Minnesota Twins vs. New York Yankees - Box Score - October 09, 2009 - ESPN

Scores for Oct 9, 2009

Final in 11

Playoff Series: Game 2 of 3

NY Yankees won 3-0

Game 1: Wednesday, October 7
Minnesota	2	Final
NY Yankees	7	Final
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Game 2: Friday, October 9
Minnesota	3	Final in 11
NY Yankees	4	Final in 11
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Game 3: Sunday, October 11
NY Yankees	4	Final
Minnesota	1	Final
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Twins 3

Yankees 4

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6:07 PM ET, October 9, 2009

Yankee Stadium, New York, NY

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
MIN	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	12	1
NYY	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	4	7	0

W: D. Robertson (1-0)

L: J. Mijares (0-1)

Minnesota Twins
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D Span RF	6	0	2	1	0	0	20	.364	.364	.455
O Cabrera SS	5	0	0	0	1	1	19	.200	.273	.200
J Mauer C	4	0	2	0	2	2	27	.500	.600	.625
J Kubel DH	6	0	1	0	0	4	26	.100	.100	.100
M Cuddyer 1B	6	0	3	0	0	0	22	.400	.400	.400
D Young LF	4	1	0	0	1	2	22	.000	.200	.000
C Gomez CF	4	1	0	0	1	2	20	.000	.333	.000
M Tolbert 3B	2	0	1	0	0	0	5	.200	.333	.200
a-B Harris PH-3B	4	1	2	1	0	0	12	.375	.375	.625
N Punto 2B	3	0	1	1	2	1	25	.500	.667	.500
Totals	44	3	12	3	7	12	198
a-tripled to deep left for M Tolbert in the 6th
BATTING 3B: B Harris (1, A Burnett) RBI: B Harris (1), N Punto (1), D Span (1) 2-out RBI: B Harris, N Punto, D Span Twins RISP: 5-13 (B Harris 1-2, M Tolbert 1-2, O Cabrera 0-2, C Gomez 0-1, J Kubel 0-1, D Span 1-1, M Cuddyer 1-1, D Young 0-1, N Punto 1-2) Team LOB: 17
BASERUNNING SB: D Young (1, 2nd base off A Burnett/J Molina)
FIELDING E: J Nathan (1, throw) DP: 1 (O Cabrera-B Harris).

Minnesota Twins
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
N Blackburn	5.2	3	1	1	2	3	0	92-56	1.59
R Mahay	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	0.00
J Rauch	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14-8	0.00
M Guerrier (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12-8	0.00
J Nathan (B, 1)	1.1	3	2	2	1	0	1	27-14	13.50
J Mijares (L, 0-1)	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1	10-5	13.50
Totals	10.0	7	4	4	3	4	2	157-93
PITCHING J Mijares pitched to 1 batter in the 11th IBB: D Jeter (By J Nathan) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: N Blackburn 13/22; R Mahay 1/1; J Rauch 0/3; M Guerrier 2/3; J Nathan 3/8; J Mijares 0/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: N Blackburn 17-3-19-17; R Mahay 1-0-0-1; J Rauch 3-1-1-3; M Guerrier 3-1-2-2; J Nathan 5-1-1-7; J Mijares 1-1-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Blackburn 7-7; R Mahay 1-0; J Rauch 1-2; M Guerrier 2-0; J Nathan 2-2; J Mijares 0-1 Game Scores: N Blackburn 60

New York Yankees
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D Jeter SS	4	1	1	0	1	0	17	.500	.667	1.167
J Damon LF	4	0	0	0	1	0	27	.125	.222	.125
F Cervelli C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
M Teixeira 1B	5	2	2	1	0	0	23	.222	.222	.556
A Rodriguez 3B	4	1	2	3	0	0	13	.500	.500	.875
H Matsui DH	3	0	0	0	1	1	15	.167	.375	.667
N Swisher RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	21	.125	.125	.250
R Cano 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	10	.125	.125	.125
M Cabrera CF-LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	19	.125	.125	.125
J Molina C	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000
a-J Posada PH-C	3	0	1	0	0	1	9	.286	.286	.286
B Gardner PR-CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	36	4	7	4	3	4	157
a-flied out to center for J Molina in the 6th
BATTING 2B: D Jeter (1, N Blackburn) HR: A Rodriguez (1, 9th inning off J Nathan 1 on, 0 Out); M Teixeira (1, 11th inning off J Mijares 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: A Rodriguez 3 (5), M Teixeira (1) 2-out RBI: A Rodriguez Yankees RISP: 1-4 (M Teixeira 0-1, A Rodriguez 1-1, J Damon 0-1, H Matsui 0-1) Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: B Gardner (1, 2nd base off J Nathan/J Mauer)
FIELDING Outfield Assist: N Swisher (C Gomez at 3rd base).

New York Yankees
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
A Burnett	6.0	3	1	1	5	6	0	95-57	1.50
J Chamberlain	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	11-6	0.00
P Coke	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-3	0.00
P Hughes	0.2	2	2	2	1	1	0	22-15	13.50
M Rivera	1.1	2	0	0	0	3	0	27-19	0.00
A Aceves	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	19-13	0.00
D Marte	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	10-6	---
D Robertson (W, 1-0)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9-7	0.00
Totals	11.0	12	3	3	7	12	0	198-126
PITCHING D Marte pitched to 2 batters in the 11th HBP: D Young (By A Burnett); C Gomez (By A Burnett) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: A Burnett 17/27; J Chamberlain 1/3; P Coke 0/1; P Hughes 2/5; M Rivera 5/6; A Aceves 5/5; D Marte 0/2; D Robertson 4/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: A Burnett 18-12-14-13; J Chamberlain 2-0-1-3; P Coke 1-2-0-0; P Hughes 2-5-5-3; M Rivera 5-2-9-3; A Aceves 2-0-8-3; D Marte 2-0-2-2; D Robertson 2-1-0-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Burnett 8-3; J Chamberlain 2-0; P Coke 0-0; P Hughes 0-1; M Rivera 0-1; A Aceves 0-2; D Marte 0-0; D Robertson 1-2 Game Scores: A Burnett 63

Scoring Summary

			MIN	NYY
	6th	B Harris tripled to deep left, D Young scored.	1	0
	6th	A Rodriguez singled to left, D Jeter scored, J Damon to second.	1	1
	8th	N Punto singled to center, C Gomez scored, B Harris to second.	2	1
	8th	D Span singled to right, B Harris scored, N Punto to second.	3	1
	9th	A Rodriguez homered to center, M Teixeira scored.	3	3
	11th	M Teixeira homered to left.	3	4
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Game Notes

TWINS THIRD BASEMAN MATT TOLBERT LEFT THE GAME IN THE SIXTH INNING DUE TO A STRAINED LEFT OBLIQUE.

Game Information

Stadium	Yankee Stadium, New York, NY
Attendance	50,006 (99.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	4:22
Weather	68 degrees, cloudy
Wind	3 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Chuck Meriwether, First Base - Mark Wegner, Second Base - Paul Emmel, Third Base - Jim Joyce