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<table class="bet" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr><td class="bet_cell_b" style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153);"># 955 </td> <td class="bet_cell_b" style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153);"> 6:05pm </td> <td class="bet_cell_b" style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153);"> Twins (B Duensing) vs Yankees (C Sabathia)(ALDS Game #1) </td> <td class="bet_cell_b" style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153);"> Twins 16.20%
Yankees 83.80%
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yanks beat writer:
YANKEES
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Matsui DH
Posada C
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Cabrera CF
Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (19-8, 3.37 regular season)
TWINS
Span CF
Cabrera SS
Mauer C
Cuddyer 1B
Kubel RF
Young LF
Harris DH
Tolbert 3B
Punto 2B
Pitching: LHP Brian Duensing (5-2, 3.64 ERA regular season)
TIME/TV: 6:07 p.m., TBS
WEATHER: October-ish. Cloudy and cool. Forecast calls for temps in the 50s tonight and windy conditions. Gusts could get up to 40 mph (though probably only towards right field and when Johnny Damon is up). The flags on top of the stadium are whipping around the stadium very, very loudly.
STATE OF THE STRIPES: No better or worse than anyone else since everyone is 11 wins from a title today. The Yankees did, however, get to sleep in their own beds last night while the Twins were flying east in the wee hours, so they’re certainly more rested than their opponents.
CC’S NEW BEGINNING: As good as Sabathia has been in the regular season during his career, the postseason hasn’t been nearly as productive. He’s 2-3 with a 7.92 ERA in five playoff starts and has a 10.93 ERA in losing the last three. He does have good career numbers against the Twins, though: 9-4, 1.91 ERA in his last 13 starts.
EYES ON ALEX: Alex Rodriguez has done all the right things in staying out of the spotlight this season but he won’t be able to avoid the focus now. A-Rod’s October struggles are well-documented (one homer, one RBI, 35 LOB in his last 16 playoff games) but his best Yankees postseason series was against Minnesota in 2004: 8-for-19 (.421) with 3 RBI.
NUMBERS CAN BE MISLEADING: Yes, the Yankees swept seven games from the Twins during the regular season but it wasn’t exactly domination: Four of the seven were one-run games, six of the seven were two-run games and two of the seven were extra innings. During a May series at the Stadium in the Bronx, the Yankees won three of four games with walk-off hits.
TWINKIE FILLING: The Twins won 17 of 21 to close a seven-game deficit in the final month of the season and beat out the Tigers for their fifth division title in eight years. They also won an epic 12-inning tiebreaker on Tuesday night, using six relievers over the final seven innings including star closer Joe Nathan for 1 2/3 innings.
# Just watched Brett Gardner hit a couple out during BP. Windy much? - 17 mins ago
# On the field at Yankee Stadium. Flags atop stadium are whipping loudly. They are blowing straight out, maybe a shade toward right. - 59 mins ago
# Also, Twins have listed TBD for G3. Pavano is no lock, according to Gardenhire. Maybe The Idle in G4 for Dunsing instead? - Josh 1 hr
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YANKEES
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Matsui DH
Posada C
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Cabrera CF
Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (19-8, 3.37 regular season)
TWINS
Span CF
Cabrera SS
Mauer C
Cuddyer 1B
Kubel RF
Young LF
Harris DH
Tolbert 3B
Punto 2B
Pitching: LHP Brian Duensing (5-2, 3.64 ERA regular season)
TIME/TV: 6:07 p.m., TBS
WEATHER: October-ish. Cloudy and cool. Forecast calls for temps in the 50s tonight and windy conditions. Gusts could get up to 40 mph (though probably only towards right field and when Johnny Damon is up). The flags on top of the stadium are whipping around the stadium very, very loudly.
STATE OF THE STRIPES: No better or worse than anyone else since everyone is 11 wins from a title today. The Yankees did, however, get to sleep in their own beds last night while the Twins were flying east in the wee hours, so they’re certainly more rested than their opponents.
CC’S NEW BEGINNING: As good as Sabathia has been in the regular season during his career, the postseason hasn’t been nearly as productive. He’s 2-3 with a 7.92 ERA in five playoff starts and has a 10.93 ERA in losing the last three. He does have good career numbers against the Twins, though: 9-4, 1.91 ERA in his last 13 starts.
EYES ON ALEX: Alex Rodriguez has done all the right things in staying out of the spotlight this season but he won’t be able to avoid the focus now. A-Rod’s October struggles are well-documented (one homer, one RBI, 35 LOB in his last 16 playoff games) but his best Yankees postseason series was against Minnesota in 2004: 8-for-19 (.421) with 3 RBI.
NUMBERS CAN BE MISLEADING: Yes, the Yankees swept seven games from the Twins during the regular season but it wasn’t exactly domination: Four of the seven were one-run games, six of the seven were two-run games and two of the seven were extra innings. During a May series at the Stadium in the Bronx, the Yankees won three of four games with walk-off hits.
TWINKIE FILLING: The Twins won 17 of 21 to close a seven-game deficit in the final month of the season and beat out the Tigers for their fifth division title in eight years. They also won an epic 12-inning tiebreaker on Tuesday night, using six relievers over the final seven innings including star closer Joe Nathan for 1 2/3 innings.
# Just watched Brett Gardner hit a couple out during BP. Windy much? - 17 mins ago
# On the field at Yankee Stadium. Flags atop stadium are whipping loudly. They are blowing straight out, maybe a shade toward right. - 59 mins ago
# Also, Twins have listed TBD for G3. Pavano is no lock, according to Gardenhire. Maybe The Idle in G4 for Dunsing instead? - Josh 1 hr
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