Scorecard: N.Y. Yankees 9, Twins 7

FIRST INNING

New York: With Twins starter Ricky Nolasco pitching, Brett Gardner walked. Derek Jeter singled to right, moving Gardner to second. Jacoby Ellsbury flied out to center, moving Gardner to third. Mark Teixeira singled to right, scoring Gardner and moving Jeter to second. Brian McCann doubled to right, scoring Jeter. Yankees 2, Twins 0

SECOND INNING

New York: Brian Roberts singled to right. Ichiro Suzuki singled to left, moving Roberts to second. Kelly Johnson singled to right, moving Roberts to third and Suzuki to second. Gardner popped out to short. Jeter hit a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Roberts and moving Suzuki to third. Ellsbury homered to right, scoring Suzuki and Johnson. Yankees 6, Twins 0

FOURTH INNING

New York: With Twins reliever Anthony Swarzak pitching, Suzuki singled to left. Johnson singled to center, moving Suzuki to second. Gardner flied out to center, moving Suzuki to third and Johnson to second. Jeter singled to right, scoring Suzuki and moving Johnson to third. Ellsbury reached first on a fielder's choice, scoring Johnson, with Jeter out at second. Teixeira singled to second, moving Ellsbury to third. Ellsbury scored on a balk by Swarzak.

Twins: With Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda pitching, Josh Willingham walked. Willingham moved to second on a wild pitch. Oswaldo Arcia singled to the pitcher, scoring Willingham, with Arcia out at second trying to advance on a throwing error by Kuroda. Kurt Suzuki doubled to right. Trevor Plouffe doubled to center, scoring Suzuki. Chris Colabello homered to left, scoring Plouffe. Yankees 9, Twins 4

SEVENTH INNING

Twins: With Yankees reliever Adam Warren pitching, Brian Dozier singled to third. Eduardo Nunez singled to right, moving Dozier to third, with Nunez moving to second on the throw. Chris Parmelee grounded out to third, scoring Dozier. Yankees 9, Twins 5

EIGHTH INNING

Twins: With Yankees reliever Jim Miller pitching, Plouffe homered to left-center.

Yankees 9, Twins 6

NINTH INNING

Twins: With Yankees reliever David Robertson pitching, Nunez singled to left. Parmelee singled to right, moving Nunez to second. Willingham struck out. Arcia singled to right, scoring Nunez. Yankees 9, Twins 7

New YorkABRHBIBBSOAvg.

Gardner lf310020.284

Jeter ss413200.273

Ellsbury cf522400.284

Teixeira 1b502100.243

McCann c501100.224

Beltran dh400000.216

Roberts 2b411000.247

I.Suzuki rf423001.294

Johnson 3b422000.218

Wheeler 3b000000.286

Totals38914821

TWINSABRHBIBBSOAvg.

Dozier 2b511002.234

Nunez ss512000.310

Parmelee 1b-cf501100.262

Willingham lf310022.224

Arcia rf402111.215

K.Suzuki c511000.306

Plouffe 3b423200.245

Colabello dh312211.245

Fuld cf301001.243

Morales ph-1b100000.216

Totals38713647

New York240 300 000—9142

Twins000 400 111—7130

E—Johnson (9), Kuroda (1). LOB—New York 5, Twins 8. 2B—Ellsbury (18), McCann (9), K.Suzuki (18), Plouffe (25), Colabello (12). HR—Ellsbury (5), off Nolasco; Colabello (6), off Kuroda; Plouffe (6), off Miller. RBI—Jeter 2 (23), Ellsbury 4 (40), Teixeira (43), McCann (38), Parmelee (12), Arcia (18), Plouffe 2 (42), Colabello 2 (34). SF—Jeter. DP—New York 2; Twins 1.

NEW YORKIPHRERBBSONPERA

Kuroda W, 6-65⅔744231054.20

Warren1⅓21112262.70

Miller111110149.00

Robertson S, 21131102202.93

TWINSIPHRERBBSONPERA

Nolasco L, 5-7276610425.90

Swarzak343301524.12

Thielbar210010242.76

Guerrier220000202.63

Inherited runners-scored—Warren 1-0. WP—Kuroda. Balk—Swarzak. Umpires—Home, Rob Drake; First, Alan Porter; Second, Joe West; Third, Marty Foster. T—3:11. A—31,171 (39,021).