Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees
May 18, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 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 6, New York Yankees 7

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Span lf 5 1 2 2
Harris 2b 5 1 2 0
Mauer c 4 1 1 1
Morneau 1b 5 0 4 1
Crede 3b 4 0 0 0
  Tolbert pr 0 1 0 0
Kubel dh 4 0 0 0
Cuddyer rf 4 1 1 2
Gomez cf 3 1 2 0
Punto ss 4 0 1 0
  Redmond ph 1 0 0 0
Perkins p 0 0 0 0
  Dickey p 0 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
  Breslow p 0 0 0 0
  Crain p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 13 6
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Jeter ss 5 1 2 0
Damon lf 4 1 1 0
Teixeira 1b 4 2 2 4
Rodriguez dh 3 1 1 1
Swisher rf 4 0 0 0
Cano 2b 4 1 2 0
Cabrera cf 4 1 2 1
Pena 3b 4 0 1 0
Cervelli c 2 0 2 1
Pettitte p 0 0 0 0
  Veras p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez p 0 0 0 0
  Coke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 13 7
Minnesota 200 101 0116131
New York 600 000 10x7130
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Perkins  L(1-3) 0.2 7 6 6 0 0
  Dickey   4.1 3 0 0 1 1
  Ayala   1.1 3 1 1 1 2
  Breslow   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Crain   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
7
7
2
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte  W(4-1) 6.2 12 4 4 1 3
  Veras   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Ramirez   0.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Coke  SV(1) 1.1 0 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
5
4

  E–Punto (3).  DP–Minnesota 1. Punto-Harris-Morneau.  PB–Mauer (2).  2B–Minnesota Harris (4,off Pettitte); Morneau 2 (11,off Pettitte 2), New York Cano (10,off Perkins).  HR–Minnesota Cuddyer (4,4th inning off Pettitte 0 on 0 out); Span (2,8th inning off Ramirez 0 on 1 out), New York Teixeira 2 (10,1st inning off Perkins 2 on 0 out,7th inning off Ayala 0 on 0 out); Rodriguez (4,1st inning off Perkins 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Gomez (1,by Pettitte).  Team LOB–12.  SH–Cervelli 2 (3,off Ayala,off Crain).  Team–7.  SB–Gomez (4,2nd base off Pettitte/Cervelli).  CS–Punto (1,2nd base by Pettitte/Cervelli).  U-HP–John Hirschbeck, 1B–Wally Bell, 2B–Marty Foster, 3B–Mike Estabrook.  T–3:29.  A–43,244.
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