MLB Season Review: New York Yankees beat Minnesota Twins 2-1 in three-game series
American League’s New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins went head-to-head in a thrilling three game series. Yankees put in a brilliant performance as they sealed a 2-1 victory in this series after defeating the Twins convincingly. Yankees had a remarkable
season so far as they got an acceptable Win-Loss record during spring training season.
Let us take a brief summary of these inspiring games:
Game 1 – April 4: Minnesota Twins 3 – New York Yankees 4
Yankees directed a 4-3 win in the first game, as Ivan Nova was incredible with his pitching. He threw his respective six innings with an ERA of 4.50 and struck-out three batters in the victory. Jorge Posada said, “I think everybody's fresh and it's April.
If I was catching or DHing, I think I would feel the same way.”
On the other side, Twins’ batters were able to add only three runs right through the complete game. Scott Baker pitched well for the Twins but that was not enough to steal a win for his team. He was able to strike-out four batters during his 96 pitches and
gave away four walks, five hits, four runs, two home-runs and four earned runs with an ERA of 6.00.
Game 2 – April 5: Minnesota Twins 5 – New York Yankees 4
In the second game, Twins outclassed the Yankees 5-4. Twins’ starter, Brian Duensing threw the ball in an accurate line but was expensive as he pitched seven innings and allowed six hits with an ERA of 5.14. Duensing struck-out seven batters on his 103 pitches.
Speaking to interpreters, Duensing said, “I put us in a big hole right away and for our offense and defence to battle back like that, to stick with it and battle back against good pitchers, it was exciting.”
Yankees were shaky with the bat and added just four runs until the end of the game. CC Sabathia had an insecure day with the ball as he pitched seven innings with an ERA of 1.38 and surrendered two hits with one walk on his 104 pitches. Sabathia struck-out
six batters.
Game 3 – April 7: Minnesota Twins 3 – New York Yankees 4
During the last game of the series, Twins lost 4-3. Yankees’ left-fielder Andruw Jones shined as he struck one RBI and went 1-for-2 with an average of .400. Yankees’ manager Joe Girardi said, “His command was what we were accustomed to seeing, and that was
the difference.”
Twins’ batters yielded only three runs in the series decider. Francisco Liriano pitched five innings and gave away four runs, four hits, four earned runs and three walks on his 97 pitches. However, a tremendous team effort gave the Yankees the series win
against the struggling Twins.
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