Twins vs Yankees
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Two much: A-Rod, Teixeira topple Twins topple
Alex Rodriguez hit a dramatic game-tying blast off Twins closer Joe Nathan in the ninth to send Game 2 into extras, but that was only the beginning of the thriller. In the 11th, Mark Teixeira hit a walk-off homer to give the Yankees a 2-0 edge.
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mlb.mlb.com
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Missed chances, call costly in extras loss
When Joe Nathan couldn’t close the deal in the ninth, Minnesota had a great chance to win it in the 11th, but it was denied during a no-out, bases-loaded situation. But the Yanks capitalized in their half to put the Twins in an 0-2 hole in the ALDS.
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mlb.mlb.com
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Yankees deliver pie in the face
11th inning drive by Mark Teixeira leads to messy celebration, gives New York a 4-3 win and 2-0 series lead over Minnesota in ALDS action on Friday night
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theglobeandmail.com
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Teixeira's homer in 11th gives Yankees 4-3 win
Teixeira dramatically became involved Friday night, lasering a 2-and-1 pitch by Jose Mijares on a line off the top of the leftfield wall and into the seats for a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 11th inning, sending the crowd into hysterics and Burnett back into the clubhouse to load up the whipped cream.
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newsday.com
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Twins can't close the deal against Yankees
Once Alex Rodriguez hit a tying two-run homer off all-star closer Joe Nathan to erase the Twins’ 3-1 lead, some Yankee seemed destined to step in and follow up. Two innings later, Mark Teixeira filled the role.
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twincities.com
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Swing, Shout, Score. Repeat as Needed. Score
The Yankees stormed past the Minnesota Twins in Game 2 of their division series Friday, tying it in the ninth inning on a two-run homer by Alex Rodriguez and winning in the 11th, 4-3, on a screamer down the left-field line by Mark Teixeira. The ball just cleared the 318-foot sign and sent the crowd of 50,006 into sudden delirium.
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nytimes.com
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Twins waste bases-loaded chance in 11th
With the bases loaded and no outs in the 11th inning, the Minnesota Twins had every reason to believe they would pull off another remarkable win. Instead, the team that needed an inspired September run to win the AL Central title in a one-game playoff failed to get the big hit _ or even a big out.
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host.madison.com
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On magical night, Burnett proves worth the trouble
A.J. Burnett had inspired a lot of unnecessary commotion, oh yes he had. He was the first of the new-guard Yankees to supplant one of the four old guard pillars, and he did it with all the subtlety of a pie smashed in Jorge Posada’s face.
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northjersey.com
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Teixeira & A-Rod power Yankees past Twins
Teixeira hit a leadoff drive in the 11th inning to give New York a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night and a 2-0 lead in their AL playoff series. Game 2 was full of missed chances, plus a big miss by an umpire.
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sports.yahoo.com
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iisbum