Minnesota Twins vs. Cleveland Indians - Box Score - September 16, 2008 - ESPN

Scores for Sep 16, 2008

Final in 11

Series: Game 2 of 3

Cleveland leads 2-0 (as of 9/16)

Game 1: Monday, September 15
Minnesota	1	Final
Cleveland	3	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, September 16
Minnesota	9	Final in 11
Cleveland	12	Final in 11
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Game 3: Wednesday, September 17
Minnesota	4	Final
Cleveland	6	Final
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Twins 9

(82-69, 33-43 away)

Indians 12

(74-77, 41-36 home)

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7:05 PM ET, September 16, 2008

Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
MIN	1	0	0	0	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	9	13	2
CLE	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	12	14	3

W: T. Mastny (2-2)

L: J. Nathan (0-2)

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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