Twins 9, 
Nationals 3
| W: | G. Perkins (3-2) |
| L: | S. Hill (1-4) |
| Washington Nationals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Guzman SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .318 |
| E Dukes RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .241 |
| L Milledge CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .250 |
| D Young DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .264 |
| A Boone 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .266 |
| W Harris PR-3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .146 |
| R Belliard 3B-1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 |
| F Lopez 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .256 |
| W Pena LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .206 |
| W Nieves C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .282 |
| Totals | 38 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 24 | |
| BATTING HR: D Young (3, 8th inning off G Perkins 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: C Guzman (26), E Dukes (12), D Young (8) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Young 2, W Nieves 2, A Boone 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: W Pena (2, bobble) | ||||||||
| Washington Nationals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Hill (L, 1-4) | 3.2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 91-61 | 5.22 |
| B Sanches | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39-25 | 4.22 |
| J Hanrahan | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31-18 | 4.67 |
| J Rauch | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-12 | 2.52 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 174-116 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Hanrahan Batters faced: S Hill 23; B Sanches 8; J Hanrahan 6; J Rauch 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Hill 5-2; B Sanches 3-3; J Hanrahan 1-1; J Rauch 1-0 Game Scores: S Hill 15 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Gomez CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .272 |
| A Casilla 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .291 |
| J Mauer C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .335 |
| J Morneau 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .306 |
| M Cuddyer RF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .251 |
| J Kubel DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .263 |
| D Young LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .272 |
| B Buscher 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 |
| B Harris SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .241 |
| Totals | 33 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 14 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Cuddyer (10, S Hill); B Harris (11, S Hill); J Kubel (7, J Hanrahan) 3B: J Kubel (3, S Hill); M Cuddyer (4, S Hill) RBI: J Kubel (38), B Buscher 2 (8), A Casilla (24), J Mauer (28), M Cuddyer 2 (34) SF: A Casilla, B Buscher 2-out RBI: J Mauer, M Cuddyer 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Casilla 1, J Kubel 1, D Young 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: A Casilla (1, 2nd base by S Hill/W Nieves) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Casilla (3, ground ball) | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Perkins (W, 3-2) | 8.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 107-69 | 4.39 |
| C Breslow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18-10 | 1.59 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 125-79 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: G Perkins 36; C Breslow 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Perkins 6-16; C Breslow 2-0 Game Scores: G Perkins 51 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| WAS | MIN | |||
 | 2nd | J Kubel tripled to right, M Cuddyer scored. | 0 | 1 |
| 2nd | B Buscher reached on infield single to shortstop, J Kubel scored. | 0 | 2 |
 | 3rd | C Guzman singled to center, F Lopez scored, W Nieves to second. | 1 | 2 |
| 3rd | E Dukes singled to center, W Nieves scored, C Guzman to second. | 2 | 2 |
| 3rd | M Cuddyer doubled to deep left, J Mauer to third, J Mauer scored on error by left fielder W Pena. | 2 | 3 |
| 4th | A Casilla hit sacrifice fly to center, B Buscher scored, B Harris to third. | 2 | 4 |
| 4th | J Mauer reached on infield single to second, B Harris scored. | 2 | 5 |
| 4th | M Cuddyer tripled to deep left, J Mauer and J Morneau scored. | 2 | 7 |
| 7th | M Cuddyer scored, J Kubel to third on wild pitch by J Hanrahan. | 2 | 8 |
| 7th | B Buscher hit sacrifice fly to right, J Kubel scored. | 2 | 9 |
| 8th | D Young homered to left. | 3 | 9 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 24,793 (53.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:39 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Everitt, First Base - Tim Mcclelland, Second Base - Mike Dimuro, Third Base - Larry Vanover |
MLB Scores
Thursday, June 19th 2008
| LA Dodgers | 7 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 4 |
| San Diego | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 2 |
| Washington | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 9 |
| Pittsburgh | 8 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 13 |
| Toronto | 7 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 8 |
| Atlanta | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 5 |
| Kansas City | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 1 |
| Oakland | 1 | Final |
| Arizona | 2 |
| Houston | 5 | Final |
| Baltimore | 7 |
| Chi Cubs | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 8 |
| Cleveland | 3 | Final |
| Colorado | 6 |