Twins 4, 
White Sox 1
| W: | N. Blackburn (9-9) |
| L: | G. Floyd (10-9) |
| SV: | J. Nathan (35) |
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| S Podsednik LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .294 | .345 |
| G Beckham 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .271 | .347 |
| A Pierzynski C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .315 | .345 |
| P Konerko 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .278 | .350 |
| J Thome DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .249 | .372 |
| J Dye RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .262 | .342 |
| A Rios CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .254 | .304 |
| A Ramirez SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .274 | .329 |
| J Nix 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .238 | .321 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 129 | ||
| BATTING 2B: G Beckham (23, N Blackburn) RBI: A Pierzynski (39) SF: A Pierzynski White Sox RISP: 0-2 (J Thome 0-1, A Pierzynski 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: S Podsednik (24, 2nd base off N Blackburn/J Mauer) | |||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Floyd (L, 11-9) | 6.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 106-68 | 3.97 |
| T Pena | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-8 | 4.71 |
| M Thornton | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-9 | 2.58 |
| B Jenks | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-7 | 3.74 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 147-92 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: G Floyd 17/26; T Pena 1/3; M Thornton 2/3; B Jenks 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: G Floyd 17-11-18-22; T Pena 2-1-2-3; M Thornton 2-5-1-1; B Jenks 2-0-3-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Floyd 5-8; T Pena 3-0; M Thornton 0-0; B Jenks 0-1 Game Scores: G Floyd 46 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Span LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .310 | .395 |
| O Cabrera SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .276 | .311 |
| J Mauer C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .368 | .436 |
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .290 | .378 |
| J Kubel DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .303 | .374 |
| M Cuddyer RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .275 | .342 |
| B Harris 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .267 | .311 |
| C Gomez CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .239 | .294 |
| A Casilla 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .194 | .278 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 147 | ||
| BATTING HR: J Mauer (26, 3rd inning off G Floyd 0 on, 2 Out); J Kubel (22, 3rd inning off G Floyd 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Mauer (80), J Kubel 2 (77), M Cuddyer (65) 2-out RBI: J Mauer, J Kubel 2, M Cuddyer Twins RISP: 1-6 (C Gomez 0-2, J Mauer 0-1, J Kubel 0-1, M Cuddyer 1-1, J Morneau 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Mauer (4, 2nd base off B Jenks/A Pierzynski) CS: D Span (8, 2nd base by G Floyd/A Pierzynski) | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| N Blackburn (W, 9-10) | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 99-65 | 4.16 |
| J Mijares (H, 20) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-8 | 2.10 |
| M Guerrier (H, 28) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-4 | 2.29 |
| J Nathan (S, 37) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-7 | 1.71 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 129-84 | |
| PITCHING WP: N Blackburn First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: N Blackburn 17/27; J Mijares 1/3; M Guerrier 1/1; J Nathan 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: N Blackburn 19-7-19-20; J Mijares 3-1-2-2; M Guerrier 0-1-2-1; J Nathan 3-2-1-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Blackburn 6-8; J Mijares 1-0; M Guerrier 0-1; J Nathan 1-0 Game Scores: N Blackburn 68 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CHW | MIN | |||
 | 3rd | J Mauer homered to right. | 0 | 1 |
| 3rd | J Kubel homered to center, J Morneau scored. | 0 | 3 |
 | 6th | A Pierzynski hit sacrifice fly to center, G Beckham scored. | 1 | 3 |
| 8th | M Cuddyer singled to left, J Mauer scored, M Cuddyer to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 4 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 19,426 (41.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:39 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jeff Nelson, First Base - Tim Tschida, Second Base - Bob Davidson, Third Base - Scott Barry |
MLB Scores
Monday, August 31st
| Tampa Bay | 11 | Final |
| Detroit | 7 |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 4 |
| NY Yankees | 5 | Final |
| Baltimore | 1 |
| Atlanta | 5 | Final |
| Florida | 2 |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 6 |
| Toronto | 18 | Final |
| Texas | 10 |
| Houston | 5 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 3 |
| Chi White Sox | 1 | Final |
| Minnesota | 4 |
| Kansas City | 5 | Final |
| Oakland | 8 |
| Washington | 1 | Final |
| San Diego | 3 |
| LA Angels | 10 | Final |
| Seattle | 0 |
| Arizona | 5 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 3 | in 10 |