Ejections: MIN Manager Ron Gardenhire by Joe Brinkman [Balls and
strikes]
Time of Game: 2:50 Attendance: 18818
Starting Lineups:
New York Yankees Minnesota Twins
1. Soriano 2b Jones lf
2. Johnson dh Gomez ss
3. Giambi 1b Koskie 3b
4. Williams cf Hunter cf
5. Mondesi rf Mientkiewicz 1b
6. Posada c Kielty dh
7. Ventura 3b Pierzynski c
8. Trammell lf Cuddyer rf
9. Wilson ss Rivas 2b
Mussina p Lohse p
YANKEES 1ST: Soriano singled to left; Johnson singled to center
[Soriano to second]; Giambi homered to center [Soriano scored,
Johnson scored]; Williams flied to right; Mondesi singled to
center; Posada grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Mondesi out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: Jones struck out; Gomez grounded out (shortstop to
first); Koskie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 0.
YANKEES 2ND: Ventura flied to left; Trammell flied to center;
Wilson singled to right; Soriano lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 0.
TWINS 2ND: Hunter struck out; Mientkiewicz singled to center;
Kielty struck out; Pierzynski grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 0.
YANKEES 3RD: Johnson walked; Giambi lined into a double play to
first [Johnson out at first (first unassisted)]; Williams
homered to left; Twins Manager Ron Gardenhire ejected by HP
umpire Joe Brinkman; Mondesi grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Twins 0.
TWINS 3RD: Cuddyer flied to right; Rivas struck out; Jones was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Twins 0.
YANKEES 4TH: Posada struck out; Ventura doubled; Trammell
grounded out (third to first); Wilson flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Twins 0.
TWINS 4TH: Gomez singled to right; Koskie walked [Gomez to
second]; Hunter was called out on strikes; Mientkiewicz flied to
left; Kielty walked [Gomez to third, Koskie to second];
Pierzynski singled to right [Gomez scored, Koskie out at home
(right to catcher to second to catcher), Kielty to second]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Twins 1.
YANKEES 5TH: Soriano singled to left; Johnson singled to center
[Soriano to third]; Giambi struck out; Williams doubled [Soriano
scored, Johnson to third]; SANTANA REPLACED LOHSE (PITCHING);
Mondesi struck out; Posada doubled to right [Johnson scored,
Williams scored]; Ventura grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Twins 1.
TWINS 5TH: Cuddyer popped to catcher; Rivas grounded out
(shortstop to first); Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 7, Twins 1.
YANKEES 6TH: Trammell walked; Wilson popped to second; Soriano
walked [Trammell to second]; Santana threw a wild pitch
[Trammell to third, Soriano to second]; Johnson walked; MATSUI
RAN FOR TRAMMELL; Giambi was called out on strikes; Williams
lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 7, Twins 1.
TWINS 6TH: MATSUI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Gomez singled to
center; Koskie walked [Gomez to second]; Hunter popped to third;
Mientkiewicz grounded out (shortstop to first) [Gomez to third,
Koskie to second]; Kielty grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Twins 1.
YANKEES 7TH: FIORE REPLACED SANTANA (PITCHING); Mondesi doubled
to center; Posada flied to center; Ventura grounded out (second
to first) [Mondesi to third]; Matsui doubled [Mondesi scored];
Wilson popped to catcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 8,
Twins 1.
TWINS 7TH: Pierzynski doubled to right; Mussina threw a wild
pitch [Pierzynski to third]; Cuddyer struck out; Mussina threw a
wild pitch [Pierzynski scored]; Rivas flied to center; Jones
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees
8, Twins 2.
YANKEES 8TH: MOHR REPLACED HUNTER (PLAYING CF); LECROY REPLACED
PIERZYNSKI (PLAYING C ); FETTERS REPLACED FIORE (PITCHING);
Soriano flied to center; Johnson flied to left; Giambi singled
to third; Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Twins 2.
TWINS 8TH: ANDERSON REPLACED MUSSINA (PITCHING); Gomez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Koskie flied to left; Mohr struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Twins 2.
YANKEES 9TH: GUARDADO REPLACED FETTERS (PITCHING); Mondesi
popped to second; Posada struck out; ZEILE BATTED FOR VENTURA;
Zeile grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 8, Twins 2.
TWINS 9TH: ZEILE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); CHOATE REPLACED
ANDERSON (PITCHING); HOCKING BATTED FOR MIENTKIEWICZ; Hocking
grounded out (pitcher to first); Kielty singled to third; LeCroy
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Kielty out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Twins 2.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Yankees 8 14 0 8
Twins 2 6 0 5
