Yankees 9, 
Twins 6
| W: | J. Veras (3-1) |
| L: | M. Guerrier (6-6) |
| SV: | E. Ramirez (1) |
| New York Yankees | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Damon CF | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .325 |
| D Jeter SS | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .284 |
| M Cabrera PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 |
| R Sexson 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| B Abreu RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .290 |
| A Rodriguez 3B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .313 |
| J Giambi DH | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .257 |
| J Christian PR-DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| a-I Rodriguez PH-DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| X Nady LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .344 |
| R Cano 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .264 |
| W Betemit 1B-SS | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .250 |
| J Molina C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .226 |
| Totals | 47 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 23 | |
| a-grounded to first for J Christian in the 10th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: X Nady (5, N Blackburn); I Rodriguez (17, M Guerrier) HR: J Damon (8, 1st inning off N Blackburn 0 on, 0 Out); A Rodriguez (27, 12th inning off M Guerrier 0 on, 1 Out); X Nady (6, 12th inning off M Guerrier 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Damon (51), X Nady 4 (17), D Jeter (57), B Abreu (78), W Betemit (20), A Rodriguez (71) 2-out RBI: X Nady 2, D Jeter GIDP: R Cano, A Rodriguez, W Betemit Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Rodriguez 1, R Sexson 1, R Cano 1, J Molina 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Christian (7, 2nd base off J Crain/M Redmond); J Damon (19, 2nd base off M Guerrier/M Redmond) CS: B Abreu (9, 2nd base by N Blackburn/M Redmond) | ||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Mussina | 7.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 104-68 | 3.30 |
| D Marte (H, 4) | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-12 | 11.05 |
| M Rivera (B, 1) | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27-20 | 1.56 |
| J Veras (W, 3-1) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24-15 | 2.79 |
| E Ramirez (S, 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 3.77 |
| Totals | 12.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 187-123 | |
| PITCHING IBB: J Morneau (By M Mussina) Batters faced: M Mussina 29; D Marte 3; M Rivera 7; J Veras 6; E Ramirez 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Mussina 10-5; D Marte 0-1; M Rivera 4-1; J Veras 2-2; E Ramirez 0-2 Game Scores: M Mussina 53 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Span RF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .309 |
| N Punto 2B | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .258 |
| M Redmond C | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .277 |
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .305 |
| J Kubel DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .265 |
| a-R Ruiz PH-DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 |
| D Young LF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| B Buscher 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .307 |
| A Everett SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| C Gomez CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .254 |
| Totals | 45 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 10 | |
| a-singled to right for J Kubel in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D Young (21, M Mussina); N Punto (10, M Mussina); M Redmond (5, D Marte) HR: D Young (6, 8th inning off M Rivera 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: B Buscher (31), A Everett 2 (14), D Young 3 (49) SF: A Everett, B Buscher 2-out RBI: A Everett Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Kubel 1, D Span 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Gomez (25, 2nd base off M Mussina/J Molina); D Young (13, 2nd base off M Mussina/J Molina) CS: D Span (4, 2nd base by M Mussina/J Molina) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: N Punto (5, throw) DP: 5 (M Redmond-N Punto, J Morneau-A Everett, N Punto-J Morneau, N Punto-A Everett, N Punto-A Everett-J Morneau). | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| N Blackburn | 4.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 102-64 | 3.73 |
| B Bonser | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27-16 | 6.37 |
| C Breslow | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 2.45 |
| J Crain | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22-13 | 3.28 |
| D Reyes | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-11 | 2.45 |
| J Nathan | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-10 | 1.07 |
| M Guerrier (L, 6-6) | 1.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 36-25 | 4.67 |
| B Bass | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-3 | 4.96 |
| Totals | 12.0 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 226-143 | |
| PITCHING IBB: R Cano (By J Crain) HBP: X Nady (By B Bonser) Batters faced: N Blackburn 21; B Bonser 8; C Breslow 1; J Crain 6; D Reyes 3; J Nathan 4; M Guerrier 8; B Bass 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Blackburn 4-4; B Bonser 2-1; C Breslow 1-0; J Crain 2-1; D Reyes 0-0; J Nathan 3-0; M Guerrier 1-2; B Bass 2-0 Game Scores: N Blackburn 38 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| NYY | MIN | |||
 | 1st | J Damon homered to right. | 1 | 0 |
 | 2nd | B Buscher hit sacrifice fly to center, J Kubel scored, D Young to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 2nd | A Everett hit sacrifice fly to center, D Young scored. | 1 | 2 |
| 4th | X Nady doubled to deep left center, B Abreu and J Giambi scored, X Nady to third advancing on throw. | 3 | 2 |
| 4th | A Everett singled to center, D Young scored. | 3 | 3 |
| 5th | D Jeter singled to center, J Molina scored. | 4 | 3 |
| 7th | B Abreu grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Damon scored, D Jeter out at second. | 5 | 3 |
| 8th | W Betemit singled to shallow right, J Christian scored, R Cano to second. | 6 | 3 |
| 8th | D Young homered to right, M Redmond and R Ruiz scored. | 6 | 6 |
| 12th | A Rodriguez homered to center. | 7 | 6 |
| 12th | X Nady homered to right, I Rodriguez scored. | 9 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 33,036 (70.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:22 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Greg Gibson, First Base - Mike Winters, Second Base - Angel Campos, Third Base - Brian Runge |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, August 12th 2008
| Chi Cubs | Postponed | |
| Atlanta |
| Texas | 17 | Final |
| Boston | 19 |
| Baltimore | 5 | Final |
| Cleveland | 7 |
| Toronto | 6 | Final |
| Detroit | 4 |
| Cincinnati | 5 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 1 |
| NY Mets | 4 | Final |
| Washington | 3 |
| St. Louis | 3 | Final |
| Florida | 4 |
| San Francisco | 4 | Final |
| Houston | 12 |
| NY Yankees | 9 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 | in 12 |
| Kansas City | 0 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 9 |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Seattle | 3 | Final |
| LA Angels | 7 |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | Final |
| Oakland | 2 |
| Milwaukee | 5 | Final |
| San Diego | 2 |
| Philadelphia | 3 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 4 |
