CC Sabathia strikes out 10, leads Yankees past Twins
C.C. Sabathia struck out 10 batters over eight innings for New York to help the Yankees stretch their AL East lead to two games over Baltimore by beating the Minnesota Twins 8-2 on Wednesday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
New York Yankees
8
Minnesota Twins
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYY | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| MIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Target Field · 33,251 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
P Florimon singled to shallow right, J Carroll scored, A Casilla to third.
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Advancing On Play 8-2
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
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Play Result 8-1
C Dickerson homered to right (408 feet), R Ibanez scored.
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Advancing On Force 8-1
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Bunted Foul 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Bunted Foul 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Play Result 6-1
C Granderson scored on B Duensing's wild pitch.
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Wild Pitch 6-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
C Granderson tripled to right, R Cano and N Swisher scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-1
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Advancing On Force 4-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
N Swisher singled to right, D Jeter scored, R Cano to third.
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Advancing On Play 3-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
R Cano doubled to deep right, C Dickerson and I Suzuki scored, D Jeter to third.
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Advancing On Force 2-1
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Advancing On Force 1-1
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
M Carson singled to center, R Doumit scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-1
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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End Inning 8-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
A Casilla grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 8-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Swinging 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2
A Casilla batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
C Herrmann reached on infield single to shortstop.
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Single 8-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2
C Herrmann batting
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Play Result 8-2
C Herrmann hit for J Carroll.
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Lineup Change 8-2
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Lineup Change 8-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
M Carson struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-2
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 8-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2
M Carson batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
C Parmelee grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 8-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Looking 8-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 8-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2
C Parmelee batting
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Play Result 8-2
C Eppley relieved C Sabathia.
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Play Result 8-2
C Dickerson in right field.
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Play Result 8-2
B Gardner in left field.
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Start Inning 8-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 8-2
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Lineup Change 8-2
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Lineup Change 8-2
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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 MauerDH7
Ryan DoumitC4
Chris Mathhew Parmelee1B89
Matt CarsonLF55
Jamey Carroll3B1
Alexi Casilla2B
Pedro FlorimonSS18
Substitutes
Chris HerrmannPH43
NYY
Ichiro SuzukiRF51
Derek JeterSS2
Robinson Cano2B22
Nick Swisher1B23
Curtis GrandersonCF21
Eric Chavez3B12
Raul IbanezDH18
Chris StewartC12
Chris DickersonRF
Substitutes
Brett GardnerLF11
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