NYY 13 vs. MIN 14

BOXSCORE: 2011 New York (AL) Yankees At 2011 Minnesota Twins         5/6/2011
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Jeter SS          5  0  0  0 .232     J.Mauer C           4  0  1  0 .302  
  C.Granderson CF     4  0  1  0 .224     A.Casilla 2B,SS     4  0  1  0 .304  
  M.Teixeira 1B       4  0  0  0 .192     M.Cuddyer RF        3  0  2  0 .264  
  A.Rodriguez 3B      3  1  1  0 .327   C-J.Repko RF          1  0  0  0 .200  
D-E.Chavez 3B         0  0  0  01.000     J.Morneau 1B        3  1  0  0 .231  
  R.Cano 2B           4  1  2  0 .273     J.Kubel DH          3  1  1  0 .269  
  N.Swisher RF        4  0  1  0 .240     D.Span CF           4  0  0  0 .226  
  J.Posada DH         3  1  1  0 .184     T.Plouffe SS        2  0  1  2 .255  
  R.Martin C          2  0  0  0 .265   B-M.Tolbert 2B        0  0  0  0 .333  
A-J.Montero PH,C      2  1  1  3 .500   E-C.Parmelee PH       1  0  0  0 .000  
  B.Gardner LF        2  0  1  0 .184     D.Valencia 3B       4  0  1  0 .265  
                                          B.Revere LF         4  0  0  0 .224  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  4  8  3                 Totals      33  2  7  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Martin In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Plouffe In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Cuddyer In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Rodriguez In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Tolbert In 9th Inning
 
Yankees......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 3  -  4  8  0
Twins........... 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  7  0
 
Yankees (6-7)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
I.Nova                    7       6   2   2   3   1   0 110   4.58
D.Robertson WIN(1-0)      1       0   0   0   0   1   0   9   2.38
M.Rivera SAVE(3rd)        1       1   0   0   0   1   0  19   0.00
Totals                    9       7   2   2   3   3   0
 
Twins (6-8)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
N.Blackburn               4       5   1   0   0   3   0  53   2.40
P.Dumatrait               0 1/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   8   9.53
J.Mijares HOLD(1st)       1       1   0   0   1   2   0  22   9.00
G.Perkins HOLD(1st)       1       0   0   0   0   0   0   6   7.11
J.Nathan HOLD(3rd)        1 2/3   1   1   1   0   0   0  10   4.82
M.Capps LOSS(0-2) BS(1st) 1       1   2   2   1   2   1  27   7.88
Totals                    9       8   4   3   3   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 25,218 DATE-  TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Wally Bell, Laz Diaz, Scott Barry, John Hirschbeck
T- 2:41
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 6  Twins: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1  Twins: 2
DOUBLES- A.Rodriguez(5th), R.Cano(4th), T.Plouffe(5th)
HOME RUNS- J.Montero(1st)
RBIs- J.Montero-3(3rd), T.Plouffe-2(5th)
WALKS- A.Rodriguez, J.Posada, B.Gardner, J.Morneau, J.Kubel, T.Plouffe
HIT BY PITCH- B.Gardner
STRIKE OUTS- C.Granderson-2, M.Teixeira, A.Rodriguez, R.Cano-2, N.Swisher,
             J.Mauer, J.Morneau, B.Revere
GIDP- M.Teixeira, N.Swisher, D.Valencia
2-out RBI- J.Montero-3
RLISP 2-out- J.Kubel, B.Revere, C.Granderson-2
 
In a startling finish the New York (AL) Yankees staged a comeback then held on
to win over the Minnesota Twins by a score of 4 to 2 at Target Field.
 
New York (AL) came through with the game-winning runs in the top of the 9th
inning scoring 3 runs using 2 hits.  Alex Rodriguez led off and he doubled.
Robinson Cano was next to bat, but he was a strikeout victim.  Nick Swisher
got his turn next, but he was a strikeout victim.  Jorge Posada followed next
and he drew a walk.  Jesus Montero came up to bat and launched a three-run
homer.  Brett Gardner added his contribution to the rally and was hit by a
pitch.  New York (AL) had 8 hits for the afternoon.  
 
David Robertson(1-0) was the winner allowing no runs in 1 inning. Mariano
Rivera was credited with his 3rd save.  The loss was charged to Matt
Capps(0-2) in relief.  
 
'The only way this one could have been better', said Robertson, 'was if we had
played it at home.'