Yankees 7, 
Twins 6
| W: | R. Ohlendorf (1-1) |
| L: | J. Rincon (2-2) |
| SV: | M. Rivera (15) |
| New York Yankees | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Damon LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .291 |
| D Jeter SS | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .269 |
| B Abreu RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .298 |
| A Rodriguez 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .288 |
| H Matsui DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .337 |
| J Giambi 1B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .240 |
| W Betemit 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| R Cano 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .219 |
| J Molina C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .218 |
| M Cabrera CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .265 |
| Totals | 45 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 15 | |
| BATTING 2B: H Matsui (12, B Bonser); B Abreu (12, B Bonser); J Molina (11, J Crain) RBI: B Abreu 2 (36), A Rodriguez 2 (21), J Molina (6), M Cabrera (24), J Damon (25) SF: M Cabrera 2-out RBI: B Abreu, A Rodriguez 2, J Damon GIDP: J Damon Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Rodriguez 1, R Cano 1, H Matsui 1, J Giambi 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Damon (8, 2nd base off B Bonser/J Mauer); A Rodriguez 2 (6, 2nd base off D Reyes/J Mauer, 2nd base off B Bonser/J Mauer); B Abreu (5, 2nd base off B Bonser/J Mauer) CS: A Rodriguez (1, 3rd base by D Reyes/J Mauer) | ||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Wang | 5.1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 92-58 | 4.14 |
| E Ramirez (B, 1) | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16-11 | 0.56 |
| J Veras | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-13 | 3.86 |
| K Farnsworth | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-11 | 4.26 |
| R Ohlendorf (W, 1-1) | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 45-28 | 5.97 |
| M Rivera (S, 15) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 0.36 |
| Totals | 12.0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 198-128 | |
| PITCHING IBB: N Punto (By R Ohlendorf) Batters faced: C Wang 28; E Ramirez 5; J Veras 5; K Farnsworth 3; R Ohlendorf 10; M Rivera 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Wang 5-7; E Ramirez 1-3; J Veras 1-2; K Farnsworth 1-0; R Ohlendorf 0-2; M Rivera 1-1 Game Scores: C Wang 31 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Gomez CF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .282 |
| A Casilla 2B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .340 |
| J Mauer C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .315 |
| J Morneau 1B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .305 |
| M Cuddyer RF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .232 |
| J Kubel DH | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .241 |
| D Young LF | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .264 |
| M Lamb 3B | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .255 |
| N Punto SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .264 |
| Totals | 48 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 25 | |
| BATTING 2B: D Young (7, C Wang); M Lamb (8, C Wang) 3B: M Lamb (2, R Ohlendorf) HR: M Cuddyer (2, 7th inning off E Ramirez 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Morneau (42), N Punto (8), M Cuddyer 2 (22), C Gomez (23), A Casilla (13) SF: N Punto 2-out RBI: J Morneau Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Gomez 2, J Mauer 1, J Kubel 1, D Young 1 Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Casilla (2, 2nd base off C Wang/J Molina); D Young (9, 3rd base off C Wang/J Molina); N Punto (4, 2nd base off C Wang/J Molina) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: N Punto (2, ground ball) DP: 1 (N Punto-J Morneau). | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Bonser | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 103-67 | 5.97 |
| J Crain | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20-15 | 4.05 |
| C Breslow | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26-20 | 2.70 |
| M Guerrier | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 3.16 |
| J Nathan | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-10 | 1.59 |
| D Reyes | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-5 | 2.55 |
| J Rincon (L, 2-2) | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31-17 | 4.38 |
| B Bass | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 5.61 |
| Totals | 12.0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 213-139 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: B Bonser 24; J Crain 5; C Breslow 5; M Guerrier 1; J Nathan 3; D Reyes 3; J Rincon 9; B Bass 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Bonser 7-6; J Crain 1-2; C Breslow 0-2; M Guerrier 0-0; J Nathan 2-0; D Reyes 1-1; J Rincon 3-2; B Bass 0-1 Game Scores: B Bonser 42 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| NYY | MIN | |||
 | 1st | J Morneau singled to left, A Casilla scored. | 0 | 1 |
| 2nd | N Punto hit sacrifice fly to right, D Young scored. | 0 | 2 |
 | 3rd | B Abreu doubled to left center, J Damon scored, D Jeter to third. | 1 | 2 |
| 3rd | A Rodriguez singled to left, D Jeter and B Abreu scored. | 3 | 2 |
| 3rd | M Cuddyer singled to center, A Casilla scored, J Mauer to third. | 3 | 3 |
| 6th | J Molina doubled to deep right, H Matsui scored, J Giambi to third. | 4 | 3 |
| 6th | M Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to left, J Giambi scored. | 5 | 3 |
| 6th | J Damon singled to left, J Molina scored. | 6 | 3 |
| 6th | C Gomez singled to right, D Young scored, N Punto to third. | 6 | 4 |
| 6th | A Casilla grounded into fielder's choice to first, N Punto scored, C Gomez out at second. | 6 | 5 |
| 7th | M Cuddyer homered to left. | 6 | 6 |
| 12th | B Abreu singled to center, J Damon scored, D Jeter to second. | 7 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 36,441 (78.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:35 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bill Miller, First Base - Chris Tiller, Second Base - Gary Darling, Third Base - Jerry Meals |
MLB Scores
Saturday, May 31st 2008
| Colorado | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| Detroit | 0 | Final |
| Seattle | 5 |
| Atlanta | 7 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 8 | in 10 |
| LA Dodgers | 2 | Final |
| NY Mets | 3 |
| San Diego | 5 | Final |
| San Francisco | 1 |
| Chi White Sox | 0 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 2 |
| Boston | 6 | Final |
| Baltimore | 3 |
| Houston | 1 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 4 |
| Florida | 7 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 3 |
| Cleveland | 2 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 |
| NY Yankees | 7 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 | in 12 |
| Pittsburgh | 14 | Final |
| St. Louis | 4 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 8 |
| Washington | 0 | Final |
| Arizona | 4 |
| Toronto | 2 | Final |
| LA Angels | 3 | in 10 |