Twins 10, 
White Sox 6
| W: | J. Crain (4-2) |
| L: | M. Thornton (4-3) |
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| O Cabrera SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| A Pierzynski C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .291 |
| C Quentin LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .282 |
| J Dye RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .311 |
| J Thome DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .256 |
| A Ramirez 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .309 |
| N Swisher 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .228 |
| J Fields 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .200 |
| J Uribe 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .228 |
| D Wise CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .296 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 9 | |
| BATTING 2B: C Quentin (20, M Guerrier) HR: J Thome (20, 2nd inning off S Baker 1 on, 0 Out); J Dye (25, 8th inning off M Guerrier 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Thome 2 (61), A Pierzynski 2 (41), J Dye 2 (67) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Wise 1, J Thome 1 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: N Swisher (3, 2nd base off S Baker/J Mauer); O Cabrera (17, 2nd base off S Baker/J Mauer); D Wise (6, 2nd base off J Crain/J Mauer) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Uribe (4, throw); A Pierzynski (7, throw) | ||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Danks | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 102-67 | 3.31 |
| M Thornton (L, 4-3; B, 4) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-8 | 2.53 |
| O Dotel | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14-5 | 3.23 |
| E Wassermann | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-7 | 11.00 |
| B Logan | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37-20 | 4.34 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 176-107 | |
| PITCHING WP: M Thornton IBB: J Morneau (By B Logan) HBP: D Young (By O Dotel) Batters faced: J Danks 28; M Thornton 3; O Dotel 3; E Wassermann 2; B Logan 8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Danks 7-7; M Thornton 1-1; O Dotel 0-0; E Wassermann 0-1; B Logan 2-1 Game Scores: J Danks 42 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Span RF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .311 |
| N Punto 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .292 |
| J Mauer C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .320 |
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .320 |
| D Young LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .293 |
| J Kubel DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .265 |
| B Harris 3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .258 |
| A Everett SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .177 |
| C Gomez CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .256 |
| Totals | 37 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 20 | |
| BATTING 2B: B Harris 2 (19, J Danks 2); D Young (20, J Danks); N Punto (9, B Logan) HR: J Morneau (18, 5th inning off J Danks 2 on, 2 Out); J Kubel (14, 7th inning off O Dotel 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Morneau 3 (86), J Mauer 2 (50), J Kubel 3 (54), N Punto (19), D Young (43) S: D Span 2-out RBI: J Morneau 3, J Kubel 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Everett 3, C Gomez 1, J Kubel 1, D Young 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: C Gomez (A Pierzynski at 2nd base). | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Baker | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 102-69 | 3.53 |
| J Crain (W, 4-2) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-9 | 3.35 |
| M Guerrier (H, 14) | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18-12 | 3.49 |
| J Nathan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-8 | 1.21 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 144-98 | |
| PITCHING WP: M Guerrier Batters faced: S Baker 25; J Crain 4; M Guerrier 5; J Nathan 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Baker 2-7; J Crain 2-0; M Guerrier 2-0; J Nathan 1-0 Game Scores: S Baker 51 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CHW | MIN | |||
 | 2nd | J Thome homered to left center, J Dye scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 5th | A Pierzynski singled to center, D Wise and O Cabrera scored, A Pierzynski thrown out at second attempting to advance on play. | 4 | 0 |
 | 5th | J Morneau homered to right, D Span and J Mauer scored. | 4 | 3 |
| 7th | J Mauer singled to center, D Span scored. | 4 | 4 |
| 7th | J Kubel homered to right, J Morneau and D Young scored. | 4 | 7 |
| 8th | J Dye homered to left, C Quentin scored. | 6 | 7 |
| 8th | N Punto doubled to deep center, C Gomez scored, D Span to third. | 6 | 8 |
| 8th | J Mauer grounded out to first, D Span scored, N Punto to third. | 6 | 9 |
| 8th | D Young singled to center, N Punto scored, J Morneau to second. | 6 | 10 |
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| Game Notes |
| MINNESOTA MANAGER RON GARDENHIRE WAS EJECTED BY THIRD BASE UMPIRE MARTY FOSTER IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH INNING FOR ARGUING A HIT-BY-PITCH. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 31,493 (67.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:23 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bill Welke, First Base - Kerwin Danley, Second Base - Tim Welke, Third Base - Marty Foster |
MLB Scores
Thursday, July 31st 2008
| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 9 |
| Chi Cubs | 11 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 4 |
| St. Louis | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta | 9 |
| LA Angels | 12 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 6 |
| Philadelphia | 8 | Final |
| Washington | 4 |
| Colorado | 2 | Final |
| Florida | 12 |
| Seattle | 8 | Final |
| Texas | 5 |
| Chi White Sox | 6 | Final |
| Minnesota | 10 |
| Arizona | 2 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 1 |