The Yankees swept the streaking Twins in the final game played in the Metrodome, getting clutch home runs by Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada en route to a 4-1 victory and their first playoff series win in five years.
8 Wins ‘til the Promised Land
Twins Struggle to Hold Leads vs. Yankees
The Twins led every game this series. The Twins also lost every game this series. Twins’ blog Twinkie Town laments the lost chances in the
Read Article >Yes, That Is Carl Pavano, and Yes, He Is Pitching Against the Yankees Tonight
It’s hard to imagine the Twins coming back from the sort of psychic disappointment levied by their 9th-inning collapse against the Yankees on Friday night, especially when you consider how the Yankees cruised in Game One. There is a serious talent gap between these two teams, particularly on the offensive end. Mr. Pavano might be lucky to get out of the Metrodome alive.
Anyway, that’s a mere glossy portrait; be sure to head to Pinstripe Alley for all your Yankees needs and Twinkie Town if you want to talk Twins. They’ll have all the nitty-gritty you need. And be sure to check out SB Nation’s full preview here.
Read Article >4-3: A-Rod Homers Game Into Extras, Teixeira Homers Yankees to 2-0 Series Lead
As they say in the roller coaster business, this game was a roller coaster of momentum for both teams involved. In the bottom of the ninth, Alex Rodriguez belted a Joe Nathan pitch into the bullpen, sending the Yankees and Twins to extra innings.
In the tenth, with Brett Gardner on third with one out, Johnny Damon lined out to short to end the inning.
Read Article >Game 2: Twins, Yankees Starting Line-Ups, Pitchers and Gamethreads
To follow along with Yankees fans, head over to Pinstripe Alley’s gamethread. If the Twins are more you speed, then check out Twinkie Town. And now, your line-ups for tonight’s Game 2 of this ALDS:
And the starting pitchers:
Read Article >Game 1 Recap: That’s a Yankees Win, in Every Sense of the Word
The Yankees are an incredibly talented offensive ballclub with good frontline starting pitching and excellent relief. They should beat the Twins with these abilities. Tonight, they did.
Read Article >Phil Hughes is Good: Yankees 6, Twins 2
The Twins had two runners in scoring position. Then Phil Hughes came in. In relief of Sabathia, Hughes came in and struck out Orlando Cabrera to end the inning. Hughes will likely work the 8th, too, meaning the Twins are in deep trouble: Hughes-Rivera is not a duo you want to trail by four runs. This is an obvious thing to say, but that doesn’t make it any less true.
Read Article >A-Rod, Matsui Pile On, Yankees Go Up 6-2
This could get bad: A-Rod singled in Derek Jeter from second to the great approval of Penny Lane, which prompted Ron Gardenhire to replace Brian Duensing with Fransisco Liriano. That didn’t go so well: Matsui hit a “towering” — there’s another one of those Chip Caray words — two-run home run to give the Yankees a 6-2 advantage. This could get bad in the next few innings, but for now, the damage is done.
Read Article >Nothing Doing in Inning One
A-Rod’s a choke! He totally could have just knocked Derek Jeter in from second with two outs, but instead just hit a hard line drive to the opposite that died in the wind and fell safely into Jason Kubel’s glove. What a jerk!
All jokes aside, the Yankees and Twins are still tied at 0 after 1. Given the differences in ability — not to mention average salary — between these two teams, I’d think the Twins would be pretty pleased with that.
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