Twins blown away by Sabathia, Yankees
The Twins were swept by the Yankees in a 4 game mid-May series at Yankee stadium. They lost the 4 games by a combined 5 runs, so the hope was that they'd be able to get over that hump while playing on their own turf. That was not the case. The Twins' bats were shut down by CC Sabathia and Twins' pitching backed themselves into corners with 7 walks in the game.
The Yankees scored 3 runs early, with the help of some bloop hits and control problems from Scott Baker. By the end of the 3rd inning, Baker had already surpassed the 50 pitch mark. Brian Duensing relieved Baker in the 4th, with bases loaded. Carlos Gomez robbed Alex Rodriguez of a grand slam with a leaping catch in dead center. For a moment it prevented the Yankees from busting the game open, but they would still add a couple runs to their lead.
The Yankees busted the game open in the sixth inning with 5 more runs.
Game Notes
- Michael Cuddyer got the Twins on the board with a solo home run, his 14th of the season, in the 2nd inning.
- The Twins managed just 4 hits in the game and drew just 2 walks.
- Joe Mauer was 0-3 with a strikeout, and was relieved late by __Jose Morales.
- Nick Punto drew both of the team's walks.
Topics: Scott Baker, Brian Duensing
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