Yankees 6, 
Twins 4
| W: | A. Aceves (1-0) |
| L: | C. Breslow (1-2) |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Span CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | .292 | .377 |
| B Harris 2B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .289 | .337 |
| J Mauer DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .423 | .524 |
| J Morneau 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | .324 | .396 |
| J Kubel LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | .341 | .379 |
| M Cuddyer RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .260 | .355 |
| B Buscher 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | .220 | .365 |
| M Redmond C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .255 | .327 |
C Gomez PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .277 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .333 | .385 | |
| N Punto SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .200 | .304 |
| Totals | 38 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 198 | ||
| BATTING 2B: B Buscher (2, P Coke) HR: J Mauer (6, 4th inning off J Chamberlain 0 on, 0 Out); J Morneau (12, 8th inning off P Coke 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: B Buscher 2 (7), J Mauer (16), J Morneau (32) S: N Punto SF: B Buscher 2-out RBI: B Buscher Twins RISP: 0-8 (B Harris 0-2, J Morales 0-1, D Span 0-1, M Cuddyer 0-2, N Punto 0-1, B Buscher 0-1) Team LOB: 10 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: D Span (9, 2nd base off J Chamberlain/F Cervelli) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (J Morneau-N Punto-N Blackburn). | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| N Blackburn | 7.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 111-66 | 4.38 |
| M Guerrier | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28-19 | 3.92 |
| C Breslow (L, 1-4) | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9-4 | 7.11 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 148-89 | |
| PITCHING C Breslow pitched to 2 batters in the 11th WP: M Guerrier First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: N Blackburn 15/30; M Guerrier 5/7; C Breslow 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: N Blackburn 22-5-16-23; M Guerrier 6-2-6-5; C Breslow 2-0-0-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Blackburn 12-6; M Guerrier 2-3; C Breslow 0-1 Game Scores: N Blackburn 52 | |||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Jeter SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | .266 | .348 |
| J Damon LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .312 | .381 |
| M Teixeira DH | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .238 | .364 |
| A Rodriguez 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22 | .154 | .371 |
| N Swisher 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .239 | .371 |
| R Cano 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .300 | .338 |
| M Cabrera RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .316 | .380 |
| B Gardner CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .244 | .315 |
| F Cervelli C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .286 | .318 |
a-H Matsui PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .262 | .360 |
R Pena PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .333 |
K Cash C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .125 | .125 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 148 | ||
| a-hit a ground rule double to deep left for F Cervelli in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Teixeira (7, N Blackburn); H Matsui (7, N Blackburn) HR: M Teixeira (8, 3rd inning off N Blackburn 2 on, 2 Out); A Rodriguez (2, 11th inning off C Breslow 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Teixeira 4 (24), A Rodriguez 2 (6) S: D Jeter 2-out RBI: M Teixeira 4 GIDP: N Swisher Yankees RISP: 2-7 (M Teixeira 2-2, A Rodriguez 0-2, J Damon 0-1, N Swisher 0-2) Team LOB: 4 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: D Jeter (1, 2nd base by N Blackburn/M Redmond) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (B Gardner-F Cervelli-D Jeter). Outfield Assist: B Gardner (M Cuddyer at 1st base). | |||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Chamberlain | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 108-66 | 3.76 |
| J Veras (H, 3) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-5 | 6.75 |
| P Coke (B, 2) | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30-17 | 4.60 |
| E Ramirez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-3 | 4.86 |
| M Rivera | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29-21 | 2.93 |
| A Aceves (W, 3-1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 2.45 |
| Totals | 11.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 198-119 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Chamberlain 13/24; J Veras 0/3; P Coke 3/7; E Ramirez 1/2; M Rivera 5/8; A Aceves 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Chamberlain 28-8-16-14; J Veras 1-1-1-2; P Coke 7-1-4-5; E Ramirez 1-0-1-1; M Rivera 6-2-7-6; A Aceves 1-0-3-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Chamberlain 4-7; J Veras 1-0; P Coke 1-2; E Ramirez 0-1; M Rivera 2-2; A Aceves 2-1 Game Scores: J Chamberlain 60 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | NYY | |||
 | 2nd | B Buscher hit sacrifice fly to center, J Morneau scored, M Cuddyer out at first. | 1 | 0 |
 | 3rd | M Teixeira homered to right center, D Jeter and J Damon scored. | 1 | 3 |
| 4th | J Mauer homered to center. | 2 | 3 |
| 8th | J Morneau homered to right. | 3 | 3 |
| 8th | B Buscher doubled to deep right, M Cuddyer scored. | 4 | 3 |
| 8th | M Teixeira singled to right, R Pena scored. | 4 | 4 |
| 11th | A Rodriguez homered to left, M Teixeira scored. | 4 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 45,455 (87% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:35 |
| Weather | 65 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Marty Foster, First Base - Chad Fairchild, Second Base - John Hirschbeck, Third Base - Wally Bell |
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