Yankees 9, 
Twins 3
| New York Yankees | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Damon DH | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .340 |
| D Jeter SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .340 |
| G Sheffield RF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .288 |
| A Rodriguez 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .298 |
| J Giambi 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .344 |
| A Phillips PR-1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| H Matsui LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .311 |
| B Crosby PR-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| J Posada C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .275 |
| R Cano 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .333 |
| B Williams CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 |
| Totals | 40 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 17 | |
| BATTING 2B: H Matsui (2, B Radke); D Jeter (4, B Radke); G Sheffield (4, B Radke); A Rodriguez (2, W Eyre) HR: J Giambi 2 (4, 2nd inning off B Radke 1 on, 0 Out; 6th inning off B Radke 0 on, 0 Out); R Cano (1, 5th inning off B Radke 0 on, 0 Out); A Rodriguez (3, 7th inning off M Guerrier 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Giambi 3 (11), R Cano 2 (6), G Sheffield 2 (11), A Rodriguez 2 (9) SF: G Sheffield 2-out RBI: G Sheffield, A Rodriguez 2 GIDP: D Jeter 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Rodriguez 1, R Cano 4 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: R Cano (2, 2nd base by B Radke/J Mauer) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: H Matsui (1, bobble); A Phillips (1, dropped foul ball) DP: 1 (H Matsui-D Jeter). Outfield Assist: H Matsui (J Morneau at 2nd base). | ||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Wang (W, 19-6) | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 97-66 | 4.08 |
| S Chacon | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21-10 | 7.94 |
| M Myers | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-5 | 0.00 |
| R Villone | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-7 | 3.18 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 142-88 | |
| PITCHING WP: C Wang; R Villone Batters faced: C Wang 26; S Chacon 5; M Myers 2; R Villone 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Wang 7-4; S Chacon 0-1; M Myers 0-0; R Villone 2-1 Game Scores: C Wang 65 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| S Stewart LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .340 |
| M Cuddyer LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| L Rodriguez 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .417 |
| J Mauer C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .306 |
| R White DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .085 |
| T Hunter CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .234 |
| J Kubel RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 |
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .277 |
| T Batista 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .297 |
| L Ford RF-CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .273 |
| J Castro SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .355 |
| N Punto SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 17 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Cuddyer (1, S Chacon); L Rodriguez (2, S Chacon) RBI: S Stewart (8), L Rodriguez (2) 2-out RBI: S Stewart Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: L Rodriguez 2, J Morneau 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: J Mauer (1, 2nd base by C Wang/J Posada) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (L Rodriguez-J Castro-J Morneau, L Rodriguez-N Punto-J Morneau). PB: J Mauer. | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Radke (L, 12-9) | 6.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 71-49 | 6.63 |
| M Guerrier | 0.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 39-22 | 9.00 |
| W Eyre | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44-25 | 2.08 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 154-96 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: B Radke 26; M Guerrier 8; W Eyre 10 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Radke 10-6; M Guerrier 1-1; W Eyre 6-0 Game Scores: B Radke 29 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| NYY | MIN | |||
 | 2nd | J Giambi homered to center, A Rodriguez scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 2nd | R Cano singled to right, H Matsui scored. | 3 | 0 |
| 5th | R Cano homered to left. | 4 | 0 |
| 5th | G Sheffield doubled to left, D Jeter scored. | 5 | 0 |
 | 5th | S Stewart singled to left, L Ford scored, J Castro scored, S Stewart to second on error by left fielder H Matsui. | 5 | 2 |
| 6th | J Giambi homered to right. | 6 | 2 |
| 7th | G Sheffield hit sacrifice fly to center, J Damon scored, D Jeter to third. | 7 | 2 |
| 7th | A Rodriguez homered to left center, D Jeter scored. | 9 | 2 |
| 8th | L Rodriguez doubled to deep right, M Cuddyer scored. | 9 | 3 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 22,627 (48.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:04 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mark Wegner, First Base - Marvin Hudson, Second Base - Ed Montague, Third Base - Jerry Layne |
MLB Scores
Sunday, April 16th 2006
| Cleveland | 0 | Final |
| Detroit | 1 |
| San Diego | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta | 3 |
| Washington | 7 | Final |
| Florida | 5 |
| Milwaukee | 3 | Final |
| NY Mets | 9 |
| Kansas City | 5 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 9 |
| LA Angels | 9 | Final |
| Baltimore | 3 |
| Chi Cubs | 7 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 3 |
| Seattle | 2 | Final |
| Boston | 3 |
| Toronto | 4 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 6 |
| Cincinnati | 7 | Final |
| St. Louis | 8 |
| Philadelphia | 1 | Final |
| Colorado | 0 |
| Texas | 5 | Final |
| Oakland | 3 |
| NY Yankees | 9 | Final |
| Minnesota | 3 |
| Houston | 8 | Final |
| Arizona | 5 |
| San Francisco | 2 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 0 |