MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT NEW YORK (A) YANKEES
08/12/2044
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT NEW YORK (A) YANKEES
GAME ID: 2417 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (37-79) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 0
New York (A) Yankees (69-47) 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 X 5 12 0
Sanders Hits 2 home runs in Yankees Win
New York (A) center fielder Dave Sanders helped his team beat the Minnesota Twins, 5-3. Sanders went 3 for 3 for the Yankees. Mike McGuire, who went 6.2 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 2 runs on 6 hits, while walking 1 and striking out 4. His record now stands at 7-3. Kyung-won Kim earned his 26th save in 29 chances.

Sanders had a big at-bat with the bases loaded in the bottom of the second inning, when he hit a sacrifice fly. The Yankees went on to win.

Sanders told the New York (A) Gazette: "I'm the straw that stirs the drink."

The American League East Division-leading Yankees are 69-47.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK (A) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Ruiz 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .259 6 30
T. Kanaya DH 5 2 1 0 0 2 2 .244 9 30
Z. Benson LF 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .225 24 68
R. Harlan C 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .232 14 38
S. Robinson CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .205 3 23
O. Wark RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .245 9 37
D. Levy SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .224 2 19
Z. Stoll 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .214 0 14
J. O'Neill 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 5 11
Totals 35 3 8 3 3 6 18      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Ruiz (21, 3rd Inning off M. McGuire, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Harlan (8, 4th Inning off M. McGuire, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Kanaya (9, 8th Inning off B. Melo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Z. Benson (24, 1st Inning off M. McGuire, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Ruiz 2 , T. Kanaya 2 , Z. Benson 4 , R. Harlan 3 , O. Wark , D. Levy , J. O'Neill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Benson , Z. Stoll 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ruiz-Harlan-O'Neill)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Sanders CF 3 2 3 3 1 0 2 .206 10 22
M. Mehaffey DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .309 37 109
T. Burg SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .308 41 110
M. Macias RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .229 30 74
I. Blackwell 3B, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .250 21 61
J. Woodbury 2B 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .299 8 48
E. Pratts LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .300 21 56
J. Italiano 1B 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .223 10 48
   a-S. Rowe 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248 3 20
A. Marcovicci C 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .207 8 18
Totals 33 5 12 5 5 5 22      
a - S. Rowe substituted for J. Italiano in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Sanders (5, 4th Inning off J. Shapiro, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Woodbury (20, 5th Inning off J. Shapiro, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Sanders 2 (10, 1st Inning off G. Motohara, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Damewood, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Sanders 10 , T. Burg , M. Macias , J. Woodbury 4 , E. Pratts , J. Italiano 2 , S. Rowe
2-out RBI: J. Woodbury , J. Italiano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Mehaffey , M. Macias , J. Italiano
GIDP: T. Burg
Sac Fly: D. Sanders
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Macias (2)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK (A) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Motohara 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 21 7.27   
J. Shapiro L (4-6) 3.2 8 3 3 2 3 0 88 5.34   
J. Damewood 2.1 2 1 1 2 1 1 40 6.90   
V. Pena 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 5.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Motohara 40
Batters Faced: G. Motohara 5, J. Shapiro 21, J. Damewood 10, V. Pena 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Motohara 2-0, J. Shapiro 6-2, J. Damewood 4-1, V. Pena 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Motohara 21-13, J. Shapiro 88-53, J. Damewood 40-22, V. Pena 7-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Damewood 1-0 , V. Pena 2-0
WP: J. Shapiro 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. McGuire W (7-3) 6.2 6 2 2 1 4 1 88 2.68   
B. Melo H (8) 0.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 20 8.00   
T. Moreno H (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.76   
K. Kim SV (26) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. McGuire 57
Batters Faced: M. McGuire 27, B. Melo 5, T. Moreno 3, K. Kim 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. McGuire 7-9, B. Melo 2-0, T. Moreno 0-1, K. Kim 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. McGuire 88-59, B. Melo 20-9, T. Moreno 10-5, K. Kim 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Melo 1-0 , T. Moreno 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Sanders
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 57719
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