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NY Yankees won 3-0

Game 1: Wednesday, October 7
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Game 2: Friday, October 9
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Game 3: Sunday, October 11
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Yankees 7

 

6:07 PM ET, October 7, 2009

Yankee Stadium, New York, NY 

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W: C. Sabathia (1-0)

L: B. Duensing (0-1)

Minnesota Twins
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBPSLG
D Span CF50200121.400.400.600
O Cabrera SS51200226.400.400.400
J Mauer C41200122.500.500.750
M Cuddyer 1B40110115.250.250.250
J Kubel RF40000211.000.000.000
D Young LF40000213.000.000.000
B Harris DH40100216.250.250.250
M Tolbert 3B30000118.000.250.000
N Punto 2B30201021.667.750.667
Totals362101112163   
BATTING
2B: D Span (1, C Sabathia); J Mauer (1, C Sabathia)
RBI: M Cuddyer (1)
2-out RBI: M Cuddyer
GIDP: D Span
Twins RISP: 1-9 (O Cabrera 0-3, J Mauer 0-2, J Kubel 0-1, D Span 0-1, M Cuddyer 1-2)
Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING
SB: O Cabrera (1, 2nd base off C Sabathia/J Posada)
FIELDING
E: M Cuddyer (1, ground ball)
DP: 1 (M Tolbert-N Punto-M Cuddyer).
Minnesota Twins
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
B Duensing
(L, 0-1)		4.275513179-599.64
F Liriano2.012111135-194.50
J Rauch0.11001009-30.00
R Mahay1.000001014-90.00
Totals8.0976352137-90 
PITCHING
WP: B Duensing
First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Duensing 16/22; F Liriano 4/8; J Rauch 1/3; R Mahay 3/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Duensing 11-9-21-18; F Liriano 6-1-6-6; J Rauch 1-0-0-2; R Mahay 3-2-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Duensing 6-5; F Liriano 3-2; J Rauch 1-0; R Mahay 1-1
Game Scores: B Duensing 32
New York Yankees
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBPSLG
D Jeter SS232220141.0001.0002.500
J Damon LF40100017.250.250.250
M Teixeira 1B40000015.000.000.000
A Rodriguez 3B41220114.500.500.500
H Matsui DH31121014.333.5001.333
J Posada C40100118.250.250.250
R Cano 2B41000115.000.000.000
N Swisher RF40110015.250.250.500
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M Cabrera CF-RF41100215.250.250.250
Totals3379735137   
BATTING
2B: N Swisher (1, B Duensing)
HR: D Jeter (1, 3rd inning off B Duensing 1 on, 1 Out); H Matsui (1, 5th inning off F Liriano 1 on, 2 Out)
RBI: D Jeter 2 (2), N Swisher (1), A Rodriguez 2 (2), H Matsui 2 (2)
2-out RBI: N Swisher, A Rodriguez 2, H Matsui 2
GIDP: M Teixeira
Yankees RISP: 3-8 (D Jeter 1-1, M Teixeira 0-2, A Rodriguez 2-3, M Cabrera 0-1, J Posada 0-1)
Team LOB: 5
FIELDING
DP: 1 (A Rodriguez-R Cano-M Teixeira).
PB: J Posada 2.
New York Yankees
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
C Sabathia
(W, 1-0)		6.2821080113-711.35
P Hughes
(H, 1)		0.210002024-160.00
P Coke0.10000001-10.00
J Chamberlain0.10000002-10.00
M Rivera1.010012023-130.00
Totals9.010211120163-102 
PITCHING
WP: C Sabathia
HBP: M Tolbert (By C Sabathia)
First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Sabathia 15/28; P Hughes 2/3; P Coke 1/1; J Chamberlain 0/1; M Rivera 1/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Sabathia 15-22-16-18; P Hughes 2-4-9-1; P Coke 0-0-0-1; J Chamberlain 0-0-0-1; M Rivera 4-1-6-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Sabathia 5-7; P Hughes 0-0; P Coke 0-1; J Chamberlain 1-0; M Rivera 1-0
Game Scores: C Sabathia 60

Scoring Summary

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3rdM Cuddyer singled to right, O Cabrera scored, J Mauer to third.10
3rdJ Mauer scored, M Cuddyer to second on passed ball by J Posada.20
3rdD Jeter homered to left, M Cabrera scored.22
4thN Swisher doubled to left, R Cano scored.23
5thA Rodriguez singled to left center, D Jeter scored.24
5thH Matsui homered to center, A Rodriguez scored.26
7thA Rodriguez singled to deep right, D Jeter scored.27
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Game Information

StadiumYankee Stadium, New York, NY
Attendance49,464 (98.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time3:38
Weather62 degrees, cloudy
Wind24 mph
UmpiresHome Plate - Tim Tschida, First Base - Chuck Meriwether, Second Base - Mark Wegner, Third Base - Paul Emmel