Twins 7, 
White Sox 6
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Wise LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .259 |
| O Cabrera SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| J Dye RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .285 |
| J Thome DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .247 |
| P Konerko 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .238 |
| K Griffey Jr CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .244 |
| B Anderson CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 |
| A Ramirez 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .295 |
| A Pierzynski C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .280 |
| J Uribe 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .251 |
| a-N Swisher PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .220 |
| J Fields 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .156 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | |
| a-struck out swinging for J Uribe in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Thome (28, K Slowey) HR: O Cabrera (8, 4th inning off K Slowey 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: O Cabrera (56), P Konerko (56), A Ramirez (73), J Uribe (39) 2-out RBI: A Ramirez, J Uribe Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Wise 1, K Griffey Jr 2, P Konerko 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: O Cabrera (19, 3rd base off J Crain/J Mauer) | ||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Floyd | 5.2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 101-70 | 3.91 |
| M Thornton (H, 20) | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-13 | 2.74 |
| B Jenks (L, 3-1; B, 4) | 2.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 34-22 | 2.71 |
| Totals | 9.2 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 154-105 | |
| PITCHING WP: B Jenks IBB: D Span (By B Jenks) Batters faced: G Floyd 29; M Thornton 6; B Jenks 12 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Floyd 6-7; M Thornton 3-1; B Jenks 4-1 Game Scores: G Floyd 34 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Span RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .299 |
| A Casilla 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .286 |
| J Mauer C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .330 |
| J Morneau 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .306 |
| J Kubel DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .274 |
| a-M Cuddyer PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .248 |
| D Young LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .294 |
| B Buscher 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .295 |
| b-B Harris PH-3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| N Punto SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .281 |
| C Gomez CF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 |
| Totals | 42 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 18 | |
| a-grounded to shortstop for J Kubel in the 7th b-doubled to left for B Buscher in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Mauer (31, G Floyd); C Gomez (24, G Floyd); D Span (15, G Floyd); B Harris (28, M Thornton) 3B: C Gomez 2 (7, G Floyd 2); D Span (6, B Jenks) RBI: J Mauer (82), C Gomez 2 (59), D Span 3 (46), A Casilla (49) S: A Casilla, D Span 2-out RBI: C Gomez, D Span, A Casilla Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Casilla 1, J Mauer 1, J Kubel 1, D Span 2, B Buscher 1 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: K Slowey (1, throw) | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Slowey | 3.2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 59-44 | 3.99 |
| M Guerrier | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18-9 | 5.00 |
| D Reyes | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-3 | 2.38 |
| B Bonser | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-6 | 5.86 |
| J Crain | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-10 | 3.65 |
| C Breslow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-7 | 1.93 |
| J Nathan (W, 1-2) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26-16 | 1.36 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 148-95 | |
| PITCHING HBP: A Pierzynski (By K Slowey) Batters faced: K Slowey 18; M Guerrier 5; D Reyes 1; B Bonser 3; J Crain 5; C Breslow 3; J Nathan 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Slowey 3-5; M Guerrier 2-0; D Reyes 0-0; B Bonser 1-1; J Crain 1-2; C Breslow 1-1; J Nathan 1-3 Game Scores: K Slowey 33 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CHW | MIN | |||
 | 1st | J Mauer hit a ground rule double to deep center, D Span scored. | 0 | 1 |
 | 4th | O Cabrera homered to left center. | 1 | 1 |
| 4th | P Konerko grounded out to shortstop, J Dye scored, J Thome to third. | 2 | 1 |
| 4th | A Ramirez reached on infield single to third, J Thome scored, K Griffey Jr to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 4th | J Uribe reached on infield single to pitcher, K Griffey Jr scored, A Ramirez to third, A Pierzynski to third, A Ramirez and A Pierzynski scored, J Uribe to third on throwing error by pitcher K Slowey. | 6 | 1 |
| 4th | C Gomez tripled to deep center, B Buscher scored. | 6 | 2 |
| 4th | D Span doubled to left, C Gomez scored. | 6 | 3 |
| 6th | D Span sacrificed to pitcher, C Gomez scored. | 6 | 4 |
| 8th | C Gomez singled to right, B Harris scored. | 6 | 5 |
| 8th | D Span tripled to right, C Gomez scored. | 6 | 6 |
| 10th | A Casilla singled to center, N Punto scored, D Span to second. | 6 | 7 |
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| Game Notes |
| KEVIN SLOWEY LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE FOURTH INNING AFTER BEING HIT ON THE RIGHT WRIST BY A LINE DRIVE. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 43,601 (93.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:27 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Reilly, First Base - Andy Fletcher, Second Base - Bob Davidson, Third Base - Alfonso Marquez |
MLB Scores
Thursday, September 25th 2008
| Tampa Bay | 5 | Final |
| Detroit | 7 |
| Arizona | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis | 12 |
| Cleveland | 1 | Final |
| Boston | 6 |
| NY Yankees | 2 | Final |
| Toronto | 8 |
| Florida | Cancelled | |
| Washington |
| Chi Cubs | 6 | Final |
| NY Mets | 7 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 5 | in 10 |
| Cincinnati | 6 | Final |
| Houston | 8 |
| Chi White Sox | 6 | Final |
| Minnesota | 7 | in 10 |
| LA Angels | 6 | Final |
| Seattle | 4 |
| San Diego | 7 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 5 |
| Colorado | 3 | Final |
| San Francisco | 1 |