Twins 11, 
Mariners 8
| W: | G. Perkins (10-3) |
| L: | R. Feierabend (0-1) |
| SV: | J. Nathan (33) |
| Seattle Mariners | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| I Suzuki RF | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .306 |
| M Cairo 3B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .237 |
| R Ibanez LF | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 |
| A Beltre DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .249 |
| J Lopez 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .299 |
| W Balentien CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .216 |
| K Johjima C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .218 |
| B LaHair 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .296 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| a-J Clement PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 |
| T Hulett PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Totals | 43 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | |
| a-reached on infield single to second for Y Betancourt in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: R Ibanez 2 (38, G Perkins, B Bonser); K Johjima (16, G Perkins); B LaHair (3, M Guerrier); W Balentien (6, J Nathan) HR: A Beltre (20, 6th inning off G Perkins 1 on, 1 Out); W Balentien (7, 6th inning off G Perkins 0 on, 2 Out); K Johjima (4, 6th inning off G Perkins 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: A Beltre 3 (63), W Balentien (16), K Johjima (25), R Ibanez (83), B LaHair (5) 2-out RBI: W Balentien, K Johjima Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Lopez 1, I Suzuki 2, A Beltre 3, B LaHair 1 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 3 (M Cairo-J Lopez-B LaHair 2, J Lopez-Y Betancourt-B LaHair). PB: K Johjima. Outfield Assist: I Suzuki (A Everett at 2nd base). | ||||||||
| Seattle Mariners | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Feierabend (L, 0-1) | 3.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 54-38 | 18.00 |
| R Dickey | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 43-22 | 4.92 |
| M Lowe | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 46-21 | 5.57 |
| M Batista | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16-5 | 6.63 |
| J Putz | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26-14 | 4.41 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 185-100 | |
| PITCHING WP: R Dickey 4 IBB: J Morneau (By M Batista) Batters faced: R Feierabend 18; R Dickey 10; M Lowe 9; M Batista 4; J Putz 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Feierabend 7-0; R Dickey 1-2; M Lowe 2-3; M Batista 3-0; J Putz 0-1 Game Scores: R Feierabend 15 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Span CF-RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .315 |
| N Punto 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .271 |
| J Mauer C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .321 |
| J Morneau 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .306 |
| D Young LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .291 |
| J Kubel RF | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| C Gomez CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| R Ruiz DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .364 |
| B Harris 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .266 |
| A Everett SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .215 |
| Totals | 36 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 23 | |
| BATTING 2B: N Punto 2 (13, R Dickey, R Feierabend); J Kubel 2 (14, M Lowe, R Feierabend); R Ruiz (1, R Feierabend); B Harris (25, J Putz); D Span (11, J Putz) HR: J Morneau (19, 6th inning off M Lowe 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Morneau 2 (96), J Kubel 2 (64), R Ruiz 2 (3), B Harris (41), A Everett (16), D Span (20) SF: A Everett 2-out RBI: B Harris, D Span GIDP: N Punto, J Mauer, D Young Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Everett 1, D Span 1, D Young 1, N Punto 2 Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: N Punto (7, 2nd base off M Batista/K Johjima) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: B Harris (12, throw) | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Perkins (W, 10-3) | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 100-71 | 4.17 |
| B Bonser | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-14 | 6.42 |
| M Guerrier | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18-7 | 4.94 |
| D Reyes (H, 16) | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-5 | 2.31 |
| J Nathan (S, 33) | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29-19 | 1.02 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 173-116 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: G Perkins 26; B Bonser 6; M Guerrier 4; D Reyes 3; J Nathan 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Perkins 10-7; B Bonser 2-0; M Guerrier 1-0; D Reyes 0-0; J Nathan 1-2 Game Scores: G Perkins 41 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| SEA | MIN | |||
 | 1st | J Morneau singled to right, D Span scored, N Punto to third, J Mauer to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 1st | J Kubel doubled to right, N Punto and J Mauer scored, J Morneau to third. | 0 | 3 |
| 1st | R Ruiz doubled to deep left, J Morneau and J Kubel scored. | 0 | 5 |
| 3rd | B Harris singled to center, J Kubel scored. | 0 | 6 |
| 5th | J Kubel scored, R Ruiz to third on wild pitch by R Dickey. | 0 | 7 |
| 5th | R Ruiz scored on R Dickey's wild pitch. | 0 | 8 |
 | 6th | A Beltre homered to left, R Ibanez scored. | 2 | 8 |
| 6th | W Balentien homered to center. | 3 | 8 |
| 6th | K Johjima homered to left. | 4 | 8 |
| 6th | J Morneau homered to right center. | 4 | 9 |
| 6th | A Everett hit sacrifice fly to right, J Kubel scored. | 4 | 10 |
| 7th | R Ibanez doubled to deep left center, Y Betancourt scored, M Cairo to third. | 5 | 10 |
| 7th | A Beltre grounded out to shortstop, M Cairo scored. | 6 | 10 |
| 8th | B LaHair doubled to deep left center, K Johjima scored. | 7 | 10 |
| 8th | I Suzuki reached on bunt single to third, B LaHair to third, Y Betancourt to second, B LaHair scored on throwing error by third baseman B Harris. | 8 | 10 |
| 8th | D Span doubled to center, B Harris scored, A Everett to third. | 8 | 11 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 35,478 (76.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:21 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jeff Kellogg, First Base - Sam Holbrook, Second Base - Chad Fairchild, Third Base - Mark Wegner |
MLB Scores
Sunday, August 17th 2008
| LA Angels | 3 | Final |
| Cleveland | 4 |
| Baltimore | 16 | Final |
| Detroit | 8 |
| Kansas City | 6 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 15 |
| St. Louis | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 7 |
| San Francisco | 3 | Final |
| Atlanta | 1 |
| Chi Cubs | 9 | Final |
| Florida | 2 |
| Toronto | 15 | Final |
| Boston | 4 |
| Colorado | 7 | Final |
| Washington | 2 |
| NY Mets | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 0 |
| Arizona | 0 | Final |
| Houston | 3 |
| Seattle | 8 | Final |
| Minnesota | 11 |
| Chi White Sox | 13 | Final |
| Oakland | 1 |
| Milwaukee | 5 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 7 |
| Philadelphia | 2 | Final |
| San Diego | 1 |
| Tampa Bay | 7 | Final |
| Texas | 4 |