yankees 8, twins 2

Attendance at my first live major league baseball game of the year was a disappointment but nonetheless a good time. It was also the first game at which I’ve kept score in years.

The New York Yankees scored three in the first and two in the second inning and beat the Twins 8-2. For reasons unknown to me, the Twins believe Sidney Ponson is a major league starter. Ponson did his best to refute the Twins’ claim, giving up all eight Yankees runs before being replaced in the sixth.

The sound beating the Twins suffered was at least quick, the game just over two and a half hours. Torii Hunter provided the only offense, creating a run in the fifth with a single and a steal and another doubling in Joe Mauer in the seventh. When the the Yanks took a 5-0 lead after two the Twins conceded superiority on this night.

This is the third consecutive loss while I’m in attendance. I expect I’ll catch several games when I return from Europe, and I’m eager for the Twins to reverse the trend.