Yankees 7, 
Twins 6
| W: | A. Pettitte (4-1) |
| L: | G. Perkins (1-3) |
| SV: | P. Coke (1) |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Span LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .288 | .373 |
| B Harris 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .296 | .341 |
| J Mauer C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .417 | .521 |
| J Morneau 1B | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .340 | .414 |
| J Crede 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | .223 | .292 |
M Tolbert PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .283 |
| J Kubel DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | .326 | .366 |
| M Cuddyer RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .252 | .352 |
| C Gomez CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .242 | .320 |
| N Punto SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .196 | .306 |
a-M Redmond PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .250 | .321 |
| Totals | 39 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 169 | ||
| a-grounded to second for N Punto in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Harris (4, A Pettitte); J Morneau 2 (11, A Pettitte 2) HR: M Cuddyer (4, 4th inning off A Pettitte 0 on, 0 Out); D Span (2, 8th inning off E Ramirez 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Mauer (17), J Morneau (33), M Cuddyer 2 (20), D Span 2 (20) 2-out RBI: D Span Twins RISP: 3-13 (B Harris 0-1, C Gomez 0-1, J Mauer 1-1, J Kubel 0-3, J Crede 0-3, D Span 1-2, M Cuddyer 0-1, J Morneau 1-1) Team LOB: 12 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Gomez (4, 2nd base off A Pettitte/F Cervelli) CS: N Punto (1, 2nd base by A Pettitte/F Cervelli) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: N Punto (3, ground ball) DP: 1 (N Punto-B Harris-J Morneau). PB: J Mauer. | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Perkins (L, 1-3) | 0.2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34-21 | 5.36 |
| R Dickey | 4.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 60-41 | 3.63 |
| L Ayala | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22-16 | 5.71 |
| C Breslow | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-11 | 6.75 |
| J Crain | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-6 | 8.25 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 141-95 | |
| PITCHING C Breslow pitched to 1 batter in the 8th Balk: G Perkins First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: G Perkins 4/9; R Dickey 11/15; L Ayala 7/8; C Breslow 3/3; J Crain 3/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: G Perkins 6-2-4-9; R Dickey 14-2-12-13; L Ayala 8-1-2-5; C Breslow 3-2-4-2; J Crain 0-2-1-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Perkins 0-2; R Dickey 9-2; L Ayala 1-1; C Breslow 0-1; J Crain 2-1 Game Scores: G Perkins 14 | |||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Jeter SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .275 | .351 |
| J Damon LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .322 | .390 |
| M Teixeira 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .239 | .358 |
| A Rodriguez DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .188 | .395 |
| N Swisher RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .236 | .367 |
| R Cano 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .301 | .337 |
| M Cabrera CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .317 | .374 |
| R Pena 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .263 | .311 |
| F Cervelli C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .375 | .400 |
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 141 | ||
| BATTING 2B: R Cano (10, G Perkins) HR: M Teixeira 2 (10, 1st inning off G Perkins 2 on, 0 Out; 7th inning off L Ayala 0 on, 0 Out); A Rodriguez (4, 1st inning off G Perkins 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Teixeira 4 (28), A Rodriguez (8), M Cabrera (14), F Cervelli (2) S: F Cervelli 2 2-out RBI: F Cervelli GIDP: D Jeter Yankees RISP: 3-9 (D Jeter 0-2, M Teixeira 1-1, F Cervelli 1-1, R Pena 0-1, J Damon 0-3, M Cabrera 1-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: R Cano (1, 2nd base by R Dickey/J Mauer) | |||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Pettitte (W, 5-1) | 6.2 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 105-71 | 4.18 |
| J Veras (H, 3) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-2 | 6.61 |
| E Ramirez (H, 1) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22-13 | 5.19 |
| P Coke (S, 1) | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 36-22 | 4.76 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 169-108 | |
| PITCHING WP: P Coke HBP: C Gomez (By A Pettitte) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: A Pettitte 24/33; J Veras 1/2; E Ramirez 2/4; P Coke 2/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: A Pettitte 21-8-14-28; J Veras 1-0-0-1; E Ramirez 6-0-4-3; P Coke 6-3-10-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Pettitte 9-7; J Veras 0-1; E Ramirez 1-1; P Coke 3-0 Game Scores: A Pettitte 36 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | NYY | |||
 | 1st | J Mauer singled to center, B Harris scored, J Mauer to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 0 |
| 1st | J Morneau singled to center, J Mauer scored. | 2 | 0 |
 | 1st | M Teixeira homered to left, D Jeter and J Damon scored. | 2 | 3 |
| 1st | A Rodriguez homered to left. | 2 | 4 |
| 1st | M Cabrera singled to center, R Cano scored. | 2 | 5 |
| 1st | F Cervelli singled to center, M Cabrera scored. | 2 | 6 |
| 4th | M Cuddyer homered to left. | 3 | 6 |
| 6th | D Span singled to left center, C Gomez scored. | 4 | 6 |
| 7th | M Teixeira homered to right. | 4 | 7 |
| 8th | D Span homered to right. | 5 | 7 |
| 9th | M Cuddyer grounded out to second, M Tolbert scored. | 6 | 7 |
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| Game Notes |
| NEW YORK'S MARK TEIXEIRA AND ALEX RODRIGUEZ HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE FIRST INNING. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 43,244 (82.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:29 |
| Weather | 54 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - John Hirschbeck, First Base - Wally Bell, Second Base - Marty Foster, Third Base - Mike Estabrook |
MLB Scores
Monday, May 18th
| Chi White Sox | 2 | Final |
| Toronto | 3 |
| Colorado | 5 | Final |
| Atlanta | 1 |
| Minnesota | 6 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 7 |
| Pittsburgh | 12 | Final |
| Washington | 7 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 13 |
| Arizona | Postponed | |
| Florida |
| Milwaukee | 8 | Final |
| St. Louis | 4 |
| LA Angels | 10 | Final |
| Seattle | 6 |
| NY Mets | 2 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 3 | in 11 |