Jeter's homer lifts Yanks over Twins in completion of suspended game

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05/26/2010 - Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Derek Jeter's sixth-inning homer was the difference as the New York Yankees clipped Minnesota, 1-0, in the completion of a suspended contest at Target Field.

Tuesday's game was delayed 1 hour, 23 minutes before umpires decided play couldn't continue after the teams completed five innings of scoreless ball. It marked the first rain delay at the new ballpark and was the first such stoppage for a Twins home game since September 26, 1981 when they faced Texas at Metropolitan Stadium.

A.J. Burnett (5-2) hurled five scoreless frames while allowing three hits for the win. Jeter finished 2-for-4 for the Yankees, who had lost five of seven coming in.

Denard Span went 3-for-5 for the Twins, who have dropped two in a row and five of seven.

Brian Duensing (2-1) took the loss after he served up Jeter's blast. Starter Scott Baker fanned two and scattered three hits in five scoreless innings.

Wednesday's originally-scheduled tilt is set for 7:10 p.m. (et).

Jeter smacked a one-out solo shot to left-center to put New York on the board in the sixth.

David Robertson turned in a scoreless sixth then got two outs in the seventh before giving way to Joba Chamberlain, who retired Orlando Hudson on a grounder.

Joe Mauer singled to lead off the eighth, but was erased on a fielder's choice grounder from Michael Cuddyer. Jason Kubel walked but Delmon Young grounded out to first to end the inning.

Jess Crain held the Yanks in check in the top of the ninth. Mariano Rivera worked around a one-out walk to pinch-hitter Jim Thome by getting Span on a game-ending 4-6-3 double play. He earned his ninth save with the effort.

Both sides had quiet bats through the first five innings in the Yankees' first visit to the Twins' new digs for the opener of the three-game series.

Span bunted for a base hit in the bottom of the fifth and stole second with two outs, but Hudson struck out to end the inning. That's when the rain intensified and the field was covered before the game was suspended.

Game Notes

The Yankees, who had won two of three in the Bronx against the Twins from May 14-16, have taken 10 of the last 11 meetings with Minnesota...It marked the third time in 10 starts that Burnett has failed to allow a run...For Baker, it was the first time in 10 starts this season that he did not yield a run.

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