Twins 20,
White Sox 1
| W: | N. Blackburn (3-2) |
| L: | B. Colon (2-4) |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Span CF-LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .299 | .387 |
| J Mauer DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .417 | .500 |
a-B Harris PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .267 | .309 |
| J Morneau 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | .327 | .430 |
B Buscher 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .224 | .350 |
| J Kubel LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .336 | .382 |
C Gomez CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .230 | .301 |
| M Cuddyer RF | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .275 | .364 |
| J Crede 3B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .226 | .291 |
| J Morales C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | .358 | .424 |
| M Tolbert 2B | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .208 | .291 |
| N Punto SS | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | .193 | .295 |
| Totals | 46 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 198 | ||
| a-grounded to shortstop for J Mauer in the 7th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Mauer 2 (5, B Colon, L Broadway); M Cuddyer (8, J Gobble); D Span (5, D Carrasco) HR: M Cuddyer (6, 2nd inning off B Colon 2 on, 2 Out); J Crede (6, 2nd inning off B Colon 0 on, 2 Out); J Mauer (8, 6th inning off J Gobble 3 on, 2 Out); M Tolbert (1, 7th inning off J Gobble 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Kubel 2 (23), J Mauer 6 (24), M Cuddyer 3 (25), J Crede 2 (18), M Tolbert 4 (8), N Punto (11) S: N Punto SF: J Mauer 2-out RBI: J Kubel, M Cuddyer 3, J Crede, J Mauer 5 Twins RISP: 8-18 (B Harris 0-1, M Tolbert 2-3, J Mauer 1-1, J Kubel 2-3, J Morales 2-2, D Span 0-1, J Crede 0-3, M Cuddyer 1-2, N Punto 0-2) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Tolbert (1, throw) DP: 1 (J Crede-J Morneau). | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| N Blackburn (W, 3-2) | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 82-53 | 3.83 |
| J Mijares | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20-14 | 2.08 |
| J Nathan | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-13 | 2.87 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 118-80 | |
| PITCHING WP: N Blackburn First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: N Blackburn 14/26; J Mijares 4/6; J Nathan 4/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: N Blackburn 13-6-15-19; J Mijares 6-0-2-6; J Nathan 1-2-6-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Blackburn 8-9; J Mijares 0-3; J Nathan 0-2 Game Scores: N Blackburn 68 | |||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| S Podsednik LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .267 | .297 |
| A Ramirez SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .213 | .261 |
| J Dye RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .270 | .327 |
a-J Nix PH-RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .212 | .325 |
| J Thome DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .255 | .392 |
b-C Quentin PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .233 | .336 |
| P Konerko 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .313 | .365 |
c-J Fields PH-3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .215 | .289 |
| A Pierzynski C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .267 | .303 |
d-C Miller PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .212 | .278 |
| W Betemit 3B-1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .225 | .295 |
| C Getz 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .241 | .301 |
| B Anderson CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .281 | .361 |
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 118 | ||
| a-grounded to second for J Dye in the 6th b-grounded to third for J Thome in the 6th c-grounded to shortstop for P Konerko in the 6th d-struck out swinging for A Pierzynski in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING RBI: C Quentin (19) 2-out RBI: C Quentin White Sox RISP: 1-8 (S Podsednik 0-1, J Nix 0-1, C Quentin 1-1, W Betemit 0-1, C Getz 0-1, A Ramirez 0-1, J Fields 0-1, J Dye 0-1) Team LOB: 9 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: S Podsednik (2, 2nd base by N Blackburn) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: W Betemit 2 (4, throw 2) | |||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Colon (L, 2-4) | 2.0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 61-35 | 4.23 |
| L Broadway | 3.1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 68-42 | 5.06 |
| J Gobble | 1.0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27-16 | 18.90 |
| D Carrasco | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42-27 | 2.73 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 198-120 | |
| PITCHING IBB: J Morneau (By B Colon) HBP: D Span (By J Gobble) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Colon 8/16; L Broadway 13/19; J Gobble 6/9; D Carrasco 6/10 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Colon 9-1-12-13; L Broadway 10-8-9-15; J Gobble 3-3-2-8; D Carrasco 6-4-10-7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Colon 1-4; L Broadway 3-5; J Gobble 2-1; D Carrasco 2-4 Game Scores: B Colon 23 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | CHW | |||
| 1st | J Kubel singled to left center, J Mauer scored, J Morneau to third. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | N Punto sacrificed to catcher, J Morales to third, M Tolbert to second, N Punto safe at second on throwing error by third baseman W Betemit. J Morales scored, M Tolbert to third on throwing error by t | 2 | 0 | |
| 2nd | J Mauer hit sacrifice fly to center, M Tolbert scored. | 3 | 0 | |
| 2nd | J Kubel singled to right, N Punto scored, J Morneau to third. | 4 | 0 | |
| 2nd | M Cuddyer homered to left, J Morneau and J Kubel scored. | 7 | 0 | |
| 2nd | J Crede homered to left. | 8 | 0 | |
| 3rd | J Mauer doubled to deep right, D Span scored. | 9 | 0 | |
| 4th | J Morales reached on infield single to third, M Cuddyer scored, J Morales to second on throwing error by third baseman W Betemit. | 10 | 0 | |
| 6th | M Tolbert singled to left, J Kubel scored, M Cuddyer to third, J Morales to second. | 11 | 0 | |
| 6th | N Punto grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Cuddyer scored, M Tolbert out at second, J Morales to third. | 12 | 0 | |
| 6th | J Mauer homered to left center, J Morales, N Punto and D Span scored. | 16 | 0 | |
| 7th | J Crede grounded out to shortstop, C Gomez scored. | 17 | 0 | |
| 7th | M Tolbert homered to left, M Cuddyer and J Morales scored. | 20 | 0 | |
| 8th | C Quentin singled to left, B Anderson scored, A Ramirez to third. | 20 | 1 | |
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| Game Notes |
| MINNESOTA'S MICHAEL CUDDYER AND JOE CREDE HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE SECOND INNING. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 23,048 (56.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:58 |
| Weather | 82 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 13 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Timmons, First Base - Rob Drake, Second Base - Jeff Kellogg, Third Base - Mark Wegner |
MLB Scores
Thursday, May 21st 2009
| Philadelphia | 12 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 5 |
| Texas | 3 | Final |
| Detroit | 4 |
| Minnesota | 20 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 1 |
| Cleveland | 8 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 |
| Oakland | 5 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 6 |
| Colorado | 9 | Final |
| Atlanta | 0 |
| Baltimore | 4 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 7 |
| Pittsburgh | 4 | Final |
| Washington | 5 |
| Toronto | 1 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| Florida | 3 |
| Milwaukee | 4 | Final |
| Houston | 3 |
| Chi Cubs | 1 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 |
| San Francisco | 2 | Final |
| San Diego | 3 |
| LA Angels | 3 | Final |
| Seattle | 0 |