Yankees news and notes: One down, 10 to go
Yankees off to good start in push for 27th World Series title
| Final - 10.7.2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 | 9 | 0 |
Stories
Twins Lose 2-0 Lead, Allow 7 Unanswered Runs for Game 1 Loss
ALDS Game 1 recap, Minnesota style
Yankees take game one, 7-2
Yankees take game one, 7-2
Six-Pack of Questions with Pinstripe Alley's Travis
Q & A with Travis from SB Nation's Yankees blog, Pinstripe Alley.
Getting to know the Twins
Getting to know the Twins - 6 questions with Twinkie Town's editor-in-chief
As playoffs begin, Yankees know the score
New York Yankees begin post-season of high hopes, higher expectations.
GameThreads
Yankees Fans GameThread on Pinstriped Bible
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Twins Fans GameThread on Twinkie Town
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| NY Yankees | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denard Span, CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| Orlando Cabrera, SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 |
| Joe Mauer, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Michael Cuddyer, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Jason Kubel, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Delmon Young, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Brendan Harris, DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| Matt Tolbert, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Nick Punto, 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 |
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
Batting
Doubles - Span, Mauer
Grounded into DP - Span
Hit by pitch - Tolbert
Stolen Bases - Cabrera
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - Cuddyer
Doubles - Span, Mauer
Grounded into DP - Span
Hit by pitch - Tolbert
Stolen Bases - Cabrera
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - Cuddyer
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Duensing (L, 0-1) | 4.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9.64 | 1 | 79-59 |
| Francisco Liriano | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 0 | 35-19 |
| Jon Rauch | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 9-3 |
| Ron Mahay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 14-9 |
| New York Yankees | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Jeter, SS | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Johnny Damon, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Mark Teixeira, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Alex Rodriguez, 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Hideki Matsui, DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Jorge Posada, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Robinson Cano, 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Nick Swisher, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Brett Gardner, CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Melky Cabrera, 8,9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | |
Batting
Home runs - Jeter, Matsui
Doubles - Swisher
Grounded into DP - Teixeira
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Passed Balls - Posada
Home runs - Jeter, Matsui
Doubles - Swisher
Grounded into DP - Teixeira
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Passed Balls - Posada
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC Sabathia (W, 1-0) | 6.2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1.35 | 1 | 113-71 |
| Phil Hughes (, 0-0) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 24-16 |
| Phil Coke | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1-1 |
| Joba Chamberlain | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2-1 |
| Mariano Rivera | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 23-14 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Tim Tschida, First Base Umpire - Chuck Meriwether, Second Base Umpire - Mark Wegner, Third Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
Duration: 3:38
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Tim Tschida, First Base Umpire - Chuck Meriwether, Second Base Umpire - Mark Wegner, Third Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
Duration: 3:38
