Final
Minnesota leads 2-1 (as of 4/18)
| 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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7:05 PM ET, April 18, 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hiroki Kuroda pitching for New York | MIN | NYY |
| D Span singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Carroll doubled to left, D Span scored. | 1 | 0 |
| J Mauer hit a ground rule double to left, J Carroll scored. | 2 | 0 |
| J Willingham grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| J Morneau homered to right center (409 feet), J Mauer scored. | 4 | 0 |
| C Parmelee singled to right. | 4 | 0 |
| S Burroughs grounded into fielder's choice to second, C Parmelee out at second. | 4 | 0 |
| C Thomas struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jason Marquis pitching for Minnesota | MIN | NYY |
| D Jeter singled to right. | 4 | 0 |
| C Granderson walked, D Jeter to second. | 4 | 0 |
| M Teixeira flied out to center, D Jeter to third. | 4 | 0 |
| R Cano doubled to left center, D Jeter scored, C Granderson to third. | 4 | 1 |
| N Swisher singled to center, C Granderson and R Cano scored. | 4 | 3 |
| R Ibanez singled to center, N Swisher to third. | 4 | 3 |
| A Jones walked, R Ibanez to second. | 4 | 3 |
| E Chavez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, A Jones out at second. | 4 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Hiroki Kuroda pitching for New York | MIN | NYY |
| A Casilla singled to center. | 4 | 3 |
| D Span flied out to center. | 4 | 3 |
| J Carroll struck out swinging, A Casilla stole second. | 4 | 3 |
| J Mauer grounded out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jason Marquis pitching for Minnesota | MIN | NYY |
| R Martin struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| D Jeter lined out to left. | 4 | 3 |
| C Granderson grounded out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Hiroki Kuroda pitching for New York | MIN | NYY |
| J Willingham popped out to third. | 4 | 3 |
| J Morneau singled to right. | 4 | 3 |
| C Parmelee doubled to deep right, J Morneau to third. | 4 | 3 |
| S Burroughs singled to left, J Morneau scored, C Parmelee to third. | 5 | 3 |
| C Thomas struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| A Casilla grounded into fielder's choice to second, S Burroughs out at second. | 5 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jason Marquis pitching for Minnesota | MIN | NYY |
| M Teixeira flied out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| R Cano homered to right (385 feet). | 5 | 4 |
| N Swisher lined out to first. | 5 | 4 |
| R Ibanez grounded out to second. | 5 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Hiroki Kuroda pitching for New York | MIN | NYY |
| D Span grounded out to second. | 5 | 4 |
| J Carroll grounded out to first. | 5 | 4 |
| J Mauer grounded out to second. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jason Marquis pitching for Minnesota | MIN | NYY |
| A Jones struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| E Chavez singled to left center. | 5 | 4 |
| R Martin hit by pitch, E Chavez to second. | 5 | 4 |
| D Jeter flied out to right. | 5 | 4 |
| C Granderson struck out looking. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Hiroki Kuroda pitching for New York | MIN | NYY |
| J Willingham struck out looking. | 5 | 4 |
| J Morneau homered to right (419 feet). | 6 | 4 |
| C Rapada relieved H Kuroda. | 6 | 4 |
| C Parmelee walked. | 6 | 4 |
| S Burroughs grounded out to first, C Parmelee to second. | 6 | 4 |
| C Thomas struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jason Marquis pitching for Minnesota | MIN | NYY |
| M Teixeira singled to right. | 6 | 4 |
| R Cano grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, M Teixeira out at second. | 6 | 4 |
| N Swisher grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Clay Rapada pitching for New York | MIN | NYY |
| A Casilla singled to center. | 6 | 4 |
| D Span grounded into double play, third to second to first, A Casilla out at second. | 6 | 4 |
| J Carroll struck out looking. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brian Duensing pitching for Minnesota | MIN | NYY |
| B Duensing relieved J Marquis. | 6 | 4 |
| R Ibanez singled to left. | 6 | 4 |
| A Jones flied out to left. | 6 | 4 |
| E Nunez hit for E Chavez. | 6 | 4 |
| E Nunez fouled out to first. | 6 | 4 |
| R Martin flied out to right. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Boone Logan pitching for New York | MIN | NYY |
| E Nunez at third base. | 6 | 4 |
| B Logan relieved C Rapada. | 6 | 4 |
| J Mauer walked. | 6 | 4 |
| J Willingham flied out to center. | 6 | 4 |
| J Morneau struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| C Parmelee struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brian Duensing pitching for Minnesota | MIN | NYY |
| D Jeter singled to center. | 6 | 4 |
| C Granderson flied out to left. | 6 | 4 |
| M Teixeira singled to left, D Jeter to second. | 6 | 4 |
| R Cano grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Teixeira out at second, D Jeter to third. | 6 | 4 |
| J Burton relieved B Duensing. | 6 | 4 |
| N Swisher struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Boone Logan pitching for New York | MIN | NYY |
| S Burroughs struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| C Thomas struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| A Casilla doubled to left. | 6 | 4 |
| D Span grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jared Burton pitching for Minnesota | MIN | NYY |
| R Ibanez grounded out to first. | 6 | 4 |
| A Jones struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| E Nunez grounded out to third. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Soriano pitching for New York | MIN | NYY |
| R Soriano relieved B Logan. | 6 | 4 |
| J Carroll lined out to first. | 6 | 4 |
| J Mauer flied out to left. | 6 | 4 |
| J Willingham doubled to left. | 6 | 4 |
| J Morneau intentionally walked. | 6 | 4 |
| C Parmelee flied out to left. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Matt Capps pitching for Minnesota | MIN | NYY |
| M Capps relieved J Burton. | 6 | 4 |
| A Rodriguez hit for R Martin. | 6 | 4 |
| A Rodriguez grounded out to third. | 6 | 4 |
| D Jeter homered to right center (386 feet). | 6 | 5 |
| C Granderson struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| M Teixeira flied out to right. | 6 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||