NY Yankees 6, Minnesota 4

Boxscore | Recap
Thursday, July 9, 2009 1:10 PM
Location - Metrodome
Temperature - Indoors
Umpires - Home Plate - Tim Timmons, First Base - Mark Wegner, Second Base - Jeff Kellogg, Third Base - Scott Barry,
Attendance - 40142

Final Scoring Summary

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NY Yankees 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 8 2
Minnesota 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 1

Team Records

Team W/L Home Away Streak
NY Yankees 51-34 26-16 25-18 W3
Minnesota 43-43 26-19 17-24 L3

Recap Quick Hits

  • With this loss, the Minnesota Twins have a 26-19 record at home this season. The New York Yankees have a 25-18 record on the road.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Twins have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • NY Yankees has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Yankees have won 8 of their last 10 games.
  • Jonathan Albaladejo pitched 1.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 5.04. Mariano Rivera closed out the game to get the save and has 23 save s for the season. Francisco Liriano took the loss for Minnesota.
  • Jason Kubel had the only homerun for Minnesota. Mark Teixeira had the only homerun for NY Yankees.

Top Game Performances

Starting Pitchers
NY Yankees   Minnesota
Alfredo Aceves Player Francisco Liriano
No Decision W/L Loss
3.1 IP 5.1
2 Strikeouts 5
4 Hits 7
8.10 ERA 5.06
Hitting
NY Yankees   Minnesota
Jorge Posada Player Joe Mauer
1 Hits 2
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
1 TB 2
.333 Avg .400

Team Stats Summary

Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
NY Yankees 8 1 13 .235 15 9 6 3 1 2
Minnesota 6 1 10 .182 16 9 3 5 0 1

Upcoming Games

  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against Chi. White Sox. The Twins have a W/L % of .477 after a win and .524 after a loss.
  • NY Yankees will play their next game on the road against LA Angels. The Yankees have a W/L % of .608 after a win and .588 after a loss.
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