Yankees fail to pad East lead as Twins prevail
The Yankees missed a chance to go up 2 1/2 games on Baltimore in a 5-4 loss to the Twins on Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
New York Yankees
4
Minnesota Twins
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
Target Field · 33,346 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
A Jones homered to left (399 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 3-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
J Mauer singled to right, D Span scored, B Revere to third.
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Advancing On Play 3-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
D Span doubled to center, C Parmelee and J Carroll scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-4
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Advancing On Play 3-3
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Play Result 3-2
R Doumit scored, C Parmelee to third, J Carroll to second on wild pitch by B Logan.
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Wild Pitch 3-2
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
R Martin homered to left center (418 feet).
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 2-1
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Play Result 2-1
C Parmelee doubled to left, J Mauer to third, J Mauer scored on error by left fielder R Ibanez.
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Error 2-1
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
N Swisher homered to right (360 feet), R Cano scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-0
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End Inning 4-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
J Nix struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-5
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Strike Swinging 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
J Nix batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
A Jones homered to left (399 feet).
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Home Run 4-5
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-5
A Jones batting
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Play Result 3-5
A Jones hit for R Ibanez.
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
R Martin struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-5
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 3-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-5
R Martin batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
C Granderson grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 3-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-5
C Granderson batting
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Play Result 3-5
G Perkins relieved J Burton.
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Play Result 3-5
J Carroll at third base.
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Play Result 3-5
A Casilla at second base.
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Play Result 3-5
M Carson in left field.
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Play Result 3-5
B Revere in right field.
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Start Inning 3-5
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 3-5
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Head to Head
NYY win series 2-1
Injuries
Minnesota Twins
- Trevor Larnach Out
- Cole Sands Out
- David Festa Out
- Mick Abel Out
- Anthony Banda Out
New York Yankees
- Max Fried Out
- Kervin Castro Out
- Fernando Cruz Out
Lineups
ConfirmedMIN
Denard SpanCF4
Ben RevereRF25
Joe MauerC7
Justin Morneau1B44
Ryan DoumitDH4
Chris Mathhew ParmeleeRF89
Trevor Plouffe3B80
Jamey Carroll3B1
Pedro FlorimonSS18
Substitutes
Matt CarsonLF55
Alexi Casilla2B
NYY
Derek JeterSS2
Ichiro SuzukiRF51
Alex Rodriguez3B13
Robinson CanoDH22
Nick Swisher1B23
Curtis GrandersonCF21
Russell MartinC55
Raul IbanezLF18
Jayson Nix2B
Substitutes
Andruw JonesPH22
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