GAME THREAD: AL: MINNESOTA (42-38) at NY YANKEES (37-41)

AL: MINNESOTA (42-38) at NY YANKEES (37-41)

<h3>Clemens takes another shot at career win No. 350</h3>

<div class="pre">Minnesota (42-38) at NY Yankees (37-41) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

BRONX, New York (Ticker) - If Roger Clemens hopes to notch his350th career win on Monday when the New York Yankees host theMinnesota Twins, he'd better hope his offense turns in a betterperformance than they have been lately.

The Yankees lost on Sunday to fall to just 2-9 over their last11 contests, averaging just over 2.5 runs per contest duringthat span.

Clemens (1-3, 5.32 ERA) signed a pro-rated contract for $28million so that he could help lead New York back to theplayoffs. The 44-year-old hurler has pitched into the seventhinning just once in four starts, and has allowed seven hits andfour earned runs in each of his last two starts, both losses.

The future Hall of Famer failed to strike a batter out lastWednesday for the first time since June 14, 2000.The Twins will counter with Boof Bonser (5-4, 4.65). The25-year-old righthander has struggled of late, allowing at leastfour earned runs in each of his last three starts, going 0-2over that stretch.

New York beat up on Bonser on April 10, plating seven runs - sixearned - and six hits in 4 1/3 innings to hand the youngster aloss.

Minnesota had a three-game winning streak snapped Sunday with a1-0 loss to Detroit.

 

AL: MINNESOTA (42-38) at NY YANKEES (37-41)

<h3>Clemens takes another shot at career win No. 350</h3>

<div class="pre">Minnesota (42-38) at NY Yankees (37-41) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

BRONX, New York (Ticker) - If Roger Clemens hopes to notch his350th career win on Monday when the New York Yankees host theMinnesota Twins, he'd better hope his offense turns in a betterperformance than they have been lately.

The Yankees lost on Sunday to fall to just 2-9 over their last11 contests, averaging just over 2.5 runs per contest duringthat span.

Clemens (1-3, 5.32 ERA) signed a pro-rated contract for $28million so that he could help lead New York back to theplayoffs. The 44-year-old hurler has pitched into the seventhinning just once in four starts, and has allowed seven hits andfour earned runs in each of his last two starts, both losses.

The future Hall of Famer failed to strike a batter out lastWednesday for the first time since June 14, 2000.

The Twins will counter with Boof Bonser (5-4, 4.65). The25-year-old righthander has struggled of late, allowing at leastfour earned runs in each of his last three starts, going 0-2over that stretch.

New York beat up on Bonser on April 10, plating seven runs - sixearned - and six hits in 4 1/3 innings to hand the youngster aloss.

Minnesota had a three-game winning streak snapped Sunday with a1-0 loss to Detroit.

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA AT NY YANKEES -- LINEUPS

MINNESOTA NY YANKEES
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Luis Castillo 2B .300 0 12 Johnny Damon DH .250 5 26
Jason Bartlett SS .258 2 21 Melky Cabrera CF .259 3 24
Joe Mauer C .298 4 30 Derek Jeter SS .338 5 39
Michael Cuddyer RF .287 9 50 Alex Rodriguez 3B .327 28 79
Justin Morneau 1B .279 20 61 Jorge Posada C .336 9 45
Torii Hunter CF .302 17 63 Hideki Matsui LF .270 8 46
Jason Kubel DH .243 5 27 Bobby Abreu RF .247 4 37
Jeff Cirillo 3B .272 1 16 Andy Phillips 1B .250 1 4
Lew Ford LF .259 2 11 Robinson Cano 2B .265 3 33

Boof Bonser RHP (5-4, 4.65) Roger Clemens RHP (1-3, 5.32)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
WARMUPS: MIN - BOOF BONSER (5-4, 4.65)
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS (1-3, 5.32)

UMPIRES: HP - WALLY BELL
1B - RON KULPA
2B - ADRIAN JOHNSON
3B - DAN IASSOGNA

WEATHER: 74 Degrees, clear
WIND: 6 mph, right to left</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
STARTING BATS: MIN - BOOF BONSER AND JOE MAUER
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS AND JORGE POSADA

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L CASTILLO (.300, 0 HR, 12 RBI)
J BARTLETT (.258, 2 HR, 21 RBI)
J MAUER (.298, 4 HR, 30 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - BOOF BONSER
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.250, 5 HR, 26 RBI)
M CABRERA (.259, 3 HR, 24 RBI)
D JETER (.338, 5 HR, 39 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS NY YANKEES (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
M Cuddyer rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
T Hunter cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
J Kubel dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J Cirillo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
L Ford lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
D Jeter ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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MINNESOTA - 0 -- 0
NY YANKEES - -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bonser 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.65

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
R Clemens 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.11

Pitches-strikes: R Clemens 12-8. Ground balls-fly balls: R Clemens 1-2.
Batters faced: R Clemens 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Dan Iassogna.

Weather: 74 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
CONFIRMED STARTERS: MIN - BOOF BONSER
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY ALEX RODRIGUEZ SCORED JOHNNY DAMON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A RODRIGUEZ ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0
NY YANKEES 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J POSADA (.336, 9 HR, 45 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0
NY YANKEES 1 1 2 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - BOOF BONSER
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M CUDDYER (.287, 9 HR, 50 RBI)
J MORNEAU (.279, 20 HR, 61 RBI)
T HUNTER (.302, 17 HR, 63 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS NY YANKEES (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
M Cuddyer rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
T Hunter cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
J Kubel dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J Cirillo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
L Ford lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .253
M Cabrera cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .336
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .325
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .336
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 0 4

BATTING: RBI - A Rodriguez (80). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H
Matsui 1. Team LOB - 2.


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MINNESOTA - 0 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 1 -- 1
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bonser 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.70

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
R Clemens 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.11

Pitches-strikes: B Bonser 15-10; R Clemens 12-8. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Bonser 1-2; R Clemens 1-2. Batters faced: B Bonser 6; R Clemens 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Dan Iassogna.

Weather: 74 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY JASON KUBEL SCORED MICHAEL CUDDYER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J MORNEAU ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1
NY YANKEES 1 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J CIRILLO (.272, 1 HR, 16 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 1 1 1 0
NY YANKEES 1 1 2 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - BOOF BONSER
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: B ABREU (.247, 4 HR, 37 RBI)
A PHILLIPS (.250, 1 HR, 4 RBI)
R CANO (.265, 3 HR, 33 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (1) VS NY YANKEES (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
M Cuddyer rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .290
J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .301
J Kubel dh 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .242
J Cirillo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270
L Ford lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259

Totals 7 1 1 1 1 1 3

BATTING: RBI - J Kubel (28). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Cirillo 1. Team LOB - 1.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .253
M Cabrera cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .336
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .325
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .336
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 0 4

BATTING: RBI - A Rodriguez (80). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H
Matsui 1. Team LOB - 2.


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MINNESOTA - 01 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 1 -- 1
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bonser 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.70

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
R Clemens 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 5.26

WP - R Clemens. Pitches-strikes: B Bonser 15-10; R Clemens 26-16. Ground
balls-fly balls: B Bonser 1-2; R Clemens 3-2. Batters faced: B Bonser 6; R
Clemens 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Dan Iassogna.

Weather: 74 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 1 1 1 0
NY YANKEES 1 0 1 3 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - BOOF BONSER
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L FORD (.259, 2 HR, 11 RBI)
L CASTILLO (.299, 0-FOR-1)
J BARTLETT (.256, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (1) VS NY YANKEES (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
M Cuddyer rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .290
J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .301
J Kubel dh 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .242
J Cirillo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270
L Ford lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259

Totals 7 1 1 1 1 1 3

BATTING: RBI - J Kubel (28). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Cirillo 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Cirillo-L Castillo-J Morneau).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .252
M Cabrera cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .336
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .325
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .336
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269
B Abreu rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265

Totals 8 1 3 1 2 0 6

BATTING: RBI - A Rodriguez (80). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Damon 1, H Matsui 1. GIDP - A Phillips. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Cano (2, 2nd base off B Bonser/J Mauer).


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MINNESOTA - 01 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 10 -- 1
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bonser 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 4.65

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
R Clemens 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 5.26

WP - R Clemens. Pitches-strikes: B Bonser 31-16; R Clemens 26-16. Ground
balls-fly balls: B Bonser 3-3; R Clemens 3-2. Batters faced: B Bonser 10; R
Clemens 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Dan Iassogna.

Weather: 74 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 1 0 1 1 0
NY YANKEES 1 0 1 3 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - BOOF BONSER
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: M CABRERA (.262, 1-FOR-1)
D JETER (.336, 0-FOR-1)
A RODRIGUEZ (.325, 0-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (1) VS NY YANKEES (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
J Bartlett ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
M Cuddyer rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .290
J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .301
J Kubel dh 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .242
J Cirillo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270
L Ford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256

Totals 10 1 1 1 1 1 3

BATTING: RBI - J Kubel (28). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Cirillo 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Cirillo-L Castillo-J Morneau).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .252
M Cabrera cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .336
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .325
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .336
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269
B Abreu rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265

Totals 8 1 3 1 2 0 6

BATTING: RBI - A Rodriguez (80). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Damon 1, H Matsui 1. GIDP - A Phillips. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Cano (2, 2nd base off B Bonser/J Mauer).


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MINNESOTA - 010 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 10 -- 1
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bonser 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 4.65

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
R Clemens 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 5.06

WP - R Clemens. Pitches-strikes: B Bonser 31-16; R Clemens 38-25. Ground
balls-fly balls: B Bonser 3-3; R Clemens 5-3. Batters faced: B Bonser 10; R
Clemens 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Dan Iassogna.

Weather: 74 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 1 0 1 1 0
NY YANKEES 1 0 0 1 5 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - BOOF BONSER
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MAUER (.296, 0-FOR-1)
M CUDDYER (.290, 1-FOR-1)
J MORNEAU (.279, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (1) VS NY YANKEES (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
J Bartlett ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
M Cuddyer rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .290
J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .301
J Kubel dh 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .242
J Cirillo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270
L Ford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256

Totals 10 1 1 1 1 1 3

BATTING: RBI - J Kubel (28). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Cirillo 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Cirillo-L Castillo-J Morneau).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .252
M Cabrera cf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .265
D Jeter ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .339
A Rodriguez 3b 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 .324
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .335
H Matsui lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .268
B Abreu rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265

Totals 13 1 5 1 2 2 12

BATTING: RBI - A Rodriguez (80). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Damon 1, H Matsui 2. GIDP - A Phillips. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Cano (2, 2nd base off B Bonser/J Mauer).


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MINNESOTA - 010 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 100 -- 1
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bonser 3 5 1 1 2 2 0 4.60

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
R Clemens 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 5.06

WP - R Clemens. Pitches-strikes: B Bonser 48-29; R Clemens 38-25. Ground
balls-fly balls: B Bonser 3-4; R Clemens 5-3. Batters faced: B Bonser 15; R
Clemens 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Dan Iassogna.

Weather: 74 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, left to right.</div>