New York took advantage of Phil Humber's four wild pitches and a couple of close calls at first base to score its first four runs without an extra-base hit.
The Yankees' second baseman made the soft toss to first, turning a potential base hit into an easy groundout.
Brett Gardner walked and stole second, Suzuki had an infield hit and, after Pena made a fine stab behind first base on Robinson Cano's sharp grounder, Hafner hit an opposite-field single to left for the first run.
Ike Davis struck out as David Wright swiped second New York's fourth stolen base of the day and Duda hit a sharp grounder that struck first base and shot straight up in the air.
Brett Gardner walked and stole second, Ichiro Suzuki had an infield hit and, after Pena made a fine stab behind first base on Robinson Cano's sharp grounder, Travis Hafner hit an opposite-field single to left for the first run.
Friedman replaced him at first base with journeyman Casey Kotchman, who hit .306 and fielded well for a lot less money.
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Travis Hafner hit a slow grounder toward first base in the fourth inning, and Shields and first baseman Eric Hosmer had trouble deciding who should grab it.
Donaldson was nailed trying to stretch the hit at second base for the first out.
With a runner on first, Francisco hit a soft grounder to third base.
After an out, Votto, the NL player of the week, hit a smash that ricocheted off first base and into right field.
Duda's grounder down the first-base line with runners on second and third hit the bag and caromed straight up in the air.
With a runner on first and one out, Joey Votto, the NL player of the week, hit a smash that ricocheted off first base and into right field.
However, home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt called the pitch a ball and Berkman went on to hit a double that would score Jorge Posada from first base and give the Yankees a 3-2 lead at a pivotal point in the game.
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Before Morneau's homer his first this season Minnesota's only hard-hit ball came on Eduardo Escobar's lineout to first base in the third.
Brett Gardner appeared to be picked off first base and was called safe, and Wieters seemed to beat out an infield hit but was called out.
He hit a grounder to second base and Overbay alertly stopped between first and second, forcing Jose Altuve to make his throw to first base to try for a double play.
He hit a grounder to second base and Lyle Overbay alertly stopped between first and second, forcing Altuve to make his throw to first base to try for a double play.
He hit a grounder to second base and Lyle Overbay alertly held up between first and second, forcing Jose Altuve to make his throw to first base to try for a double play.
Stanton hit a tapper in front of the plate and clutched his leg just before crossing first base, fell face-first to the turf and then pounded the grass with his fist in anger.
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