ALDS Game 3: Yanks complete ALDS sweep
October 11, 2009
The final game was played at the Metrodome and it ended with the Twins losing Game 3 of the ALDS to the New York Yankees by a score of 4-1 which eliminated them from the postseason.
Carl Pavano was on the mound for the Twins to face his former team and started out by retiring the first eight batters he faced and cut though the Yankees lineup by giving up only three hits while striking out seven though six innings.
Pavano finally got to work with a lead as the Twins put a run on the board in the bottom of the sixth off an RBI single from Joe Mauer that scored Denard Span from second base to break the scoreless tie.
The Yankees would finally figure Pavano out in the seventh as Alex Rodriguez hit a solo home run to tie the game at one. Two batters later, Jorge Posada would send a ball over the wall in left field to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.
The Twins had a chance to tie the game in the eighth after Nick Punto hit a lead off double to center field. Punto, however, would run through a sign to hold up at third on a single from Denard Span and be caught in a run down between third and home.
The Twins would run into problems in the ninth and Ron Mahay would walk Mark Teixeira after getting Johnny Damon to strike out. Jon Rauch and Jose Mijares also walked their respective batters to load the bases with one out.
Joe Nathan would come in and give up back-to-back singles to Posada and Robinson Cano to give the Yankees a 4-1 lead before striking out Nick Swisher and Melky Cabrera to end the inning.
Michael Cuddyer started the ninth with a single to right but Mariano Rivera would get Jason Kubel and Delmon Young to strike out and Brendan Harris hit a ground ball to Derek Jeter to end the game and put an end to the 2009 season for the Twins.
Attendance: 54,735
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