GAME THREAD: AL: MINNESOTA (43-40) at NY YANKEES (39-42)

AL: MINNESOTA (43-40) at NY YANKEES (39-42)

<h3>Slowey looks to remain undefeated against Yankees</h3>



Minnesota (43-40) at NY Yankees (39-42) 1:05 pm EDT

BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- Rookie Kevin Slowey has not beenperfect but he is yet to record a loss.

Slowey takes the mound looking to continue his undefeated startwhen the Minnesota Twins face the New York Yankees in the finaleof a four-game series on Thursday.

Slowey (3-0, 5.13 ERA) yielded four runs and nine hits over sixinnings in an 8-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.

Reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Johan Santanapitched seven solid innings and Jason Kubel and Luis Rodriguezeach blasted a two-run homer as the Twins snapped a three-gamelosing streak with a 6-2 triumph in Wednesday's contest againstthe Yankees.

New York will turn to Kei Igawa (2-2, 6.91) as it hopes torebound.

Igawa has not recorded a major league win since April 28. The27-year-old native of Japan posted an 0-1 record with an 8.40ERA over three big league starts in that span.

The lefthander pitched 6 1/3 innings, surrendering four runs andfive hits with three walks in a 7-0 loss to the OaklandAthletics on Saturday.

The Yankees have lost seven of their last 10 contests.

 

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 Johnny Damon CF .249 5 26
Joe Mauer C .298 4 30 Melky Cabrera LF .265 3 27
Michael Cuddyer RF .280 9 51 Derek Jeter SS .341 5 43
Justin Morneau 1B .283 20 62 Hideki Matsui DH .270 9 47
Torii Hunter CF .299 17 63 Jorge Posada C .330 9 45
Jeff Cirillo DH .265 1 16 Bobby Abreu RF .261 5 39
Lew Ford LF .247 2 11 Robinson Cano 2B .267 4 35
Luis Rodriguez 3B .182 2 7 Andy Phillips 1B .250 1 5
Nick Punto 2B .202 1 14 Miguel Cairo 3B .244 0 5

Kevin Slowey RHP (3-0, 5.13) Kei Igawa LHP (2-2, 6.91)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
WARMUPS: MIN - KEVIN SLOWEY (3-0, 5.13)
NYY - KEI IGAWA (2-2, 6.91)

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

WEATHER: 80 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 11 mph, in from left</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
STARTING BATS: MIN - KEVIN SLOWEY AND JOE MAUER
NYY - KEI IGAWA AND JORGE POSADA

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J BARTLETT (.254, 2 HR, 21 RBI)
J MAUER (.298, 4 HR, 30 RBI)
M CUDDYER (.280, 9 HR, 51 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MICHAEL CUDDYER SCORED JASON BARTLETT.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J MAUER ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1
NY YANKEES 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORNEAU (.283, 20 HR, 62 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JUSTIN MORNEAU SCORED JOE MAUER.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J MORNEAU ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 2
NY YANKEES 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: T HUNTER (.299, 17 HR, 63 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - KEVIN SLOWEY
NYY - KEI IGAWA

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.249, 5 HR, 26 RBI)
M CABRERA (.265, 3 HR, 27 RBI)
D JETER (.341, 5 HR, 43 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

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

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bartlett ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .254
J Mauer c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .302
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .282
J Morneau 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .298
J Cirillo dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
L Ford lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
L Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
N Punto 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202

Totals 6 2 4 2 1 2 3

BATTING: RBI - M Cuddyer (52), J Morneau (63). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - L Ford 1. Team LOB - 2.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
M Cabrera lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
D Jeter ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341
H Matsui dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
M Cairo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Cabrera (M Cuddyer at 2nd base).


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MINNESOTA - 2 -- 2
NY YANKEES - -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Slowey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.13

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
K Igawa 1 4 2 2 1 2 0 7.17

Pitches-strikes: K Igawa 29-20. Ground balls-fly balls: K Igawa 0-0. Batters
faced: K Igawa 7.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
CONFIRMED STARTERS: MIN - KEVIN SLOWEY
NYY - KEI IGAWA</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - KEVIN SLOWEY
NYY - KEI IGAWA

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L RODRIGUEZ (.182, 2 HR, 7 RBI)
N PUNTO (.202, 1 HR, 14 RBI)
J BARTLETT (.254, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

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

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bartlett ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .254
J Mauer c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .302
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .282
J Morneau 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .298
J Cirillo dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
L Ford lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
L Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
N Punto 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202

Totals 6 2 4 2 1 2 3

BATTING: RBI - M Cuddyer (52), J Morneau (63). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - L Ford 1. Team LOB - 2.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
M Cabrera lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .340
H Matsui dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
M Cairo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Cabrera (M Cuddyer at 2nd base).


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MINNESOTA - 2 -- 2
NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Slowey 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.98

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
K Igawa 1 4 2 2 1 2 0 7.17

Pitches-strikes: K Slowey 18-13; K Igawa 29-20. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Slowey 1-2; K Igawa 0-0. Batters faced: K Slowey 4; K Igawa 7.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 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 2 0 2 4 0
NY YANKEES 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - KEVIN SLOWEY
NYY - KEI IGAWA

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J POSADA (.330, 9 HR, 45 RBI)
B ABREU (.261, 5 HR, 39 RBI)
R CANO (.267, 4 HR, 35 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

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

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bartlett ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .253
J Mauer c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .302
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .282
J Morneau 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .298
J Cirillo dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
L Ford lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
L Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180
N Punto 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202

Totals 9 2 4 2 1 2 3

BATTING: RBI - M Cuddyer (52), J Morneau (63). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - L Ford 1. Team LOB - 2.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
M Cabrera lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .340
H Matsui dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
M Cairo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Cabrera (M Cuddyer at 2nd base).


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MINNESOTA - 20 -- 2
NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Slowey 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.98

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
K Igawa 2 4 2 2 1 2 0 7.01

Pitches-strikes: K Slowey 18-13; K Igawa 39-27. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Slowey 1-2; K Igawa 1-2. Batters faced: K Slowey 4; K Igawa 10.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ROBINSON CANO (5) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF KEVIN SLOWEY.
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 2, NY YANKEES 1

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A PHILLIPS (.250, 1 HR, 5 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MIGUEL CAIRO SCORED ANDY PHILLIPS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M CAIRO ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 2
NY YANKEES 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.248, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY MELKY CABRERA (4) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF KEVIN SLOWEY SCORED MIGUEL CAIRO AND JOHNNY DAMON.
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 2, NY YANKEES 5

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: D JETER (.340, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - KEVIN SLOWEY
NYY - KEI IGAWA

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MAUER (.302, 1-FOR-1)
M CUDDYER (.282, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
J MORNEAU (.286, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (2) VS NY YANKEES (5) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bartlett ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .253
J Mauer c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .302
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .282
J Morneau 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .298
J Cirillo dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
L Ford lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
L Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180
N Punto 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202

Totals 9 2 4 2 1 2 3

BATTING: RBI - M Cuddyer (52), J Morneau (63). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - L Ford 1. Team LOB - 2.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .248
M Cabrera lf 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 .271
D Jeter ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .342
H Matsui dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
R Cano 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .269
A Phillips 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273
M Cairo 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .253

Totals 12 5 6 5 1 1 3

BATTING: 2B - A Phillips (2, K Slowey); M Cairo (5, K Slowey). HR - R Cano (5,
2nd inning off K Slowey 0 on, 2 Out), M Cabrera (4, 2nd inning off K Slowey 2
on, 2 Out). RBI - R Cano (36), M Cairo (6), M Cabrera 3 (30). 2-out RBI - R
Cano, M Cairo, M Cabrera 3. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Cabrera (M Cuddyer at 2nd base).


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MINNESOTA - 20 -- 2
NY YANKEES - 05 -- 5
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Slowey 2 6 5 5 1 1 2 6.11

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
K Igawa 2 4 2 2 1 2 0 7.01

WP - K Slowey. Pitches-strikes: K Slowey 58-41; K Igawa 39-27. Ground
balls-fly balls: K Slowey 1-4; K Igawa 1-2. Batters faced: K Slowey 13; K Igawa
10.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 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 2 0 0 2 4 0
NY YANKEES 0 5 5 6 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - KEVIN SLOWEY
NYY - KEI IGAWA

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J POSADA (.328, 0-FOR-1)
B ABREU (.260, 0-FOR-1)
R CANO (.269, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (2) VS NY YANKEES (5) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bartlett ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .253
J Mauer c 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .282
J Morneau 1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .285
T Hunter cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .297
J Cirillo dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
L Ford lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
L Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180
N Punto 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202

Totals 12 2 4 2 2 3 4

BATTING: RBI - M Cuddyer (52), J Morneau (63). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - T Hunter 1, L Ford 1. Team LOB - 3.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .248
M Cabrera lf 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 .271
D Jeter ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .342
H Matsui dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
R Cano 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .269
A Phillips 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273
M Cairo 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .253

Totals 12 5 6 5 1 1 3

BATTING: 2B - A Phillips (2, K Slowey); M Cairo (5, K Slowey). HR - R Cano (5,
2nd inning off K Slowey 0 on, 2 Out), M Cabrera (4, 2nd inning off K Slowey 2
on, 2 Out). RBI - R Cano (36), M Cairo (6), M Cabrera 3 (30). 2-out RBI - R
Cano, M Cairo, M Cabrera 3. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Cabrera (M Cuddyer at 2nd base).


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MINNESOTA - 200 -- 2
NY YANKEES - 05 -- 5
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Slowey 2 6 5 5 1 1 2 6.11

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
K Igawa 3 4 2 2 2 3 0 6.85

WP - K Slowey, K Igawa. Pitches-strikes: K Slowey 58-41; K Igawa 57-36.
Ground balls-fly balls: K Slowey 1-4; K Igawa 1-4. Batters faced: K Slowey 13;
K Igawa 14.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to left.</div>