Indians 6, 
Twins 4
| W: | E. Mujica (3-2) |
| L: | J. Mijares (0-1) |
| SV: | J. Lewis (10) |
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Span RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .295 |
| A Casilla 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
| J Mauer C | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .324 |
| J Morneau DH | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .311 |
| D Young LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .288 |
| B Harris 3B-1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .263 |
| B Buscher 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .306 |
| N Punto SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| M Tolbert SS-3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .286 |
| a-J Kubel PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| C Gomez CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .254 |
| Totals | 40 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | |
| a-flied out to right for M Tolbert in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Mauer (28, C Lee) HR: C Gomez (7, 4th inning off C Lee 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Morneau 2 (128), C Gomez (55), D Young (64) 2-out RBI: J Morneau, C Gomez GIDP: J Mauer, M Tolbert Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Harris 2, M Tolbert 1, J Kubel 1, D Span 1, J Morneau 1 Team LOB: 13 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Tolbert (7, 2nd base off C Lee/K Shoppach) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Crain (3, throw); J Mauer (3, throw) | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Baker | 4.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 103-64 | 3.69 |
| J Crain | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28-15 | 3.77 |
| J Mijares (L, 0-1) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-6 | 2.25 |
| M Guerrier | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18-9 | 4.90 |
| C Breslow | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12-3 | 2.06 |
| B Korecky | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 5.27 |
| D Reyes | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-3 | 2.28 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 178-103 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Mijares IBB: T Hafner (By M Guerrier); G Sizemore (By C Breslow) Batters faced: S Baker 21; J Crain 6; J Mijares 3; M Guerrier 4; C Breslow 3; B Korecky 1; D Reyes 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Baker 1-8; J Crain 1-1; J Mijares 1-0; M Guerrier 0-0; C Breslow 1-0; B Korecky 1-0; D Reyes 0-0 Game Scores: S Baker 40 | |||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| G Sizemore CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| J Carroll 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .272 |
| S Choo LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .300 |
| J Peralta SS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| V Martinez 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .275 |
| T Hafner DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .215 |
| K Shoppach C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .269 |
| F Gutierrez RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .249 |
| A Cabrera 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .248 |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 17 | |
| BATTING 2B: S Choo (27, S Baker); J Peralta (39, M Guerrier); V Martinez (15, M Guerrier) HR: J Peralta (22, 4th inning off S Baker 0 on, 1 Out); T Hafner (5, 4th inning off S Baker 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Peralta 2 (84), T Hafner (23), S Choo 2 (53), V Martinez (32) S: A Cabrera 2-out RBI: T Hafner, S Choo 2, J Peralta, V Martinez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S Choo 1, V Martinez 2, K Shoppach 1, A Cabrera 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Carroll (6, ground ball) DP: 2 (A Cabrera-J Peralta-V Martinez, A Cabrera-V Martinez). Outfield Assist: S Choo (B Harris at 2nd base). | ||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Lee | 6.1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 113-71 | 2.41 |
| E Mujica (W, 3-2) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-10 | 7.01 |
| R Perez (H, 23) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30-22 | 3.16 |
| J Lewis (S, 10) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24-18 | 3.96 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 180-121 | |
| PITCHING WP: C Lee 2 HBP: C Gomez (By C Lee) Batters faced: C Lee 32; E Mujica 3; R Perez 5; J Lewis 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Lee 11-3; E Mujica 1-1; R Perez 1-0; J Lewis 1-1 Game Scores: C Lee 41 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | CLE | |||
 | 1st | J Morneau singled to left, D Span scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 4th | C Gomez homered to left. | 2 | 0 |
 | 4th | J Peralta homered to right center. | 2 | 1 |
| 4th | T Hafner homered to right center. | 2 | 2 |
| 5th | S Choo doubled to left center, A Cabrera and G Sizemore scored. | 2 | 4 |
| 7th | J Morneau grounded out to second, A Casilla scored, J Mauer to third. | 3 | 4 |
| 7th | D Young singled to right, J Mauer scored. | 4 | 4 |
| 7th | J Peralta doubled to deep left center, J Carroll scored. | 4 | 5 |
| 7th | V Martinez doubled to deep right, J Peralta scored. | 4 | 6 |
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| Game Notes |
| MINNESOTA'S BRIAN BUSCHER LEFT THE GAME AFTER THE TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING WITH AN APPARENT HAND INJURY. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH |
| Attendance | 22,904 (50.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:51 |
| Weather | 75 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 1 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Scott Barry, First Base - Greg Gibson, Second Base - Jeff Kellogg, Third Base - Sam Holbrook |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, September 17th 2008
| San Diego | 0 | Final |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Philadelphia | 6 | Final |
| Atlanta | 1 |
| Minnesota | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 6 |
| Chi White Sox | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 5 |
| LA Dodgers | 8 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 15 |
| Baltimore | 7 | Final |
| Toronto | 8 |
| St. Louis | 0 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 |
| NY Mets | 9 | Final |
| Washington | 7 |
| Houston | 2 | Final |
| Florida | 14 |
| Boston | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 10 |
| Milwaukee | 6 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 2 |
| Detroit | 17 | Final |
| Texas | 4 |
| Seattle | 2 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 |
| San Francisco | 6 | Final |
| Arizona | 7 |
| LA Angels | 2 | Final |
| Oakland | 3 |