Chicago White Sox vs. Minnesota Twins - Box Score - September 23, 2008 - ESPN

Scores for Sep 23, 2008

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Minnesota leads 1-0 (as of 9/23)

Game 1: Tuesday, September 23
Chi White Sox	3	Final
Minnesota	9	Final
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Game 2: Wednesday, September 24
Chi White Sox	2	Final
Minnesota	3	Final
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Game 3: Thursday, September 25
Chi White Sox	6	Final in 10
Minnesota	7	Final in 10
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White Sox 3

(86-70, 35-44 away)

Twins 9

(85-72, 50-26 home)

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8:10 PM ET, September 23, 2008

Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CWS	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	6	0
MIN	0	2	0	3	2	0	2	0	-	9	12	0

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

			CWS	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.