NYA @ MIN

New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins, October 11, 2009

The New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome on October 11, 2009, a Division Series game. The game information lists a crowd of 54,735, a running time of 205 minutes, and a night start. Conditions were recorded as 68 degrees. The New York Yankees' runs came in the seventh and ninth innings, 2 of them in the seventh. The Minnesota Twins' only run came in the sixth inning. Hits were 7 for the New York Yankees and 7 for the Minnesota Twins, with 0 and 0 errors. Andy Pettitte was the winning pitcher, allowing 1 earned run on 3 hits in 6.1 innings. Carl Pavano took the loss after 7.0 innings and 2 runs. The save went to Mariano Rivera. No pitcher struck out more than Carl Pavano, who had 9. The New York Yankees used Joba Chamberlain, Phil Hughes, Andy Pettitte, and Mariano Rivera on the mound. The Minnesota Twins' pitching table lists Matt Guerrier, Ron Mahay, Jose Mijares, Joe Nathan, and Carl Pavano. The New York Yankees' top hitter was Jorge Posada, 2 for 4, 1 home run, and 2 RBI. Alex Rodriguez also homered for the New York Yankees. For the Minnesota Twins, Denard Span went 2 for 4. Mark Wegner worked home plate.