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				<title><![CDATA[Sabathia, Yankees stomp Twins 10-2]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By JON KRAWCZYNSKI
AP Sports Writer

MINNEAPOLIS(AP) -- CC Sabathia dominated the Minnesota Twins for
most of his 7 1/2 seasons in Cleveland. His move to the Bronx
hasn't changed a thing.

Sabathia allowed one run on three hits in seven innings and the
New York Yankees roughed up Minnesota starter Scott Baker in a
10-2 victory over the Twins on Tuesday night.

Sabathia (8-5) showed that a poor start last week was just a
hiccup and the bottom third of the Yankees order had seven hits
and six RBIs in New York's sixth straight road victory. The big
lefty is 6-1 with 1.70 ERA in his last seven starts in the
Metrodome.

"I just know the lineup," Sabathia said. "I know what these guys
are trying to do. I've faced them a bunch."

It's clear that it doesn't work both ways.

After giving up a season high 10 hits and six runs in a loss to
Seattle in his last start, Sabathia steamrolled through the
heart of the Twins lineup.

The big left-hander held All-Stars Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau
hitless in six combined at-bats. He allowed a solo homer to
Michael Cuddyer in the second inning, but that was all the Twins
could muster.

"He's coming right at you," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.
"But he locates well, too."

Baker (6-7) was 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA in his only two previous
starts against the Yankees. But he gave up five runs on nine
hits with two walks and four strikeouts in three innings, his
shortest outing of the season.

"All goes with starting pitching," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire
said. "He didn't make any adjustments out there tonight and you
have to do that. He didn't throw it over. He didn't do too much.
He's got to be better than that and he knows that."

Mark Teixeira had four hits and Brett Gardner added three and
two RBIs for the Yankees, who have beaten the Twins 16 times in
their last 22 meetings. They remained one game back of the Red
Sox in the AL East after Boston beat Oakland 5-2.

"He pitched like his normal self tonight," Gardner said of
Sabathia. "He's one of those guys where you almost expect him to
do that every time out."

When Sabathia faces Minnesota, he practically does.

Minnesota's only other highlight of the night came in the fourth
inning when center fielder Carlos Gomez leaped high above the
fence to turn what would have been a grand slam by Alex
Rodriguez into a long sacrifice fly.

That was about all that went wrong for the Yankees, and they
even managed to score a run out of that. The surging Yankees
didn't hit Baker particularly hard, but they did hit him often
enough to drive his pitch count through the Metrodome's roof
early.

Teixeira had two broken-bat bloopers in the first two innings,
the second scoring Gardner to give New York a 3-0 lead. That
score held through three innings, but Baker's pitch count
already was at 75 when he took the mound to start the fourth
inning.

He never recorded an out in the frame. Reliever Brian Duensing
didn't fare any better, and the Yankees broke the game open with
a five-run sixth. Duensing walked four and gave up four runs in
2 2-3 innings.

"Basically just wasn't very sharp today," Baker said. "Against a
good hitting team like that, they continue to make you work and
work and work."

This is the first time these two teams have played since a wild
four-game set at Yankee Stadium in May. The Yankees rallied to
win three straight games in their final at-bat and swept the
Twins in a series that many on the team credit for getting them
out of their early season malaise.

New York limped into that series at 17-17, but is 32-17 since
that four-game sweep.

Notes: Mauer's three plate appearances leave him two shy of the
necessary number to qualify for the AL leader board in batting
average. He is hitting .384. ... Yankees C Francisco Cervelli
had two hits and two RBIs. Manager Joe Girardi said he would
likely be sent down on Wednesday to make room for Jose Molina.
... Twins SS Brendan Harris snapped an 0-for-16 slump with an
RBI single off Brett Tomko in the eighth inning.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Yankees-Twins Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By ANTHONY GIORNALISTA
STATS Senior Writer

New York (48-33) at Minnesota (43-40), 8:10 p.m. EDT

The New York Yankees have yet to lose to the Minnesota Twins
this year, and CC Sabathia hasn't even faced them.

Coming off just their second loss in 12 games, the Yankees and
Sabathia look to continue their success against the Twins in the
opener of a three-game series Tuesday night.

New York (48-34) failed to complete a four-game sweep against
Toronto, losing the finale 7-6 on Monday. The Yankees, though,
do have one four-game sweep to their credit, against Minnesota
(43-40) from May 15-18.

New York starters gave up three runs or fewer in three of those
contests.

Sabathia (7-5, 3.85 ERA) has been outstanding in recent years
versus the Twins, posting a 1.24 ERA in winning his last four
starts. The veteran left-hander is 12-8 with a 3.12 ERA in 27
starts against Minnesota, including a five-hitter for Cleveland
in a 1-0 win June 10, 2008.

Sabathia, though, is coming off his second loss in 11 starts,
giving up six runs and a season-high 10 hits in 5 2-3 innings as
New York was defeated 8-4 by Seattle on Thursday night. He went
6-1 with a 2.82 ERA in his previous 10 outings.

Twins first baseman Justin Morneau is batting just .167 (6 for
36) against Sabathia, but he was named the AL's player of the
week Monday after a big weekend series. Morneau, selected to the
All-Star game Sunday, went 9 for 15 with two homers and five
RBIs as Minnesota took two of three games against Detroit.

Morneau will join teammate Joe Mauer in the All-Star game. In
just over seven weeks since coming off the disabled list after
kidney surgery, Mauer has already surpassed his career high with
14 homers.

"No one likes to have to mess with those two guys, and
rightfully so," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said.

The duo leads a Twins team that is trying to close in on the AL
Central-leading Tigers. Minnesota has  won 15 of its last 23.

"Sooner or later all the breaks had to start going our way, and
I think now we're all clicking together," Minnesota's Nick
Blackburn said after throwing a complete game in a 6-2 win over
the Tigers on Sunday.

Scott Baker (6-6, 4.99), who is 4-0 with a 3.20 EERA in his last
six starts, will now take his turn in the Twins' rotation. The
right-hander allowed one run and five hits in five innings to
earn a win in Minnesota's 2-1 victory over Kansas City on
Tuesday night.

Baker is 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA in two career starts against the
Yankees, who are averaging 6.6 runs in their last 12 games. New
York, though, missed some opportunities Monday, going 2 for 11
with runners in scoring position.

Yankees All-Star first baseman Mark Teixeira went 0 for 5,
extending his homerless streak to 84 at-bats. He's 14 for 23
(.609) with five homers and 12 RBIs in his last six games
against the Twins.

Third baseman Alex Rodriguez, batting .370 with 21 homers in 55
games at Minnesota, returned to the lineup after getting Sunday
off. He's homered five times in his last 11 games at the
Metrodome.]]></description>
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