Twins 6, 
White Sox 5
| W: | G. Perkins (8-3) |
| L: | C. Richard (0-1) |
| SV: | J. Nathan (29) |
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| O Cabrera SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .266 |
| B Anderson CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .230 |
| a-N Swisher PH-CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .228 |
| C Quentin LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| J Dye RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .311 |
| J Thome DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .252 |
| P Konerko 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .213 |
| A Ramirez 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .312 |
| J Fields 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .231 |
| T Hall C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .280 |
| b-A Pierzynski PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | |
| a-flied out to center for B Anderson in the 7th b-flied out to right for T Hall in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Ramirez (16, G Perkins); J Fields (1, G Perkins); C Quentin (18, G Perkins) HR: B Anderson (6, 5th inning off G Perkins 0 on, 0 Out); N Swisher (15, 9th inning off J Nathan 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: C Quentin (79), J Fields 2 (2), B Anderson (18), N Swisher (50) 2-out RBI: N Swisher Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: O Cabrera 2, J Thome 1, J Dye 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (A Ramirez-O Cabrera-P Konerko). | ||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Richard (L, 0-1) | 4.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 73-49 | 9.35 |
| D Carrasco | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22-16 | 2.77 |
| M Thornton | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-9 | 2.38 |
| O Dotel | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-12 | 2.85 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 125-86 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: C Richard 22; D Carrasco 5; M Thornton 4; O Dotel 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Richard 9-2; D Carrasco 2-1; M Thornton 2-1; O Dotel 2-0 Game Scores: C Richard 31 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Span RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .313 |
| N Punto 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .295 |
| J Mauer C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .318 |
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .320 |
| D Young LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .291 |
| M Redmond DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .282 |
| B Harris SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .257 |
| B Buscher 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .324 |
| C Gomez CF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Morneau (26, C Richard) RBI: C Gomez (34), J Mauer 2 (48), J Morneau 3 (82) S: D Span 2-out RBI: J Mauer 2, J Morneau 3 GIDP: J Mauer Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Young 2 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: N Punto (5, 2nd base off C Richard/T Hall) | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Perkins (W, 8-3) | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 98-66 | 4.20 |
| J Crain (H, 12) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23-17 | 3.43 |
| D Reyes (H, 12) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 2.93 |
| M Guerrier (H, 13) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-8 | 3.23 |
| J Nathan (S, 29) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12-8 | 1.24 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 146-100 | |
| PITCHING Balk: G Perkins Batters faced: G Perkins 27; J Crain 4; D Reyes 1; M Guerrier 3; J Nathan 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Perkins 5-9; J Crain 2-1; D Reyes 1-0; M Guerrier 0-0; J Nathan 1-2 Game Scores: G Perkins 44 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CHW | MIN | |||
 | 1st | C Quentin grounded out to second, O Cabrera scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 2nd | J Fields doubled to left, J Thome and A Ramirez scored. | 3 | 0 |
| 5th | B Anderson homered to left. | 4 | 0 |
 | 5th | C Gomez singled to center, M Redmond scored, B Harris to third, C Gomez to second advancing on throw. | 4 | 1 |
| 5th | J Mauer reached on infield single to first, B Harris scored, C Gomez to third, D Span to second. | 4 | 2 |
| 5th | J Morneau doubled to deep right, C Gomez, D Span and J Mauer scored. | 4 | 5 |
| 7th | J Mauer singled to center, C Gomez scored. | 4 | 6 |
| 9th | N Swisher homered to right. | 5 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 35,999 (77.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:50 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Welke, First Base - Marty Foster, Second Base - Bill Welke, Third Base - Kerwin Danley |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, July 29th 2008
| St. Louis | 8 | Final |
| Atlanta | 3 |
| LA Angels | 6 | Final |
| Boston | 2 |
| Detroit | 8 | Final |
| Cleveland | 5 |
| Baltimore | 7 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 6 |
| Colorado | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 6 |
| Tampa Bay | 3 | Final |
| Toronto | 0 |
| Philadelphia | 2 | Final |
| Washington | 1 |
| NY Mets | 4 | Final |
| Florida | 1 |
| Chi Cubs | 7 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 1 |
| Seattle | 10 | Final |
| Texas | 11 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 6 |
| Chi White Sox | 5 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 |
| Kansas City | 5 | Final |
| Oakland | 2 |
| Arizona | 3 | Final |
| San Diego | 0 |
| San Francisco | 0 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 2 |