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Yankees Storm Back To Beat Twins

YANKEES 5
TWINS 4

So much for that five game home losing streak. Now people can stop complaining about the Yankees not having any home field advantage anymore, because the Yankees found a way to beat back closer Joe Nathan and the Minnesota Twins in the Bronx, Friday night to open a ten game home stand.
The Twins tatooed Phil Hughes eary in this game. Justin Morneau blasted a solo home run to lead off the second inning to give the Twins a 1-0 lead. In the fifth, Morneau went yard again for his second solo home run of the night to make it 3-0 Twins.

But, the Yankees would not give in. Derek Jeter's solo home run in the bottom of the fifth off of Francisco Lirano made it 3-1. It was Jeter's fifth home run of the year, and it was a good sign considering that Jeter missed the Toronto series with an oblique strain earlier this week.

Still the Twins had the long ball going in their favor. Joe Mauer, who has been red hot since missing a month of the season due to rehab from off-season back surgery, blasted his fifth home run of the season to give Minnesota a 4-1 lead.


Don't tell the Yankees that this game was over. Brett Gardner, who has really been hitting well lately, slashed a ball into the left field corner. As the ball trickled around the out field, Gardner turned on the jets and scored on the inside the park home run, one of the most exciting plays in baseball.


Finally, in the ninth the Yankees completed their comeback, this time off of Twins closer Joe Nathan. Gardner once again was in the middle of it, legging out a tripple to lead off the inning. Mark Texieria followed with an RBI single to drive in Gardner to make it 4-3. Alex Rodriguez walked, Hideki Matsui struck out and Nick Swisher grounded out, placing the Yankees in a scenerio of do or die.

For some reason the Twins decided to walk Robinson Cano intentionally, which made little sense since the man that followed, Melky Cabrera is currently hitting .330 and has been delivering huge hits for the Bombers all season. I guess the Twins never got that memo. Cabrera lined a single to center; Texieria scored the tying run and Ramiro Pena scored the game winning run before the tag was ever placed on him at home plate. Box Score.

Another exciting win for the Yankees, who consistently pull rabbits out of their hats almost every night. The come from behind victories are a great sign of better days ahead for the Yankees, who have not shown the capability of coming back in games for the last couple of years. If the Yankees can keep this mojo going, they are going to be very, very tough to beat.

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