Twins 9, 
White Sox 3
| W: | S. Baker (10-4) |
| L: | J. Vazquez (12-15) |
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| O Cabrera SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .281 |
| A Pierzynski C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .280 |
| P Phillips C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Dye RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .288 |
| J Thome DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .245 |
| P Konerko 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .243 |
| K Griffey Jr CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| A Ramirez 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 |
| D Wise LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .280 |
| J Uribe 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .249 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| BATTING HR: K Griffey Jr (2, 9th inning off M Guerrier 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: K Griffey Jr 2 (16) 2-out RBI: K Griffey Jr 2 GIDP: K Griffey Jr, O Cabrera Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Pierzynski 2 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Vazquez (L, 12-15) | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 78-51 | 4.46 |
| C Richard | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29-19 | 6.25 |
| B Logan | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-4 | 5.95 |
| D Carrasco | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-3 | 3.58 |
| H Ramirez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-8 | 4.17 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 127-85 | |
| PITCHING IBB: D Young (By C Richard) Batters faced: J Vazquez 20; C Richard 10; B Logan 3; D Carrasco 2; H Ramirez 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Vazquez 7-2; C Richard 3-3; B Logan 1-0; D Carrasco 2-0; H Ramirez 2-1 Game Scores: J Vazquez 30 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Span RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .294 |
| A Casilla 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .285 |
| J Mauer C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .329 |
| J Morneau 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| J Kubel DH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 |
| D Young LF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .293 |
| B Buscher 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .298 |
| N Punto SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .285 |
| C Gomez CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .258 |
| Totals | 35 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| BATTING 2B: D Young (28, J Vazquez); J Morneau (47, C Richard) 3B: J Kubel (5, J Vazquez) HR: J Kubel 2 (20, 2nd inning off J Vazquez 1 on, 0 Out; 7th inning off B Logan 0 on, 1 Out); D Young (10, 7th inning off B Logan 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Kubel 3 (78), D Young 2 (67), N Punto (28), C Gomez (57), J Morneau (129), B Buscher (47) SF: B Buscher Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Casilla 1, J Mauer 1, D Span 2, N Punto 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: N Punto (13, 2nd base off J Vazquez/A Pierzynski); C Gomez (32, 2nd base off J Vazquez/A Pierzynski) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (A Casilla-N Punto-J Morneau, N Punto-J Morneau). | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Baker (W, 10-4) | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 102-73 | 3.59 |
| J Crain | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-4 | 3.71 |
| M Guerrier | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20-10 | 5.06 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 131-87 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: S Baker 26; J Crain 3; M Guerrier 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Baker 6-11; J Crain 2-1; M Guerrier 1-2 Game Scores: S Baker 66 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CHW | MIN | |||
 | 2nd | K Griffey Jr grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Thome scored, P Konerko out at second. | 1 | 0 |
 | 2nd | J Kubel homered to right, J Morneau scored. | 1 | 2 |
| 4th | D Young doubled to right, J Kubel scored. | 1 | 3 |
| 4th | N Punto reached on bunt single to pitcher, D Young scored. | 1 | 4 |
| 4th | C Gomez singled to left, N Punto scored. | 1 | 5 |
| 5th | J Morneau doubled to deep center, J Mauer scored. | 1 | 6 |
| 5th | B Buscher hit sacrifice fly to left, J Morneau scored, D Young to second. | 1 | 7 |
| 7th | J Kubel homered to right. | 1 | 8 |
| 7th | D Young homered to left. | 1 | 9 |
| 9th | K Griffey Jr homered to right, P Konerko scored. | 3 | 9 |
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| Game Notes |
| KEN GRIFFEY JR. HIT HIS 610TH CAREER HOME RUN IN THE TOP OF THE NINTH INNING, PASSING SAMMY SOSA FOR FIFTH ON THE ALL-TIME LIST. |
| MINNESOTA'S JASON KUBEL AND DELMON YOUNG HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH INNING. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 35,225 (75.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:43 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bob Davidson, First Base - Alfonso Marquez, Second Base - Mike Reilly, Third Base - Andy Fletcher |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, September 23rd 2008
| Tampa Bay | 5 | Final |
| Baltimore | 2 |
| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| Kansas City | 5 | Final |
| Detroit | 0 |
| Atlanta | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 2 |
| NY Yankees | 3 | Final |
| Toronto | 1 |
| Florida | 4 | Final |
| Washington | 9 |
| Chi Cubs | 2 | Final |
| NY Mets | 6 |
| Pittsburgh | 5 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 7 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 6 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 1 |
| Chi White Sox | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 9 |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 7 |
| Tampa Bay | 7 | Final |
| Baltimore | 5 |
| LA Angels | 6 | Final |
| Seattle | 9 |
| San Diego | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 10 |
| Colorado | 9 | Final |
| San Francisco | 4 |