Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 6, NY Yankees 5
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 7:05 PM
When: 7:05 PM ET, Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Where: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
Temperature: 58°
Umpires: Home - Phil Cuzzi, 1B - Victor Carapazza, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Greg Gibson
Attendance: 36831
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Minnesota 4010100006130
NY Yankees 3010000015110
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Minnesota 4-8 2-4 2-4 W1
NY Yankees 6-6 3-3 3-3 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the New York Yankees have a 3-3 record at home this season. The Minnesota Twins have a 2-4 record on the road.
  • NY Yankees has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Yankees have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Twins have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Jason Marquis pitched 5.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 7.20. Matt Capps closed out the game to get the save and has 3 saves for the season. Hiroki Kuroda took the loss for NY Yankees.
  • Derek Jeter, Robinson Cano hit homeruns for NY Yankees. Justin Morneau (2) hit homeruns for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota   NY Yankees
Jason Marquis Player Hiroki Kuroda
Win W/L Loss
5.0 IP 4.1
3 Strikeouts 4
7 Hits 10
7.20 ERA 12.46
Hitting
Minnesota   NY Yankees
Justin Morneau Player Derek Jeter
3 Hits 3
3 RBI 1
2 HR 1
9 TB 6
.750 Avg .600
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Minnesota 13 2 24 .333 10 6 3 1 0
NY Yankees 11 2 18 .306 6 5 2 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • NY Yankees will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Yankees have a W/L % of .429 after a win and .600 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against NY Yankees. The Twins have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .333 after a loss.