Yankees 7, Twins 6
R.A. Dickey threw 4 1/3 scoreless innings in relief of Glen Perkins. (Kathy Willens/AP)
By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com
The good news? The Twins' struggling bullpen allowed just one run. The bad? Starter Glen Perkins allowed six in the first inning. Minnesota mounted a valiant comeback, with Michael Cuddyer and Denard Span going deep, but it wasn't enough to avert a sweep.
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NY Yankees 7, Minnesota 6
Today's Boxes 5/18/09
TOR 3, CWS 2
COL 5, ATL 1
PIT 12, WSH 7
TB 13, OAK 4
MIL 8, STL 4
LAA 10, SEA 6
LAD 3, NYM 2
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Standings thru 5/18/09 | Recap: MIN | NYY | Gameday | Twins stats | Yankees stats
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Span , LF
5
1
2
2
0
0
2
.288
Harris, B , 2B
5
1
2
0
0
0
3
.296
Mauer , C
4
1
1
1
1
0
1
.417
Morneau , 1B
5
0
4
1
0
1
1
.340
Crede , 3B
4
0
0
0
1
1
5
.223
1-Tolbert , PR
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
.179
Kubel , DH
4
0
0
0
1
2
5
.326
Cuddyer , RF
4
1
1
2
1
0
0
.252
Gomez, C , CF
3
1
2
0
1
0
3
.242
Punto , SS
4
0
1
0
0
0
2
.196
a-Redmond, M , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.250
Totals 39 6 13 6 5 4 23
a-Grounded out for Punto in the 9th. 1-Ran for Crede in the 9th.
BATTING
2B : Harris, B (4, Pettitte), Morneau 2 (11, Pettitte, Pettitte).
HR : Cuddyer (4, 4th inning off Pettitte, 0 on, 0 out), Span (2, 8th inning off Ramirez, E, 0 on, 1 out).
TB : Cuddyer 4; Harris, B 3; Span 5; Punto; Gomez, C 2; Morneau 6; Mauer.
RBI : Mauer (17), Morneau (33), Cuddyer 2 (20), Span 2 (20).
2-out RBI : Span.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Harris, B 2; Kubel 2; Gomez, C 2. Team RISP : 3-for-13.Team
LOB : 12.BASERUNNING
SB : Gomez, C (4, 2nd base off Pettitte/Cervelli).
CS : Punto (1, 2nd base by Pettitte/Cervelli). FIELDING
E : Punto (3, fielding).
PB : Mauer (2).
DP : (Punto-Harris, B-Morneau).
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Jeter , SS
5
1
2
0
0
1
4
.275
Damon , LF
4
1
1
0
1
1
5
.322
Teixeira , 1B
4
2
2
4
0
0
1
.239
Rodriguez, Al , DH
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
.188
Swisher , RF
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
.236
Cano , 2B
4
1
2
0
0
0
1
.301
Cabrera, Me , CF
4
1
2
1
0
1
1
.317
Pena, R , 3B
4
0
1
0
0
0
1
.263
Cervelli , C
2
0
2
1
0
0
0
.375
Totals 34 7 13 7 2 4 14
BATTING
2B : Cano (10, Perkins).
HR : Teixeira 2 (10, 1st inning off Perkins, 2 on, 0 out; 7th inning off Ayala, 0 on, 0 out), Rodriguez, Al (4, 1st
inning off Perkins, 0 on, 0 out).
TB : Pena, R; Cano 3; Teixeira 8; Jeter 2; Damon; Rodriguez, Al 4; Cervelli 2; Cabrera, Me 2.
RBI : Teixeira 4 (28), Rodriguez, Al (8), Cabrera, Me (14), Cervelli (2).
2-out RBI : Cervelli.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Damon 4.
SAC : Cervelli 2.
GIDP : Jeter. Team RISP : 3-for-9.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING
CS : Cano (1, 2nd base by Dickey/Mauer).
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Perkins (L, 1-3)
0.2
7
6
6
0
0
2
5.36
Dickey
4.1
3
0
0
1
1
0
3.63
Ayala
1.1
3
1
1
1
2
1
5.71
Breslow
0.2
0
0
0
0
1
0
6.75
Crain
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8.25
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Pettitte (W, 4-1)
6.2
12
4
4
1
3
1
4.18
Veras (H, 2)
0.1
0
0
0
1
0
0
6.61
Ramirez, E (H, 1)
0.2
1
1
1
1
0
1
5.19
Coke (S, 1)
1.1
0
1
1
2
1
0
4.76
Breslow pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Game Scores : Perkins , Pettitte .
WP : Coke.
Balk : Perkins.
HBP : Gomez, C (by Pettitte).
Pitches-strikes : Perkins 34-21, Dickey 60-41, Ayala 22-16, Breslow 16-11, Crain 9-6, Pettitte 105-71, Veras 6-2, Ramirez,
E 22-13, Coke 36-22.
Groundouts-flyouts : Perkins 0-2, Dickey 8-1, Ayala 1-1, Breslow 1-1, Crain 2-0, Pettitte 8-4, Veras 0-1, Ramirez, E
1-1, Coke 3-0.
Batters faced : Perkins 9, Dickey 15, Ayala 8, Breslow 3, Crain 3, Pettitte 33, Veras 2, Ramirez, E 4, Coke 6.
Inherited runners-scored : Dickey 1-0, Breslow 1-0, Crain 1-0, Veras 2-0, Coke 1-0. Umpires : HP: John
Hirschbeck. 1B: Wally Bell. 2B: Marty Foster. 3B: Mike Estabrook. Weather : 54 degrees, cloudy.Wind :
11 mph, L to R.T : 3:29.Att : 43,244.Venue : Yankee Stadium.May 18, 2009 May 18, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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