Starting Lineups:
New York Yankees Minnesota Twins
1. Damon cf Span rf
2. Jeter ss Punto 2b
3. Abreu rf Redmond c
4. A. Rodriguez 3b Morneau 1b
5. Giambi dh Kubel dh
6. Nady lf Young lf
7. Cano 2b Buscher 3b
8. Betemit 1b Everett ss
9. Molina c Gomez cf
Mussina p Blackburn p
YANKEES 1ST: Damon homered to right-center; Jeter struck out;
Abreu singled to shortstop; A. Rodriguez struck out while Abreu
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: Span singled to left; Punto was called out on
strikes; Span was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Redmond singled to left; Morneau grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 0.
YANKEES 2ND: Giambi walked; Nady struck out; Cano grounded into
a double play (first to shortstop) [Giambi out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 0.
TWINS 2ND: Kubel singled to center; Young doubled to right
[Kubel to third]; Buscher out on a sacrifice fly to center
[Kubel scored, Young to third]; Everett out on a sacrifice fly
to center [Young scored]; Gomez singled to center; Gomez stole
second; Span grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 2.
YANKEES 3RD: Betemit struck out; Molina grounded out (shortstop
to first); Damon flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees
1, Twins 2.
TWINS 3RD: Punto grounded out (second to first); Redmond was
called out on strikes; Morneau grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 2.
YANKEES 4TH: Jeter struck out; Abreu walked; A. Rodriguez flied
to center; Giambi singled to right [Abreu to third]; Nady
doubled to center [Abreu scored, Giambi scored, Nady to third
(error by Punto)]; Cano flied to left; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 3, Twins 2.
TWINS 4TH: Kubel flied to left; Young singled to third; Young
stole second; Buscher grounded out (second to first) [Young to
third]; Everett singled to center [Young scored]; Gomez struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 3.
YANKEES 5TH: Betemit flied to left; Molina walked; Damon
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Molina to second]; Jeter
singled to center [Molina scored]; Abreu singled to center
[Jeter to second]; BONSER REPLACED BLACKBURN (PITCHING); A.
Rodriguez forced Abreu (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 4, Twins 3.
TWINS 5TH: Span struck out; Punto doubled to right; Redmond
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Punto to third]; Morneau was
walked intentionally; Kubel grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Twins 3.
YANKEES 6TH: Giambi walked; Nady was hit by a pitch [Giambi to
second]; Cano forced Nady (second to shortstop) [Giambi to
third]; Betemit struck out; Molina popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Twins 3.
TWINS 6TH: Young grounded out (second to first); Buscher
grounded out (first unassisted); Everett flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Twins 3.
YANKEES 7TH: Damon singled to shortstop; Jeter singled to right
[Damon to third]; BRESLOW REPLACED BONSER (PITCHING); Abreu
forced Jeter (second to shortstop) [Damon scored]; CRAIN
REPLACED BRESLOW (PITCHING); A. Rodriguez grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Abreu out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Yankees 5, Twins 3.
TWINS 7TH: Gomez flied to center; Span struck out; Punto
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Twins 3.
YANKEES 8TH: Giambi singled to center; CHRISTIAN RAN FOR GIAMBI;
Christian stole second; Nady struck out; Cano was walked
intentionally; Betemit singled to right [Christian scored, Cano
to second]; Molina lined into a double play to second [Cano out
at second (second to shortstop)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees
6, Twins 3.
TWINS 8TH: CHRISTIAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MARTE REPLACED
MUSSINA (PITCHING); Redmond doubled to left; Morneau flied to
left; RUIZ BATTED FOR KUBEL; Ruiz singled to right [Redmond to
third]; RIVERA REPLACED MARTE (PITCHING); Young homered to right
[Redmond scored, Ruiz scored]; Buscher grounded out (second to
first); Everett grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Twins 6.
YANKEES 9TH: RUIZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); REYES REPLACED
CRAIN (PITCHING); Damon struck out; Jeter singled to center;
Abreu struck out; NATHAN REPLACED REYES (PITCHING); CABRERA RAN
FOR JETER; A. Rodriguez forced Cabrera (third to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Twins 6.
TWINS 9TH: SEXSON REPLACED CABRERA (PLAYING 1B); BETEMIT CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Gomez popped to second; Span grounded
out (second to first); Punto singled to shortstop; Redmond
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 6, Twins 6.
YANKEES 10TH: I. RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR CHRISTIAN; I. Rodriguez
grounded out (first unassisted); Nady struck out (catcher to
first); Cano grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Yankees 6, Twins 6.
TWINS 10TH: I. RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); VERAS
REPLACED RIVERA (PITCHING); Morneau flied to center; Ruiz
grounded out (third to first); Young flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Twins 6.
YANKEES 11TH: GUERRIER REPLACED NATHAN (PITCHING); Betemit
struck out; Molina flied to center; Damon singled to shortstop;
Damon stole second; Sexson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Twins 6.
TWINS 11TH: Buscher struck out; Everett grounded out (shortstop
to first); Gomez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 6,
Twins 6.
YANKEES 12TH: Abreu lined to right; A. Rodriguez homered to
center; I. Rodriguez doubled to center; Nady homered to right
[I. Rodriguez scored]; BASS REPLACED GUERRIER (PITCHING); Cano
singled to left; Betemit grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Cano out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 9, Twins 6.
TWINS 12TH: RAMIREZ REPLACED VERAS (PITCHING); Span flied to
left; Punto struck out; Redmond flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Yankees 9, Twins 6.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Yankees 9 16 0 8
Twins 6 12 1 6