Final in 12
Minnesota leads 1-0 (as of 6/9)
| Game 1: Friday, June 9 | ||
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| Baltimore | 5 | Final in 12 |
| Minnesota | 7 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, June 10 | ||
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| Baltimore | 9 | Final |
| Minnesota | 7 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, June 11 | ||
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| Baltimore | 0 | Final |
| Minnesota | 4 | |
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8:10 PM ET, June 9, 2006
Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
| Baltimore Orioles | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| B Roberts 2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 | ||
| M Mora 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .291 | ||
| L Matos LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .195 | ||
| M Tejada SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .331 | ||
| R Hernandez DH | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .297 | ||
| J Lopez C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .285 | ||
| C Patterson CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .291 | ||
| J Conine 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .234 | ||
| B Fahey LF-3B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .272 | ||
| N Markakis RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .225 | ||
| Totals | 45 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 26 | |||
| BATTING 2B: R Hernandez (15, B Radke); C Patterson (8, B Radke); J Lopez (9, B Radke) RBI: C Patterson 2 (24), B Fahey 2 (13) S: C Patterson, B Roberts 2 2-out RBI: C Patterson, B Fahey 2 GIDP: M Tejada Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Hernandez 3, N Markakis 1, C Patterson 1 Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: B Roberts (15, 2nd base off B Radke/J Mauer) CS: C Patterson 2 (3, 3rd base by B Radke/J Mauer, 2nd base by D Reyes/J Mauer) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (B Roberts-M Tejada-J Conine). | ||||||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | ||||||||||
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| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| R Lopez | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 100-62 | 6.51 | |
| K Birkins (H, 5) | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-2 | 1.02 | |
| L Hawkins (B, 4) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25-16 | 3.72 | |
| T Williams | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-9 | 4.24 | |
| C Britton | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23-15 | 2.37 | |
| B Chen (L, 0-7) | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22-12 | 7.76 | |
| Totals | 11.2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 190-116 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: J Morneau (By C Britton) Batters faced: R Lopez 29; K Birkins 1; L Hawkins 6; T Williams 4; C Britton 7; B Chen 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Lopez 8-6; K Birkins 0-0; L Hawkins 2-1; T Williams 1-2; C Britton 0-2; B Chen 1-2 Game Scores: R Lopez 54 | ||||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| L Castillo 2B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 | ||
| L Ford LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .233 | ||
| J Mauer C | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .384 | ||
| T Hunter CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .260 | ||
| M Cuddyer RF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .272 | ||
| J Kubel DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .254 | ||
| N Punto PR-DH | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 | ||
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .240 | ||
| T Tiffee 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .231 | ||
| J Castro SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .240 | ||
| a-L Rodriguez PH-SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .231 | ||
| Totals | 46 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 16 | |||
| a-flied out to right for J Castro in the 10th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Cuddyer (14, R Lopez) HR: J Morneau 2 (13, 4th inning off R Lopez 2 on, 0 Out; 12th inning off B Chen 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Morneau 5 (43), J Kubel (8), T Tiffee (1) 2-out RBI: T Tiffee, J Morneau 2 GIDP: T Hunter Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: L Rodriguez 1, J Castro 1, T Hunter 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Mauer (6, 2nd base off L Hawkins/J Lopez); N Punto (4, 2nd base off C Britton/J Lopez) CS: T Tiffee (1, 2nd base by R Lopez/J Lopez) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: T Tiffee (1, ground ball); L Rodriguez (1, throw) DP: 1 (T Tiffee-L Castillo-J Morneau). | ||||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||||
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| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| B Radke | 5.2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 104-67 | 6.17 | |
| J Crain | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22-16 | 6.04 | |
| D Reyes | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-9 | 1.72 | |
| J Rincon | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25-15 | 1.76 | |
| J Nathan (W, 7-0) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 30-20 | 2.05 | |
| Totals | 12.0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 193-127 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: M Tejada 2 (By J Rincon; J Nathan) Batters faced: B Radke 26; J Crain 6; D Reyes 5; J Rincon 7; J Nathan 9 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Radke 9-5; J Crain 2-1; D Reyes 2-0; J Rincon 2-2; J Nathan 3-0 Game Scores: B Radke 40 | ||||||||||
| BAL | MIN | |||
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| 2nd | C Patterson doubled to deep right, R Hernandez scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 4th | J Morneau homered to center, M Cuddyer and J Kubel scored. | 1 | 3 | |
| 6th | C Patterson walked, M Mora scored, M Tejada to third, J Lopez to second. | 2 | 3 | |
| 6th | J Conine safe at first on error by third baseman T Tiffee, M Tejada scored, J Lopez to third, C Patterson to second. | 3 | 3 | |
| 6th | B Fahey singled to center, J Lopez and C Patterson scored, J Conine to third. | 5 | 3 | |
| 8th | J Kubel singled to right, J Mauer scored, M Cuddyer to second. | 5 | 4 | |
| 8th | T Tiffee singled to center, M Cuddyer scored, N Punto to second. | 5 | 5 | |
| 12th | J Morneau homered to right, N Punto scored. | 5 | 7 | |
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| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 22,894 (58% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:07 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Wolf, First Base - Joe West, Second Base - Ed Rapuano, Third Base - Tony Randazzo |
