Regular Season Game 47: Yankees @ Twins

Regular Season Game 47

Yankees @ Twins
Target Field - Minneapolis, MN
Game Time - 8:10 p.m.
TV: YES | Radio: WCBS | XM: 179

Here are the lineups:

YANKEES (28-18)
Derek Jeter SS
Brett Gardner CF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Juan Miranda DH
Francisco Cervelli C
Kevin Russo LF

Pitching: RHP Javier Vazquez (3-4, 6.69 ERA)

TWINS (26-20)
Denard Span CF
Orlando Hudson 2B
Joe Mauer C
Justin Morneau 1B
Jim Thome DH
Michael Cuddyer RF
Jason Kubel LF
J.J. Hardy SS
Alexi Casilla 3B

Pitching: RHP Nick Blackburn (5-1, 4.50 ERA)

Yankees vs. Blackburn

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
A. Rodriguez	12	3	0	0	1	3	0	5	.250	.250	.500	.750
N. Swisher	12	3	1	0	0	2	3	1	.250	.400	.333	.733
D. Jeter	11	4	0	0	1	3	4	2	.364	.533	.636	1.170
R. Cano	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
M. Teixeira	10	8	1	0	1	6	1	0	.800	.818	1.200	2.018
M. Thames	9	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.111	.200	.111	.311
B. Gardner	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500
C. Moeller	4	3	2	0	0	1	1	1	.750	.800	1.250	2.050
R. Winn	3	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	.333	.333	1.000	1.333
R. Pena	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667
F. Cervelli	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Totals	85	26	4	1	3	17	10	14	.306	.379	.482	.861

Twins vs. Vazquez

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
J. Morneau	40	14	4	0	6	13	7	3	.350	.447	.900	1.347
M. Cuddyer	35	12	1	0	2	6	2	10	.343	.410	.543	.953
J. Mauer	30	9	3	0	0	3	0	6	.300	.300	.400	.700
N. Punto	28	7	2	0	1	2	1	6	.250	.276	.429	.704
J. Kubel	23	4	0	1	2	4	3	8	.174	.269	.522	.791
J. Thome	22	6	2	0	2	3	3	9	.273	.360	.636	.996
O. Hudson	18	5	2	0	1	3	0	2	.278	.278	.556	.833
D. Young	16	7	2	0	0	1	1	2	.438	.471	.563	1.033
B. Harris	11	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	.273	.273	.364	.636
J.J. Hardy	10	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	.300	.300	.400	.700
B. Buscher	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	.125	.125	.250	.375
A. Casilla	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.167	.167	.167	.333
D. Span	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.167	.167	.167	.333
Totals	253	73	19	1	14	36	17	57	.289	.338	.538	.876

Data provided by Elias Sports Bureau via ESPN

News & Notes

- Over in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Curtis Granderson said he was healthy and he appears ready to rejoin the team tomorrow. He played in the first game of SWB's doubleheader, went 0-for-2 with a walk, and played center.

- Javier Vazquez has made 16 starts against the Twins in his career, and is 6-6, with a 5.11 ERA. In Minnesota he's 1-5, with an ERA of 6.21 in 7 starts. He has not faced the Twins since 2008. Here are some of Javy's 2010 stats:K/9: 8.42, BB/9: 4.71, HR/9: 1.98, GB rate: 35.2%, FIP: 5.74, xFIP: 4.76, BABIP: .305.

- In 5 starts against the Yankees, Nick Blackburn is 1-1, with a 5.33 ERA. He beat the Yanks earlier this year in the Bronx, allowing 3 runs on 9 hits over 7 innings.

- In his last six games Derek Jeter is hitting .357/.379/.571 with a homer, three doubles, and 5 RBI.

- The Yankees are 4-1 against the Twins this season.

- Click on the team name for the Yankees or Twins 2010 batting stats.

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