There is no way around the fact that this is a “make it or break it” game. The boys have to come up with better offense and better pitching if they want to keep playing fall baseball. I like Brian Duensing’s composure in big pressure situation and that is what he has on hand in NY. And here’s wishing them a lot of good luck in addition to skill – they are going to need it.
| Minnesota | @ | NY Yankees |
| Span, CF | Jeter, SS | |
| Hudson, O, 2B | Swisher, RF | |
| Mauer, C | Teixeira, 1B | |
| Kubel, RF | Rodriguez, A, 3B | |
| Young, D, LF | Cano, 2B | |
| Thome, DH | Thames, DH | |
| Cuddyer, 1B | Posada, C | |
| Valencia, 3B | Granderson, CF | |
| Hardy, SS | Gardner, LF | |
| Duensing, P | Hughes, P, P |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| NY Yankees | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | x | 6 | 12 | 0 |
