect game in postseason history. Larsen was perfect in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series over the Brooklyn Dodgers that put the Yankees up 3-2.