Final
NY Yankees leads 2-1 (as of 8/20)
| Game 1: Thursday, August 18 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 8 | Final |
| Minnesota | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Friday, August 19 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 8 | Final |
| Minnesota | 1 | |
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| Game 3: Saturday, August 20 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 4 | Final |
| Minnesota | 9 | |
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| Game 4: Sunday, August 21 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 0 | |
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7:10 PM ET, August 20, 2011
Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
W: F. Liriano (9-9)
L: A. Burnett (9-10)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | NYY | MIN |
| D Jeter flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| C Granderson flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| M Teixeira grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| A.J. Burnett pitching for New York | NYY | MIN |
| B Revere grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| T Plouffe doubled to deep right center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer doubled to deep right, T Plouffe to third. | 0 | 0 |
| T Plouffe scored, J Mauer to third on wild pitch by A Burnett. | 0 | 1 |
| J Morneau hit sacrifice fly to left, J Mauer scored. | 0 | 2 |
| J Kubel struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | NYY | MIN |
| R Cano grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 2 |
| N Swisher struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| A Jones flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| A.J. Burnett pitching for New York | NYY | MIN |
| D Valencia homered to center (413 feet). | 0 | 3 |
| R Tosoni walked. | 0 | 3 |
| R Tosoni caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 0 | 3 |
| L Hughes doubled to left. | 0 | 3 |
| M Tolbert grounded out to first, L Hughes to third. | 0 | 3 |
| B Revere singled to center, L Hughes scored. | 0 | 4 |
| B Revere stole second. | 0 | 4 |
| T Plouffe walked. | 0 | 4 |
| B Revere to third on wild pitch by A Burnett. | 0 | 4 |
| J Mauer walked, T Plouffe to second. | 0 | 4 |
| L Ayala relieved A Burnett. | 0 | 4 |
| J Morneau walked, B Revere scored, T Plouffe to third, J Mauer to second. | 0 | 5 |
| J Kubel singled to right, T Plouffe and J Mauer scored, J Morneau to second. | 0 | 7 |
| D Valencia grounded out to second. | 0 | 7 |
| 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | NYY | MIN |
| R Martin struck out looking. | 0 | 7 |
| E Nunez doubled to left. | 0 | 7 |
| B Gardner reached on infield single to second, E Nunez scored on throwing error by second baseman L Hughes. | 1 | 7 |
| D Jeter walked, B Gardner to second. | 1 | 7 |
| C Granderson struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| M Teixeira struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Luis Ayala pitching for New York | NYY | MIN |
| R Tosoni grounded out to second. | 1 | 7 |
| L Hughes singled to left center. | 1 | 7 |
| M Tolbert struck out looking. | 1 | 7 |
| B Revere grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | NYY | MIN |
| R Cano singled to left. | 1 | 7 |
| N Swisher flied out to right. | 1 | 7 |
| A Jones grounded into double play, third to second to first, R Cano out at second. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Laffey pitching for New York | NYY | MIN |
| A Laffey relieved L Ayala. | 1 | 7 |
| T Plouffe singled to left. | 1 | 7 |
| J Mauer grounded into double play, third to second to first, T Plouffe out at second. | 1 | 7 |
| J Morneau grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | NYY | MIN |
| R Martin struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| E Nunez grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 7 |
| B Gardner popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Laffey pitching for New York | NYY | MIN |
| J Kubel singled to center. | 1 | 7 |
| D Valencia walked, J Kubel to second. | 1 | 7 |
| R Tosoni singled to right, J Kubel to third, D Valencia to second. | 1 | 7 |
| L Hughes walked, J Kubel scored, D Valencia to third, R Tosoni to second. | 1 | 8 |
| M Tolbert flied out to center. | 1 | 8 |
| B Revere singled to center, D Valencia scored, R Tosoni to third, L Hughes to second. | 1 | 9 |
| T Plouffe struck out looking. | 1 | 9 |
| J Mauer struck out swinging. | 1 | 9 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | NYY | MIN |
| D Jeter grounded out to third. | 1 | 9 |
| C Granderson grounded out to first. | 1 | 9 |
| M Teixeira walked. | 1 | 9 |
| R Cano struck out swinging. | 1 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Laffey pitching for New York | NYY | MIN |
| J Morneau flied out to center. | 1 | 9 |
| J Kubel singled to right. | 1 | 9 |
| D Valencia flied out to left. | 1 | 9 |
| R Tosoni grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | NYY | MIN |
| N Swisher lined out to left. | 1 | 9 |
| A Jones walked. | 1 | 9 |
| R Martin grounded into double play, third to second to first, A Jones out at second. | 1 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Cory Wade pitching for New York | NYY | MIN |
| J Posada at first base. | 1 | 9 |
| E Chavez at third base. | 1 | 9 |
| F Cervelli catching. | 1 | 9 |
| R Martin at second base. | 1 | 9 |
| E Nunez at shortstop. | 1 | 9 |
| C Wade relieved A Laffey. | 1 | 9 |
| L Hughes flied out to left. | 1 | 9 |
| M Tolbert safe at first on throwing error by first baseman J Posada. | 1 | 9 |
| B Revere flied out to left. | 1 | 9 |
| T Plouffe popped out to second. | 1 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Alex Burnett pitching for Minnesota | NYY | MIN |
| A Burnett relieved F Liriano. | 1 | 9 |
| E Nunez singled to center. | 1 | 9 |
| B Gardner grounded into fielder's choice to second, E Nunez out at second. | 1 | 9 |
| J Posada singled to left, B Gardner to third. | 1 | 9 |
| J Posada to second on wild pitch by A Burnett. | 1 | 9 |
| C Granderson grounded out to second, B Gardner scored, J Posada to third. | 2 | 9 |
| F Cervelli singled to right, J Posada scored. | 3 | 9 |
| F Cervelli to second on fielder's indifference. | 3 | 9 |
| E Chavez grounded out to first. | 3 | 9 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Hector Noesi pitching for New York | NYY | MIN |
| H Noesi relieved C Wade. | 3 | 9 |
| J Mauer doubled to deep right. | 3 | 9 |
| D Butera hit for J Morneau. | 3 | 9 |
| D Butera struck out swinging. | 3 | 9 |
| J Kubel struck out swinging. | 3 | 9 |
| D Valencia walked. | 3 | 9 |
| R Tosoni fouled out to third. | 3 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Matt Capps pitching for Minnesota | NYY | MIN |
| J Mauer at first base. | 3 | 9 |
| D Butera catching. | 3 | 9 |
| M Capps relieved A Burnett. | 3 | 9 |
| N Swisher struck out looking. | 3 | 9 |
| A Jones homered to left (375 feet). | 4 | 9 |
| R Martin grounded out to second. | 4 | 9 |
| E Nunez flied out to left. | 4 | 9 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||