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FINAL	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Twins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	9	0
Yankees	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	x	5	9	0

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NYY

Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York

Glen Perkins

Ht: 6' 0"
Wt: 200
Throws: Left
Bats: Left

Mike Mussina

Ht: 6' 2"
Wt: 190
Throws: Right
Bats: Left

L (7-3)
IP	H	ER	BB	K	ERA
6.0	8	5	1	2	4.08

W (13-6)
IP	H	ER	BB	K	ERA
8.0	6	0	0	7	3.26

Mariano Rivera

Ht: 6' 2"
Wt: 185
Throws: Right
Bats: Right

S (25)
IP	H	ER	BB	K	ERA
0.1	0	0	0	1	1.21

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Scoring Summary
Bottom of 5th
	- Christian doubled to left, Cano scored, Molina scored.
Bottom of 6th
	- Rodriguez doubled to left, Jeter scored, Abreu scored. - Sexson hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Gomez, Rodriguez scored.
Top of 9th
	- Lamb singled to left, Casilla scored, Morneau to third.

Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Pitchers
Fri 5/30	Min	NYY 6 at MIN 5	W: Mussina L: Perkins
Sat 5/31	Min	NYY 7 at MIN 6	W: Ohlendorf L: Rincon
Sun 6/1	Min	NYY 1 at MIN 5	W: Bass L: Rasner
Mon 6/2	Min	NYY 5 at MIN 6	W: Guerrier L: Farnsworth
Mon 7/21	NYY	MIN 4 at NYY 12	W: Ponson L: Blackburn
Tue 7/22	NYY	MIN 2 at NYY 8	W: Robertson L: Slowey
Wed 7/23	NYY	MIN 1 at NYY 5	W: Mussina L: Perkins
Mon 8/11	Min	NYY 0 at MIN 4	W: Perkins L: Ponson
Tue 8/12	Min	NYY 9 at MIN 6	W: Veras L: Guerrier
Wed 8/13	Min	NYY 2 at MIN 4	W: Slowey L: Rasner

Box Scores

Twins (55 - 46)
Season Stats | Roster | Tickets

Yankees (56 - 45)
Season Stats | Roster | Tickets

Lineup
Name	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
1. D Span, RF	4	0	0	0	0
2. A Casilla, 2B	4	1	2	0	0
3. M Redmond, C	4	0	1	0	0
4. J Morneau, DH	4	0	1	0	0
5. D Young, LF	4	0	0	0	0
6. M Lamb, 1B	4	0	3	1	0
7. B Harris, 3B	3	0	1	0	0
7. J Kubel, PH	1	0	0	0	0
8. N Punto, SS	3	0	0	0	0
9. C Gomez, CF	3	0	1	0	0
Totals	34	1	9	1	0

Lineup
Name	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
1. J Damon, DH	4	0	0	0	0
2. D Jeter, SS	4	1	2	0	0
3. B Abreu, RF	3	1	0	0	1
4. A Rodriguez, 3B	4	1	1	2	0
5. R Sexson, 1B	3	0	0	1	0
6. R Cano, 2B	4	1	2	0	0
7. M Cabrera, CF	3	0	2	0	0
8. J Molina, C	3	1	0	0	0
9. J Christian, LF	3	0	2	2	0
Totals	31	5	9	5	1

Pitcher
Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA*
G Perkins (L, 7-3)	6.0	8	5	5	1	2	4.08
M Guerrier	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	3.40
J Nathan	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1.08

Pitcher
Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA*
M Mussina (W, 13-6)	8.0	6	0	0	0	7	3.26
L Hawkins	0.2	3	1	1	0	1	5.71
M Rivera (S, 25)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	1.21

* = Season Stat

BATTING
2B: A Casilla (14), M Lamb (9)

BATTING
2B: D Jeter (21), A Rodriguez (20), J Christian (2)

BASERUNNING
SB: J Christian (3)CS: B Abreu (7)

Complete Box Score

Player News

Twins

Pat Neshek (MIN - P)

News: Neshek (elbow) is about two weeks away from throwing off a mound, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. (RotoWire - Oct 12, 2008)

Mike Redmond (MIN - C)

News: Minnesota exercised the $950,000 option for 2009 in Redmond's contract. (RotoWire - Thu. Oct 9, 2008)

Mike Redmond (MIN - C)

News: The Twins will keep Redmond for another season, paying him $950,000. (STATS - Thu. Oct 9, 2008)

Yankees

Mariano Rivera (NYY - P)

News: As was expected, Rivera had surgery performed on his right shoulder on Tuesday, the Associated Press reports. (RotoWire - Tue. Oct 7, 2008)

Mariano Rivera (NYY - P)

News: Rivera had surgery Tuesday on his right shoulder and is expected to resume throwing in three months, a month ahead of spring training. (STATS - Tue. Oct 7, 2008)

Ivan Rodriguez (NYY - C)

News: Rodriguez will not return to the Yankees in 2009, the team's official site reports. (RotoWire - Thu. Oct 2, 2008)

Injury Report

Twins
Name	Injury	Status
P Neshek	Torn right elbow ligament-out for season	on 60-day DL

Yankees
Name	Injury	Status
H Matsui	Left knee surgery	on 60-day DL
J Posada	Right shoulder surgery - out for season	on 60-day DL
C Wang	Torn tendon and sprain, right foot	on 60-day DL
J Albaladejo	Stress fracture, right elbow	on 60-day DL