Twins 4, 
Rays 1
| W: | F. Liriano (6-3) |
| L: | A. Sonnanstine (13-8) |
| SV: | J. Nathan (38) |
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Span RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .298 |
| A Casilla 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .289 |
| J Mauer DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .330 |
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .308 |
| J Kubel LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .271 |
| M Redmond C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .287 |
| B Buscher 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .302 |
| N Punto 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| A Everett SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .213 |
| C Gomez CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .256 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Mauer (30, A Sonnanstine) 3B: J Mauer (3, A Sonnanstine) RBI: M Redmond (12), A Everett (20), C Gomez (56) 2-out RBI: A Everett, C Gomez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Casilla 1, C Gomez 1, M Redmond 1, J Morneau 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (A Everett-A Casilla-J Morneau 2). | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| F Liriano (W, 6-3) | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 110-63 | 3.39 |
| J Mijares (H, 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-6 | 1.50 |
| J Nathan (S, 38) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-10 | 1.42 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 138-79 | |
| PITCHING HBP: C Pena (By F Liriano) Batters faced: F Liriano 28; J Mijares 3; J Nathan 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Liriano 8-5; J Mijares 2-0; J Nathan 1-0 Game Scores: F Liriano 66 | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| B Upton CF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| B Zobrist SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .227 |
| C Pena DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .249 |
| E Longoria 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .278 |
| W Aybar 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .257 |
| R Baldelli RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .262 |
| J Ruggiano RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| a-G Gross PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .254 |
| D Johnson 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .200 |
| M Hernandez C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 |
| F Perez LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .234 |
| Totals | 28 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | |
| a-struck out swinging for J Ruggiano in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Upton (35, F Liriano) RBI: C Pena (99) SF: C Pena GIDP: B Zobrist 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: E Longoria 1, D Johnson 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: B Upton (16, 2nd base by F Liriano) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: E Longoria 2 (11, throw 2) DP: 1 (B Upton-D Johnson). Outfield Assist: B Upton (C Gomez at 1st base). | ||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Sonnanstine (L, 13-8) | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 100-66 | 4.27 |
| T Miller | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 4.50 |
| T Percival | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19-9 | 4.74 |
| J Hammel | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-7 | 4.48 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 133-83 | |
| PITCHING WP: A Sonnanstine Batters faced: A Sonnanstine 30; T Miller 1; T Percival 5; J Hammel 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Sonnanstine 6-9; T Miller 0-1; T Percival 2-1; J Hammel 2-1 Game Scores: A Sonnanstine 50 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | TAM | |||
 | 3rd | C Pena hit sacrifice fly to left, M Hernandez scored. | 0 | 1 |
 | 4th | M Redmond singled to center, J Mauer scored, J Morneau to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 4th | A Everett reached on infield single to third, J Morneau scored, M Redmond to third, M Redmond scored, A Everett to third on throwing error by third baseman E Longoria. | 3 | 1 |
| 4th | C Gomez reached on bunt single to first, A Everett scored. | 4 | 1 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 36,048 (100% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:32 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gerry Davis, First Base - Larry Vanover, Second Base - Mike Everitt, Third Base - Mike Dimuro |
MLB Scores
Sunday, September 21st 2008
| Detroit | 5 | Final |
| Cleveland | 10 |
| Boston | 3 | Final |
| Toronto | 0 |
| Milwaukee | 8 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 1 |
| NY Mets | 6 | Final |
| Atlanta | 7 |
| San Diego | 6 | Final |
| Washington | 2 |
| Houston | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 2 |
| Minnesota | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 1 |
| Chi White Sox | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 0 |
| St. Louis | 1 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| LA Angels | 7 | Final |
| Texas | 3 |
| Arizona | 13 | Final |
| Colorado | 4 |
| Seattle | 3 | Final |
| Oakland | 5 |
| San Francisco | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 0 | in 11 |
| Philadelphia | 5 | Final |
| Florida | 2 |
| Baltimore | 3 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 7 |