Twins 6, 
Mariners 5
| W: | G. Perkins (12-3) |
| L: | S. Green (3-4) |
| SV: | J. Nathan (36) |
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Span CF-RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .309 |
| A Casilla 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .300 |
| M Redmond C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .282 |
| J Morneau 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .308 |
| R Ruiz DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .340 |
| A Everett PR-DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 |
| b-J Mauer PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .317 |
| J Kubel RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .274 |
| C Gomez PR-CF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 |
| D Young LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .282 |
| B Harris 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .262 |
| a-B Buscher PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 |
| N Punto SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .292 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | |
| a-singled to center for B Harris in the 8th b-grounded to second for A Everett in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Harris (27, R Feierabend); D Span (13, R Feierabend); J Morneau (36, S Green); J Kubel (15, S Green) RBI: D Young (58), D Span 2 (29), J Kubel (65), B Buscher 2 (40) S: A Casilla SF: D Young 2-out RBI: D Span 2 GIDP: D Span Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Casilla 2, M Redmond 1, N Punto 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: N Punto (5, 2nd base by R Feierabend) | ||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: D Span (T Hulett at Home). | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Perkins (W, 12-3) | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 104-64 | 3.96 |
| M Guerrier (H, 19) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-7 | 4.61 |
| E Guardado (H, 25) | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 3.71 |
| J Nathan (S, 36) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-4 | 1.11 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 133-83 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: G Perkins 31; M Guerrier 1; E Guardado 4; J Nathan 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Perkins 10-8; M Guerrier 0-1; E Guardado 0-0; J Nathan 1-2 Game Scores: G Perkins 46 | |||||||||
| Seattle Mariners | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| I Suzuki RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| R Ibanez LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .300 |
| A Beltre 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .252 |
| J Lopez 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 |
| W Balentien CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .201 |
| a-J Reed PH-CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 |
| K Johjima C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .213 |
| J Clement DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .229 |
| T Hulett PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| M Cairo 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| a-struck out swinging for W Balentien in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Y Betancourt (29, G Perkins); K Johjima (17, E Guardado); J Clement (10, E Guardado) HR: J Lopez (12, 4th inning off G Perkins 1 on, 0 Out); R Ibanez (21, 7th inning off G Perkins 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Y Betancourt (36), J Lopez 2 (75), R Ibanez (89), J Clement (23) S: Y Betancourt 2-out RBI: Y Betancourt, R Ibanez, J Clement Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Cairo 1, A Beltre 2, R Ibanez 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (J Lopez-M Cairo). | ||||||||
| Seattle Mariners | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Feierabend | 7.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 114-76 | 6.00 |
| S Green (L, 3-4; B, 3) | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-9 | 4.05 |
| C Jimenez | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-5 | 3.86 |
| R Messenger | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-8 | 0.00 |
| J Putz | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 3.96 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 148-99 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: R Feierabend 30; S Green 4; C Jimenez 3; R Messenger 3; J Putz 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Feierabend 6-10; S Green 1-0; C Jimenez 2-0; R Messenger 0-2; J Putz 1-0 Game Scores: R Feierabend 51 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | SEA | |||
 | 2nd | D Young hit sacrifice fly to center, J Morneau scored. | 1 | 0 |
 | 3rd | Y Betancourt doubled to deep left center, I Suzuki scored. | 1 | 1 |
| 4th | D Span hit a ground rule double to deep right center, R Ruiz and J Kubel scored, N Punto to third. | 3 | 1 |
| 4th | J Lopez homered to left, A Beltre scored. | 3 | 3 |
| 7th | R Ibanez homered to right. | 3 | 4 |
| 8th | J Kubel doubled to right center, J Morneau scored, A Everett to third. | 4 | 4 |
| 8th | B Buscher singled to center, A Everett and C Gomez scored. | 6 | 4 |
| 8th | J Clement doubled to left, K Johjima scored. | 6 | 5 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Safeco Field, Seattle, WA |
| Attendance | 23,581 (49.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:40 |
| Weather | 65 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 3 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Nauert, First Base - Delfin Colon, Second Base - James Hoye, Third Base - Brian Onora |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, August 27th 2008
| Chi Cubs | 2 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 0 |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| San Diego | 5 |
| Minnesota | 6 | Final |
| Seattle | 5 |
| Boston | 11 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 3 |
| Chi White Sox | 3 | Final |
| Baltimore | 11 |
| Cleveland | 9 | Final |
| Detroit | 7 |
| NY Mets | 6 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 3 |
| Florida | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta | 1 |
| LA Dodgers | 4 | Final |
| Washington | 5 |
| Toronto | 0 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 1 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | Final |
| Houston | 4 |
| Texas | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 2 |
| Milwaukee | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis | 5 |
| Oakland | 6 | Final |
| LA Angels | 5 |
| Colorado | 1 | Final |
| San Francisco | 4 |