Twins 4, 
White Sox 3
| W: | J. Rauch (2-0) |
| L: | M. Thornton (6-3) |
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| S Podsednik CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | .295 | .348 |
| G Beckham 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .272 | .349 |
| A Pierzynski C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .312 | .342 |
D Wise PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .240 |
R Castro C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .281 |
| P Konerko 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .278 | .349 |
| J Dye DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .260 | .339 |
| C Quentin LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .224 | .317 |
| C Getz 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .267 | .324 |
| A Rios RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .252 | .301 |
| A Ramirez SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .276 | .330 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 144 | ||
| BATTING 2B: S Podsednik (20, J Manship) HR: A Ramirez (15, 5th inning off J Manship 0 on, 1 Out); G Beckham (9, 8th inning off M Guerrier 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: A Ramirez (58), G Beckham 2 (51) White Sox RISP: 0-6 (C Quentin 0-1, G Beckham 0-1, J Dye 0-1, A Pierzynski 0-2, P Konerko 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: S Podsednik (25, 2nd base off J Manship/J Mauer) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (C Getz-A Ramirez-P Konerko, G Beckham-C Getz-P Konerko). | |||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Danks | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 96-63 | 3.82 |
| O Dotel | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-6 | 3.29 |
| M Thornton (L, 6-3) | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-8 | 2.71 |
| T Pena | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-10 | 4.57 |
| Totals | 8.2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 129-87 | |
| PITCHING M Thornton pitched to 1 batter in the 9th First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Danks 14/27; O Dotel 0/2; M Thornton 2/3; T Pena 4/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Danks 14-8-18-23; O Dotel 2-0-3-1; M Thornton 1-3-2-2; T Pena 1-2-4-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Danks 9-10; O Dotel 1-1; M Thornton 0-0; T Pena 0-1 Game Scores: J Danks 53 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Span CF-LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .310 | .394 |
| O Cabrera SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .275 | .310 |
| J Mauer C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .367 | .434 |
| J Morneau 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .288 | .377 |
| J Kubel DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .302 | .373 |
N Punto PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .315 |
| M Cuddyer RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .277 | .344 |
| B Harris 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .269 | .313 |
| D Young LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .264 | .288 |
C Gomez PR-CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .238 | .293 |
| A Casilla 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .196 | .279 |
a-J Morales PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .353 | .405 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 129 | ||
| a-singled to deep right center for A Casilla in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 3B: D Span (9, J Danks) HR: M Cuddyer 2 (24, 5th inning off J Danks 0 on, 0 Out; 7th inning off J Danks 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Cuddyer 2 (67), O Cabrera (55), J Morales (5) SF: O Cabrera 2-out RBI: J Morales GIDP: D Span, A Casilla Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Manship | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 80-48 | 3.75 |
| J Crain | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20-13 | 5.97 |
| J Mijares | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-0 | 2.28 |
| M Guerrier (B, 3) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16-11 | 2.39 |
| J Rauch (W, 2-0) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24-17 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 144-89 | |
| PITCHING J Mijares pitched to 1 batter in the 8th WP: M Guerrier 2 First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Manship 12/21; J Crain 3/6; J Mijares 0/1; M Guerrier 2/5; J Rauch 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Manship 14-3-14-17; J Crain 5-1-1-6; J Mijares 0-0-0-0; M Guerrier 2-1-4-4; J Rauch 4-2-7-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Manship 8-5; J Crain 4-2; J Mijares 0-0; M Guerrier 0-2; J Rauch 2-1 Game Scores: J Manship 55 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CHW | MIN | |||
 | 5th | A Ramirez homered to left center. | 1 | 0 |
 | 5th | M Cuddyer homered to left. | 1 | 1 |
| 6th | O Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to left, D Span scored. | 1 | 2 |
| 7th | M Cuddyer homered to left. | 1 | 3 |
| 8th | G Beckham homered to left, S Podsednik scored. | 3 | 3 |
| 9th | J Morales singled to deep right center, N Punto scored, B Harris to second. | 3 | 4 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 22,599 (48.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:45 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Tschida, First Base - Bob Davidson, Second Base - Scott Barry, Third Base - Jeff Nelson |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, September 1st
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