Twins 8, 
White Sox 6
| W: | B. Duensing (5-1) |
| L: | M. Buehrle (12-10) |
| SV: | J. Nathan (44) |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| C Gomez CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .231 | .290 |
| O Cabrera SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .272 | .309 |
| J Mauer C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .371 | .442 |
| J Kubel RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | .300 | .370 |
| M Cuddyer 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .276 | .336 |
| D Young LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .273 | .296 |
| B Harris DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .262 | .310 |
a-J Morales PH-DH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .354 | .411 |
| M Tolbert 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .216 | .293 |
| N Punto 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 29 | .232 | .332 |
| Totals | 38 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 158 | ||
| a-intentionally walked for B Harris in the 7th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Harris 2 (21, M Buehrle 2); N Punto (14, M Buehrle); C Gomez (15, C Torres); D Young (15, C Torres) RBI: B Harris (35), O Cabrera (66), M Cuddyer (86), N Punto 3 (37), C Gomez (28) S: C Gomez, M Tolbert 2-out RBI: B Harris, M Cuddyer, N Punto 2 Twins RISP: 6-17 (B Harris 1-1, M Tolbert 0-3, O Cabrera 1-2, C Gomez 1-3, J Kubel 0-2, M Cuddyer 1-1, D Young 0-2, N Punto 2-3) Team LOB: 11 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Gomez (13, 3rd base off C Torres/A Pierzynski); N Punto (15, 2nd base off T Pena/A Pierzynski) Picked Off: O Cabrera (1st base by M Buehrle) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: O Cabrera (22, ground ball) DP: 2 (M Tolbert-N Punto-M Cuddyer, N Punto-O Cabrera-M Cuddyer). | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Duensing (W, 5-1) | 5.2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 86-55 | 3.33 |
| B Keppel (H, 4) | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33-21 | 5.06 |
| J Crain (H, 4) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-1 | 4.86 |
| J Mijares (H, 26) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-5 | 2.10 |
| J Nathan (S, 44) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21-11 | 2.14 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 150-93 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Nathan HBP: C Quentin (By J Crain); G Beckham (By J Nathan) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Duensing 16/26; B Keppel 4/7; J Crain 0/2; J Mijares 1/1; J Nathan 4/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Duensing 15-3-13-24; B Keppel 6-2-7-6; J Crain 0-0-0-1; J Mijares 1-0-3-1; J Nathan 4-4-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Duensing 11-5; B Keppel 1-3; J Crain 0-1; J Mijares 0-1; J Nathan 1-1 Game Scores: B Duensing 37 | |||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| J Nix 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .237 | .321 |
b-S Podsednik PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .303 | .353 |
| G Beckham 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .266 | .341 |
| A Pierzynski C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .307 | .339 |
| P Konerko 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .283 | .354 |
D Wise PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .241 |
| A Ramirez SS | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .280 | .337 |
| J Dye RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .253 | .338 |
| C Quentin LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .231 | .322 |
| A Rios CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .242 | .290 |
| T Flowers DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .200 | .273 |
a-M Kotsay PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .283 | .322 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 150 | ||
| a-popped out to second for T Flowers in the 8th b-grounded to second for J Nix in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Ramirez (14, B Duensing); T Flowers (1, B Duensing) HR: J Dye 2 (27, 6th inning off B Duensing 1 on, 1 Out; 8th inning off B Keppel 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: C Quentin (46), J Nix (32), J Dye 4 (78) 2-out RBI: C Quentin GIDP: P Konerko, G Beckham White Sox RISP: 3-7 (A Rios 0-1, C Quentin 1-1, J Nix 1-1, A Ramirez 0-1, J Dye 1-1, T Flowers 0-1, A Pierzynski 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Rios (21, 2nd base off B Keppel/J Mauer) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: G Beckham (14, throw); A Ramirez (19, catch); M Thornton (1, throw) | |||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Buehrle (L, 12-10) | 3.1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57-38 | 3.95 |
| C Torres | 3.1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 67-35 | 5.91 |
| T Pena | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20-12 | 4.35 |
| M Thornton | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-11 | 2.65 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 158-96 | |
| PITCHING IBB: J Mauer (By C Torres); J Morales (By C Torres) HBP: C Gomez (By C Torres) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: M Buehrle 10/18; C Torres 9/18; T Pena 3/5; M Thornton 3/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: M Buehrle 12-4-5-17; C Torres 6-6-13-10; T Pena 4-2-2-4; M Thornton 1-2-4-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Buehrle 7-2; C Torres 4-3; T Pena 2-2; M Thornton 1-1 Game Scores: M Buehrle 25 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | CHW | |||
 | 2nd | B Harris doubled to deep left, M Cuddyer scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd | O Cabrera singled to left center, N Punto scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd | M Cuddyer singled to left, O Cabrera scored, J Mauer to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 4th | N Punto doubled to right, B Harris scored. | 4 | 0 |
| 4th | C Gomez doubled to left, N Punto scored. | 5 | 0 |
 | 4th | C Quentin singled to center, A Ramirez scored, J Dye to second. | 5 | 1 |
| 5th | J Nix singled to center, T Flowers scored. | 5 | 2 |
| 6th | J Dye homered to right center, A Ramirez scored. | 5 | 4 |
| 7th | N Punto singled to center, J Kubel and D Young scored, J Morales to third. | 7 | 4 |
| 7th | J Morales scored, N Punto safe at third on error by shortstop A Ramirez. | 8 | 4 |
| 8th | J Dye homered to center, A Ramirez scored. | 8 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 26,097 (64.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:10 |
| Weather | 68 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bill Welke, First Base - Tim Welke, Second Base - Jim Reynolds, Third Base - Chad Fairchild |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, September 23rd
| NY Yankees | 3 | Final |
| LA Angels | 2 |
| Detroit | 11 | Final |
| Cleveland | 3 |
| LA Dodgers | 4 | Final |
| Washington | 5 |
| Cincinnati | 12 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 2 |
| Baltimore | 3 | Final |
| Toronto | 7 |
| Seattle | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 5 |
| Philadelphia | 6 | Final |
| Florida | 7 |
| Atlanta | 5 | Final |
| NY Mets | 2 |
| Chi Cubs | 2 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 3 |
| St. Louis | 0 | Final |
| Houston | 3 |
| Boston | 9 | Final |
| Kansas City | 2 |
| Minnesota | 8 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 6 |
| San Diego | 6 | Final |
| Colorado | 3 |
| Texas | 9 | Final |
| Oakland | 8 |
| San Francisco | 5 | Final |
| Arizona | 2 |