Chicago White Sox vs. Minnesota Twins - Box Score - September 02, 2009 - ESPN

Scores for Sep 2, 2009

Final

Series: Game 3 of 3

Minnesota won 2-1

Game 1: Monday, August 31
Chi White Sox	1	Final
Minnesota	4	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, September 1
Chi White Sox	3	Final
Minnesota	4	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, September 2
Chi White Sox	4	Final
Minnesota	2	Final
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White Sox 4

(65-69, 29-39 away)

Twins 2

(67-66, 39-30 home)

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1:10 PM ET, September 2, 2009

Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CWS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	8	0
MIN	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	10	0

W: D. Carrasco (5-1)

L: J. Nathan (2-2)

S: B. Jenks (28)

Chicago White Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
S Podsednik DH	4	0	1	0	0	1	11	.294	.347	.395
G Beckham 3B	3	1	1	1	1	1	23	.272	.350	.455
P Konerko 1B	4	1	2	1	0	0	18	.280	.351	.492
J Dye RF	3	0	1	0	1	0	18	.260	.341	.473
D Wise PR-RF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.240	.348
C Quentin LF	2	1	1	0	2	0	16	.226	.322	.438
A Ramirez SS	3	0	1	1	1	1	15	.277	.331	.408
A Rios CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	15	.250	.299	.406
J Nix 2B	2	0	0	0	0	2	11	.236	.318	.442
a-C Getz PH-2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.266	.323	.364
R Castro C	2	0	1	0	0	1	4	.190	.288	.379
b-M Kotsay PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.248	.289	.325
A Pierzynski C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.312	.342	.458
Totals	29	4	8	3	5	8	139
a-grounded to third for J Nix in the 8th b-struck out swinging for R Castro in the 9th
BATTING 2B: R Castro (2, B Duensing) HR: G Beckham (10, 9th inning off J Nathan 0 on, 2 Out); P Konerko (24, 9th inning off J Nathan 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: G Beckham (52), P Konerko (77), A Ramirez (59) 2-out RBI: G Beckham, P Konerko, A Ramirez GIDP: P Konerko, A Ramirez, J Dye, A Rios White Sox RISP: 1-6 (A Rios 0-2, S Podsednik 0-1, A Ramirez 1-2, G Beckham 0-1) Team LOB: 3
BASERUNNING SB: D Wise (3, 2nd base off J Nathan/M Redmond) CS: S Podsednik (10, 2nd base by B Duensing/M Redmond)
FIELDING DP: 1 (J Nix-A Ramirez-P Konerko).

Chicago White Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
M Buehrle	6.0	7	2	2	1	2	0	83-56	3.86
S Linebrink	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	13-10	3.86
R Williams	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-5	7.36
D Carrasco (W, 5-1)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-3	3.64
B Jenks (S, 28)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	19-13	3.66
Totals	9.0	10	2	2	1	4	0	129-87
PITCHING IBB: J Morneau (By M Buehrle) HBP: J Mauer (By R Williams) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: M Buehrle 14/24; S Linebrink 4/4; R Williams 1/3; D Carrasco 1/1; B Jenks 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: M Buehrle 17-7-11-21; S Linebrink 3-2-2-3; R Williams 2-0-1-2; D Carrasco 0-0-2-1; B Jenks 3-1-6-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Buehrle 9-6; S Linebrink 1-0; R Williams 1-1; D Carrasco 1-0; B Jenks 0-2 Game Scores: M Buehrle 51

Minnesota Twins
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D Span CF-LF	4	1	3	0	0	0	11	.313	.397	.414
O Cabrera SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	16	.274	.310	.365
J Mauer DH	3	1	1	0	0	0	12	.367	.435	.612
J Morneau 1B	3	0	0	0	1	0	11	.286	.376	.537
J Kubel LF	3	0	2	2	0	1	15	.305	.374	.535
C Gomez CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.238	.292	.351
M Cuddyer RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	15	.274	.341	.513
B Harris 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	13	.269	.312	.372
M Redmond C	3	0	0	0	0	1	15	.250	.316	.306
a-J Morales PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	.362	.413	.420
N Punto 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	8	.215	.315	.265
b-B Buscher PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.225	.347	.308
Totals	34	2	10	2	1	4	129
a-singled to left for M Redmond in the 9th b-flied out to right for N Punto in the 9th
BATTING 2B: J Mauer (22, M Buehrle) RBI: J Kubel 2 (79) 2-out RBI: J Kubel 2 GIDP: J Mauer Twins RISP: 1-6 (B Harris 0-1, J Mauer 0-1, M Redmond 0-1, J Kubel 1-1, J Morneau 0-1, M Cuddyer 0-1) Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING CS: B Harris (2, 2nd base by S Linebrink/R Castro); D Span (9, 2nd base by M Buehrle)
FIELDING DP: 4 (O Cabrera-N Punto-J Morneau 3, B Duensing-N Punto-J Morneau). Outfield Assist: J Kubel (C Quentin at 2nd base).

Minnesota Twins
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Duensing	7.0	5	0	0	2	7	0	88-59	3.81
J Rauch (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14-5	0.00
J Nathan (L, 2-2; B, 5)	0.2	2	4	4	2	1	2	31-15	2.36
M Guerrier	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6-5	2.38
Totals	9.0	8	4	4	5	8	2	139-84
PITCHING WP: M Guerrier First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Duensing 15/23; J Rauch 0/3; J Nathan 4/6; M Guerrier 2/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Duensing 14-11-20-14; J Rauch 3-0-0-2; J Nathan 5-3-4-3; M Guerrier 1-2-0-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Duensing 8-4; J Rauch 3-0; J Nathan 0-1; M Guerrier 0-1 Game Scores: B Duensing 72

Scoring Summary

			CWS	MIN
	6th	J Kubel singled to left, D Span and J Mauer scored, J Morneau to second.	0	2
	9th	G Beckham homered to left.	1	2
	9th	P Konerko homered to left.	2	2
	9th	A Ramirez singled to left, D Wise scored, C Quentin to third, A Ramirez to second advancing on throw.	3	2
	9th	C Quentin scored, A Ramirez to third on wild pitch by M Guerrier.	4	2
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Game Notes

WHITE SOX GORDON BECKHAM AND PAUL KONERKO HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE TOP OF THE NINTH INNING.

Game Information

Stadium	Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN
Attendance	21,007 (53.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:32
Weather	indoors
Umpires	Home Plate - Bob Davidson, First Base - Scott Barry, Second Base - Tim Tschida, Third Base - Jeff Nelson