New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins
August 12, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 2008 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 9, Minnesota Twins 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 6 2 3 1
Jeter ss 5 0 3 1
  Cabrera pr 0 0 0 0
  Sexson 1b 1 0 0 0
Abreu rf 5 1 2 1
Rodriguez A. 3b 6 1 1 1
Giambi dh 2 1 2 0
  Christian pr,dh 0 1 0 0
  Rodriguez I. ph,dh 2 1 1 0
Nady lf 5 1 2 4
Cano 2b 5 0 1 0
Betemit 1b,ss 6 0 1 1
Molina c 4 1 0 0
Mussina p 0 0 0 0
  Marte p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
  Veras p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 47 9 16 9
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Span rf 6 0 1 0
Punto 2b 6 0 2 0
Redmond c 6 1 2 0
Morneau 1b 4 0 0 0
Kubel dh 3 1 1 0
  Ruiz ph,dh 2 1 1 0
Young lf 5 3 3 3
Buscher 3b 4 0 0 1
Everett ss 4 0 1 2
Gomez cf 5 0 1 0
Blackburn p 0 0 0 0
  Bonser p 0 0 0 0
  Breslow p 0 0 0 0
  Crain p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Nathan p 0 0 0 0
  Guerrier p 0 0 0 0
  Bass p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 6 12 6
New York 100 210 110 0039160
Minnesota 020 100 030 0006121
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Mussina   7.0 8 3 3 1 5
  Marte   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Rivera   1.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Veras  W(3-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Ramirez  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
12.0
0
0
0
0
1
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blackburn   4.2 6 4 4 3 5
  Bonser   1.1 2 1 1 1 1
  Breslow   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Crain   1.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Reyes   0.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Nathan   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Guerrier  L(6-6) 1.1 4 3 3 0 1
  Bass   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
1
0
0
0
0

  E–Punto (5).  DP–Minnesota 5. Redmond-Punto, Morneau-Everett, Punto-Morneau, Punto-Everett, Punto-Everett-Morneau.  2B–New York Nady (5,off Blackburn); I. Rodriguez (17,off Guerrier), Minnesota Young (21,off Mussina); Punto (10,off Mussina); Redmond (5,off Marte).  HR–New York Damon (8,1st inning off Blackburn 0 on 0 out); A. Rodriguez (27,12th inning off Guerrier 0 on 1 out); Nady (6,12th inning off Guerrier 1 on 1 out), Minnesota Young (6,8th inning off Rivera 2 on 1 out).  HBP–Nady (4,by Bonser).  IBB–Cano (3,by Crain); Morneau (14,by Mussina).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Buscher (4,off Mussina); Everett (3,off Mussina).  Team–6.  SB–Gomez (25,2nd base off Mussina/Molina); Young (13,2nd base off Mussina/Molina).  CS–Span (4,2nd base by Mussina/Molina).  U-HP–Greg Gibson, 1B–Mike Winters, 2B–Angel Campos, 3B–Brian Runge.  T–4:22.  A–33,036.
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