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March 9, 2008
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NY Yankees 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 10 2
Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 4 2

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03/09/2008 4:00 PM ET
Hughes' hitless run continues in win
Yankees righty holds Twins to two walks across four innings
By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com




YANKEES 6, TWINS 4
at Fort Myers, Fla.
Sunday, March 9
Twins at the plate: Minnesota was held hitless until the seventh inning, when Tommy Watkins led off with a single to center field off Alan Horne. Eli Whiteside hit an RBI double with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Twins' second run scored on an error by Yankees right fielder Colin Curtis. Randy Ruiz added an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth. Denard Span went 0-for-1 but drew four walks in the leadoff spot for Minnesota.

Yankees at the plate: Jose Molina belted a double to center field in the second inning, driving in two runs. Jose Tabata delivered an RBI single in the fourth, and Morgan Ensberg doubled in a run in the fifth. Shelley Duncan went 1-for-1 with two walks in his three plate appearances.

Twins on the mound: Starter Boof Bonser pitched three innings, allowing three runs on two hits and walking four. Left-hander Randy Keisler gave up two runs on four hits and issued three walks in two innings. Matt Guerrier gave up a run in the sixth, and Joe Nathan issued a leadoff walk in his scoreless seventh inning.

Yankees on the mound: Phil Hughes pitched four no-hit innings in his start, issuing two walks and striking out one. Hughes retired the first nine batters he faced. Left-hander Kei Igawa continued the no-hit bid as he threw two innings and walked three. Horne gave up the first Twins hit in the seventh inning.

Grapefruit League records: Twins 7-4; Yankees 4-4.

Up next: The Twins will make their first trip to the east side of Florida on Tuesday, traveling to Jupiter to take on the Marlins in a 1:05 p.m. ET contest. Right-hander Kevin Slowey will make his second start of the spring, facing right-hander Rick VandenHurk.

The Yankees will host the Reds on Monday at Legends Field at 7:15 p.m. Right-hander Joba Chamberlain will start for the Yankees, with righty Homer Bailey going for Cincinnati.

Kelly Thesier is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cabrera, CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .333
Jackson, A, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125
Cano, 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .474
Castro, B, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Matsui, DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
a-Porter, PH-DH 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .444
Duncan, 1B 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 .500
Miranda, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
Ensberg, 3B 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .429
1-Green, PR-3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000
Lane, LF 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 .313
2-Gardner, B, PR-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
Molina, C 3 1 1 2 0 0 3 .133
Anson, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Woodward, SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 .529
Gonzalez, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Tabata, J, RF 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 .143
Curtis, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200
Totals 33 6 10 6 8 5 21

a-Walked for Matsui in the 7th.
1-Ran for Ensberg in the 5th. 2-Ran for Lane in the 5th.

BATTING
2B: Molina (1, Bonser), Ensberg (4, Keisler), Porter (2, Bass).
TB: Cano; Porter 2; Duncan; Ensberg 2; Lane; Molina 2; Woodward 2; Gonzalez; Tabata, J.
RBI: Molina 2 (3), Tabata, J 2 (2), Ensberg (2), Cano (5).
2-out RBI: Cano.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cabrera; Green.
GIDP: Matsui; Cano; Molina.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
E: Curtis (1, throw), Gonzalez (2, fielding).


Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Span, CF 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 .214
Gomez, C, RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .190
a-Pridie, PH-RF 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 .238
Young, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .474
Jones, LF 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .267
Morneau, 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .238
Ruiz, 1B 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .471
Monroe, DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308
b-Knott, PH-DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222
1-Tolbert, PR-DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
Buscher, 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267
Watkins, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 .091
Redmond, C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182
Whiteside, C 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .500
Punto, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091
Clark, 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .200
Everett, SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182
Casilla, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
Totals 32 4 4 2 10 1 22

a-Grounded out for Gomez, C in the 7th. b-Flied out for Monroe in the 8th.
1-Ran for Knott in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Whiteside (1, Marquez).
TB: Jones; Ruiz; Watkins; Whiteside 2.
RBI: Whiteside (1), Ruiz (4).
2-out RBI: Whiteside; Ruiz.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Monroe; Gomez, C 2; Pridie 2; Clark; Watkins.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Young (1, 2nd base off Hughes/Molina).

FIELDING
E: Punto (1, throw), Jones (1, fielding).
Outfield assists: Gomez, C (Cano at 2nd base).
DP: 3 (Morneau-Everett-Morneau, Everett-Punto-Morneau 2).




NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hughes (W, 2-0) 4.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.00
Igawa 2.0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.00
Horne 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0.00
Marquez 1.0 2 2 1 1 0 0 9.00
Wright 0.2 1 2 1 2 0 0 13.50
Patterson (S, 1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bonser (L, 0-1) 3.0 2 3 3 4 0 0 5.40
Keisler 2.0 4 2 2 3 0 0 8.44
Guerrier 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.25
Nathan 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.00
Cali 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Bass 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.84


WP: Horne.
Ground outs-fly outs: Hughes 7-4, Igawa 2-4, Horne 1-2, Marquez 1-2, Wright 2-0, Patterson 0-1, Bonser 7-2, Keisler 6-0, Guerrier 1-0, Nathan 1-1, Cali 2-0, Bass 1-0.
Batters faced: Hughes 14, Igawa 9, Horne 6, Marquez 6, Wright 6, Patterson 1, Bonser 14, Keisler 11, Guerrier 4, Nathan 4, Cali 4, Bass 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Patterson 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Randy Marsh. 1B: Chuck Meriwether. 2B: Brian O'Nora. 3B: Fieldin Culbreth.
Weather: 61 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 12 mph, In from CF.
T: 2:49.
Att: 8,163.

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