Yankees 4, 
Twins 1
| W: | A. Pettitte (1-0) |
| L: | C. Pavano (0-1) |
| SV: | M. Rivera (1) |
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Jeter SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .400 | .538 |
| J Damon LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | .083 | .154 |
B Gardner CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| M Teixeira 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .167 | .231 |
| A Rodriguez 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .455 | .500 |
| H Matsui DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .222 | .417 |
J Hairston Jr. PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| J Posada C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .364 | .364 |
| R Cano 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .167 | .167 |
| N Swisher RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .083 | .083 |
| M Cabrera CF-LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .167 | .167 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 146 | ||
| BATTING 2B: D Jeter (2, C Pavano) HR: A Rodriguez (2, 7th inning off C Pavano 0 on, 1 Out); J Posada (1, 7th inning off C Pavano 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: A Rodriguez (6), J Posada 2 (2), R Cano (1) 2-out RBI: J Posada GIDP: R Cano Yankees RISP: 2-5 (J Damon 0-1, J Posada 1-1, M Cabrera 0-1, R Cano 1-1, N Swisher 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: N Swisher (M Cuddyer at 2nd base). | |||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Pettitte (W, 1-0) | 6.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 81-58 | 1.42 |
| J Chamberlain (H, 1) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-12 | 0.00 |
| P Hughes (H, 2) | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-9 | 9.00 |
| M Rivera (S, 1) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-12 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 130-91 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: A Pettitte 15/23; J Chamberlain 2/3; P Hughes 2/3; M Rivera 2/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: A Pettitte 13-13-18-14; J Chamberlain 2-2-6-2; P Hughes 1-2-3-3; M Rivera 4-1-4-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Pettitte 7-5; J Chamberlain 1-0; P Hughes 0-1; M Rivera 2-0 Game Scores: A Pettitte 69 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Span CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .400 | .400 |
| O Cabrera SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .154 | .267 |
| J Mauer C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .417 | .500 |
| M Cuddyer 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .429 | .429 |
| J Kubel RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .071 | .071 |
| D Young LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .083 | .214 |
| B Harris 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .250 | .250 |
| J Morales DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .000 | .000 |
| N Punto 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .444 | .583 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 130 | ||
| BATTING 2B: D Young (1, J Chamberlain); N Punto (1, P Hughes) RBI: J Mauer (1) 2-out RBI: J Mauer Twins RISP: 2-6 (B Harris 0-2, J Mauer 1-1, J Morales 0-1, D Span 1-1, M Cuddyer 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: D Span (1, 2nd base off A Pettitte/J Posada) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (M Cuddyer). | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Pavano (L, 0-1) | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 95-64 | 2.57 |
| M Guerrier | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-7 | 0.00 |
| R Mahay | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14-8 | 5.40 |
| J Rauch | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-2 | 6.75 |
| J Mijares | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-2 | 13.50 |
| J Nathan | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-11 | 9.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 146-94 | |
| PITCHING J Rauch pitched to 1 batter in the 9th; J Mijares pitched to 1 batter in the 9th First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Pavano 18/25; M Guerrier 0/3; R Mahay 1/2; J Rauch 1/1; J Mijares 0/1; J Nathan 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Pavano 19-14-16-15; M Guerrier 2-1-2-2; R Mahay 2-2-4-0; J Rauch 1-0-1-0; J Mijares 1-0-1-0; J Nathan 2-3-4-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Pavano 9-3; M Guerrier 2-0; R Mahay 0-0; J Rauch 0-0; J Mijares 0-0; J Nathan 0-0 Game Scores: C Pavano 68 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| NYY | MIN | |||
 | 6th | J Mauer singled to left, D Span scored, O Cabrera to second. | 0 | 1 |
 | 7th | A Rodriguez homered to right. | 1 | 1 |
| 7th | J Posada homered to left. | 2 | 1 |
| 9th | J Posada singled to right, M Teixeira scored, A Rodriguez to third, H Matsui to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 9th | R Cano singled to right, A Rodriguez scored, H Matsui to third, J Posada to second. | 4 | 1 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 54,735 (117.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:25 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mark Wegner, First Base - Paul Emmel, Second Base - Jim Joyce, Third Base - Phil Cuzzi |
MLB Scores
Sunday, October 11th
| LA Angels | 7 | Final |
| Boston | 6 |
| NY Yankees | 4 | Final |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| Philadelphia | 6 | Final |
| Colorado | 5 |