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Minnesota Twins @ New York Yankees

2004-09-29 Β· Night game Β· Yankee Stadium I Β· Att: 45072 Β· 64Β°F Β· Wind 5 mph L to R Β· 2:58

New York Yankees defeated Minnesota Twins 5–4. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 1st. Jon Lieber earned the win and Mariano Rivera picked up the save. Hideki Matsui went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
MIN020002000412
NYA3010100058

W: Jon Lieber   L: Kyle Lohse   SV: Mariano Rivera

Umpires β€” HP: Jim Reynolds Β· 1B: Andy Fletcher Β· 2B: Tim Welke Β· 3B: Jeff Nelson Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Jason Kubel503200
Jacque Jones501001
Lew Ford501002
Justin Morneau400002
Michael Cuddyer401000
Cristian Guzman422000
Michael Restovich411102
Augie Ojeda211100
Pat Borders301001
Corey Koskie101000
Jose Offerman100001

New York Yankees β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Derek Jeter522002
Alex Rodriguez411100
Gary Sheffield110120
Hideki Matsui311310
Bernie Williams301011
Jason Giambi401000
Tony Clark300011
John Flaherty402001
Enrique Wilson300000
John Olerud100000

Minnesota Twins β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Kyle Lohse6.0734
Jesse Crain1.2120
Joe Nathan0.1001

New York Yankees β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Jon Lieber5.21005
Felix Heredia0.1000
Tanyon Sturtze1.2003
Tom Gordon0.1101
Mariano Rivera1.0100

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Jason Kubel: 31/G34
  • Jacque Jones: 63/G6M
  • Lew Ford: S4/P8RS
  • Justin Morneau: K

Bot 1

  • Derek Jeter: S8/G6M
  • Alex Rodriguez: 43/G4S.1-2
  • Gary Sheffield: SB3
  • Gary Sheffield: W
  • Hideki Matsui: HR/F7D+.3-H;1-H
  • Bernie Williams: 8/F8LXD
  • Jason Giambi: S6/P6
  • Tony Clark: K

Top 2

  • Michael Cuddyer: 63/G6S
  • Cristian Guzman: D7/G5
  • Michael Restovich: K
  • Augie Ojeda: S4/G34D.2-H
  • Pat Borders: S8/G6M.1-2
  • Jason Kubel: S9/L4D+.2-H;1-3
  • Jacque Jones: 13/G13-

Bot 2

  • John Flaherty: S8/L8LM
  • Enrique Wilson: 54(1)/FO/G56S
  • Derek Jeter: 9/L9M
  • Alex Rodriguez: CS2(24)

Top 3

  • Lew Ford: 63/G6
  • Justin Morneau: 43/G4S
  • Michael Cuddyer: D7/L7D+
  • Cristian Guzman: S7/G56.2-3
  • Michael Restovich: 64(1)/FO/G6MS

Bot 3

  • Alex Rodriguez: HR/F9D+
  • Gary Sheffield: 53/G5
  • Hideki Matsui: 43/G4
  • Bernie Williams: S4/G4M
  • Jason Giambi: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 4

  • Augie Ojeda: 6/P6D
  • Pat Borders: K
  • Jason Kubel: S8/G4
  • Jacque Jones: K

Bot 4

  • Tony Clark: 43/G4S
  • John Flaherty: K
  • Enrique Wilson: 9/F89S

Top 5

  • Lew Ford: K
  • Justin Morneau: 8/F8LD
  • Michael Cuddyer: 9/F9M

Bot 5

  • Derek Jeter: D7/L78D+
  • Alex Rodriguez: E5/TH/G5.2-3
  • Gary Sheffield: 8/SF/L8LM+.3-H(UR)
  • Hideki Matsui: W.1-2
  • Bernie Williams: PO2(E2).2-3;1-2
  • Bernie Williams: K
  • Jason Giambi: 13/G15

Top 6

  • Cristian Guzman: E1/TH/G3S.B-2
  • Michael Restovich: S8/G4M.2-H(UR)
  • Augie Ojeda: 13/SH.1-2
  • Pat Borders: 63/G6S.2-3
  • Jason Kubel: S9/L9M+.3-H(UR)
  • Jacque Jones: 43/G4

Bot 6

  • Tony Clark: W
  • John Flaherty: 2/BP2R
  • Enrique Wilson: 7/F7M
  • Derek Jeter: WP.1-2
  • Derek Jeter: K23

Top 7

  • Lew Ford: K
  • Justin Morneau: K
  • Michael Cuddyer: 13/G3S

Bot 7

  • Alex Rodriguez: 8/L89D+
  • Gary Sheffield: W
  • Hideki Matsui: 7/F78M
  • Bernie Williams: W.1-2
  • Jason Giambi: 6/P5D

Top 8

  • Cristian Guzman: 7/F7S
  • Michael Restovich: K
  • Corey Koskie: D8/L8RS+
  • Jose Offerman: K

Bot 8

  • Tony Clark: 43/G34+
  • John Flaherty: S8/G6M
  • John Olerud: 3/G34S.1-2
  • Derek Jeter: K

Top 9

  • Jason Kubel: 6/P6D
  • Jacque Jones: S5/G#/G56S
  • Lew Ford: 6(1)3/GDP/G6S

Notes & reviews

  • originally scored E5, changed after game