Yankees 4, 
Twins 3
| W: | D. Robertson (1-0) |
| L: | J. Mijares (0-1) |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Span RF | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .364 | .364 |
| O Cabrera SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .200 | .273 |
| J Mauer C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | .500 | .600 |
| J Kubel DH | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | .100 | .100 |
| M Cuddyer 1B | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .400 | .400 |
| D Young LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | .000 | .200 |
| C Gomez CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .000 | .333 |
| M Tolbert 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .200 | .333 |
a-B Harris PH-3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .375 | .375 |
| N Punto 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25 | .500 | .667 |
| Totals | 44 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 198 | ||
| a-tripled to deep left for M Tolbert in the 6th | |||||||||
| BATTING 3B: B Harris (1, A Burnett) RBI: B Harris (1), N Punto (1), D Span (1) 2-out RBI: B Harris, N Punto, D Span Twins RISP: 5-13 (B Harris 1-2, M Tolbert 1-2, O Cabrera 0-2, C Gomez 0-1, J Kubel 0-1, D Span 1-1, M Cuddyer 1-1, D Young 0-1, N Punto 1-2) Team LOB: 17 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: D Young (1, 2nd base off A Burnett/J Molina) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Nathan (1, throw) DP: 1 (O Cabrera-B Harris). | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| N Blackburn | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 92-56 | 1.59 |
| R Mahay | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0.00 |
| J Rauch | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-8 | 0.00 |
| M Guerrier (H, 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-8 | 0.00 |
| J Nathan (B, 1) | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27-14 | 13.50 |
| J Mijares (L, 0-1) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10-5 | 13.50 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 157-93 | |
| PITCHING J Mijares pitched to 1 batter in the 11th IBB: D Jeter (By J Nathan) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: N Blackburn 13/22; R Mahay 1/1; J Rauch 0/3; M Guerrier 2/3; J Nathan 3/8; J Mijares 0/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: N Blackburn 17-3-19-17; R Mahay 1-0-0-1; J Rauch 3-1-1-3; M Guerrier 3-1-2-2; J Nathan 5-1-1-7; J Mijares 1-1-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Blackburn 7-7; R Mahay 1-0; J Rauch 1-2; M Guerrier 2-0; J Nathan 2-2; J Mijares 0-1 Game Scores: N Blackburn 60 | |||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Jeter SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .500 | .667 |
| J Damon LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | .125 | .222 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| M Teixeira 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .222 | .222 |
| A Rodriguez 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .500 | .500 |
| H Matsui DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .167 | .375 |
| N Swisher RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .125 | .125 |
| R Cano 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .125 | .125 |
| M Cabrera CF-LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .125 | .125 |
| J Molina C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 |
a-J Posada PH-C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .286 | .286 |
B Gardner PR-CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 157 | ||
| a-flied out to center for J Molina in the 6th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D Jeter (1, N Blackburn) HR: A Rodriguez (1, 9th inning off J Nathan 1 on, 0 Out); M Teixeira (1, 11th inning off J Mijares 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: A Rodriguez 3 (5), M Teixeira (1) 2-out RBI: A Rodriguez Yankees RISP: 1-4 (M Teixeira 0-1, A Rodriguez 1-1, J Damon 0-1, H Matsui 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: B Gardner (1, 2nd base off J Nathan/J Mauer) | |||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: N Swisher (C Gomez at 3rd base). | |||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Burnett | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 95-57 | 1.50 |
| J Chamberlain | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-6 | 0.00 |
| P Coke | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-3 | 0.00 |
| P Hughes | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22-15 | 13.50 |
| M Rivera | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27-19 | 0.00 |
| A Aceves | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19-13 | 0.00 |
| D Marte | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-6 | --- |
| D Robertson (W, 1-0) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-7 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 11.0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 198-126 | |
| PITCHING D Marte pitched to 2 batters in the 11th HBP: D Young (By A Burnett); C Gomez (By A Burnett) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: A Burnett 17/27; J Chamberlain 1/3; P Coke 0/1; P Hughes 2/5; M Rivera 5/6; A Aceves 5/5; D Marte 0/2; D Robertson 4/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: A Burnett 18-12-14-13; J Chamberlain 2-0-1-3; P Coke 1-2-0-0; P Hughes 2-5-5-3; M Rivera 5-2-9-3; A Aceves 2-0-8-3; D Marte 2-0-2-2; D Robertson 2-1-0-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Burnett 8-3; J Chamberlain 2-0; P Coke 0-0; P Hughes 0-1; M Rivera 0-1; A Aceves 0-2; D Marte 0-0; D Robertson 1-2 Game Scores: A Burnett 63 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | NYY | |||
 | 6th | B Harris tripled to deep left, D Young scored. | 1 | 0 |
 | 6th | A Rodriguez singled to left, D Jeter scored, J Damon to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 8th | N Punto singled to center, C Gomez scored, B Harris to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 8th | D Span singled to right, B Harris scored, N Punto to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 9th | A Rodriguez homered to center, M Teixeira scored. | 3 | 3 |
| 11th | M Teixeira homered to left. | 3 | 4 |
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| Game Notes |
| TWINS THIRD BASEMAN MATT TOLBERT LEFT THE GAME IN THE SIXTH INNING DUE TO A STRAINED LEFT OBLIQUE. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 50,006 (95.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:22 |
| Weather | 68 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 3 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chuck Meriwether, First Base - Mark Wegner, Second Base - Paul Emmel, Third Base - Jim Joyce |