Indians 12, 
Twins 9
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Span RF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .299 |
| M Tolbert 2B-3B | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .287 |
| J Mauer C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .321 |
| J Morneau 1B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .308 |
| M Cuddyer DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .252 |
| J Pridie PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-J Kubel PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| D Young LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .288 |
| B Buscher 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .311 |
| A Casilla PR-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .289 |
| N Punto SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .287 |
| C Gomez CF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .254 |
| Totals | 42 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 25 | |
| a-intentionally walked for J Pridie in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Gomez (23, Z Jackson); J Morneau (45, R Betancourt) RBI: M Cuddyer (36), C Gomez 3 (54), M Tolbert (5), J Mauer (75), J Morneau 2 (126), D Young (63) S: N Punto SF: D Young 2-out RBI: M Cuddyer GIDP: M Tolbert, D Young Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Cuddyer 1, J Morneau 2, D Young 1, N Punto 2 Team LOB: 13 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Gomez (31, 2nd base off J Rincon/V Martinez) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: N Punto (10, throw); C Gomez (8, bobble) DP: 2 (N Punto-M Tolbert-J Morneau 2). | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| F Liriano | 2.2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 72-41 | 3.62 |
| B Bonser | 3.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 51-31 | 5.91 |
| M Guerrier | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11-6 | 4.79 |
| C Breslow | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-1 | 2.08 |
| E Guardado (B, 1) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26-16 | 4.28 |
| D Reyes | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-10 | 2.30 |
| J Mijares | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-4 | 0.00 |
| J Nathan (L, 0-2) | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17-9 | 1.47 |
| Totals | 10.1 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 203-118 | |
| PITCHING WP: F Liriano IBB: K Shoppach (By F Liriano); G Sizemore (By B Bonser) Batters faced: F Liriano 17; B Bonser 14; M Guerrier 3; C Breslow 1; E Guardado 5; D Reyes 3; J Mijares 3; J Nathan 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Liriano 2-2; B Bonser 7-0; M Guerrier 1-0; C Breslow 1-0; E Guardado 0-2; D Reyes 1-0; J Mijares 1-2; J Nathan 1-0 Game Scores: F Liriano 24 | |||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| G Sizemore CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .271 |
| F Gutierrez RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .251 |
| B Francisco LF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .267 |
| J Peralta SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .273 |
| V Martinez C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .276 |
| K Shoppach DH | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .272 |
| R Garko 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .257 |
| A Marte 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .219 |
| a-S Choo PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .302 |
| J Carroll 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| A Cabrera 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| Totals | 42 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 13 | |
| a-grounded to second for A Marte in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: V Martinez (14, F Liriano) 3B: J Peralta (4, B Bonser) HR: R Garko (12, 2nd inning off F Liriano 2 on, 1 Out); A Cabrera (6, 2nd inning off F Liriano 0 on, 2 Out); G Sizemore (32, 8th inning off E Guardado 0 on, 1 Out); V Martinez (2, 11th inning off J Nathan 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: R Garko 4 (79), A Cabrera 2 (40), A Marte (16), G Sizemore (88), V Martinez 3 (31) S: B Francisco SF: R Garko 2-out RBI: A Cabrera 2, A Marte GIDP: A Marte, B Francisco Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S Choo 1, F Gutierrez 2 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: Z Jackson (2, throw); J Peralta (14, line drive); V Martinez (4, catchers interference) DP: 3 (J Peralta-A Cabrera-R Garko, A Cabrera-R Garko, A Marte). | ||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Jackson | 5.1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 76-50 | 6.48 |
| J Rincon (H, 3) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12-7 | 5.50 |
| R Rundles (H, 1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13-7 | 2.70 |
| B Donnelly (H, 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17-7 | 9.00 |
| R Betancourt (B, 4) | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33-13 | 5.21 |
| E Mujica | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 7.15 |
| J Lewis | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-14 | 4.03 |
| T Mastny (W, 2-2) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-10 | 11.50 |
| Totals | 11.0 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 187-110 | |
| PITCHING IBB: J Kubel (By R Betancourt) HBP: D Span (By Z Jackson) Batters faced: Z Jackson 26; J Rincon 3; R Rundles 2; B Donnelly 5; R Betancourt 7; E Mujica 1; J Lewis 7; T Mastny 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Jackson 12-2; J Rincon 0-0; R Rundles 0-1; B Donnelly 0-2; R Betancourt 0-2; E Mujica 1-0; J Lewis 2-3; T Mastny 1-0 Game Scores: Z Jackson 23 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | CLE | |||
 | 1st | M Cuddyer singled to center, M Tolbert scored, J Mauer to third. | 1 | 0 |
 | 2nd | R Garko homered to right center, V Martinez and K Shoppach scored. | 1 | 3 |
| 2nd | A Cabrera homered to left. | 1 | 4 |
| 3rd | F Gutierrez scored, B Francisco to second on wild pitch by F Liriano. | 1 | 5 |
| 3rd | R Garko hit sacrifice fly to center, B Francisco scored, V Martinez to third. | 1 | 6 |
| 3rd | A Marte singled to left, V Martinez scored, K Shoppach to second. | 1 | 7 |
| 3rd | A Cabrera singled to center, K Shoppach scored, A Marte to second, A Marte to third, A Cabrera to second on error by center fielder C Gomez. | 1 | 8 |
| 5th | C Gomez doubled to deep center, N Punto scored. | 2 | 8 |
| 5th | M Tolbert singled to right, C Gomez scored, D Span to third. | 3 | 8 |
| 5th | J Mauer singled to right, D Span scored, M Tolbert to third. | 4 | 8 |
| 5th | J Morneau grounded out to first, M Tolbert scored, J Mauer to second. | 5 | 8 |
| 6th | C Gomez singled to center, D Young and B Buscher scored. | 7 | 8 |
| 8th | J Morneau doubled to deep center, D Span scored, J Mauer to third. | 8 | 8 |
| 8th | D Young hit sacrifice fly to right, J Mauer scored, J Morneau to third. | 9 | 8 |
| 8th | G Sizemore homered to right. | 9 | 9 |
| 11th | V Martinez homered to center, F Gutierrez and J Peralta scored. | 9 | 12 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH |
| Attendance | 21,295 (47.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:25 |
| Weather | 63 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 2 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Sam Holbrook, First Base - Scott Barry, Second Base - Greg Gibson, Third Base - Jeff Kellogg |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, September 16th 2008
| Minnesota | 9 | Final |
| Cleveland | 12 | in 11 |
| Chi White Sox | 6 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 2 |
| LA Dodgers | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 2 |
| Baltimore | 2 | Final |
| Toronto | 0 |
| Philadelphia | 8 | Final |
| Atlanta | 7 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 7 |
| NY Mets | 0 | Final |
| Washington | 1 |
| Houston | 1 | Final |
| Florida | 5 |
| Boston | 1 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 2 |
| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 5 |
| Milwaukee | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| Seattle | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 6 |
| San Diego | 3 | Final |
| Colorado | 10 |
| San Francisco | 0 | Final |
| Arizona | 2 |
| LA Angels | 1 | Final |
| Oakland | 8 |