ALDS Game 1: Yankees vs. Twins

ALDS Game 1

Yankees vs. Twins

Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY
Game Time: 6:07 p.m.
TV: TBS | Radio: WCBS 880

Here are the lineups:

YANKEES (0-0)
Derek Jeter SS
Johnny Damon LF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Hideki Matsui DH
Jorge Posada C
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Melky Cabrera CF

Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (19-8, 3.37 ERA)

TWINS (0-0)
Denard Span CF
Orlando Cabrera SS
Joe Mauer C
Jason Kubel RF
Michael Cuddyer 1B
Delmon Young LF
Brendan Harris DH
Matt Tolbert 3B
Nick Punto 2B

Pitching: LHP Brian Duensing (5-2, 3.64 ERA)

(Twins are just a guess based on their last few lineups against lefties, had to leave for the game.)

Yankees vs. Duensing

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
M. Teixeira	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
R. Cano	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
D. Jeter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
J. Damon	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
H. Matsui	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500
B. Gardner	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
F. Cervelli	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
A. Rodriguez	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500
N. Swisher	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.000	1.000	.000	1.000
Totals	9	2	0	0	0	4	4	1	.222	.429	.222	.651

Twins vs. Sabathia

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
M. Cuddyer	52	11	3	0	1	6	3	11	.212	.268	.327	.595
J. Crede	41	6	1	0	0	1	3	10	.146	.205	.171	.375
J. Morneau	39	6	2	0	1	3	4	7	.154	.261	.282	.543
N. Punto	36	6	1	0	0	2	2	6	.167	.211	.194	.405
O. Cabrera	33	5	1	0	0	3	2	7	.152	.200	.182	.382
M. Redmond	26	13	2	0	0	6	4	2	.500	.563	.577	1.139
J. Mauer	23	5	1	0	0	2	2	9	.217	.280	.261	.541
B. Harris	15	3	2	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.333	.533
D. Young	15	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	.200	.200	.267	.467
A. Casilla	13	9	2	0	0	1	0	1	.692	.692	.846	1.538
J. Huber	11	3	1	0	0	1	0	5	.273	.273	.364	.636
C. Gomez	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333
D. Span	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667
J. Kubel	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Totals	315	72	17	0	2	25	20	64	.229	.282	.302	.583

News & Notes

- At 103-59 the Yankees had the best record in all of baseball. And at 57-24 they had the best home record in baseball as well.

- The Yankees have no won a postseason series since 2004, the team they beat that year was, you guessed it, the Twins.

- The Yankees were 7-0 against the Twins this season. Minnesota has not won a game in the Bronx since 7/4/07.

- In five postseason starts CC Sabathia is 2-3, with a 7.92 ERA. I think it's time to put those bad memories to bed. CC has made 28 starts against the Twins in his career and is 13-8, with a 3.05 ERA in those games. He faced them once this year, and in 7 innings allowed a run on three hits, walked one, and struck out three on his way to a win. In his last 7 starts against the Twins, he's 6-1 with a 1.22 ERA.

- Brian Duensing has faced the Yankees once in his career. It came as a reliever and in 2.2 innings he allowed four earned runs on two hits, walked four, and struck out one.

- Since game 5 of the 2004 ALCS Alex Rodriguez is hitting .143 (8-for-56) with two doubles, a homer, an RBI, 10 walks, and 18 strikeouts. Like CC, it's time for Alex to put those bad memories behind him.

- Minnesota finished 17-4 to make up a seven game deficit in early September to overtake the Detroit Tigers and win the AL Central.

- Red Sox Nation's ESPN's Jayson Stark predicts that the Yankees will win this year's world series. I personally just think he's trying to enact the reverse-jinx. Here's all the predictions from the Red Sox Nation ESPN staff. Surprisingly, there's a whole lotta love for the Yanks.

- Vegas is also picking the Yanks.

- For more on the series ahead, you can check out my ALDS preview here.

- I will be in the Bronx tonight, but live chats for postseason games will begin on Friday. But for now enjoy this great YES Network video one more time, and enjoy the game. GO YANKEES!

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