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Yankees 6

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Final

Comfort of home not to Twins' advantage

In their first playoff game at Target Field, the Twins couldn't benefit from home-field advantage, falling to the Yanks for the seventh straight time in the postseason -- the club's 10th straight loss, dating back to 2004.

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NY Yankees	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Jeter, SS	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	.200
Swisher, RF	5	1	1	0	0	1	2	.200
Golson, RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Teixeira, 1B	5	2	2	2	0	0	2	.400
Rodriguez, Al, 3B	3	1	1	0	1	1	2	.333
Cano, 2B	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.250
Thames, M, DH	3	0	0	0	1	1	3	.000
Posada, C	4	1	2	1	0	2	0	.500
Granderson, CF	4	0	1	2	0	1	2	.250
Gardner, LF	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.000
Totals	36	6	9	6	3	8	13	.250

Minnesota	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Span, CF	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	.200
Hudson, O, 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.250
Mauer, C	5	0	1	0	0	2	2	.200
Young, D, LF	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	.250
Thome, DH	3	2	0	0	1	1	3	.000
Cuddyer, 1B	4	1	2	2	0	1	0	.500
Kubel, RF	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000
1-Repko, PR-RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Valencia, 3B	3	0	1	1	1	2	0	.333
2-Tolbert, PR-3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Hardy, SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	5	.250
Totals	34	4	8	3	5	7	14	.235

1-Ran for Kubel in the 8th. 2-Ran for Valencia in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Teixeira (1, Liriano).
3B: Granderson (1, Liriano).
HR: Teixeira (1, 7th inning off Crain, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Jeter; Swisher; Teixeira 6; Rodriguez, Al; Cano; Posada 2; Granderson 3.
RBI: Cano (1), Posada (1), Granderson 2 (2), Teixeira 2 (2).
2-out RBI: Posada; Granderson 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Granderson; Rodriguez, Al; Gardner; Thames, M.
Team RISP: 3-for-11.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Rodriguez, Al (1, 2nd base off Fuentes/Mauer).

FIELDING
PB: Posada (1).

BATTING
2B: Hardy (1, Sabathia), Cuddyer (1, Sabathia).
HR: Cuddyer (1, 2nd inning off Sabathia, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Span; Hudson, O; Mauer; Young, D; Cuddyer 6; Valencia; Hardy 2.
RBI: Cuddyer 2 (2), Valencia (1).
2-out RBI: Valencia.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Young, D; Span 3; Hardy 2; Thome.
SAC: Hudson, O.
Team RISP: 0-for-7.
Team LOB: 10.

NY Yankees	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Sabathia(W, 1-0)	6.0	5	4	3	3	5	1	4.50
Logan(H, 1)	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Robertson(H, 1)	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
Wood, K(H, 1)	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
Rivera, Ma(S, 1)	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	8	4	3	5	7	1	3.00

Minnesota	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Liriano	5.2	6	4	4	3	7	0	6.35
Mijares, Jo	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Crain(L, 0-1)	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	1	54.00
Fuentes	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Rauch	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	9	6	6	3	8	1	6.00

WP: Liriano.
HBP: Thome (by Sabathia).
Pitches-strikes: Sabathia 111-63, Logan 17-13, Robertson 10-5, Wood, K 19-10, Rivera, Ma 21-16, Liriano 106-63, Mijares, Jo 7-4, Crain 17-10, Fuentes 25-15, Rauch 8-5.
Groundouts-flyouts: Sabathia 8-3, Logan 1-1, Robertson 0-0, Wood, K 1-0, Rivera, Ma 2-0, Liriano 4-4, Mijares, Jo 1-0, Crain 0-0, Fuentes 3-0, Rauch 2-1.
Batters faced: Sabathia 27, Logan 3, Robertson 2, Wood, K 4, Rivera, Ma 5, Liriano 26, Mijares, Jo 1, Crain 4, Fuentes 5, Rauch 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Robertson 1-0, Rivera, Ma 2-0, Mijares, Jo 1-0, Fuentes 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Jerry Crawford. 1B: Hunter Wendelstedt. 2B: Greg Gibson. 3B: Brian O'Nora. LF: Gary Darling. RF: Chris Guccione.
Weather: 63 degrees, clear.
Wind: 6 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:47.
Att: 42,032.
Compiled by MLB Advanced Media

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