Yankees 8, 
Twins 2
| W: | D. Robertson (2-0) |
| L: | K. Slowey (6-7) |
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Span RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .341 |
| A Casilla 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .320 |
| J Mauer C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .319 |
| J Morneau 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .318 |
| J Kubel DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .260 |
| D Young LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .297 |
| B Buscher 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .320 |
| N Punto SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .311 |
| C Gomez CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | |
| BATTING 2B: C Gomez (17, D Rasner) RBI: J Kubel (48) S: A Casilla GIDP: N Punto, J Kubel Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Kubel 1, D Young 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: B Buscher (4, bobble); N Punto (4, throw) DP: 2 (N Punto-J Morneau, N Punto-A Casilla-J Morneau). | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Slowey (L, 6-7) | 5.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 96-63 | 4.41 |
| D Reyes | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13-7 | 2.63 |
| J Crain | 0.1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17-10 | 3.37 |
| B Bass | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31-17 | 5.04 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 157-97 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: K Slowey 22; D Reyes 3; J Crain 5; B Bass 8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Slowey 6-7; D Reyes 0-1; J Crain 0-1; B Bass 4-0 Game Scores: K Slowey 43 | |||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Damon DH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .319 |
| D Jeter SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .283 |
| B Abreu RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| A Rodriguez 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .319 |
| J Giambi 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .256 |
| R Sexson 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 |
| R Cano 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .263 |
| M Cabrera CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .244 |
| C Moeller C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .232 |
| a-W Betemit PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| J Molina C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .226 |
| B Gardner LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .161 |
| Totals | 33 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| a-flied out to center for C Moeller in the 6th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Rodriguez (19, K Slowey); D Jeter (20, J Crain); B Abreu (24, J Crain) HR: B Abreu (11, 6th inning off K Slowey 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: R Cano 2 (45), B Abreu 3 (64), D Jeter 2 (46), J Giambi (57) GIDP: B Abreu, M Cabrera Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: W Betemit 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Rodriguez (15, 2nd base off D Reyes/J Mauer) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Cabrera (4, ground ball); J Giambi (5, catch) DP: 2 (R Cano-D Jeter-J Giambi 2). | ||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Rasner | 5.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 92-52 | 4.83 |
| D Robertson (W, 2-0) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1.59 |
| J Veras (H, 6) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-7 | 2.97 |
| K Farnsworth | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 20-11 | 3.35 |
| D Giese | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-7 | 2.59 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 138-78 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: D Rasner 23; D Robertson 1; J Veras 3; K Farnsworth 4; D Giese 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Rasner 11-4; D Robertson 1-0; J Veras 1-1; K Farnsworth 0-0; D Giese 1-1 Game Scores: D Rasner 51 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | NYY | |||
 | 2nd | R Cano singled to right center, A Rodriguez scored. | 0 | 1 |
 | 6th | D Span reached on infield single to second, C Gomez to third, C Gomez scored on error by first baseman J Giambi. | 1 | 1 |
| 6th | J Kubel grounded into fielder's choice to first, D Span scored, J Morneau out at second, J Mauer to third. | 2 | 1 |
| 6th | B Abreu homered to right, J Damon scored. | 2 | 3 |
| 6th | R Cano singled to left center, A Rodriguez scored, J Giambi to second. | 2 | 4 |
| 7th | D Jeter doubled to left, B Gardner and J Damon scored. | 2 | 6 |
| 7th | B Abreu doubled to right, D Jeter scored. | 2 | 7 |
| 7th | J Giambi singled to center, B Abreu scored. | 2 | 8 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY |
| Attendance | 53,406 (102.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:00 |
| Weather | 82 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 13 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Mcclelland, First Base - Mike Dimuro, Second Base - Damien Beal, Third Base - Mike Everitt |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, July 22nd 2008
| Toronto | 10 | Final |
| Baltimore | 8 |
| Minnesota | 2 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 8 |
| San Diego | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 4 | in 11 |
| Philadelphia | 8 | Final |
| NY Mets | 6 |
| Atlanta | 0 | Final |
| Florida | 4 |
| Oakland | 8 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 8 | Final |
| Houston | 2 |
| Detroit | 7 | Final |
| Kansas City | 1 |
| Texas | 2 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 10 |
| Milwaukee | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 |
| LA Dodgers | 1 | Final |
| Colorado | 10 |
| Chi Cubs | 2 | Final |
| Arizona | 9 |
| Cleveland | 2 | Final |
| LA Angels | 3 |
| Boston | 4 | Final |
| Seattle | 2 |
| Washington | 3 | Final |
| San Francisco | 6 |