Major League Baseball
Minnesota Twins
10
New York Yankees
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| NYY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Aaron Hicks hit a three-run homer a pitch after shortstop Eduardo Nunez made a two-out throwing error, and the Twins took advantage of some Yankees miscues to beat CC Sabathia for the first time in six years.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
T Plouffe scored, A Hicks to third, C Thomas to second on passed ball by C Stewart.
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
B Dozier doubled to shallow left center, P Florimon scored.
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
I Suzuki homered to right (378 feet).
Pitch 8: foul
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
I Suzuki grounded into fielder's choice to second, E Nunez scored, C Stewart out at second.
C Stewart grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, L Overbay scored, L Cruz out at second, E Nunez to third.
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
R Doumit safe at second on error by first baseman L Overbay, B Dozier and J Mauer scored, J Morneau to third, R Doumit advanced to first on L Overbay error, R Doumit tagged out at second attempting to advance on play.
J Morneau reached on infield single to shortstop, J Carroll scored, B Dozier to third, J Mauer to second.
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
R Cano singled to right, I Suzuki scored, Z Almonte to second.
End of the 9th
T Hafner popped out to second.
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
T Hafner batting
R Cano singled to left, I Suzuki to second.
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
R Cano batting
Z Almonte struck out swinging.
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
Z Almonte batting
I Suzuki reached on infield single to second.
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
I Suzuki batting
A Romine struck out looking.
Pitch 6: strike 3 (looking)
Pitch 5: ball 3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: ball 2
Pitch 1: ball 1
A Romine batting
A Romine hit for C Stewart.
G Perkins relieved J Burton.
Bottom of the 9th inning
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MIN wins series 2-1
Ichiro SuzukiCF51
Zoilo AlmonteLF14
Robinson Cano2B22
Travis HafnerDH33
Vernon WellsRF22
Lyle Overbay1B24
Eduardo NunezSS12
Luis Cruz3B
Chris StewartC12
Austin RominePH26
Brian Dozier2B15
Joe MauerC7
Justin Morneau1B44
Ryan DoumitRF4
Trevor PlouffeDH80
Aaron HicksCF12
Clete ThomasLF24
Jamey Carroll3B1
Pedro FlorimonSS18
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