Yanks put a dent in Silva
Twins blanked in New York By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com
Carlos Silva gave up six earned runs in 5 1/3 innings, and Juan Rincon allowed two runs in two-thirds of an inning as the Twins dropped their second straight game in New York. Minnesota hitters were held to just four hits in seven frames by Chien-Ming Wang.
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Yankees 8, Twins 0
Robinson Cano is greeted by Bobby Abreu after hitting a two-run shot in the fourth. (Julie Jacobson/AP)
Wang's Yanks rout Twins By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
The Yankees strung together a five-run sixth inning and starter Chien-Ming Wang threw seven shutout innings to win their second straight game over the Twins. Robinson Cano hit a two-run shot in the fourth, Derek Jeter went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and Melky Cabrera drove in two.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: July 03, 2007
Minnesota
(42-40)
Lost 3
NY Yankees 8, Minnesota 0
Today's Boxes 7/3/07
PIT 6, MIL 2
CHC 3, WSH 1
CLE 5, DET 4
BOS 4, TB 1
CIN 7, SF 3
COL 11, NYM 3
HOU 5, PHI 4
ARI 7, STL 1
KC 17, SEA 3
CWS 5, BAL 1
TEX 8, LAA 3
FLA 6, SD 4
OAK 3, TOR 1
LAD 7, ATL 6
NY Yankees
(40-41)
Won 2
July 3, 2007
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Standings thru 7/3/07  | Gameday  | Twins Stats  | Yankees Stats
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Castillo , 2B3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296
a-Rodriguez , PH-2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .179
Bartlett , SS3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .254
Mauer , C2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .299
Cuddyer , RF3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .284
Morneau , 1B4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .280
Hunter , CF3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .296
Ford , CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247
Kubel , LF3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .241
Tyner , DH3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
Punto , 3B3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .205
Totals 29 0 5 0 4 8 13
a-Singled for Castillo in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Morneau (15, Wang).TB : Castillo; Rodriguez; Morneau 3; Kubel.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Kubel; Morneau.GIDP : Hunter; Tyner.Team LOB : 6. BASERUNNING CS : Bartlett (1, 2nd base by Wang/Posada). FIELDING E : Hunter (1, fielding), Bartlett (15, missed catch).
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , DH5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .250
Cabrera , CF5 1 2 2 0 0 0 .266
Jeter , SS5 0 3 2 0 0 1 .343
Rodriguez , 3B4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .318
Cairo , 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
Posada , C4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .331
Matsui , LF4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .270
Thompson , LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Abreu , RF3 2 3 1 1 0 0 .261
Phillips , 1B4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .250
Cano , 2B3 2 1 2 0 0 4 .269
Totals 38 8 14 7 1 3 19
BATTING 2B : Matsui (18, Silva), Jeter (22, Ortiz).HR : Cano (4, 4th inning off Silva, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Damon; Cabrera 2; Jeter 4; Posada; Matsui 3; Abreu 3; Phillips; Cano 4.RBI : Jeter 2 (43), Cano 2 (35), Abreu (39), Cabrera 2 (27).2-out RBI : Cano 2; Cabrera 2; Jeter.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Damon; Cano 2; Cairo.Team LOB : 8. BASERUNNING CS : Abreu (4, 2nd base by Rincon/Mauer). FIELDING DP : 2 (Rodriguez-Cano-Phillips, Cano-Phillips-Jeter).
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Silva (L, 6-9)5.1 9 6 5 1 2 1 4.37
Rincon 0.2 2 2 0 0 0 0 4.30
Ortiz 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 5.26
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wang (W, 8-4)7.0 4 0 0 4 3 0 3.58
Proctor 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.89
Ramirez 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
WP : Silva.HBP : Cano (by Rincon).Pitches-strikes : Silva 84-57, Rincon 20-12, Ortiz 41-29, Wang 101-61, Proctor 15-11, Ramirez 14-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Silva 10-4, Rincon 1-1, Ortiz 3-2, Wang 14-3, Proctor 1-0, Ramirez 0-0.Batters faced : Silva 26, Rincon 5, Ortiz 9, Wang 26, Proctor 4, Ramirez 3.Inherited runners-scored : Rincon 1-1.Ejections Minnesota Twins center fielder Torii Hunter ejected by HP umpire Ron Kulpa. (8th).Umpires : HP: Ron Kulpa. 1B: Adrian Johnson. 2B: Dan Iassogna. 3B: Wally Bell.Weather : 75 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 11 mph, R to L.T : 2:53.Att : 53,862.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner