MLB Game of the Day: Yankees vs. Twins

A match up that promised a possible turnaround for the New York Yankees team, the game against the Twins yesterday could spell do or die for any Yankees fan. It would be a pitcher duel, with longtime player Roger Clemens starting for the New Yorkers, and young Boof Bonser, whose lightning throwing speeds had guided the Twins to several victories. Now for the highlights from Yankee Stadium. Johnny Damon scored early in the first to open up the scoring with a 1-0 lead. In the next inning, a hit brought Cuddyer around to home to tie the game at 1. Several scoreless innings would follow both teams, until the 6th. When the Yankees were at bat, they blew the game open, with a walk with bases loaded to bring a runner home, and a single to the outfield that would bring two runners home later in the inning. Their scoring drive would give the Yankees a 5-1 lead which they would hold thanks to the strong pitching from Roger Clemens and good closing efforts. For more about Clemens, he clinched his 350th career pro baseball win, bumping him up to 8th in the all-time wins list, and making him the first to achieve the milestone victory since Hall of Fame pitcher Warren Spahn. In other Yankee news, Alex Rodriguez suffered a hamstring injury while tripping over Justin Morneau, and left the game.