Yankees 5, 
Twins 1
| W: | M. Mussina (13-6) |
| L: | G. Perkins (7-3) |
| SV: | M. Rivera (25) |
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Span RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .326 |
| A Casilla 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .323 |
| M Redmond C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .288 |
| J Morneau DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .317 |
| D Young LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .294 |
| M Lamb 1B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 |
| B Harris 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .261 |
| a-J Kubel PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .259 |
| N Punto SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .303 |
| C Gomez CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .248 |
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 15 | |
| a-struck out looking for B Harris in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Casilla (14, M Mussina); M Lamb (9, M Mussina) RBI: M Lamb (27) 2-out RBI: M Lamb GIDP: N Punto, D Span Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Harris 1, J Kubel 1, M Redmond 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Perkins (L, 7-3) | 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 85-53 | 4.08 |
| M Guerrier | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16-11 | 3.40 |
| J Nathan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-10 | 1.08 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 117-74 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: G Perkins 26; M Guerrier 4; J Nathan 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Perkins 7-8; M Guerrier 0-1; J Nathan 3-0 Game Scores: G Perkins 37 | |||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Damon DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .315 |
| D Jeter SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .285 |
| B Abreu RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .275 |
| A Rodriguez 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 |
| R Sexson 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .216 |
| R Cano 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| M Cabrera CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 |
| J Molina C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .222 |
| J Christian LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Christian (2, G Perkins); D Jeter (21, G Perkins); A Rodriguez (20, G Perkins) RBI: J Christian 2 (4), A Rodriguez 2 (61), R Sexson (32) SF: R Sexson 2-out RBI: J Christian 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Abreu 1, J Damon 1 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Christian (3, 2nd base off M Guerrier/M Redmond) CS: B Abreu (7, 2nd base by G Perkins/M Redmond) Picked Off: B Abreu (1st base by G Perkins) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (R Sexson-D Jeter, R Cano-D Jeter-R Sexson). | ||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Mussina (W, 13-6) | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 105-73 | 3.26 |
| L Hawkins | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-11 | 5.71 |
| M Rivera (S, 25) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-3 | 1.21 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 121-87 | |
| PITCHING WP: L Hawkins Batters faced: M Mussina 28; L Hawkins 5; M Rivera 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Mussina 13-4; L Hawkins 1-0; M Rivera 0-0 Game Scores: M Mussina 77 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | NYY | |||
 | 5th | J Christian doubled to left, R Cano and J Molina scored, J Christian to third advancing on throw. | 0 | 2 |
| 6th | A Rodriguez doubled to deep left, D Jeter and B Abreu scored, A Rodriguez to third advancing on throw. | 0 | 4 |
| 6th | R Sexson hit sacrifice fly to center, A Rodriguez scored. | 0 | 5 |
 | 9th | M Lamb singled to left, A Casilla scored, J Morneau to third. | 1 | 5 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY |
| Attendance | 54,114 (103.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:31 |
| Weather | 77 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Dimuro, First Base - Damien Beal, Second Base - Mike Everitt, Third Base - Tim Mcclelland |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, July 23rd 2008
| San Diego | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 9 |
| Oakland | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 4 |
| Minnesota | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 5 |
| Texas | 8 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 10 |
| Pittsburgh | 8 | Final |
| Houston | 7 |
| Detroit | 7 | Final |
| Kansas City | 1 |
| LA Dodgers | 3 | Final |
| Colorado | 5 |
| Cleveland | 11 | Final |
| LA Angels | 14 |
| Boston | 6 | Final |
| Seattle | 3 | in 12 |
| Toronto | 5 | Final |
| Baltimore | 1 |
| Philadelphia | 3 | Final |
| NY Mets | 6 |
| Atlanta | 9 | Final |
| Florida | 4 |
| Milwaukee | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis | 0 |
| Chi Cubs | 10 | Final |
| Arizona | 6 |
| Washington | 4 | Final |
| San Francisco | 6 |