Final
Minnesota won 2-1
| Game 1: Friday, April 14 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 1 | Final |
| Minnesota | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, April 15 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 5 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, April 16 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 9 | Final |
| Minnesota | 3 | |
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4:10 PM ET, April 16, 2006
Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
| 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 |
| J Damon singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| D Jeter grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Damon out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| G Sheffield grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Chien-Ming Wang pitching for New York | NYY | MIN |
| S Stewart grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| L Rodriguez singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| R White struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brad Radke pitching for Minnesota | NYY | MIN |
| A Rodriguez singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| J Giambi homered to center, A Rodriguez scored. | 2 | 0 |
| H Matsui doubled to deep left. | 2 | 0 |
| J Posada flied out to center, H Matsui to third. | 2 | 0 |
| R Cano singled to right, H Matsui scored. | 3 | 0 |
| B Williams flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| R Cano caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chien-Ming Wang pitching for New York | NYY | MIN |
| T Hunter popped out to pitcher. | 3 | 0 |
| J Morneau singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| T Batista singled to center, J Morneau to second. | 3 | 0 |
| L Ford flied into double play, left to shortstop, J Morneau doubled off second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brad Radke pitching for Minnesota | NYY | MIN |
| J Damon grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| D Jeter grounded out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| G Sheffield singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| A Rodriguez grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chien-Ming Wang pitching for New York | NYY | MIN |
| J Castro struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| S Stewart grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| L Rodriguez struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brad Radke pitching for Minnesota | NYY | MIN |
| J Giambi grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| H Matsui popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| J Posada struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chien-Ming Wang pitching for New York | NYY | MIN |
| J Mauer singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| R White struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| J Mauer caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 3 | 0 |
| T Hunter struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brad Radke pitching for Minnesota | NYY | MIN |
| R Cano homered to left. | 4 | 0 |
| B Williams grounded out to first. | 4 | 0 |
| J Damon fouled out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| D Jeter doubled to deep center. | 4 | 0 |
| G Sheffield doubled to left, D Jeter scored. | 5 | 0 |
| A Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chien-Ming Wang pitching for New York | NYY | MIN |
| J Morneau reached on infield single to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| T Batista grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Morneau out at second. | 5 | 0 |
| L Ford singled to left, T Batista to second. | 5 | 0 |
| J Castro grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, T Batista out at third, L Ford to second. | 5 | 0 |
| L Ford to third, J Castro to second on wild pitch by C Wang. | 5 | 0 |
| S Stewart singled to left, L Ford scored, J Castro scored, S Stewart to second on error by left fielder H Matsui. | 5 | 2 |
| L Rodriguez struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brad Radke pitching for Minnesota | NYY | MIN |
| J Giambi homered to right. | 6 | 2 |
| H Matsui grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 2 |
| J Posada flied out to right. | 6 | 2 |
| R Cano flied out to left. | 6 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chien-Ming Wang pitching for New York | NYY | MIN |
| J Mauer grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 2 |
| R White grounded out to third. | 6 | 2 |
| T Hunter flied out to left. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Matt Guerrier pitching for Minnesota | NYY | MIN |
| M Guerrier relieved B Radke. | 6 | 2 |
| B Williams grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 2 |
| J Damon singled to right center. | 6 | 2 |
| D Jeter reached on infield single to shortstop, J Damon to second. | 6 | 2 |
| J Damon to third, D Jeter to second on passed ball by J Mauer. | 6 | 2 |
| G Sheffield hit sacrifice fly to center, J Damon scored, D Jeter to third. | 7 | 2 |
| A Rodriguez homered to left center, D Jeter scored. | 9 | 2 |
| J Giambi reached on infield single to shortstop. | 9 | 2 |
| A Phillips ran for J Giambi. | 9 | 2 |
| H Matsui walked, A Phillips to second. | 9 | 2 |
| B Crosby ran for H Matsui. | 9 | 2 |
| J Posada walked, A Phillips to third, B Crosby to second. | 9 | 2 |
| W Eyre relieved M Guerrier. | 9 | 2 |
| R Cano grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Posada out at second. | 9 | 2 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chien-Ming Wang pitching for New York | NYY | MIN |
| A Phillips at first base. | 9 | 2 |
| B Crosby in left field. | 9 | 2 |
| J Morneau struck out looking. | 9 | 2 |
| T Batista struck out swinging. | 9 | 2 |
| L Ford grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Willie Eyre pitching for Minnesota | NYY | MIN |
| M Cuddyer in left field. | 9 | 2 |
| J Kubel in right field. | 9 | 2 |
| L Ford in center field. | 9 | 2 |
| N Punto at shortstop. | 9 | 2 |
| B Williams grounded out to second. | 9 | 2 |
| J Damon singled to center. | 9 | 2 |
| D Jeter grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Damon out at second. | 9 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Shawn Chacon pitching for New York | NYY | MIN |
| S Chacon relieved C Wang. | 9 | 2 |
| N Punto fouled out to left. | 9 | 2 |
| M Cuddyer doubled to deep center. | 9 | 2 |
| L Rodriguez doubled to deep right, M Cuddyer scored. | 9 | 3 |
| J Mauer walked. | 9 | 3 |
| R White struck out swinging. | 9 | 3 |
| M Myers relieved S Chacon. | 9 | 3 |
| J Kubel singled to left, L Rodriguez to third, J Mauer to second. | 9 | 3 |
| J Morneau continues to bat after dropped foul ball by first baseman A Phillips. | 9 | 3 |
| J Morneau struck out swinging. | 9 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Willie Eyre pitching for Minnesota | NYY | MIN |
| G Sheffield singled to center. | 9 | 3 |
| A Rodriguez doubled to deep right center, G Sheffield to third. | 9 | 3 |
| A Phillips walked. | 9 | 3 |
| B Crosby grounded into fielder's choice to third, G Sheffield out at home, A Rodriguez to third, A Phillips to second. | 9 | 3 |
| J Posada struck out swinging. | 9 | 3 |
| R Cano grounded out to second. | 9 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Ron Villone pitching for New York | NYY | MIN |
| R Villone relieved M Myers. | 9 | 3 |
| T Batista grounded out to third. | 9 | 3 |
| L Ford grounded out to pitcher. | 9 | 3 |
| N Punto singled to center. | 9 | 3 |
| N Punto to second on wild pitch by R Villone. | 9 | 3 |
| M Cuddyer walked. | 9 | 3 |
| L Rodriguez flied out to center. | 9 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||