Final
Minnesota leads 1-0 (as of 8/17)
| Game 1: Tuesday, August 17 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 2 | Final |
| Minnesota | 8 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, August 18 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 2 | Final |
| Minnesota | 7 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, August 19 | ||
|---|---|---|
| NY Yankees | 13 | Final |
| Minnesota | 10 | |
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8:10 PM ET, August 17, 2004
Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
W: B. Radke (8-6)
L: J. Vazquez (13-7)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Radke pitching for Minnesota | NYY | MIN | |
| Kenny Lofton | Strike (looking), K Lofton grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Jeter | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, D Jeter grounded out to pitcher | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Sheffield | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), G Sheffield flied out to right | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Javier Vazquez pitching for New York | NYY | MIN | |
| Shannon Stewart | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), S Stewart singled to center | 0 | 0 |
| Jacque Jones | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), J Jones struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Torii Hunter | Ball, T Hunter popped out to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Morneau | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), J Morneau flied out to left | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Brad Radke pitching for Minnesota | NYY | MIN | |
| Bernie Williams | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), B Williams grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| Hideki Matsui | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, Ball, H Matsui walked | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Posada | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), J Posada struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| John Olerud | Ball, J Olerud flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Javier Vazquez pitching for New York | NYY | MIN | |
| Lew Ford | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), L Ford reached on infield single to third, L Ford to second on throwing error by third baseman M Cairo | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Koskie | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, C Koskie homered to right, L Ford scored | 0 | 2 |
| Cristian Guzman | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, C Guzman walked | 0 | 2 |
| Henry Blanco | Ball, Strike (foul), H Blanco popped out to first | 0 | 2 |
| Luis Rivas | L Rivas flied out to left | 0 | 2 |
| Shannon Stewart | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), S Stewart struck out swinging | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Brad Radke pitching for Minnesota | NYY | MIN | |
| Miguel Cairo | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, M Cairo grounded out to pitcher | 0 | 2 |
| Enrique Wilson | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, E Wilson lined out to pitcher | 0 | 2 |
| Kenny Lofton | Ball, K Lofton popped out to shortstop | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Javier Vazquez pitching for New York | NYY | MIN | |
| Jacque Jones | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), J Jones flied out to left | 0 | 2 |
| Torii Hunter | Ball, T Hunter grounded out to third | 0 | 2 |
| Justin Morneau | J Morneau homered to right | 0 | 3 |
| Lew Ford | Ball, Strike (swinging), L Ford grounded out to third | 0 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Brad Radke pitching for Minnesota | NYY | MIN | |
| Derek Jeter | Strike (foul), D Jeter grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Sheffield | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), G Sheffield struck out swinging | 0 | 3 |
| Bernie Williams | B Williams singled to left | 0 | 3 |
| Hideki Matsui | H Matsui singled to right center, B Williams to third | 0 | 3 |
| Jorge Posada | Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), J Posada struck out swinging | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Javier Vazquez pitching for New York | NYY | MIN | |
| Corey Koskie | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), C Koskie singled to center | 0 | 3 |
| Cristian Guzman | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, C Guzman popped out to shortstop | 0 | 3 |
| Henry Blanco | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, H Blanco flied out to right | 0 | 3 |
| Luis Rivas | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), L Rivas popped out to first | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Brad Radke pitching for Minnesota | NYY | MIN | |
| John Olerud | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, J Olerud singled to center | 0 | 3 |
| Miguel Cairo | Ball, M Cairo grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Olerud out at second | 0 | 3 |
| Enrique Wilson | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, E Wilson grounded out to second | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Javier Vazquez pitching for New York | NYY | MIN | |
| Shannon Stewart | Ball, Ball, S Stewart doubled to deep left | 0 | 3 |
| Jacque Jones | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, S Stewart to third on wild pitch by J Vazquez, Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, J Jones lined out to third | 0 | 3 |
| Torii Hunter | Strike (swinging), T Hunter singled to right, S Stewart scored | 0 | 4 |
| Justin Morneau | J Morneau flied out to right | 0 | 4 |
| Lew Ford | T Hunter stole second, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, L Ford grounded out to pitcher | 0 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Brad Radke pitching for Minnesota | NYY | MIN | |
| Kenny Lofton | Strike (looking), K Lofton flied out to center | 0 | 4 |
| Derek Jeter | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), D Jeter struck out swinging | 0 | 4 |
| Gary Sheffield | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), G Sheffield homered to left | 1 | 4 |
| Bernie Williams | Ball, B Williams lined out to right | 1 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Javier Vazquez pitching for New York | NYY | MIN | |
| Corey Koskie | Strike (looking), C Koskie fouled out to third | 1 | 4 |
| Cristian Guzman | Strike (looking), C Guzman singled to left | 1 | 4 |
| Henry Blanco | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), H Blanco popped out to second | 1 | 4 |
| Luis Rivas | L Rivas grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Guzman out at second | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Brad Radke pitching for Minnesota | NYY | MIN | |
| Hideki Matsui | H Matsui singled to center | 1 | 4 |
| Jorge Posada | Ball, J Posada singled to shallow right, H Matsui to second | 1 | 4 |
| John Olerud | Ball, J Olerud flied out to right, H Matsui to third | 1 | 4 |
| Miguel Cairo | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), M Cairo struck out swinging | 1 | 4 |
| Enrique Wilson | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), E Wilson flied out to center | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Javier Vazquez pitching for New York | NYY | MIN | |
| Shannon Stewart | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), S Stewart hit by pitch | 1 | 4 |
| Jacque Jones | Strike (swinging), J Jones singled to right, S Stewart to second | 1 | 4 |
| Torii Hunter | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Foul, T Hunter flied out to left, S Stewart to third, J Jones to second | 1 | 4 |
| Justin Morneau | Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), J Morneau intentionally walked | 1 | 4 |
| Lew Ford | L Ford hit sacrifice fly to right, S Stewart scored, J Jones to third, C Nitkowski relieved J Vazquez | 1 | 6 |
| Corey Koskie | C Koskie singled to left, J Jones scored, J Morneau to second, S Proctor relieved C Nitkowski, Ball, Ball | 1 | 7 |
| Cristian Guzman | Ball, C Guzman grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Juan Rincon pitching for Minnesota | NYY | MIN | |
| J Rincon relieved B Radke. | 1 | 6 | |
| Kenny Lofton | Ball, K Lofton reached on infield single to shortstop | 1 | 6 |
| Derek Jeter | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, D Jeter singled to left, K Lofton to second | 1 | 6 |
| Gary Sheffield | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, G Sheffield walked, K Lofton to third, D Jeter to second | 1 | 6 |
| Bernie Williams | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike (looking), B Williams struck out looking | 1 | 6 |
| Hideki Matsui | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, H Matsui hit sacrifice fly to right, K Lofton scored, D Jeter to third | 2 | 6 |
| Jorge Posada | Strike (foul), J Posada flied out to left | 2 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Scott Proctor pitching for New York | NYY | MIN | |
| Henry Blanco | Strike (foul), Ball, H Blanco fouled out to second | 2 | 6 |
| Luis Rivas | Ball, Strike (foul), L Rivas doubled to deep center | 2 | 6 |
| Shannon Stewart | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), S Stewart singled to right, L Rivas scored, S Stewart to second advancing on throw | 2 | 7 |
| Jacque Jones | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), J Jones grounded out to first, S Stewart to third | 2 | 7 |
| Torii Hunter | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), T Hunter reached on infield single to third, S Stewart scored, T Hunter to second on throwing error by third baseman M Cairo | 2 | 8 |
| Justin Morneau | Ball, Ball, J Morneau grounded out to first | 2 | 8 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| J.C. Romero pitching for Minnesota | NYY | MIN | |
| J Romero relieved J Rincon. | 2 | 8 | |
| John Olerud | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, J Olerud walked | 2 | 8 |
| Miguel Cairo | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, M Cairo flied out to left | 2 | 8 |
| Enrique Wilson | Ball, E Wilson singled to deep right, J Olerud to second | 2 | 8 |
| Kenny Lofton | Strike (foul), K Lofton grounded out to second, J Olerud to third, E Wilson to second | 2 | 8 |
| Derek Jeter | Ball, Ball, D Jeter grounded out to third | 2 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||