Minnesota Twins vs. Chicago White Sox - Box Score - September 23, 2009 - ESPN

Scores for Sep 23, 2009

Final

Series: Game 3 of 3

Minnesota won 3-0

Game 1: Monday, September 21
Minnesota	7	Final
Chi White Sox	0	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, September 22
Minnesota	8	Final
Chi White Sox	6	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, September 23
Minnesota	8	Final
Chi White Sox	6	Final
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Twins 8

(79-73, 34-40 away)

White Sox 6

(73-80, 41-37 home)

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8:11 PM ET, September 23, 2009

U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	1	2	2	0	0	3	0	0	8	13	1
CWS	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	2	0	6	11	3

W: B. Duensing (5-1)

L: M. Buehrle (12-10)

S: J. Nathan (44)

Minnesota Twins
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
C Gomez CF	4	0	1	1	0	0	15	.231	.290	.342
O Cabrera SS	5	1	2	1	0	0	21	.272	.309	.375
J Mauer C	4	0	1	0	1	0	18	.371	.442	.606
J Kubel RF	3	1	0	0	2	0	24	.300	.370	.530
M Cuddyer 1B	5	1	2	1	0	1	18	.276	.336	.519
D Young LF	5	1	3	0	0	0	13	.273	.296	.391
B Harris DH	3	1	2	1	0	1	6	.262	.310	.364
a-J Morales PH-DH	1	1	0	0	1	0	5	.354	.411	.417
M Tolbert 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	9	.216	.293	.278
N Punto 2B	4	2	2	3	1	2	29	.232	.332	.291
Totals	38	8	13	7	5	4	158
a-intentionally walked for B Harris in the 7th
BATTING 2B: B Harris 2 (21, M Buehrle 2); N Punto (14, M Buehrle); C Gomez (15, C Torres); D Young (15, C Torres) RBI: B Harris (35), O Cabrera (66), M Cuddyer (86), N Punto 3 (37), C Gomez (28) S: C Gomez, M Tolbert 2-out RBI: B Harris, M Cuddyer, N Punto 2 Twins RISP: 6-17 (B Harris 1-1, M Tolbert 0-3, O Cabrera 1-2, C Gomez 1-3, J Kubel 0-2, M Cuddyer 1-1, D Young 0-2, N Punto 2-3) Team LOB: 11
BASERUNNING SB: C Gomez (13, 3rd base off C Torres/A Pierzynski); N Punto (15, 2nd base off T Pena/A Pierzynski) Picked Off: O Cabrera (1st base by M Buehrle)
FIELDING E: O Cabrera (22, ground ball) DP: 2 (M Tolbert-N Punto-M Cuddyer, N Punto-O Cabrera-M Cuddyer).

Minnesota Twins
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Duensing (W, 5-1)	5.2	9	4	3	1	1	1	86-55	3.33
B Keppel (H, 4)	1.2	2	2	2	0	1	1	33-21	5.06
J Crain (H, 4)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4-1	4.86
J Mijares (H, 26)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-5	2.10
J Nathan (S, 44)	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	21-11	2.14
Totals	9.0	11	6	5	2	3	2	150-93
PITCHING WP: J Nathan HBP: C Quentin (By J Crain); G Beckham (By J Nathan) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Duensing 16/26; B Keppel 4/7; J Crain 0/2; J Mijares 1/1; J Nathan 4/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Duensing 15-3-13-24; B Keppel 6-2-7-6; J Crain 0-0-0-1; J Mijares 1-0-3-1; J Nathan 4-4-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Duensing 11-5; B Keppel 1-3; J Crain 0-1; J Mijares 0-1; J Nathan 1-1 Game Scores: B Duensing 37

Chicago White Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Nix 2B	4	0	1	1	0	0	19	.237	.321	.432
b-S Podsednik PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.303	.353	.405
G Beckham 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	21	.266	.341	.454
A Pierzynski C	5	0	1	0	0	1	12	.307	.339	.436
P Konerko 1B	4	0	0	0	1	1	18	.283	.354	.503
D Wise PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.241	.339
A Ramirez SS	5	3	3	0	0	0	16	.280	.337	.398
J Dye RF	4	2	3	4	0	0	18	.253	.338	.458
C Quentin LF	3	0	1	1	0	0	8	.231	.322	.426
A Rios CF	3	0	1	0	1	0	17	.242	.290	.389
T Flowers DH	3	1	1	0	0	0	11	.200	.273	.300
a-M Kotsay PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	.283	.322	.398
Totals	37	6	11	6	2	3	150
a-popped out to second for T Flowers in the 8th b-grounded to second for J Nix in the 9th
BATTING 2B: A Ramirez (14, B Duensing); T Flowers (1, B Duensing) HR: J Dye 2 (27, 6th inning off B Duensing 1 on, 1 Out; 8th inning off B Keppel 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: C Quentin (46), J Nix (32), J Dye 4 (78) 2-out RBI: C Quentin GIDP: P Konerko, G Beckham White Sox RISP: 3-7 (A Rios 0-1, C Quentin 1-1, J Nix 1-1, A Ramirez 0-1, J Dye 1-1, T Flowers 0-1, A Pierzynski 0-1) Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: A Rios (21, 2nd base off B Keppel/J Mauer)
FIELDING E: G Beckham (14, throw); A Ramirez (19, catch); M Thornton (1, throw)

Chicago White Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
M Buehrle (L, 12-10)	3.1	8	5	4	1	0	0	57-38	3.95
C Torres	3.1	4	3	2	3	3	0	67-35	5.91
T Pena	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	20-12	4.35
M Thornton	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	14-11	2.65
Totals	9.0	13	8	6	5	4	0	158-96
PITCHING IBB: J Mauer (By C Torres); J Morales (By C Torres) HBP: C Gomez (By C Torres) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: M Buehrle 10/18; C Torres 9/18; T Pena 3/5; M Thornton 3/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: M Buehrle 12-4-5-17; C Torres 6-6-13-10; T Pena 4-2-2-4; M Thornton 1-2-4-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Buehrle 7-2; C Torres 4-3; T Pena 2-2; M Thornton 1-1 Game Scores: M Buehrle 25

Scoring Summary

			MIN	CWS
	2nd	B Harris doubled to deep left, M Cuddyer scored.	1	0
	3rd	O Cabrera singled to left center, N Punto scored.	2	0
	3rd	M Cuddyer singled to left, O Cabrera scored, J Mauer to second.	3	0
	4th	N Punto doubled to right, B Harris scored.	4	0
	4th	C Gomez doubled to left, N Punto scored.	5	0
	4th	C Quentin singled to center, A Ramirez scored, J Dye to second.	5	1
	5th	J Nix singled to center, T Flowers scored.	5	2
	6th	J Dye homered to right center, A Ramirez scored.	5	4
	7th	N Punto singled to center, J Kubel and D Young scored, J Morales to third.	7	4
	7th	J Morales scored, N Punto safe at third on error by shortstop A Ramirez.	8	4
	8th	J Dye homered to center, A Ramirez scored.	8	6
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Game Information

Stadium	U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL
Attendance	26,097 (64.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:10
Weather	68 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	5 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Bill Welke, First Base - Tim Welke, Second Base - Jim Reynolds, Third Base - Chad Fairchild