New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins
July 8, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 2009 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 4, Minnesota Twins 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Jeter ss 5 1 2 0
Damon lf 5 0 0 0
  Cabrera lf 0 0 0 0
Teixeira 1b 3 0 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 1
Matsui dh 4 1 1 0
Posada c 3 1 2 0
Cano 2b 3 1 1 0
Swisher rf 4 0 1 1
Gardner cf 4 0 1 2
Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Coke p 0 0 0 0
  Hughes p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Span lf,cf 5 1 2 0
Harris ss 4 1 0 0
Mauer c 5 1 3 2
Morneau 1b 3 0 0 0
Cuddyer rf 4 0 0 0
Kubel dh 4 0 2 0
Crede 3b 4 0 1 0
Gomez cf 2 0 0 0
  Buscher ph 1 0 1 0
  Young lf 0 0 0 0
Punto 2b 2 0 0 0
  Morales ph 1 0 0 0
  Tolbert 2b 0 0 0 0
Swarzak p 0 0 0 0
  Keppel p 0 0 0 0
  Mijares p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 2
New York 030 010 0004100
Minnesota 002 000 100391
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Burnett  W(8-4) 6.1 7 2 2 4 2
  Coke   0.1 1 1 1 0 1
  Hughes   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Rivera  SV(22) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
4
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Swarzak  L(2-3) 4.1 8 4 4 1 0
  Keppel   3.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Mijares   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
2
0

  E–Harris (6), Harris (6).  DP–New York 1. Morneau-Harris-Morneau, Minnesota 1. Morneau-Harris-Morneau.  2B–New York Posada (10,off Swarzak); Jeter (16,off Swarzak), Minnesota Mauer (13,off Burnett).  HR–Minnesota Mauer (15,7th inning off Coke 0 on 1 out).  HBP–Cano (2,by Swarzak).  Team LOB–7.  Team–9.  SB–Gardner (18,2nd base off Swarzak/Mauer); Span (14,2nd base off Burnett/Posada).  CS–Gardner (3,2nd base by Keppel/Mauer).  U-HP–Scott Barry, 1B–Tim Timmons, 2B–Mark Wegner, 3B–Jeff Kellogg.  T–3:00.  A–38,115.
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