Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees
May 17, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 2009 at Yankee Stadium II. 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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Minnesota Twins 2, New York Yankees 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Span lf 4 0 0 0
Tolbert 2b 4 0 1 1
Mauer c 4 0 2 0
Morneau 1b 3 0 1 0
Kubel dh 5 0 1 0
Cuddyer rf 4 0 0 0
Buscher 3b 5 0 1 0
Gomez cf 5 1 2 0
Punto ss 3 1 0 0
Slowey p 0 0 0 0
  Mijares p 0 0 0 0
  Crain p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 8 1
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Jeter ss 5 0 2 0
Damon lf 4 1 3 1
Teixeira 1b 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 3 1 1 1
Matsui dh 4 1 1 0
Swisher rf 2 0 1 0
  Gardner pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Cabrera cf,rf 2 0 0 1
Pena 2b 3 0 0 0
  Cervelli c 1 0 1 0
Cash c 2 0 0 0
  Cano ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Albaladejo p 0 0 0 0
  Tomko p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
  Aceves p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 9 3
Minnesota 000 000 200 0280
New York 000 000 200 1390
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Slowey   7.2 7 2 2 0 8
  Mijares   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Crain  L(2-2) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.1
9
3
3
1
9
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Burnett   6.2 6 2 2 6 7
  Albaladejo   0.2 1 0 0 2 1
  Tomko   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Rivera   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Aceves  W(2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
8
2
2
8
10

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 1. Rodriguez-Pena-Teixeira, New York 1. Rodriguez-Pena-Teixeira.  2B–New York Matsui (8,off Slowey).  HR–New York Rodriguez (3,7th inning off Slowey 0 on 0 out); Damon (10,10th inning off Crain 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–13.  SH–Damon (1,off Slowey); Swisher (1,off Slowey); Cabrera (1,off Mijares).  SF–Cabrera (1,off Slowey).  HBP–Rodriguez (1,by Slowey).  Team–7.  SB–Cuddyer (4,2nd base off Albaladejo/Cash); Jeter (8,2nd base off Slowey/Mauer).  U-HP–Chad Fairchild, 1B–John Hirschbeck, 2B–Wally Bell, 3B–Marty Foster.  T–3:30.  A–44,804.
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