Twins 5,
Pirates 1
| W: | N. Blackburn (6-2) |
| L: | Z. Duke (7-5) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| A McCutchen CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .333 | .373 |
| N Morgan LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .256 | .333 |
| E Hinske DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .269 | .387 |
| Ad LaRoche 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .260 | .355 |
| An LaRoche 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .278 | .350 |
| B Moss RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .250 | .299 |
| J Jaramillo C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .274 | .351 |
| R Vazquez 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .253 | .357 |
| J Wilson SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .274 | .297 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 107 | ||
| BATTING 2B: B Moss (11, N Blackburn); E Hinske (9, N Blackburn) RBI: Ad LaRoche (32) 2-out RBI: Ad LaRoche GIDP: N Morgan, J Jaramillo Pirates RISP: 1-3 (Ad LaRoche 1-1, J Jaramillo 0-1, N Morgan 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: N Morgan (1, bobble) DP: 1 (R Vazquez-J Wilson-Ad LaRoche). | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Duke (L, 7-5) | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 104-61 | 3.18 |
| J Chavez | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26-23 | 3.07 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 130-84 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: Z Duke 12/26; J Chavez 8/9 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: Z Duke 15-4-18-24; J Chavez 4-5-7-7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Duke 7-11; J Chavez 4-0 Game Scores: Z Duke 44 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| C Gomez CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .224 | .282 |
| B Harris SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .291 | .341 |
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .324 | .400 |
| M Cuddyer RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .277 | .358 |
| J Kubel LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .311 | .374 |
| J Crede 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .230 | .294 |
| B Buscher DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .198 | .333 |
| M Redmond C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .257 | .321 |
| N Punto 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .218 | .311 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 130 | ||
| BATTING 2B: J Morneau (18, Z Duke); N Punto (4, Z Duke); J Kubel (14, Z Duke) 3B: M Cuddyer (5, J Chavez) HR: M Cuddyer (10, 6th inning off Z Duke 0 on, 1 Out); B Buscher (2, 8th inning off J Chavez 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Morneau (56), M Cuddyer (35), B Buscher 2 (9) 2-out RBI: B Buscher 2 GIDP: J Morneau Twins RISP: 1-11 (B Harris 1-2, C Gomez 0-1, J Kubel 0-2, M Redmond 0-1, J Crede 0-2, M Cuddyer 0-2, J Morneau 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: N Punto (6, 2nd base off Z Duke/J Jaramillo) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (N Blackburn-B Harris-J Morneau, N Punto-B Harris-J Morneau). | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| N Blackburn (W, 6-2) | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 107-70 | 3.09 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 107-70 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: N Blackburn 19/32 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: N Blackburn 22-3-18-27 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Blackburn 17-8 Game Scores: N Blackburn 72 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| PIT | MIN | |||
| 1st | J Morneau doubled to deep left center, B Harris scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 3rd | J Morneau grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, N Punto scored, B Harris out at second, C Gomez to third. | 0 | 2 | |
| 6th | M Cuddyer homered to center. | 0 | 3 | |
| 8th | B Buscher homered to right, J Crede scored. | 0 | 5 | |
| 9th | Ad LaRoche singled to right center, E Hinske scored. | 1 | 5 | |
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| Game Notes |
| TWINS CATCHER JOE MAUER WAS SCRATCHED FROM THE STARTING LINEUP DUE TO FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 30,670 (65.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:06 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Delfin Colon, First Base - Randy Marsh, Second Base - Marvin Hudson, Third Base - Lance Barksdale |
MLB Scores
Thursday, June 18th
| Atlanta | 7 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 0 |
| Toronto | 8 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 7 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | Final |
| Minnesota | 5 |
| Chi White Sox | 5 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 6 |
| Tampa Bay | 3 | Final |
| Colorado | 4 |
| Seattle | 3 | Final |
| San Diego | 4 | in 10 |
| Washington | 3 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 0 |
| NY Mets | 4 | Final |
| Baltimore | 5 |
| Florida | 2 | Final |
| Boston | 1 |
| Detroit | 6 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 |
| Houston | 5 | Final |
| Texas | 3 |
| Arizona | 12 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 |
| Oakland | 2 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 3 |