Twins 6, 
Indians 2
| W: | F. Liriano (1-3) |
| L: | M. Ginter (1-3) |
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| G Sizemore CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .275 |
| J Carroll 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .267 |
| B Francisco RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .272 |
| J Peralta SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| K Shoppach C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .276 |
| R Garko DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .243 |
| F Gutierrez LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .212 |
| A Gonzalez 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| A Cabrera 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .203 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | |
| BATTING 2B: G Sizemore (25, J Crain) HR: B Francisco (11, 8th inning off M Guerrier 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: G Sizemore (64), B Francisco (40) S: A Cabrera 2-out RBI: G Sizemore GIDP: F Gutierrez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Carroll 1, B Francisco 4 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (J Carroll-A Cabrera-A Gonzalez). | ||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Ginter (L, 1-3) | 6.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 87-49 | 5.14 |
| T Mastny | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-11 | 10.80 |
| J Rincon | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20-12 | 6.45 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 123-72 | |
| PITCHING WP: M Ginter IBB: J Morneau (By M Ginter) Batters faced: M Ginter 24; T Mastny 3; J Rincon 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Ginter 9-6; T Mastny 0-2; J Rincon 0-2 Game Scores: M Ginter 43 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Span RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .315 |
| N Punto 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .284 |
| M Redmond C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| J Morneau DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .313 |
| J Kubel LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .260 |
| D Young LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 |
| M Lamb 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .229 |
| B Buscher 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .314 |
| B Harris SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .259 |
| C Gomez CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .255 |
| Totals | 29 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| BATTING 3B: M Lamb (3, M Ginter); N Punto (3, M Ginter) HR: B Harris (6, 3rd inning off M Ginter 0 on, 1 Out); D Span (2, 8th inning off J Rincon 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: B Harris (37), M Lamb (29), B Buscher (28), N Punto (20), D Span (12) GIDP: B Harris Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Lamb 1 Team LOB: 1 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: B Harris (9, throw) DP: 1 (B Harris-N Punto-M Lamb). | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| F Liriano (W, 1-3) | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 96-56 | 7.16 |
| J Crain | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24-14 | 3.48 |
| M Guerrier | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12-10 | 3.53 |
| D Reyes | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-8 | 2.73 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 142-88 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: F Liriano 24; J Crain 5; M Guerrier 5; D Reyes 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Liriano 8-5; J Crain 1-0; M Guerrier 1-1; D Reyes 1-2 Game Scores: F Liriano 68 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CLE | MIN | |||
 | 3rd | B Harris homered to left center. | 0 | 1 |
| 5th | M Lamb tripled to deep right, J Kubel scored. | 0 | 2 |
| 5th | B Buscher singled to right, M Lamb scored. | 0 | 3 |
| 6th | N Punto tripled to deep right, D Span scored. | 0 | 4 |
| 6th | N Punto scored, J Morneau to second on wild pitch by M Ginter. | 0 | 5 |
 | 7th | G Sizemore doubled to deep left, F Gutierrez scored. | 1 | 5 |
| 8th | B Francisco homered to left. | 2 | 5 |
| 8th | D Span homered to right. | 2 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 39,818 (85.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:29 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Lance Barksdale, First Base - Doug Eddings, Second Base - Ted Barrett, Third Base - Dana Demuth |
MLB Scores
Sunday, August 3rd 2008
| LA Angels | 9 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 14 |
| Colorado | 3 | Final |
| Florida | 2 |
| Oakland | 2 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| Milwaukee | 0 | Final |
| Atlanta | 5 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Washington | 4 |
| Detroit | 5 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 6 | in 10 |
| NY Mets | 0 | Final |
| Houston | 4 |
| Chi White Sox | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 14 |
| Cleveland | 2 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 |
| Pittsburgh | 5 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 8 |
| San Francisco | 1 | Final |
| San Diego | 4 |
| Baltimore | 4 | Final |
| Seattle | 8 |
| Arizona | 3 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 9 |
| Philadelphia | 5 | Final |
| St. Louis | 4 |
| Toronto | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 8 |