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CLE  6
@LAA  2

BOS  3
@BAL  2

MIN  5
@CHW  2

SEA 14
@DET  7

NYY  6
@KCR  3

TBD  3
TOR  2

TEX 12
OAK  9

ARI  6
STL  5

WSN  7
@ATL  4

MIL 10
@CIN  5

COL  4
SDP  2

NYM  4
HOU  1

PHI  8
FLA  5

PIT 10
CHC  5

SFG  4
LAD  2

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 32,250

Sunday, September 9, 2007, 1:07PM
Time of Game: 2:37
Twins
5
70-73
Won 1
3rd, 13 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  1   0  3  0   0  1  0    5  6  1
White Sox       0  1  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    2  7  2
W: J Santana (15-11), L: J Garland (9-11), S: J Nathan (30)
White Sox
2
61-82
Lost 1
5th, 22 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Bartlett SS                 4   1   0   0    0   0  .273  .719   11    1   1   
J Kubel LF                    4   1   2   4    0   0  .265  .756   12    2   0   HR
J Mauer C                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .295  .808   10   13   0   
T Hunter CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .861   14    1   0   
J Morneau 1B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .280  .857   18    4   0   3B
M Cuddyer RF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .278  .787   17    2   0   
G Jones DH                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .184  .476    7    0   0   
  R White PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .156  .511    2    0   0   
  J Tyner PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .707         0   0   
L Rodriguez 2B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .223  .580   18    2   2   GDP
N Punto 3B                    3   2   0   0    1   0  .199  .541   20    2   2   

J Santana P                                                              0   0
  J Rincon P                                                             0   0
  J Nathan P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   5   6   5    2   5              129   27   5
BATTING
3B: J Morneau (3, off J Garland).
HR: J Kubel (11, off J Garland; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: J Kubel 5; J Morneau 3; L Rodriguez; R White; J Mauer.
GIDP: L Rodriguez (5).
RBI: J Kubel 4 (58); J Morneau (102).
2-out RBI: J Kubel 4; J Morneau.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
FIELDING
DP: 1. J Bartlett-L Rodriguez-J Morneau.
E: N Punto (11).
Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Owens CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .247  .603   13    2   0   
J Fields LF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .234  .734   24    1   0   
J Thome DH                    2   1   1   1    2   0  .271  .935   20    0   0   HR
P Konerko 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .842   11   12   0   
A Pierzynski C                4   0   1   0    0   1  .268  .733   16    5   0   
J Dye RF                      4   1   3   0    0   1  .252  .806   14    1   0   2B
A Cintron 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   2  .233  .589   13    1   2   SB
D Richar 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .207  .642   14    1   7   GDP
J Uribe SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .651   18    3   3   

J Garland P                                                              1   0
  H Phillips P                                                           0   1
Totals                       33   2   7   2    2  13              143   27  13
BATTING
2B: J Dye (29, off J Santana).
HR: J Thome (26, off J Rincon; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).
TB: J Thome 4; J Dye 4; J Owens; A Cintron; A Pierzynski.
GIDP: D Richar (3).
RBI: J Thome (80); A Cintron (18).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
FIELDING
DP: 1. H Phillips-J Uribe-P Konerko.
E: A Cintron 2 (10).
BASERUNNING
SB: A Cintron (2, 2nd base off J Santana/J Mauer).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Santana, W (15-11)           7     5   1   1    2  10   0   3.09   28  110-81   41·24·16    5· 5· 6· 0     71    -     1.05   0.31
J Rincon                       1     1   1   1    0   2   1   5.60    4   17-12    6· 3· 3    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.54   0.01
J Nathan, S (30)               1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.02    3   10-8     5· 1· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.43   0.05
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2  13   1          35  137-101  52·28·21    6· 6· 8· 0           -  
Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Garland, L (9-11)            8     5   5   1    2   5   1   4.59   33  122-74   48· 7·19   15·10· 1· 0     63    -     0.74  -0.14
H Phillips                     1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.38    3    7-5     4· 0· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.16   0.01
Totals                         9     6   5   1    2   5   1          36  129-79   52· 7·20   17·10· 2· 0           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Ed Hickox, 3B - CB Bucknor.
Time of Game: 2:37.
Attendance: 32,250.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 77° F, Wind 15mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Chicago White Sox                    
1. J Bartlett           SS    1. J Owens              CF 
2. J Kubel              LF    2. J Fields             LF 
3. J Mauer              C     3. J Thome              DH 
4. T Hunter             CF    4. P Konerko            1B 
5. J Morneau            1B    5. A Pierzynski         C  
6. M Cuddyer            RF    6. J Dye                RF 
7. G Jones              DH    7. A Cintron            3B 
8. L Rodriguez          2B    8. D Richar             2B 
9. N Punto              3B    9. J Uribe              SS 

   J Santana            P        J Garland            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  1-1  12-  4   31%  80% J Kubel         J Garland       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Punto Scores/unER; Bartlett Scores/unER; Kubel Scores/unER
   t 3   2  1-0  12-  3   11%  50% J Kubel         J Garland       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Punto Scores/unER; Bartlett to 3B
   b 5   2  4-1  123  1    9%  85% P Konerko       J Santana       Flyball: LF
   b 2   1  0-0  -2-  5   -8%  35% A Cintron       J Santana       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Dye Scores
   b 5   1  4-1  12-  5    6%  80% J Fields        J Santana       Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Garland facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  J Bartlett      Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   46%  J Kubel         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   45%  J Mauer         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Johan Santana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  J Owens         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   49%  J Fields        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  7   48%  J Thome         Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  P Konerko       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Garland facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   48%  T Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   46%  J Morneau       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   45%  M Cuddyer       Popfly: P (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Johan Santana facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   47%  A Pierzynski    Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
          ---  3   43%  J Dye           Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   R      -2-  5   35%  A Cintron       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Dye Scores
   O      1--  4   37%  D Richar        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   40%  J Uribe         Cintron Steals 2B; Cintron out at 3B/2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Jon Garland facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   37%  G Jones         Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7   35%  L Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   36%  N Punto         Walk
          1--  4   39%  J Bartlett      Reached on E5/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Punto to 2B
   R      12-  3   50%  J Kubel         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Punto Scores/unER; Bartlett to 3B
   O      1-3  2   44%  J Mauer         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Johan Santana facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   47%  J Uribe         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   49%  J Owens         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   50%  J Fields        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Jon Garland facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   47%  T Hunter        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   45%  J Morneau       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   44%  M Cuddyer       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Johan Santana facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   47%  J Thome         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  4   49%  P Konerko       Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   47%  A Pierzynski    Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  2   45%  J Dye           Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Pierzynski to 2B
   O      12-  4   50%  A Cintron       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Jon Garland facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   47%  G Jones         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   50%  L Rodriguez     Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  7   46%  N Punto         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
          1--  1   49%  J Bartlett      Reached on E5/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Punto to 2B
   RRR    12-  4   80%  J Kubel         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Punto Scores/unER; Bartlett Scores/unER; Kubel Scores/unER
          ---  2   80%  J Mauer         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   79%  T Hunter        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Johan Santana facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   82%  D Richar        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   79%  J Uribe         Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   74%  J Owens         Single to 1B/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B); Uribe to 2B
   O      12-  5   80%  J Fields        Strikeout Swinging
          12-  5   76%  J Thome         Walk; Uribe to 3B; Owens to 2B
   O      123  1   85%  P Konerko       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jon Garland facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   84%  J Morneau       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   83%  M Cuddyer       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   82%  G Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Johan Santana facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   85%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   87%  J Dye           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   88%  A Cintron       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jon Garland facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   87%  L Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   86%  N Punto         Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
   O      ---  3   86%  J Bartlett      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Johan Santana facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   89%  D Richar        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   91%  J Uribe         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   92%  J Owens         Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 1.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jon Garland facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   91%  J Kubel         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   92%  J Mauer         Walk
   O      1--  3   91%  T Hunter        Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
   R      1--  7   96%  J Morneau       Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Mauer Scores
   O      --3  4   95%  M Cuddyer       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Juan Rincon facing 2-3-4
                  Juan Rincon replaces Johan Santana pitching
   O      ---  7   97%  J Fields        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3   93%  J Thome         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   95%  P Konerko       Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   96%  A Pierzynski    Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Heath Phillips facing 7-8-9
                  Heath Phillips replaces Jon Garland pitching; Rondell White pinch hits for Garrett Jones batting 7th
          ---  2   97%  R White         Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Jason Tyner pinch runs for Rondell White batting 7th
   OO     1--  4   95%  L Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   95%  N Punto         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Joe Nathan facing 6-7-8
                  Joe Nathan replaces Juan Rincon pitching
          ---  5   90%  J Dye           Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   95%  A Cintron       Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  2  100%  D Richar        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA200709090

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