Twins 4, 
Indians 1
| W: | N. Blackburn (8-6) |
| L: | J. Sowers (1-6) |
| SV: | J. Nathan (30) |
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| G Sizemore CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .278 |
| J Carroll 2B-3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .272 |
| B Francisco RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .276 |
| S Choo DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .245 |
| K Shoppach C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| R Garko 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .245 |
| A Marte 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .177 |
| a-J Peralta PH-SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| F Gutierrez LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .212 |
| b-D Dellucci PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .226 |
| A Cabrera SS-2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .199 |
| Totals | 35 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 | |
| a-singled to left for A Marte in the 7th b-grounded to second for F Gutierrez in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: F Gutierrez (15, N Blackburn); K Shoppach (18, N Blackburn); R Garko (14, J Nathan) RBI: J Peralta (59) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S Choo 1, G Sizemore 1, R Garko 1, J Carroll 2, A Cabrera 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Sowers (L, 1-6) | 6.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 96-63 | 5.82 |
| J Lewis | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23-15 | 4.46 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 119-78 | |
| PITCHING HBP: A Everett (By J Lewis) Batters faced: J Sowers 25; J Lewis 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Sowers 9-6; J Lewis 1-3 Game Scores: J Sowers 50 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Span RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .301 |
| N Punto 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 |
| J Mauer C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .319 |
| J Morneau 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .317 |
| D Young LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .291 |
| R Ruiz DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| B Harris 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| A Everett SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .175 |
| C Gomez CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .257 |
| Totals | 28 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| BATTING 2B: B Harris 2 (21, J Sowers 2) HR: J Mauer (7, 7th inning off J Sowers 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: C Gomez (35), J Mauer 2 (52), B Harris (36) S: A Everett 2-out RBI: B Harris Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Gomez 1 Team LOB: 2 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: C Gomez (11, 2nd base by J Sowers/K Shoppach) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: D Young (7, fly ball) | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| N Blackburn (W, 8-6) | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 93-66 | 3.56 |
| M Guerrier (H, 15) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-7 | 3.43 |
| J Nathan (S, 30) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 1.18 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 114-81 | |
| PITCHING IBB: G Sizemore (By N Blackburn) Batters faced: N Blackburn 29; M Guerrier 3; J Nathan 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Blackburn 7-12; M Guerrier 1-1; J Nathan 2-1 Game Scores: N Blackburn 62 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CLE | MIN | |||
 | 6th | C Gomez singled to left center, B Harris scored. | 0 | 1 |
 | 7th | J Peralta singled to left, K Shoppach scored, R Garko to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 7th | J Mauer homered to left center, N Punto scored. | 1 | 3 |
| 7th | B Harris doubled to deep left, R Ruiz scored. | 1 | 4 |
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| Game Notes |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 33,709 (72.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:25 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ted Barrett, First Base - Dana Demuth, Second Base - Lance Barksdale, Third Base - Doug Eddings |
MLB Scores
Friday, August 1st 2008
| Pittsburgh | 3 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 0 |
| Oakland | 1 | Final |
| Boston | 2 | in 12 |
| LA Angels | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 0 |
| Colorado | 5 | Final |
| Florida | 2 |
| Detroit | 2 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 5 |
| Milwaukee | 9 | Final |
| Atlanta | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Washington | 5 |
| Toronto | 8 | Final |
| Texas | 9 |
| NY Mets | 3 | Final |
| Houston | 7 |
| Chi White Sox | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 2 |
| Cleveland | 1 | Final |
| Minnesota | 4 |
| Philadelphia | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis | 6 |
| San Francisco | 3 | Final |
| San Diego | 2 | in 10 |
| Baltimore | 10 | Final |
| Seattle | 5 |
| Arizona | 2 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 1 |