Yankees 6, 
Twins 4
| W: | J. Albaladejo (4-1) |
| L: | F. Liriano (4-9) |
| SV: | M. Rivera (23) |
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Jeter SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .314 | .394 |
| N Swisher RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .239 | .364 |
| M Teixeira 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .281 | .387 |
| A Rodriguez DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .247 | .410 |
| J Posada C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .289 | .373 |
| R Cano 2B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .304 | .337 |
| M Cabrera LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .277 | .335 |
| C Ransom 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .185 | .243 |
| B Gardner CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .286 | .358 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 164 | ||
| BATTING 2B: R Cano (23, F Liriano); M Cabrera (13, F Liriano) HR: M Teixeira (21, 5th inning off F Liriano 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: C Ransom 2 (10), B Gardner 2 (19), D Jeter (36), M Teixeira (63) 2-out RBI: D Jeter GIDP: D Jeter Yankees RISP: 3-10 (D Jeter 1-2, C Ransom 1-2, B Gardner 1-3, M Cabrera 0-2, R Cano 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Rodriguez (3, 2nd base off F Liriano/M Redmond) CS: B Gardner (4, Home by F Liriano/M Redmond) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Aceves (1, throw); C Ransom (4, throw) | |||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Aceves | 3.1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 65-41 | 2.49 |
| D Robertson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 28-11 | 2.53 |
| J Albaladejo (W, 4-1) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23-15 | 5.04 |
| P Coke (H, 9) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-5 | 3.13 |
| P Hughes (H, 5) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-12 | 4.01 |
| M Rivera (S, 23) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-10 | 2.43 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 151-94 | |
| PITCHING HBP: M Redmond (By A Aceves) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: A Aceves 8/17; D Robertson 2/6; J Albaladejo 3/6; P Coke 3/3; P Hughes 3/3; M Rivera 4/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: A Aceves 13-8-7-13; D Robertson 6-2-2-1; J Albaladejo 5-3-4-3; P Coke 1-2-0-2; P Hughes 3-4-4-1; M Rivera 2-0-4-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Aceves 5-3; D Robertson 1-0; J Albaladejo 2-1; P Coke 1-0; P Hughes 0-1; M Rivera 3-0 Game Scores: A Aceves 39 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Span CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .288 | .375 |
| M Tolbert 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .178 | .272 |
b-B Harris PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .268 | .311 |
| J Mauer DH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .389 | .461 |
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .313 | .390 |
| J Kubel LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .306 | .364 |
| M Cuddyer RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .274 | .355 |
| B Buscher 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .210 | .344 |
| M Redmond C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .224 | .298 |
a-J Morales PH-C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .333 | .389 |
| N Punto SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .211 | .322 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 151 | ||
| a-struck out swinging for M Redmond in the 8th b-singled to left for M Tolbert in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Cuddyer (19, A Aceves) HR: J Kubel (14, 2nd inning off A Aceves 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Kubel (43), D Span (28), M Tolbert (12) 2-out RBI: D Span, M Tolbert Twins RISP: 1-9 (J Mauer 0-2, M Redmond 0-2, D Span 0-1, B Buscher 1-2, N Punto 0-2) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Tolbert (2, ground ball) DP: 1 (N Punto-M Tolbert-J Morneau). | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| F Liriano (L, 4-9) | 5.1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 105-62 | 5.47 |
| R Dickey | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33-23 | 2.83 |
| J Mijares | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23-17 | 1.98 |
| M Guerrier | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-1 | 2.56 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 164-103 | |
| PITCHING HBP: J Posada (By F Liriano) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: F Liriano 13/25; R Dickey 7/7; J Mijares 4/5; M Guerrier 0/1 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: F Liriano 16-14-15-17; R Dickey 5-4-10-4; J Mijares 5-1-8-3; M Guerrier 0-0-0-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Liriano 6-4; R Dickey 2-1; J Mijares 0-3; M Guerrier 0-1 Game Scores: F Liriano 39 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| NYY | MIN | |||
 | 2nd | C Ransom walked, A Rodriguez scored, J Posada to third, R Cano to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 2nd | B Gardner grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Posada scored, C Ransom out at second, R Cano to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 2nd | D Jeter singled to center, R Cano scored, B Gardner to third. | 3 | 0 |
 | 2nd | J Kubel homered to center. | 3 | 1 |
| 2nd | M Redmond safe at second on throwing error by third baseman C Ransom, M Cuddyer scored. | 3 | 2 |
| 4th | C Ransom singled to left, J Posada scored, R Cano to third. | 4 | 2 |
| 4th | B Gardner singled to right, R Cano scored, C Ransom to second. | 5 | 2 |
| 4th | D Span walked, M Cuddyer scored, B Buscher to third, M Redmond to second. | 5 | 3 |
| 4th | M Tolbert walked, B Buscher scored, M Redmond to third, D Span to second. | 5 | 4 |
| 5th | M Teixeira homered to left. | 6 | 4 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 40,142 (86.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:18 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Timmons, First Base - Mark Wegner, Second Base - Jeff Kellogg, Third Base - Scott Barry |
MLB Scores
Thursday, July 9th 2009
| Houston | 10 | Final |
| Washington | 11 | in 11 |
| Toronto | 2 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 3 |
| NY Yankees | 6 | Final |
| Minnesota | 4 |
| Cleveland | 10 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 8 |
| St. Louis | 5 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 1 |
| Cincinnati | 6 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 9 |
| Kansas City | 8 | Final |
| Boston | 6 |
| LA Dodgers | 11 | Final |
| NY Mets | 2 |
| Washington | 4 | Final |
| Houston | 9 |
| Atlanta | 6 | Final |
| Colorado | 7 |
| Florida | 14 | Final |
| Arizona | 7 |
| Texas | 1 | Final |
| Seattle | 3 |
| San Diego | 3 | Final |
| San Francisco | 9 |