Twins 4, 
Indians 2
| W: | M. Guerrier (6-4) |
| L: | R. Perez (1-2) |
| SV: | J. Nathan (28) |
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Span CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .324 |
| A Casilla 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .314 |
| M Redmond C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .269 |
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .318 |
| D Young LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .295 |
| J Kubel RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .263 |
| C Monroe DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .206 |
| B Harris 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .259 |
| N Punto SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | |
| BATTING 2B: C Monroe (9, J Sowers); A Casilla (15, R Perez); J Morneau (25, R Perez) RBI: D Span (9), A Casilla (39), J Morneau (76), J Kubel (51) 2-out RBI: J Morneau, J Kubel Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Monroe 1, M Redmond 1 Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: C Monroe (1, 2nd base by J Sowers) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Morneau (3, ground ball) DP: 1 (J Morneau-N Punto-J Morneau). | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| N Blackburn | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 99-69 | 3.68 |
| D Reyes | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 2.96 |
| M Guerrier (W, 6-4; B, 4) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-9 | 3.27 |
| J Nathan (S, 28) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-7 | 1.05 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 127-90 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: N Blackburn 26; D Reyes 2; M Guerrier 3; J Nathan 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Blackburn 7-11; D Reyes 0-0; M Guerrier 0-2; J Nathan 1-1 Game Scores: N Blackburn 67 | |||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| G Sizemore DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .276 |
| F Gutierrez CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .217 |
| a-D Dellucci PH-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 |
| B Francisco LF-CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .277 |
| J Peralta SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .269 |
| S Choo RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 |
| A Marte 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .192 |
| R Garko 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .236 |
| S Fasano C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .273 |
| A Cabrera 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .186 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | |
| a-hit sacrifice fly to center for F Gutierrez in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING RBI: S Fasano (2), D Dellucci (34) SF: S Fasano, D Dellucci GIDP: S Fasano Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S Fasano 1, J Peralta 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: G Sizemore (25, 2nd base off N Blackburn/M Redmond); S Choo (3, 2nd base off N Blackburn/M Redmond) | ||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Sowers | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 101-70 | 5.86 |
| R Perez (L, 1-2) | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25-14 | 3.42 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 126-84 | |
| PITCHING IBB: D Young (By R Perez) Batters faced: J Sowers 27; R Perez 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Sowers 9-9; R Perez 2-0 Game Scores: J Sowers 72 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | CLE | |||
 | 2nd | S Fasano hit sacrifice fly to right, S Choo scored. | 0 | 1 |
 | 6th | D Span grounded into fielder's choice to first, C Monroe scored, N Punto out at second, B Harris to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 6th | A Casilla grounded out to pitcher, B Harris scored, D Span to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 8th | D Dellucci hit sacrifice fly to center, A Cabrera scored. | 2 | 2 |
| 9th | J Morneau doubled to deep center, A Casilla scored. | 3 | 2 |
| 9th | J Kubel singled to center, J Morneau scored, D Young to third. | 4 | 2 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH |
| Attendance | 31,562 (69.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:42 |
| Weather | 79 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 15 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jeff Nelson, First Base - Adrian Johnson, Second Base - Tim Tschida, Third Base - Jim Joyce |
MLB Scores
Sunday, July 27th 2008
| Minnesota | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 2 |
| Chi White Sox | 4 | Final |
| Detroit | 6 |
| Seattle | 5 | Final |
| Toronto | 1 |
| St. Louis | 1 | Final |
| NY Mets | 9 |
| Colorado | 11 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 0 |
| LA Angels | 2 | Final |
| Baltimore | 5 |
| Atlanta | 10 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 12 |
| San Diego | 3 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 1 |
| Houston | 11 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 6 |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | Final |
| Kansas City | 6 |
| Florida | 6 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 9 |
| Texas | 5 | Final |
| Oakland | 6 |
| Arizona | 7 | Final |
| San Francisco | 2 |
| Washington | 0 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 2 |
| NY Yankees | 2 | Final |
| Boston | 9 |