Minnesota 2, NY Yankees 0

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	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Minnesota 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 0 NY Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 WP: J. Santana (1-0) S: J. Nathan (1) LP: M. Mussina (0-1)

Scoring Summary

Top 3rd: Minnesota

-S. Stewart singled to left center, M. Cuddyer scored

Top 6th: Minnesota

-J. Jones homered to deep left

Minnesota
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Series Avg
S. Stewart lf	4	0	2	1	0	1	0	.304
J. Jones rf	4	1	1	1	0	1	2	.254
T. Hunter cf	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.271
J. Morneau 1b	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.271
C. Koskie 3b	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.251
L. Ford dh	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	.299
C. Guzman ss	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.274
M. Cuddyer 2b	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	.263
L. Rivas 2b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256
H. Blanco c	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.206
Totals	31	2	7	2	1	8	8

Batting HR - J Jones (1, 6th inning off M Mussina 0 on, 1 Out). S - H Blanco. RBI - S Stewart (1), J Jones (1). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Morneau 1, L Ford 1. GIDP - J Jones. Team LOB - 4.

Base Running SB - T Hunter (1, 2nd base off M Mussina/J Posada). CS - M Cuddyer (1, 2nd base by M Mussina/J Posada).    Fielding Outfield assists - T Hunter (J Posada at Home). DP - 5 (H Blanco-C Koskie, T Hunter-H Blanco, C Guzman-M Cuddyer-J Morneau 2, C Guzman-L Rivas-J Morneau).

NY Yankees
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Series Avg
D. Jeter ss	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.292
A. Rodriguez 3b	4	0	2	0	0	1	1	.286
G. Sheffield rf	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	.290
B. Williams cf	4	0	1	0	0	1	4	.262
J. Posada c	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.272
H. Matsui lf	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	.298
R. Sierra dh	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.244
J. Olerud 1b	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.280
M. Cairo 2b	3	0	1	0	0	2	1	.292
Totals	31	0	9	0	2	5	17

Batting 2B - H Matsui (1, J Santana); M Cairo (1, J Santana). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Jeter 1, R Sierra 1, H Matsui 1. GIDP - J Posada, D Jeter, B Williams. Team LOB - 7.

Base Running CS - A Rodriguez (1, 3rd base by J Santana/H Blanco).    Fielding DP - 1 (M Cairo-D Jeter-J Olerud).

Minnesota
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Series ERA
J. Santana (W, 1-0)	7.0	9	0	0	1	5	0	2.61
J. Rincon	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.63
J. Nathan (S, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.62
NY Yankees
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Series ERA
M. Mussina (L, 0-1)	7.0	7	2	2	1	7	1	4.59
T. Gordon	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.21
M. Rivera	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.94

HBP - J Olerud (by J Santana).

Pitches-strikes - J Santana 93-63; J Rincon 10-4; J Nathan 10-6; M Mussina 95-65; T Gordon 11-8; M Rivera 14-12.

Ground balls-fly balls - J Santana 8-6; J Rincon 2-1; J Nathan 0-3; M Mussina 8-5; T Gordon 1-2; M Rivera 2-0.

Batters faced - J Santana 28; J Rincon 3; J Nathan 3; M Mussina 27; T Gordon 3; M Rivera 3.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Mike Everitt. LF--Jerry Crawford. RF--Paul Nauert. Time: 2:53. Attendance: 55,749. Weather: 52 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, in from left.

Updated on Wednesday, Oct 6, 2004 5:34 am ET