Regular Season Game 37Yankees vs. Twins
New Yankee Stadium - The Bronx, NY
Game Time: 1:05 p.m.
TV/Radio: YES, WCBS 880
Here are the lineups:
YANKEES (19-17)
Derek Jeter SS
Johnny Damon LF
Mark Texeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Hideki Matsui DH
Nick Swisher RF
Melky Cabrera CF
Ramiro Pena 2B
Kevin Cash C
Pitching: A.J. Burnett RHP (2-1, 5.36 ERA)
TWINS (18-19)
Denard Span LF
Matt Tolbert 2B
Joe Mauer C
Justin Morneau 1B
Jason Kubel DH
Michael Cuddyer RF
Brian Buscher 3B
Carlos Gomez CF
Nick Punto SS
Pitching: Kevin Slowey RHP (5-1, 4.91 ERA)
New Yankee Stadium - The Bronx, NY
Game Time: 1:05 p.m.
TV/Radio: YES, WCBS 880
Here are the lineups:
YANKEES (19-17)
Derek Jeter SS
Johnny Damon LF
Mark Texeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Hideki Matsui DH
Nick Swisher RF
Melky Cabrera CF
Ramiro Pena 2B
Kevin Cash C
Pitching: A.J. Burnett RHP (2-1, 5.36 ERA)
TWINS (18-19)
Denard Span LF
Matt Tolbert 2B
Joe Mauer C
Justin Morneau 1B
Jason Kubel DH
Michael Cuddyer RF
Brian Buscher 3B
Carlos Gomez CF
Nick Punto SS
Pitching: Kevin Slowey RHP (5-1, 4.91 ERA)
Yanks vs. Slowey
| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| N. Swisher | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .222 | .300 | .556 | .856 |
| J. Damon | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .444 | .286 | .730 |
| M. Cabrera | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .714 | 1.000 |
| A. Rodriguez | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .833 | 1.333 |
| R. Cano | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .833 | 1.167 |
| D. Jeter | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 |
| M. Teixeira | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.667 | 2.333 |
| J. Posada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| X. Nady | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| H. Matsui | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| B. Gardner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 51 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | .275 | .327 | .549 | .876 |
Twins vs. Burnett
| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| J. Kubel | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 |
| J. Morneau | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .300 | .417 | .600 | 1.017 |
| D. Young | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .300 | .300 | .400 | .700 |
| B. Harris | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .222 | .556 | .778 |
| M. Cuddyer | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .286 | .444 | .429 | .873 |
| N. Punto | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .393 |
| J. Mauer | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .286 | .375 | .286 | .661 |
| J. Crede | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 |
| D. Span | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| A. Casilla | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 |
| B. Buscher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| C. Gomez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| M. Tolbert | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .667 | 1.500 | 2.167 |
| Totals | 79 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 26 | .228 | .307 | .367 | .674 |
News & Notes
- A.J. Burnett starts for the Yankees today. He is 1-1, with a 4.21 ERA in 4 starts against the Twins. He faced them once during the 2008 season, and in 6.2 innings, he allowed three runs on six hits, walked four, and struck out eight.
- For more on A.J. Burnett, check out Steve Serby's Q& A with Burnett from today's New York Post.
Twins' starter Kevin Slowey is 1-1, with a 6.00 ERA in three starts against the Yankees. Two of those starts were at the old stadium, where he was 0-1, with a 9.00 ERA. In 2008 he was 1-1, with a 3.97 ERA against the Yanks.
- Don't worry, Robinson Cano is not injured. According to Pete Abe, Cano is just getting the day off.
- Phil Coke is unavailable after throwing 30 pitches in yesterday's game.
- For more on A.J. Burnett, check out Steve Serby's Q& A with Burnett from today's New York Post.
Twins' starter Kevin Slowey is 1-1, with a 6.00 ERA in three starts against the Yankees. Two of those starts were at the old stadium, where he was 0-1, with a 9.00 ERA. In 2008 he was 1-1, with a 3.97 ERA against the Yanks.
- Don't worry, Robinson Cano is not injured. According to Pete Abe, Cano is just getting the day off.
- Phil Coke is unavailable after throwing 30 pitches in yesterday's game.
Stick around and discuss the game
as it happens in the comments section
65 Comments:
Glad Cano is getting the day off. Swisher needs one too - maybe more than one. The strikeouts are becoming alarming.
I agree. I actually think today was the day to sit Swisher and player Cano, then tomorrow you can sit Robbie. Cano is hitting .333 against Slowey, Swisher is hitting just .222.
Mojitos!
Mojitos?
I agree with Greg. Today with a righty starting, I would of gave Swisher a day off. Gardner been swinging a better bat than Swisher and of course the outfield defense is much better with Gardner and Melky.
They're very refreshing.
lol OK.
PENA!
What a play! This kid is the best fielder in the organization.
I didn't think there was anyway he was getting to that. Nice range.
Oh look, Melky's asleep again.
This is the ball game. If Mauer gets a hit it's over.
Pretty much.
The two wild pitches don't help either. Can this asshole manager leave Cervelli in the starting lineup please?
Cash looks terrible.
Okay I was wrong, this is the game.
Burnett pitching just well enough to lose.
That last inning killed him. He was great up until then. Hopefully they can scratch a couple across here.
There's one.
Nice bunt Swisher!
Who knew?
And there's two.
Ballsy call by Thompson at third. But you gotta make them make the play. Good, aggressive coaching.
I think you guys should trash the yanks because every time you do they do something good!!!!
LOL @ that throw, I mean you got Matsui running he would of been out by a mile with a decent throw.
lol funny how things have been working out that way. Well Albaladejo can't throw strikes, so he suck.
Fucking throw strikes.
Tomko? Wow big spot for a guy who's given up 4 hits in 1.2 innings.
We have futility filling in ML spots, while Robertson and Melancon are wasting bullets in AAA.
Wow what a play holy s***. If they win this game that's why.
lord knows i hate him. but tex just saved the game right there, despite how hard the pitchers are trying to lose it for them
Joe, why do you hate Teixeira?
Great job by Tomko by the way.
tex gotta stop swingin first pitch
Greg you know all too well why I hate him. He looks too much like the kid from the Santa Clause.
Kidding, that's about 30% of the reason. The other 70 is more attributed to the management for seeing how the Giambi move worked out, and doing the exact same thing 8 years later.
Teixeira is much more like Tino than Giambi. He actually plays defense.
True, but other than defense everyone felt about Giambi how they feel about Tex up to this point in their first seasons.
That is why this team SUCKS. Matsui you have no business swinging at that pitch. You're fuck,ing stupid like this team, managament and FO. DUMB!!!!!
He swung at ball four and five. Ugh.
Offensively they're pretty similar. The differences are Giambi was a older by two years, terrible defensively, and a former roid user. Those are the reasons he was a bad signing and why I feel that Tex is not.
Absolutely terrible. What a terrible at bat. 3-1 pitch in the dirt practically and he is swinging at garbage. YOU are exactly why this team isn't good and hasn't won a playoff series in forever. DUMB, STUPID, OLD YANKEE HITTERS put there by Brian Cashman.
Yeah this argument could go on for a while. It's impossible to argue that it is a good signing because we don't know how he will perform in 5 or 6 years. But looking at the last huge long term contracts given to guys who have already won MVPs/seemed to hit their prime, it's silly to think they will be worth the same amount of money 6 years from now as they are now.
Why would you try an score there? Runner on third with one out? Stupid stupid play.
Gardner should have hurdled!
If the Yankees lose, that's why.
Gardner cost them the game. Don't have a good feeling about this one.
wow i cant believe cano is batting 296
That was an moronic play by Gardner.
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Baseball 101:
You can not be thrown out at home with one out.
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Cano's fly out should have been a game winning sac fly.
Horrible decision by Gardner. Cano's deep fly ball would have scored the winning run. If the Yanks lose, this is 100% on Brett. There's no room for stupid in the bottom of the 9th.
Nice inning for Aceves. Glad to see him get the call ahead of Veras and Edwar.
Top of the order coming up...
It's not like he was out by a mile. That play was as close as any. Yankee fans root for Gardner because of his "hard work, hustle, grit, determination, blue collar style, blah blah" and that play embodied it all. We can't have it both ways.
At least he was 100% and there was no hesitation. Five times out of ten depending on the bounce of the ball a footstep or two he scores.
With two out I love the hustle, not with one out. It's a waste with one out.
It's Tex's turn today.
Okay maybe not. Damon's just as good.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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AJ is getting every body
"Startin' to come together boys"
- Manager Lou Brown from Major League
classic movie
In hindsight Gardner made a bad decision. But I understand his thinking he probably thought Mauer was going to throw the ball. It was a agressive split second decision. And he was almost safe but Mauer made a great play.
And there is no gaurentee Cano gets him in from third. I've seen plenty of yankees stranded at third this season.
I just think it was wasted aggression. Like I said, with two out go for it.
Anyway, I still like Gardner, he plays hard on every play and you have to respect that.
The best part of it all is that they still found a way to win. They're showing a lot of fight out there.
Gardner is a young kid. You guys beat up a young kid. But, dont lay any blame to Matsui who had a terrible at bat and cost us a run with his stupidity. You guys make me sick with your white-washed pharisee garbage.
Matsui is a veteran and has no excuse for swinging at pitches that weren't strikes especially with a pitcher who had trouble getting the ball over. He should have been making that pitcher throw him 2 strikes.
Keep beating up a young kid who needs to grow. It must make you feel better about yourselves and your failures eh? LOSERS.
LOL at that dope Kay saying it was an all time play. It was a nice play but that is a bit of an exageration.
That was an awful at-bat by Matsui, he swung at ball four and five.
Anyway, who is beating up Gardner?I don't think Gardner should be punished or anything, it was just a bad play.
Anybody hear Mo in the postgame? Getting pretty emotional.
Hard to run out and listened to the end of the game in the car.
Another great comeback!
The Yanks are on quite a roll!
Cano's flyout would have been the 3rd out, not the sac fly since the Gardner out would have just been replaced by the out at 1st.
If Mauer throws the ball to first the Yankees win because Gardner would score. Mauer had no idea Gardner was coming home until after he pumped to first.
Yeah people need to stop acting that Mauer faked the throw to 1st. It was a close play at 1st he was considering throwing the ball and then decided not too. His back was to Gardner he had no clue.
If he planned that fake throw then he did a bad job because Gardner almost scored. It was still a close play at the plate.
I think it was the pitcher that told warned Morneau about Gardner...
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