Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 7/27)
| Game 1: Tuesday, July 26 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 0 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, July 27 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 7 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, July 28 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 3 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 6 | |
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7:05 PM ET, July 27, 2005
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Minnesota - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Leiter pitching for New York | MIN | NYY | |
| Shannon Stewart | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), S Stewart singled to center | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Punto | Strike (bunted foul), N Punto singled to left, S Stewart to second | 0 | 0 |
| Lew Ford | Strike (bunted foul), Strike (foul), L Ford grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, S Stewart out at third, N Punto to second | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Mauer | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), J Mauer struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Torii Hunter | Ball, Strike (looking), T Hunter reached on infield single to shortstop, N Punto to third, L Ford to second | 0 | 0 |
| Jacque Jones | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), J Jones grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Johan Santana pitching for Minnesota | MIN | NYY | |
| Derek Jeter | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, D Jeter grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| Robinson Cano | Ball, R Cano flied out to left | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Sheffield | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), G Sheffield grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Al Leiter pitching for New York | MIN | NYY | |
| Bret Boone | Ball, B Boone flied out to right | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Morneau | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, J Morneau grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Cuddyer | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, M Cuddyer doubled to deep left | 0 | 0 |
| Shannon Stewart | S Stewart hit by pitch | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Punto | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, N Punto walked, M Cuddyer to third, S Stewart to second | 0 | 0 |
| Lew Ford | Ball, L Ford grounded out to third | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Johan Santana pitching for Minnesota | MIN | NYY | |
| Alex Rodriguez | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, A Rodriguez walked | 0 | 0 |
| Hideki Matsui | Ball, Strike (foul), H Matsui singled to right center, A Rodriguez to second | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Giambi | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), J Giambi struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Posada | Ball, Ball, J Posada flied out to left | 0 | 0 |
| Tino Martinez | Strike (looking), T Martinez flied out to right | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Al Leiter pitching for New York | MIN | NYY | |
| Joe Mauer | Strike (bunted foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Foul, J Mauer singled to right center | 0 | 0 |
| Torii Hunter | Ball, Strike (foul), J Mauer stole second, Ball, T Hunter flied out to left | 0 | 0 |
| Jacque Jones | J Jones grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| Bret Boone | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, J Mauer to third on wild pitch by A Leiter, Foul, Ball, Ball, B Boone walked | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Morneau | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Johan Santana pitching for Minnesota | MIN | NYY | |
| Bernie Williams | B Williams grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Jeter | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), D Jeter reached on infield single to shortstop | 1 | 0 |
| Robinson Cano | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), R Cano singled to right, D Jeter to second | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Sheffield | G Sheffield singled to center, D Jeter thrown out at home, R Cano to second, R Cano to third advancing on throw | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Rodriguez | A Rodriguez flied out to left | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Al Leiter pitching for New York | MIN | NYY | |
| Michael Cuddyer | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), M Cuddyer singled to left | 1 | 0 |
| Shannon Stewart | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, S Stewart walked, M Cuddyer to second | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Punto | Ball, Strike (bunted foul), Strike (bunted foul), Ball, N Punto flied out to left | 1 | 0 |
| Lew Ford | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), L Ford struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Mauer | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), J Mauer grounded out to pitcher | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Johan Santana pitching for Minnesota | MIN | NYY | |
| Hideki Matsui | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, H Matsui singled to left | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Giambi | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), J Giambi struck out looking | 1 | 0 |
| Jorge Posada | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), J Posada struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| Tino Martinez | Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Ball, T Martinez popped out to second | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Al Leiter pitching for New York | MIN | NYY | |
| Torii Hunter | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, T Hunter walked | 1 | 0 |
| Jacque Jones | Ball, Strike (swinging), J Jones grounded into fielder's choice to first, T Hunter out at second | 1 | 0 |
| Bret Boone | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, B Boone walked, J Jones to second | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Morneau | J Morneau grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, B Boone out at second | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Johan Santana pitching for Minnesota | MIN | NYY | |
| Bernie Williams | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, B Williams popped out to shortstop | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Jeter | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), D Jeter struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| Robinson Cano | Ball, R Cano singled to left | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Sheffield | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), G Sheffield grounded out to third | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Felix Rodriguez pitching for New York | MIN | NYY | |
| F Rodriguez relieved A Leiter. | 1 | 0 | |
| Michael Cuddyer | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, M Cuddyer flied out to right | 1 | 0 |
| Shannon Stewart | Strike (looking), Ball, S Stewart singled to left | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Punto | Ball, S Stewart stole second, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), N Punto struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| Lew Ford | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, L Ford fouled out to third | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Johan Santana pitching for Minnesota | MIN | NYY | |
| Alex Rodriguez | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, A Rodriguez walked | 1 | 0 |
| Hideki Matsui | H Matsui grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, A Rodriguez out at second | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Giambi | J Giambi grounded out to second | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Tanyon Sturtze pitching for New York | MIN | NYY | |
| T Sturtze relieved F Rodriguez. | 1 | 0 | |
| Joe Mauer | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, J Mauer doubled to left | 1 | 0 |
| Torii Hunter | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, T Hunter singled to right, J Mauer scored, T Hunter to second advancing on throw | 2 | 0 |
| Jacque Jones | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, T Hunter stole third, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), J Jones struck out looking | 2 | 0 |
| Bret Boone | Strike (looking), B Boone grounded out to shortstop | 2 | 0 |
| Justin Morneau | Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), J Morneau intentionally walked | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Cuddyer | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, M Cuddyer walked, J Morneau to second | 2 | 0 |
| Shannon Stewart | Ball, S Stewart doubled to center, T Hunter and J Morneau scored, M Cuddyer to third | 4 | 0 |
| Nick Punto | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike (looking), N Punto struck out looking | 4 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Johan Santana pitching for Minnesota | MIN | NYY | |
| Jorge Posada | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Ball, J Posada grounded out to second | 4 | 0 |
| Tino Martinez | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, T Martinez singled to right | 4 | 0 |
| Bernie Williams | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), B Williams struck out swinging | 4 | 0 |
| Derek Jeter | Ball, D Jeter grounded out to second | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Scott Proctor pitching for New York | MIN | NYY | |
| S Proctor relieved T Sturtze. | 4 | 0 | |
| Lew Ford | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), L Ford grounded out to shortstop | 4 | 0 |
| Joe Mauer | Ball, Strike (looking), J Mauer grounded out to third | 4 | 0 |
| Torii Hunter | Ball, Strike (foul), T Hunter singled to left | 4 | 0 |
| Jacque Jones | Ball, J Jones homered to left center, T Hunter scored | 6 | 0 |
| Bret Boone | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, Strike (swinging), B Boone struck out swinging | 6 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Juan Rincon pitching for Minnesota | MIN | NYY | |
| J Rincon relieved J Santana. | 6 | 0 | |
| Robinson Cano | R Cano singled to center | 6 | 0 |
| Gary Sheffield | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), G Sheffield singled to right center, R Cano to second | 6 | 0 |
| Alex Rodriguez | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, A Rodriguez flied out to center, R Cano to third | 6 | 0 |
| Hideki Matsui | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Ball, H Matsui walked, G Sheffield to second | 6 | 0 |
| Jason Giambi | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, J Giambi walked, R Cano scored, G Sheffield to third, H Matsui to second | 6 | 1 |
| Jorge Posada | Strike (looking), J Posada popped out to shortstop | 6 | 1 |
| Tino Martinez | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, T Martinez safe at first on throwing error by second baseman B Boone, G Sheffield and H Matsui scored, J Giambi to third, J Nathan relieved J Rincon | 6 | 3 |
| Bernie Williams | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), B Williams struck out swinging | 6 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Alex Graman pitching for New York | MIN | NYY | |
| A Graman relieved S Proctor. | 6 | 3 | |
| Justin Morneau | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, Ball, J Morneau homered to right | 7 | 3 |
| Michael Cuddyer | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Ball, M Cuddyer walked | 7 | 3 |
| Shannon Stewart | Ball, S Stewart flied out to right, M Cuddyer to second | 7 | 3 |
| Nick Punto | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), N Punto grounded out to third, M Cuddyer to third | 7 | 3 |
| Lew Ford | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, L Ford grounded out to shortstop | 7 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Joe Nathan pitching for Minnesota | MIN | NYY | |
| J Castro at third base. | 7 | 3 | |
| Derek Jeter | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, D Jeter walked | 7 | 3 |
| Robinson Cano | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), R Cano grounded out to pitcher, D Jeter to second | 7 | 3 |
| Gary Sheffield | Strike (looking), G Sheffield fouled out to catcher | 7 | 3 |
| Alex Rodriguez | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (looking), A Rodriguez struck out looking | 7 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||