Twins 7, 
Mariners 6
| W: | D. Reyes (3-0) |
| L: | C. Jimenez (0-2) |
| Seattle Mariners | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| I Suzuki RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .306 |
| J Reed LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .284 |
| R Ibanez DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .290 |
| A Beltre 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .249 |
| J Lopez 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .302 |
| J Clement C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .215 |
| a-M Cairo PH-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 |
| W Balentien CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .209 |
| B LaHair 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| J Burke C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .264 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | |
| a-grounded to shortstop for J Clement in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Reed (13, S Baker); A Beltre (21, S Baker); Y Betancourt (27, J Crain) RBI: A Beltre (60), J Clement 2 (17), Y Betancourt (34), I Suzuki 2 (36) 2-out RBI: Y Betancourt, I Suzuki 2 GIDP: W Balentien 2, I Suzuki Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Lopez 1, A Beltre 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: I Suzuki (37, 2nd base off S Baker/J Mauer) | ||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: J Reed (D Young at 2nd base). | ||||||||
| Seattle Mariners | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Rowland-Smith | 5.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 89-53 | 4.11 |
| R Corcoran (H, 6) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27-17 | 3.60 |
| S Green (H, 15) | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-2 | 3.21 |
| C Jimenez (L, 0-2; B, 3) | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20-13 | 4.19 |
| M Batista | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-2 | 6.70 |
| Totals | 8.2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 151-87 | |
| PITCHING IBB: M Lamb (By M Batista) Batters faced: R Rowland-Smith 26; R Corcoran 7; S Green 2; C Jimenez 5; M Batista 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Rowland-Smith 5-8; R Corcoran 3-2; S Green 1-0; C Jimenez 1-1; M Batista 1-1 Game Scores: R Rowland-Smith 26 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Span RF-CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .307 |
| N Punto 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| J Mauer C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .321 |
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .303 |
| D Young LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| R Ruiz DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .333 |
| c-M Lamb PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .236 |
| B Harris 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| a-B Buscher PH-3B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| A Everett SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .210 |
| C Gomez CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| b-J Kubel PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |
| a-walked for B Harris in the 8th b-singled to left for C Gomez in the 8th c-intentionally walked for R Ruiz in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Morneau (30, R Rowland-Smith); B Harris (24, R Rowland-Smith) HR: J Mauer (8, 1st inning off R Rowland-Smith 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Mauer 2 (59), R Ruiz (1), J Morneau (94), D Young (53), J Kubel (62), B Buscher (33) S: A Everett, D Young SF: B Buscher 2-out RBI: J Mauer, R Ruiz Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Everett 3, R Ruiz 1, N Punto 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: D Span (9, 2nd base off R Rowland-Smith/J Clement) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 3 (N Punto-A Everett-J Morneau, A Everett-N Punto-J Morneau, S Baker-N Punto-A Everett-J Morneau). | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Baker | 5.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 84-57 | 3.91 |
| J Crain (H, 16) | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12-6 | 3.60 |
| C Breslow (B, 1) | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27-19 | 2.48 |
| D Reyes (W, 3-0) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-9 | 2.34 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 135-91 | |
| PITCHING WP: S Baker HBP: J Clement (By S Baker) Batters faced: S Baker 24; J Crain 3; C Breslow 8; D Reyes 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Baker 7-8; J Crain 0-0; C Breslow 3-2; D Reyes 2-0 Game Scores: S Baker 35 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| SEA | MIN | |||
 | 1st | J Mauer homered to left center. | 0 | 1 |
| 1st | R Ruiz singled to left, J Morneau scored, D Young to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 2nd | J Mauer singled to center, D Span scored, N Punto to third. | 0 | 3 |
| 2nd | J Morneau hit a ground rule double to deep center, N Punto scored, J Mauer to third. | 0 | 4 |
| 2nd | D Young singled to left, J Mauer scored, J Morneau to third, D Young thrown out at second attempting to advance on play. | 0 | 5 |
 | 6th | A Beltre doubled to deep right, J Reed scored, R Ibanez to third. | 1 | 5 |
| 6th | J Clement singled to center, R Ibanez and A Beltre scored. | 3 | 5 |
| 6th | Y Betancourt doubled to deep right center, J Clement scored, B LaHair to third. | 4 | 5 |
| 6th | I Suzuki singled to left, B LaHair and Y Betancourt scored. | 6 | 5 |
| 8th | J Kubel singled to left, B Buscher scored, J Kubel to second advancing on throw. | 6 | 6 |
| 9th | B Buscher hit sacrifice fly to left, J Mauer scored. | 6 | 7 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 36,316 (77.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:06 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mark Wegner, First Base - Jeff Kellogg, Second Base - Sam Holbrook, Third Base - Chad Fairchild |
MLB Scores
Saturday, August 16th 2008
| Kansas City | 2 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 3 | in 13 |
| LA Angels | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 3 |
| Seattle | 6 | Final |
| Minnesota | 7 |
| Chi White Sox | 2 | Final |
| Oakland | 1 |
| San Francisco | 5 | Final |
| Atlanta | 11 |
| Toronto | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 1 |
| Baltimore | 3 | Final |
| Detroit | 5 |
| Arizona | 11 | Final |
| Houston | 5 |
| NY Mets | 7 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 |
| St. Louis | 9 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 |
| Colorado | 13 | Final |
| Washington | 6 |
| Chi Cubs | 1 | Final |
| Florida | 2 |
| Tampa Bay | 0 | Final |
| Texas | 3 |
| Philadelphia | 3 | Final |
| San Diego | 8 |
| Milwaukee | 4 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 3 | in 10 |