GAME THREAD: AL: MINNESOTA (42-40) at NY YANKEES (39-41)

AL: MINNESOTA (42-40) at NY YANKEES (39-41)

<h3>Mussina, Yankees look to continue winning ways vs. Twins</h3>



Minnesota (42-40) at Ny Yankees (40-41) 7:05 pm EDT

BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- The New York Yankees send MikeMussina to the mound as they look to continue their homedominance against the Minnesota Twins.

Mussina and the Yankees aim to get back the .500 mark when theyface the Twins on Wednesday.

Chien-Ming Wang scattered four hits in seven innings as New Yorkshot out Minnesota, 8-0, on Tuesday. It was the Yankees' 15thwin in 17 home games vs. the Twins.

Mussina (4-5, 4.53 ERA) toes the rubber also seeking to even hisrecord. The righthander allowed one run and six hits in seveninnings in a 2-1 victory vs. the Oakland Athletics last Friday.

The 17-year veteran is 10-0 in 13 home starts and 20-5 lifetimevs. Minnesota. Mussina and the Yankees will need to be at theirsharpest when facing Twins ace Johan Santana.

Santana (9-6, 2.76) has gone 3-0 with a 1.29 ERA in his lastfour starts, including an 11-1 win vs. the Detroit Tigers Fridayin which the two-time Cy Young Award winner yielded a run and fivehits in six innings.

Santana is 2-0 with a 2.49 ERA in four regular season startsagainst the Yankees.

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

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

MINNESOTA NY YANKEES
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jason Bartlett SS .254 2 21 Melky Cabrera CF .266 3 27
Joe Mauer DH .299 4 30 Miguel Cairo 3B .250 0 5
Michael Cuddyer RF .284 9 50 Derek Jeter SS .343 5 43
Justin Morneau 1B .280 20 61 Alex Rodriguez DH .318 28 80
Torii Hunter CF .296 17 63 Hideki Matsui LF .270 8 46
Jason Kubel LF .241 5 28 Andy Phillips 1B .250 1 4
Mike Redmond C .289 1 23 Robinson Cano 2B .269 4 35
Luis Rodriguez 3B .179 1 5 Kevin Thompson RF .273 0 2
Nick Punto 2B .205 1 14 Wil Nieves C .125 0 4

Johan Santana LHP (9-6, 2.76) Mike Mussina RHP (4-5, 4.63)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
WARMUPS: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA (9-6, 2.76)
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA (4-5, 4.63)

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

WEATHER: 73 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 12 mph, in from left</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
STARTING BATS: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA AND MIKE REDMOND
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA AND WIL NIEVES

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J BARTLETT (.254, 2 HR, 21 RBI)
J MAUER (.299, 4 HR, 30 RBI)
M CUDDYER (.284, 9 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND RULE DOUBLE BY JUSTIN MORNEAU SCORED JASON BARTLETT.

SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J MORNEAU ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1
NY YANKEES 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: T HUNTER (.296, 17 HR, 63 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: M CABRERA (.266, 3 HR, 27 RBI)
M CAIRO (.250, 0 HR, 5 RBI)
D JETER (.343, 5 HR, 43 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

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

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bartlett ss 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253
J Mauer dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
J Morneau 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .283
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295
J Kubel lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
M Redmond c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
L Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179
N Punto 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205

Totals 5 1 1 1 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - J Morneau (16, M Mussina). RBI - J Morneau (62). 2-out RBI - J
Morneau. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hunter 1. Team LOB - 1.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
M Cairo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
D Jeter ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343
A Rodriguez dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
K Thompson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
W Nieves c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - D Jeter (13, ground ball).


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MINNESOTA - 1 -- 1
NY YANKEES - -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Santana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.76

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 4.56

Pitches-strikes: M Mussina 16-11. Ground balls-fly balls: M Mussina 1-1.
Batters faced: M Mussina 5.

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

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
CONFIRMED STARTERS: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J KUBEL (.241, 5 HR, 28 RBI)
M REDMOND (.289, 1 HR, 23 RBI)
L RODRIGUEZ (.179, 1 HR, 5 RBI)</div>

 

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

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bartlett ss 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253
J Mauer dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
J Morneau 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .283
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295
J Kubel lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
M Redmond c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
L Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179
N Punto 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205

Totals 5 1 1 1 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - J Morneau (16, M Mussina). RBI - J Morneau (62). 2-out RBI - J
Morneau. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hunter 1. Team LOB - 1.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
M Cairo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341
A Rodriguez dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317
H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
K Thompson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
W Nieves c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: S - M Cairo. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rodriguez 1.
Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - D Jeter (13, ground ball).


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MINNESOTA - 1 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Santana 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.74

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 4.56

Pitches-strikes: J Santana 17-11; M Mussina 16-11. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Santana 2-1; M Mussina 1-1. Batters faced: J Santana 4; M Mussina 5.

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

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: H MATSUI (.270, 8 HR, 46 RBI)
A PHILLIPS (.250, 1 HR, 4 RBI)
R CANO (.269, 4 HR, 35 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (1) VS NY YANKEES (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bartlett ss 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253
J Mauer dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
J Morneau 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .283
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295
J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Redmond c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
L Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176
N Punto 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205

Totals 8 1 1 1 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - J Morneau (16, M Mussina). RBI - J Morneau (62). 2-out RBI - J
Morneau. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hunter 1. Team LOB - 1.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
M Cairo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341
A Rodriguez dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317
H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
K Thompson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
W Nieves c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: S - M Cairo. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rodriguez 1.
Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - D Jeter (13, ground ball).


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MINNESOTA - 10 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Santana 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.74

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4.50

Pitches-strikes: J Santana 17-11; M Mussina 21-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Santana 2-1; M Mussina 2-3. Batters faced: J Santana 4; M Mussina 8.

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

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY HIDEKI MATSUI (9) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF JOHAN SANTANA.
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1, NY YANKEES 1

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A PHILLIPS (.250, 1 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: N PUNTO (.205, 1 HR, 14 RBI)
J BARTLETT (.253, 0-FOR-1)
J MAUER (.297, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

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

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bartlett ss 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253
J Mauer dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
J Morneau 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .283
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295
J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Redmond c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
L Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176
N Punto 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205

Totals 8 1 1 1 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - J Morneau (16, M Mussina). RBI - J Morneau (62). 2-out RBI - J
Morneau. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hunter 1. Team LOB - 1.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
M Cairo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341
A Rodriguez dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317
H Matsui lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .272
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269
K Thompson rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
W Nieves c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 7 1 2 1 0 1 1

BATTING: HR - H Matsui (9, 2nd inning off J Santana 0 on, 0 Out). S - M Cairo.
RBI - H Matsui (47). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rodriguez 1.
Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - D Jeter (13, ground ball).


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MINNESOTA - 10 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 01 -- 1
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Santana 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 2.79

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4.50

Pitches-strikes: J Santana 33-21; M Mussina 21-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Santana 2-3; M Mussina 2-3. Batters faced: J Santana 8; M Mussina 8.

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

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: W NIEVES (.125, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
M CABRERA (.269, 1-FOR-1)
M CAIRO (.250, 0-FOR-0, SAC)</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
J Bartlett ss 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .252
J Mauer dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
J Morneau 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .283
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295
J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Redmond c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
L Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176
N Punto 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204

Totals 11 1 1 1 0 3 2

BATTING: 2B - J Morneau (16, M Mussina). RBI - J Morneau (62). 2-out RBI - J
Morneau. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hunter 1. Team LOB - 1.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
M Cairo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341
A Rodriguez dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317
H Matsui lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .272
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269
K Thompson rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
W Nieves c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 7 1 2 1 0 1 1

BATTING: HR - H Matsui (9, 2nd inning off J Santana 0 on, 0 Out). S - M Cairo.
RBI - H Matsui (47). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rodriguez 1.
Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - D Jeter (13, ground ball).


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MINNESOTA - 100 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 01 -- 1
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Santana 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 2.79

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 4.44

Pitches-strikes: J Santana 33-21; M Mussina 38-24. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Santana 2-3; M Mussina 2-4. Batters faced: J Santana 8; M Mussina 11.

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

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M CUDDYER (.283, 0-FOR-1)
J MORNEAU (.283, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
T HUNTER (.295, 0-FOR-1)</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
J Bartlett ss 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .252
J Mauer dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
J Morneau 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .283
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295
J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Redmond c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
L Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176
N Punto 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204

Totals 11 1 1 1 0 3 2

BATTING: 2B - J Morneau (16, M Mussina). RBI - J Morneau (62). 2-out RBI - J
Morneau. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hunter 1. Team LOB - 1.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
M Cairo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341
A Rodriguez dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317
H Matsui lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .272
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269
K Thompson rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
W Nieves c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .122

Totals 10 1 2 1 0 3 1

BATTING: HR - H Matsui (9, 2nd inning off J Santana 0 on, 0 Out). S - M Cairo.
RBI - H Matsui (47). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rodriguez 1.
Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - D Jeter (13, ground ball).


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MINNESOTA - 100 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 010 -- 1
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Santana 3 2 1 1 0 3 1 2.77

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 4.44

Pitches-strikes: J Santana 47-30; M Mussina 38-24. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Santana 3-3; M Mussina 2-4. Batters faced: J Santana 11; M Mussina 11.

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

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: D JETER (.341, 0-FOR-1)
A RODRIGUEZ (.317, 0-FOR-1)
H MATSUI (.272, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)</div>