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Game 3: Friday, October 8, 2004 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Yankees starter Kevin Brown faced Twins hurler Carlos Silva in the crucial Game 3. The Twins grabbed the lead in the bottom of the first when Jacque Jones hit his second home run of the series. But it would be the last time the Twins would lead in this game. With two outs in the second, five straight singles gave the Yankees a three-run rally to put themselves ahead 3–1. Then, as the night wore on, the Yanks would blow the game wide open in the sixth. Bernie Williams hit a two-run homer after Matsui singled to lead off the inning. Then Derek Jeter added a two-run single to make it 7–1 Yankees. Brown hurled six innings, giving up only one run to the Twins. Matsui would homer in the seventh inning to make it 8–1 going into the ninth. The Twins, however, would not go quietly. Two consecutive hit-by-pitches to lead off the bottom of the ninth inning by Felix Heredia gave the Twins some life. Then, Tanyon Sturtze came on in relief and gave up two consecutive hits to make it 8–2. An RBI groundout and a sac fly made it 8–4, but the game was too far out of reach as the Yanks won. |