Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees, September 16, 2026
September 16, 2026, 1:40 PM ET | Target Field
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New York Yankees
Minnesota Twins
Standings Snapshot
Full standings| Team | W-L | PCT | Div | WC | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 88-64 | .579 | #2 | #1 | 4.5 |
| Minnesota Twins | 71-81 | .467 | #4 | #8 | 6.5 |
- PCT
- winning percentage
- Div
- division rank
- WC
- wild card rank
- GB
- games back
Season Comparison
2026Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Players
Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.
New York Yankees
Hitters
Pitchers
6.0 IP, 8 SO, 0.00 ERA
5.2 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA
3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA
Minnesota Twins
Hitters
Pitchers
6.0 IP, 8 SO, 0.00 ERA
3.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA
5.2 IP, 5 SO, 1.59 ERA
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Line Score
Minnesota Twins 5, New York Yankees 4: NYY 9 hits, MIN 10 hits; NYY 1 error, MIN 0 errors.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
 Minnesota Twins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Box Score
Batting
Cody Bellinger led New York Yankees with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben RiceDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Cody BellingerLF/1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron JudgeRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Heliot RamosPH/RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis García Jr.1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ali SánchezC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Spencer JonesCF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| George Lombard Jr.SS | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McMahon3B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Austin WellsC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul GoldschmidtPH/1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José CaballeroPR/LF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Volpe2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 46 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 0 |
Luke Keaschall led Minnesota Twins with 3 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke KeaschallRF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin MartinLF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Victor CaratiniPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan JeffersC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Josh BellDH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Walker JenkinsPR/DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kody Clemens1B/2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Royce Lewis3B/1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Emmanuel RodriguezCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Kreidler2B/SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Ben RossSS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brooks LeePH/3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
Pitching
Carlos Rodón went 6.0 innings for New York Yankees (5 SO, 2 ER); Zebby Matthews went 6.0 innings for Minnesota Twins (8 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||||
| Carlos Rodón | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Clarke Schmidt | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brent Headrick | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Blackburn | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Bednar | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Zebby Matthews | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Jeff Hoffman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| A.J. Minter | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Yoendrys Gómez | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Kody Funderburk | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Adams | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Nance | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
Scoring Summary
- B1
Single Josh Bell singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Cody Bellinger. Luke Keaschall scores. Ryan Jeffers to 2nd. NYY 0, MIN 1
- B5
Home Run Ryan Kreidler homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. NYY 0, MIN 2
- T9
Double Anthony Volpe doubles (11) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Luke Keaschall. George Lombard Jr. scores. José Caballero scores. NYY 2, MIN 2
- T10
Single Ali Sánchez singles on a line drive to center fielder Emmanuel Rodriguez. Cody Bellinger scores. NYY 3, MIN 2
- B10
Single Luke Keaschall singles on a line drive to left fielder José Caballero. Brooks Lee scores. NYY 3, MIN 3
- T11
Sac Fly José Caballero out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Emmanuel Rodriguez. George Lombard Jr. scores. NYY 4, MIN 3
- B11
Sac Fly Royce Lewis out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Spencer Jones. Walker Jenkins scores. Kody Clemens to 2nd. NYY 4, MIN 4
- B13
Single Victor Caratini singles on a ground ball to center fielder Spencer Jones. Luke Keaschall scores. NYY 4, MIN 5
Play-by-Play
All 99 recorded plate appearances, newest first.
- B13
Single Victor Caratini singles on a ground ball to center fielder Spencer Jones. Luke Keaschall scores. NYY 4, MIN 5
- T13
Strikeout Ryan McMahon strikes out swinging. NYY 4, MIN 4
- T13
Groundout George Lombard Jr. grounds out, third baseman Brooks Lee to first baseman Royce Lewis. NYY 4, MIN 4
- T13
Strikeout Spencer Jones strikes out swinging. NYY 4, MIN 4
- B12
Grounded Into DP Luke Keaschall grounds into a double play, shortstop George Lombard Jr. to second baseman Anthony Volpe to first baseman Cody Bellinger. Brooks Lee out at 2nd. Luke Keaschall out at 1st. NYY 4, MIN 4
- B12
Intent Walk John Schreiber intentionally walks Brooks Lee. NYY 4, MIN 4
- T12
Strikeout Ali Sánchez strikes out swinging. NYY 4, MIN 4
- T12
Grounded Into DP Heliot Ramos grounds into a double play, pitcher Travis Adams to catcher Ryan Jeffers to first baseman Royce Lewis. Anthony Volpe out at home. Ben Rice to 3rd. Cody Bellinger to 2nd. Heliot Ramos out at 1st. NYY 4, MIN 4
- T12
Single Cody Bellinger singles on a line drive to center fielder Emmanuel Rodriguez. Anthony Volpe to 3rd. Ben Rice to 2nd. NYY 4, MIN 4
- T12
Walk Ben Rice walks. NYY 4, MIN 4
- B11
Strikeout Ryan Kreidler strikes out swinging. NYY 4, MIN 4
- B11
Pop Out Emmanuel Rodriguez pops out to shortstop George Lombard Jr. NYY 4, MIN 4
- B11
Sac Fly Royce Lewis out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Spencer Jones. Walker Jenkins scores. Kody Clemens to 2nd. NYY 4, MIN 4
- B11
Single Kody Clemens singles on a line drive to shortstop George Lombard Jr. Walker Jenkins to 3rd. NYY 4, MIN 3
- T11
Groundout Anthony Volpe grounds out, shortstop Ryan Kreidler to first baseman Royce Lewis. NYY 4, MIN 3
- T11
Sac Fly José Caballero out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Emmanuel Rodriguez. George Lombard Jr. scores. NYY 4, MIN 3
- T11
Groundout Ryan McMahon grounds out to first baseman Royce Lewis. George Lombard Jr. to 3rd. NYY 3, MIN 3
- B10
Grounded Into DP Josh Bell grounds into a double play, shortstop George Lombard Jr. to first baseman Cody Bellinger. Austin Martin out at 2nd. Josh Bell out at 1st. NYY 3, MIN 3
- B10
Strikeout Ryan Jeffers strikes out swinging. NYY 3, MIN 3
- B10
Single Austin Martin singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher David Bednar. Luke Keaschall to 2nd. NYY 3, MIN 3
- B10
Single Luke Keaschall singles on a line drive to left fielder José Caballero. Brooks Lee scores. NYY 3, MIN 3
- T10
Groundout George Lombard Jr. grounds out, pitcher Travis Adams to first baseman Royce Lewis. NYY 3, MIN 2
- T10
Flyout Spencer Jones flies out to center fielder Emmanuel Rodriguez. NYY 3, MIN 2
- T10
Single Ali Sánchez singles on a line drive to center fielder Emmanuel Rodriguez. Cody Bellinger scores. NYY 3, MIN 2
- T10
Groundout Heliot Ramos grounds out, pitcher Travis Adams to first baseman Royce Lewis. Cody Bellinger to 3rd. NYY 2, MIN 2
- B9
Grounded Into DP Brooks Lee grounds into a double play, shortstop George Lombard Jr. to first baseman Cody Bellinger. Ryan Kreidler out at 2nd. Brooks Lee out at 1st. NYY 2, MIN 2
- B9
Walk Ryan Kreidler walks. NYY 2, MIN 2
- B9
Groundout Emmanuel Rodriguez grounds out to first baseman Cody Bellinger. NYY 2, MIN 2
- T9
Groundout Cody Bellinger grounds out, first baseman Royce Lewis to pitcher Kody Funderburk. NYY 2, MIN 2
- T9
Walk Ben Rice walks. NYY 2, MIN 2
- T9
Double Anthony Volpe doubles (11) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Luke Keaschall. George Lombard Jr. scores. José Caballero scores. NYY 2, MIN 2
- T9
Single Paul Goldschmidt singles on a fly ball to right fielder Luke Keaschall. George Lombard Jr. to 2nd. NYY 0, MIN 2
- T9
Strikeout Ryan McMahon strikes out swinging. NYY 0, MIN 2
- T9
Single George Lombard Jr. singles on a line drive to left fielder Austin Martin. NYY 0, MIN 2
- T9
Strikeout Spencer Jones strikes out swinging. NYY 0, MIN 2
- B8
Groundout Royce Lewis grounds out, third baseman Ryan McMahon to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. NYY 0, MIN 2
- B8
Strikeout Kody Clemens strikes out swinging. NYY 0, MIN 2
- B8
Pop Out Josh Bell pops out to shortstop George Lombard Jr. NYY 0, MIN 2
- T8
Strikeout Luis García Jr. strikes out on a foul tip. NYY 0, MIN 2
- T8
Walk Heliot Ramos walks. NYY 0, MIN 2
- T8
Single Cody Bellinger singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Emmanuel Rodriguez. Anthony Volpe to 2nd. NYY 0, MIN 2
- T8
Strikeout Ryan Jeffers challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Ben Rice called out on strikes. NYY 0, MIN 2
- T8
Single Anthony Volpe singles on a line drive to center fielder Emmanuel Rodriguez. NYY 0, MIN 2
- T8
Flyout Paul Goldschmidt flies out to left fielder Austin Martin. NYY 0, MIN 2
- B7
Strikeout Ryan Jeffers called out on strikes. NYY 0, MIN 2
- B7
Strikeout Austin Martin strikes out swinging. Luke Keaschall steals (18) 2nd base. NYY 0, MIN 2
- B7
Single Luke Keaschall singles on a line drive to right fielder Heliot Ramos. Brooks Lee to 3rd. NYY 0, MIN 2
- B7
Single Brooks Lee singles on a line drive to center fielder Spencer Jones. NYY 0, MIN 2
- B7
Strikeout Ryan Kreidler strikes out swinging. NYY 0, MIN 2
- T7
Strikeout Ryan McMahon strikes out swinging. NYY 0, MIN 2
- T7
Flyout George Lombard Jr. flies out to left fielder Austin Martin. NYY 0, MIN 2
- T7
Strikeout Spencer Jones strikes out swinging. NYY 0, MIN 2
- B6
Strikeout Emmanuel Rodriguez called out on strikes. NYY 0, MIN 2
- B6
Flyout Royce Lewis flies out sharply to center fielder Spencer Jones. NYY 0, MIN 2
- B6
Walk Kody Clemens walks. NYY 0, MIN 2
- B6
Lineout Josh Bell lines out sharply to center fielder Spencer Jones. NYY 0, MIN 2
- T6
Strikeout Luis García Jr. strikes out swinging. NYY 0, MIN 2
- T6
Strikeout Heliot Ramos strikes out swinging. NYY 0, MIN 2
- T6
Flyout Cody Bellinger flies out to center fielder Emmanuel Rodriguez. NYY 0, MIN 2
- T6
Walk Ben Rice walks. NYY 0, MIN 2
- B5
Groundout Ryan Jeffers grounds out to first baseman Luis García Jr. NYY 0, MIN 2
- B5
Fielders Choice Out Austin Martin reaches on a fielder's choice out, shortstop George Lombard Jr. to catcher Austin Wells to third baseman Ryan McMahon. Ben Ross out at home. NYY 0, MIN 2
- B5
Sac Bunt Luke Keaschall out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Carlos Rodón to first baseman Luis García Jr. Ben Ross to 3rd. NYY 0, MIN 2
- B5
Double Ben Ross doubles (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Aaron Judge. NYY 0, MIN 2
- B5
Home Run Ryan Kreidler homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. NYY 0, MIN 2
- T5
Groundout Anthony Volpe grounds out, third baseman Royce Lewis to first baseman Kody Clemens. NYY 0, MIN 1
- T5
Pop Out Austin Wells pops out to second baseman Ryan Kreidler. NYY 0, MIN 1
- T5
Strikeout Ryan McMahon strikes out swinging. NYY 0, MIN 1
- B4
Double Play Emmanuel Rodriguez lines into a double play, first baseman Luis García Jr. to shortstop George Lombard Jr. Kody Clemens out at 2nd. NYY 0, MIN 1
- B4
Strikeout Austin Wells challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Royce Lewis called out on strikes. NYY 0, MIN 1
- B4
Field Error Kody Clemens reaches on a fielding error by center fielder Spencer Jones. Kody Clemens to 2nd. NYY 0, MIN 1
- T4
Groundout George Lombard Jr. grounds out, shortstop Ben Ross to first baseman Kody Clemens. NYY 0, MIN 1
- T4
Strikeout Spencer Jones strikes out swinging. NYY 0, MIN 1
- T4
Strikeout Luis García Jr. strikes out swinging. NYY 0, MIN 1
- B3
Strikeout Josh Bell strikes out swinging. NYY 0, MIN 1
- B3
Strikeout Ryan Jeffers strikes out swinging, catcher Austin Wells to first baseman Luis García Jr. NYY 0, MIN 1
- B3
Flyout Austin Martin flies out to center fielder Spencer Jones. NYY 0, MIN 1
- T3
Strikeout Aaron Judge strikes out swinging. NYY 0, MIN 1
- T3
Walk Cody Bellinger walks. Ben Rice to 2nd. NYY 0, MIN 1
- T3
Single Ben Rice singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Emmanuel Rodriguez. NYY 0, MIN 1
- T3
Lineout Anthony Volpe lines out to left fielder Austin Martin. NYY 0, MIN 1
- T3
Flyout Austin Wells flies out to center fielder Emmanuel Rodriguez. NYY 0, MIN 1
- B2
Flyout Luke Keaschall flies out to right fielder Aaron Judge. NYY 0, MIN 1
- B2
Groundout Ben Ross grounds out, second baseman Anthony Volpe to first baseman Luis García Jr. Emmanuel Rodriguez to 2nd. NYY 0, MIN 1
- B2
Flyout Ryan Kreidler flies out to right fielder Aaron Judge. NYY 0, MIN 1
- B2
Walk Emmanuel Rodriguez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Emmanuel Rodriguez walks. NYY 0, MIN 1
- T2
Pop Out Ryan McMahon pops out to first baseman Kody Clemens. NYY 0, MIN 1
- T2
Lineout George Lombard Jr. lines out sharply to right fielder Luke Keaschall. NYY 0, MIN 1
- T2
Strikeout Spencer Jones strikes out swinging. NYY 0, MIN 1
- B1
Flyout Royce Lewis flies out to left fielder Cody Bellinger. NYY 0, MIN 1
- B1
Strikeout Kody Clemens strikes out swinging. NYY 0, MIN 1
- B1
Single Josh Bell singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Cody Bellinger. Luke Keaschall scores. Ryan Jeffers to 2nd. NYY 0, MIN 1
- B1
Walk Ryan Jeffers walks. NYY 0, MIN 0
- B1
Groundout Austin Martin grounds out softly, pitcher Carlos Rodón to first baseman Luis García Jr. Luke Keaschall to 2nd. NYY 0, MIN 0
- B1
Single Luke Keaschall singles on a line drive to left fielder Cody Bellinger. NYY 0, MIN 0
- T1
Groundout Luis García Jr. grounds out, second baseman Ryan Kreidler to first baseman Kody Clemens. NYY 0, MIN 0
- T1
Strikeout Aaron Judge strikes out swinging. NYY 0, MIN 0
- T1
Single Cody Bellinger singles on a line drive to center fielder Emmanuel Rodriguez. NYY 0, MIN 0
- T1
Flyout Ben Rice flies out to left fielder Austin Martin. NYY 0, MIN 0