Yankees 12, 
Twins 4
| W: | S. Ponson (6-1) |
| L: | N. Blackburn (7-6) |
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Gomez CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .247 |
| A Casilla 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .320 |
| J Mauer C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .323 |
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .318 |
| M Lamb 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 |
| J Kubel DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .263 |
| D Young LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .297 |
| a-C Monroe PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .203 |
| B Buscher 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .330 |
| B Harris SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .260 |
| D Span RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .329 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | |
| a-struck out swinging for D Young in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D Span (5, L Hawkins) 3B: D Span (3, S Ponson) RBI: C Gomez (33), A Casilla 2 (38), J Kubel (47) 2-out RBI: A Casilla, J Kubel GIDP: J Morneau Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Casilla 1, C Gomez 1, J Mauer 2, J Kubel 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Casilla (7, throw); B Bonser (3, throw) DP: 2 (A Casilla-J Morneau, A Casilla-M Lamb-B Harris). | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| N Blackburn (L, 7-6) | 1.2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50-33 | 3.82 |
| B Bonser | 3.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 61-43 | 6.59 |
| C Breslow | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35-21 | 2.28 |
| M Guerrier | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14-6 | 3.46 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 160-103 | |
| PITCHING WP: C Breslow 2 Balk: C Breslow Batters faced: N Blackburn 13; B Bonser 17; C Breslow 8; M Guerrier 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Blackburn 3-1; B Bonser 2-5; C Breslow 0-4; M Guerrier 3-0 Game Scores: N Blackburn 24 | |||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Damon DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .319 |
| a-C Moeller PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 |
| D Jeter SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .284 |
| B Abreu RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .275 |
| b-J Christian PH-RF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| A Rodriguez 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .316 |
| W Betemit 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| J Giambi 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .254 |
| R Sexson 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .219 |
| R Cano 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .260 |
| M Cabrera CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .247 |
| J Molina C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 |
| B Gardner LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .170 |
| Totals | 39 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 18 | |
| a-flied out to right for J Damon in the 7th b-walked for B Abreu in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Damon (24, B Bonser) HR: A Rodriguez (21, 1st inning off N Blackburn 1 on, 2 Out); R Cano (8, 3rd inning off B Bonser 0 on, 0 Out); D Jeter (6, 6th inning off B Bonser 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: A Rodriguez 3 (59), D Jeter 2 (44), B Abreu (61), R Cano 2 (43), J Damon (38) 2-out RBI: A Rodriguez 3, J Damon GIDP: R Cano Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Jeter 1, M Cabrera 1, J Giambi 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (D Jeter-J Giambi). | ||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Ponson (W, 6-1) | 5.2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100-57 | 4.02 |
| E Ramirez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-4 | 2.48 |
| D Robertson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-9 | 1.64 |
| L Hawkins | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23-16 | 5.58 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 141-86 | |
| PITCHING HBP: D Young (By S Ponson) Batters faced: S Ponson 28; E Ramirez 1; D Robertson 3; L Hawkins 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Ponson 9-6; E Ramirez 0-0; D Robertson 2-0; L Hawkins 4-0 Game Scores: S Ponson 39 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | NYY | |||
 | 1st | A Rodriguez homered to center, B Abreu scored. | 0 | 2 |
 | 2nd | C Gomez grounded into fielder's choice to third, D Young scored, B Buscher out at third, B Harris to second. | 1 | 2 |
| 2nd | A Casilla singled to right, B Harris scored, C Gomez to third, A Casilla to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 2 |
| 2nd | J Damon grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Cabrera scored on throwing error by second baseman A Casilla, J Molina to third, B Gardner to second. | 2 | 3 |
| 2nd | D Jeter singled to left, J Molina scored, B Gardner to third, J Damon to second. | 2 | 4 |
| 2nd | B Abreu grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Gardner scored, D Jeter out at second, J Damon to third. | 2 | 5 |
| 2nd | A Rodriguez singled to left, J Damon scored, B Abreu to second. | 2 | 6 |
| 3rd | R Cano homered to right. | 2 | 7 |
| 3rd | J Damon hit a ground rule double to left, M Cabrera scored. | 2 | 8 |
| 5th | J Kubel singled to center, A Casilla scored. | 3 | 8 |
| 6th | D Jeter homered to right. | 3 | 9 |
| 6th | B Abreu scored, A Rodriguez to second on wild pitch by C Breslow. | 3 | 10 |
| 6th | R Cano singled to deep center, A Rodriguez scored. | 3 | 11 |
| 8th | R Cano grounded into double play, second to first to shortstop, J Christian scored, R Sexson out at second, W Betemit to third. | 3 | 12 |
| 9th | A Casilla grounded out to second, D Span scored. | 4 | 12 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY |
| Attendance | 53,484 (102.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:09 |
| Weather | 88 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Everitt, First Base - Tim Mcclelland, Second Base - Mike Dimuro, Third Base - Damien Beal |
MLB Scores
Monday, July 21st 2008
| Milwaukee | 6 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 | in 10 |
| Toronto | 3 | Final |
| Baltimore | 8 |
| Minnesota | 4 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 12 |
| San Diego | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 4 |
| Atlanta | 4 | Final |
| Florida | 0 |
| Oakland | 0 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 4 |
| Pittsburgh | 9 | Final |
| Houston | 3 |
| Detroit | 19 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 |
| Texas | 6 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 1 |
| LA Dodgers | 16 | Final |
| Colorado | 10 |
| Chi Cubs | 0 | Final |
| Arizona | 2 |
| Cleveland | 5 | Final |
| LA Angels | 2 |
| Boston | 4 | Final |
| Seattle | 0 |