Twins 5, 
Orioles 1
| W: | J. Santana (19-6) |
| L: | B. Chen (1-1) |
| Baltimore Orioles | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| B Roberts 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .283 |
| T Raines Jr CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .238 |
| M Mora 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .341 |
| M Tejada SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .305 |
| B Surhoff RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .307 |
| J Leon 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .190 |
| a-R Palmeiro PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| J Gibbons DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .238 |
| G Gil C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .273 |
| L Bigbie LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .289 |
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | |
| a-singled to deep right for J Leon in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: T Raines Jr (4, J Santana) RBI: R Palmeiro (82) 2-out RBI: R Palmeiro GIDP: B Surhoff Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Gibbons 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Chen (L, 2-1) | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 108-75 | 2.45 |
| B Groom | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22-13 | 5.40 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 130-88 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: B Chen 27; B Groom 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Chen 6-7; B Groom 1-1 Game Scores: B Chen 55 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Guzman SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| J Jones RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .256 |
| L Ford CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 |
| M LeCroy 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 |
| M Cuddyer DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| C Koskie 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .247 |
| M Restovich LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| L Rivas 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .249 |
| H Blanco C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .193 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | |
| BATTING HR: L Rivas (9, 3rd inning off B Chen 0 on, 1 Out); H Blanco (9, 6th inning off B Chen 0 on, 0 Out); M Restovich (1, 7th inning off B Chen 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: L Rivas (30), H Blanco (33), M Restovich 2 (3), M LeCroy (37) 2-out RBI: M LeCroy Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: L Ford (2, 2nd base by B Chen) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (L Rivas-C Guzman-M LeCroy). Outfield Assist: L Ford (T Raines Jr at 3rd base). | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Santana (W, 20-6) | 8.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 103-78 | 2.65 |
| J Nathan | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23-14 | 1.61 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 126-92 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Santana Batters faced: J Santana 29; J Nathan 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Santana 6-3; J Nathan 0-2 Game Scores: J Santana 82 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BAL | MIN | |||
 | 3rd | L Rivas homered to left. | 0 | 1 |
| 6th | H Blanco homered to left center. | 0 | 2 |
| 7th | M Restovich homered to left center, M Cuddyer scored. | 0 | 4 |
| 8th | M LeCroy singled to center, C Guzman scored. | 0 | 5 |
 | 9th | R Palmeiro singled to deep right, B Surhoff scored. | 1 | 5 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 31,399 (67.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:17 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tony Randazzo, First Base - Fieldin Culbreth, Second Base - Jim Wolf, Third Base - Tim Mcclelland |
MLB Scores
Sunday, September 19th 2004
| Kansas City | 3 | Final |
| Cleveland | 8 |
| Boston | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 11 |
| Tampa Bay | 7 | Final |
| Toronto | 9 |
| Atlanta | 0 | Final |
| Florida | 3 |
| Chi Cubs | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 1 |
| Montreal | 2 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 7 |
| NY Mets | 0 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 1 |
| Baltimore | 1 | Final |
| Minnesota | 5 |
| Arizona | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis | 2 |
| Detroit | 1 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 6 |
| LA Dodgers | 7 | Final |
| Colorado | 6 |
| Texas | 1 | Final |
| Anaheim | 0 |
| Oakland | 2 | Final |
| Seattle | 1 |
| San Diego | 2 | Final |
| San Francisco | 4 |
| NY Mets | 1 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 6 |
| Milwaukee | 0 | Final |
| Houston | 1 |