Final
Minnesota leads 1-0 (as of 4/16)
| Game 1: Monday, April 16 | ||
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| Minnesota | 7 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, April 17 | ||
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| Minnesota | 3 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 8 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, April 18 | ||
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| Minnesota | 6 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 5 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, April 19 | ||
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| Minnesota | 6 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 7 | |
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Coverage: ESPN/WatchESPN
7:00 PM ET, April 16, 2012
Yankee Stadium, New York, NY
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Minnesota - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Freddy Garcia pitching for New York | MIN | NYY |
| D Span struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| J Carroll reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Carroll caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| J Willingham singled to left, J Mauer scored. | 1 | 0 |
| J Morneau singled to right center, J Willingham to third. | 1 | 0 |
| R Doumit singled to right center, J Willingham scored, J Morneau to second. | 2 | 0 |
| D Valencia struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | NYY |
| D Jeter homered to right. (351 feet) | 2 | 1 |
| C Granderson homered to right.(395 feet) | 2 | 2 |
| A Rodriguez reached on infield single to third, A Rodriguez to second on throwing error by third baseman D Valencia. | 2 | 2 |
| R Cano struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| M Teixeira singled to right, A Rodriguez scored. | 2 | 3 |
| N Swisher flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| R Ibanez flied out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Freddy Garcia pitching for New York | MIN | NYY |
| C Thomas grounded out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| A Casilla grounded out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| D Span popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | NYY |
| R Martin grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 3 |
| B Gardner flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| D Jeter reached on infield single to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| C Granderson lined out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Freddy Garcia pitching for New York | MIN | NYY |
| J Carroll grounded out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| J Mauer grounded out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| J Willingham struck out looking. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | NYY |
| A Rodriguez singled to left. | 2 | 3 |
| R Cano grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, A Rodriguez out at second. | 2 | 3 |
| M Teixeira grounded out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Freddy Garcia pitching for New York | MIN | NYY |
| J Morneau grounded out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| R Doumit flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| D Valencia grounded out to third. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | NYY |
| N Swisher grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| R Ibanez flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| R Martin struck out looking. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Freddy Garcia pitching for New York | MIN | NYY |
| C Thomas lined out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| A Casilla doubled to deep right. | 2 | 3 |
| D Span struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| J Carroll singled to center, A Casilla scored, J Carroll to second advancing on throw. | 3 | 3 |
| J Mauer doubled to deep right, J Carroll scored. | 4 | 3 |
| J Willingham flied out to right. | 4 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | NYY |
| B Gardner grounded out to first. | 4 | 3 |
| D Jeter grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| C Granderson struck out looking. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Freddy Garcia pitching for New York | MIN | NYY |
| J Morneau homered to center. (439 feet) | 5 | 3 |
| R Doumit lined out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| D Valencia struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| B Logan relieved F Garcia. | 5 | 3 |
| C Thomas hit by pitch. | 5 | 3 |
| A Casilla walked, C Thomas to second. | 5 | 3 |
| D Span grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Casilla out at second. | 5 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | NYY |
| A Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 3 |
| R Cano walked. | 5 | 3 |
| M Teixeira reached on infield single to second, R Cano to second. | 5 | 3 |
| N Swisher struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| R Ibanez grounded out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Boone Logan pitching for New York | MIN | NYY |
| J Carroll popped out to first. | 5 | 3 |
| J Mauer walked. | 5 | 3 |
| C Wade relieved B Logan. | 5 | 3 |
| J Mauer stole second. | 5 | 3 |
| J Willingham struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| J Morneau flied out to center. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | NYY |
| R Martin struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| B Gardner struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| D Jeter grounded out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Cory Wade pitching for New York | MIN | NYY |
| R Doumit reached on infield single to second. | 5 | 3 |
| D Valencia doubled to deep right center, R Doumit scored, D Valencia to third advancing on throw. | 6 | 3 |
| C Thomas singled to right, D Valencia scored. | 7 | 3 |
| A Casilla lined into double play, second to first, C Thomas doubled off first. | 7 | 3 |
| D Span singled to left. | 7 | 3 |
| J Carroll grounded out to second. | 7 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brian Duensing pitching for Minnesota | MIN | NYY |
| B Duensing relieved C Pavano. | 7 | 3 |
| C Granderson singled to center. | 7 | 3 |
| A Rodriguez lined out to left. | 7 | 3 |
| R Cano grounded into fielder's choice to second, C Granderson out at second. | 7 | 3 |
| M Teixeira grounded out to third. | 7 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Clay Rapada pitching for New York | MIN | NYY |
| C Rapada relieved C Wade. | 7 | 3 |
| J Mauer singled to left. | 7 | 3 |
| J Willingham struck out looking. | 7 | 3 |
| J Morneau flied out to right. | 7 | 3 |
| R Doumit grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Mauer out at second. | 7 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Matt Capps pitching for Minnesota | MIN | NYY |
| M Capps relieved B Duensing. | 7 | 3 |
| N Swisher grounded out to first. | 7 | 3 |
| R Ibanez singled to right. | 7 | 3 |
| E Chavez hit for R Martin. | 7 | 3 |
| E Chavez flied out to left. | 7 | 3 |
| B Gardner lined out to third. | 7 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||