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Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 7:11PM
, U.S. Cellular Field
Attendance: 26,097, Time of Game: 3:10
Twins
8
79-73
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at White Sox
6
73-80
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
L: Mark Buehrle (12-10)
S: Joe Nathan (44)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  1  2   2  0  0   3  0  0    8 13  1
White Sox       0  0  0   1  1  2   0  2  0    6 11  3

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Carlos Gomez CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .231 .632 15 11 -0.003 0.66 0.067 -0.071 0.2 2 0 2B,SB,HBP,SH
Orlando Cabrera SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 .272 .684 21 12 0.024 0.70 0.104 -0.081 -0.5 3 4
Joe Mauer C 4 0 1 0 1 0 .371 1.048 18 10 0.003 0.48 0.031 -0.028 -0.0 3 0 IW
Jason Kubel RF 3 1 0 0 2 0 .300 .900 24 9 -0.035 0.82 0.041 -0.076 -0.8 2 0
Michael Cuddyer 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .276 .855 18 15 0.071 0.82 0.123 -0.052 0.5 12 0
Delmon Young LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 .273 .687 13 8 0.052 0.86 0.117 -0.065 0.7 3 0 2B
Brendan Harris DH 3 1 2 1 0 1 .262 .674 6 6 0.124 0.73 0.136 -0.012 1.3 2·2B
   Jose Morales PH 1 1 0 0 1 0 .354 .828 5 1 0.071 1.01 0.071 0.000 1.6 IW
Matt Tolbert 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .571 9 6 -0.148 1.05 0.000 -0.148 -2.3 0 3 SH
Nick Punto 2B 4 2 2 3 1 2 .232 .623 29 18 0.229 1.21 0.258 -0.030 2.1 2 5 2B,SB
Brian Duensing P 0 1
   Bobby Keppel P 0 0
   Jesse Crain P 0 0
   Jose Mijares P 0 0
   Joe Nathan P 0 0
Team Totals 38 8 13 7 5 4 .342 .906 158 96 0.388 0.82 0.948 -0.563 2.9 27 13
2B: B Harris 2 (21, 2 off M Buehrle); N Punto (14, off M Buehrle); C Gomez (15, off C Torres); D Young (15, off C Torres).
SH: M Tolbert (8, off M Buehrle); C Gomez (6, off M Buehrle).
IBB: J Morales (1, by C Torres); J Mauer (12, by C Torres).
HBP: C Gomez (4, by C Torres).
TB: B Harris 4; D Young 4; N Punto 3; M Cuddyer 2; C Gomez 2; O Cabrera 2; J Mauer.
RBI: N Punto 3 (37); M Cuddyer (86); C Gomez (28); B Harris (35); O Cabrera (66).
2-out RBI: N Punto 2; M Cuddyer; B Harris.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 6 for 17.
Fielding
DP: 2. N Punto-O Cabrera-M Cuddyer; M Tolbert-N Punto-M Cuddyer.
E: O Cabrera (22).
Baserunning
SB: N Punto (15, 2nd base off T Pena/A Pierzynski); C Gomez (13, 3rd base off C Torres/A Pierzynski).
Pickoffs: O Cabrera (1st base by M Buehrle).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jayson Nix 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .237 .753 19 11 -0.009 1.03 0.066 -0.075 -0.1 0 3
   Scott Podsednik PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .303 .760 4 3 -0.054 2.01 0.000 -0.054 -0.3
Gordon Beckham 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .266 .795 21 16 -0.067 1.31 0.079 -0.146 -1.0 1 3 HBP,GDP
A.J. Pierzynski C 5 0 1 0 0 1 .307 .776 12 9 -0.081 0.89 0.027 -0.107 -0.3 6 1
Paul Konerko 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .283 .857 18 9 -0.083 1.14 0.046 -0.129 -1.5 14 0 GDP
   Dewayne Wise PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 .579 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Alexei Ramirez SS 5 3 3 0 0 0 .280 .735 16 10 -0.007 1.17 0.092 -0.099 0.6 1 4 2B
Jermaine Dye RF 4 2 3 4 0 0 .253 .796 18 10 0.252 1.06 0.284 -0.032 3.3 0 0 2·HR
Carlos Quentin LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .231 .748 8 6 0.049 1.10 0.105 -0.056 0.8 2 0 HBP
Alex Rios CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .242 .679 17 8 -0.020 1.41 0.078 -0.099 -0.2 3 0 SB
Tyler Flowers DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .573 11 6 -0.046 1.47 0.051 -0.097 -0.1 2B
   Mark Kotsay PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .283 .720 6 5 -0.047 1.59 0.000 -0.047 -0.3
Mark Buehrle P 0 1
   Carlos Torres P 0 0
   Tony Pena P 0 0
   Matt Thornton P 0 0
Team Totals 37 6 11 6 2 3 .297 .879 150 93 -0.113 1.20 0.828 -0.941 0.9 27 12
2B: T Flowers (1, off B Duensing); A Ramirez (14, off B Duensing).
HR: J Dye 2 (27, 1 off B Keppel, 1 off B Duensing; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF-RF; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).
HBP: G Beckham (6, by J Nathan); C Quentin (13, by J Crain).
TB: J Dye 9; A Ramirez 4; T Flowers 2; C Quentin; J Nix; A Rios; A Pierzynski.
GIDP: P Konerko (14); G Beckham (10).
RBI: J Dye 4 (78); C Quentin (46); J Nix (32).
2-out RBI: C Quentin.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
E: G Beckham (14); A Ramirez (19); M Thornton (1).
Baserunning
SB: A Rios (21, 2nd base off B Keppel/J Mauer).

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Brian Duensing, W (5-1) 5.2 9 4 3 1 1 1 3.33 26 86 55 38 2 15 12 12 6 0 37 -0.044 0.96 -0.8
Bobby Keppel, H (4) 1.2 2 2 2 0 1 1 5.06 7 33 21 13 2 6 2 4 0 0 1 0 0.000 0.88 -0.9
Jesse Crain, H (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.86 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.005 1.86 0.0
Jose Mijares, H (26) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.10 1 6 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.047 1.59 0.3
Joe Nathan, S (44) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.14 5 21 11 3 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.106 2.40 0.6
Team Totals 9 11 6 5 2 3 2 5.00 41 150 93 59 8 26 15 19 7 0 37 2 0 0.114 0.82 -0.9

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mark Buehrle, L (12-10) 3.1 8 5 4 1 0 0 3.95 18 57 38 22 4 12 11 6 4 0 25 -0.211 0.97 -2.5
Carlos Torres 3.1 4 3 2 3 3 0 5.91 18 67 35 25 4 6 5 6 4 0 1 1 -0.172 0.90 -1.1
Tony Pena 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.29 5 20 12 6 2 4 2 2 0 0 2 1 -0.026 0.30 0.1
Matt Thornton 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.65 5 14 11 9 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.022 0.56 0.6
Team Totals 9 13 8 6 5 4 0 6.00 46 158 96 62 11 23 22 14 8 0 25 3 2 -0.387 1.20 -2.9
Balks: None.
WP: J Nathan (4).
HBP: C Torres (2; C Gomez); J Crain (4; C Quentin); J Nathan (2; G Beckham).
IBB: C Torres 2 (2; J Mauer, J Morales).
Pickoffs: M Buehrle (8; O Cabrera, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Welke, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Jim Reynolds, 3B - Chad Fairchild.
Time of Game: 3:10.
Attendance: 26,097.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 68° F, Wind 5mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Chicago White Sox
1 Carlos Gomez CF 1 Jayson Nix 2B
2 Orlando Cabrera SS 2 Gordon Beckham 3B
3 Joe Mauer C 3 A.J. Pierzynski C
4 Jason Kubel RF 4 Paul Konerko 1B
5 Michael Cuddyer 1B 5 Alexei Ramirez SS
6 Delmon Young LF 6 Jermaine Dye RF
7 Brendan Harris DH 7 Carlos Quentin LF
8 Matt Tolbert 3B 8 Alex Rios CF
9 Nick Punto 2B 9 Tyler Flowers DH
Brian Duensing P Mark Buehrle P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 2-5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  RR CHW J. Dye B. Duensing -19% 63% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Ramirez Scores/unER
t7 5-4 2 123 8,(3-2)  RR MIN N. Punto C. Torres 18% 88% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Kubel Scores; Young Scores; Morales to 3B
b9 6-8 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHW A. Ramirez J. Nathan 10% 100% Popfly: 1B
t2 0-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  R MIN B. Harris M. Buehrle 10% 58% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Cuddyer Scores/unER
t7 5-4 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  MIN D. Young C. Torres 9% 77% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Kubel to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Mark Buehrle facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN C. Gomez M. Buehrle -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  MIN O. Cabrera M. Buehrle 2% 50% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O MIN J. Mauer M. Buehrle -4% 46% Cabrera Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O MIN J. Mauer M. Buehrle -1% 45% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Brian Duensing facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHW J. Nix B. Duensing 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW G. Beckham B. Duensing 2% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
b1 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHW A. Pierzynski B. Duensing 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Mark Buehrle facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O MIN J. Kubel M. Buehrle -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t2 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  MIN M. Cuddyer M. Buehrle 4% 52% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Cuddyer to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
t2 0-0 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O MIN D. Young M. Buehrle -4% 48% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t2 0-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  R MIN B. Harris M. Buehrle 10% 58% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Cuddyer Scores/unER
t2 1-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O MIN M. Tolbert M. Buehrle -3% 55% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Brian Duensing facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW P. Konerko B. Duensing 3% 57% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b2 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CHW A. Ramirez B. Duensing -3% 55% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b2 0-1 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CHW J. Dye B. Duensing 3% 58% Lineout: LF
b2 0-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHW C. Quentin B. Duensing 3% 60% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, White Sox' Mark Buehrle facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  MIN N. Punto M. Buehrle 3% 64% Walk
t3 1-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O MIN C. Gomez M. Buehrle -2% 62% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Punto to 2B
t3 1-0 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  R MIN O. Cabrera M. Buehrle 8% 70% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Punto Scores
t3 2-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  MIN J. Mauer M. Buehrle 3% 73% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Cabrera to 2B
t3 2-0 1 12- 7,(3-2)  O MIN J. Kubel M. Buehrle -4% 69% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
t3 2-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R MIN M. Cuddyer M. Buehrle 8% 78% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak SS); Cabrera Scores; Mauer to 2B
t3 3-0 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O MIN D. Young M. Buehrle -3% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Brian Duensing facing 8-9-1
b3 0-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  CHW A. Rios B. Duensing -4% 71% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b3 0-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHW T. Flowers B. Duensing 4% 75% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
b3 0-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHW J. Nix B. Duensing 3% 78% Lineout: SS (Weak SS-2B)
b3 0-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHW G. Beckham B. Duensing 2% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, White Sox' Mark Buehrle facing 7-8-9
t4 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN B. Harris M. Buehrle 4% 84% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t4 3-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O MIN M. Tolbert M. Buehrle -1% 83% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Harris to 3B
t4 3-0 1 --3 4,(2-1)  R MIN N. Punto M. Buehrle 4% 87% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Harris Scores
Carlos Torres replaces Mark Buehrle pitching
t4 4-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  R MIN C. Gomez C. Torres 4% 92% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Punto Scores
t4 5-0 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  MIN O. Cabrera C. Torres 1% 93% Gomez Steals 3B
t4 5-0 1 --3 5,(2-2)  O MIN O. Cabrera C. Torres -2% 91% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t4 5-0 2 --3 4,(3-0)  MIN J. Mauer C. Torres 0% 91% Intentional Walk
t4 5-0 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O MIN J. Kubel C. Torres -2% 89% Lineout: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Twins' Brian Duensing facing 3-4-5
b4 0-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHW A. Pierzynski B. Duensing -3% 87% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b4 0-5 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO CHW P. Konerko B. Duensing 5% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
b4 0-5 2 --- 4,(2-1)  CHW A. Ramirez B. Duensing -1% 91% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b4 0-5 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  CHW J. Dye B. Duensing -1% 90% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Ramirez to 3B
b4 0-5 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  R CHW C. Quentin B. Duensing -5% 85% Single to CF (Line Drive); Ramirez Scores; Dye to 2B
b4 1-5 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O CHW A. Rios B. Duensing 4% 88% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, White Sox' Carlos Torres facing 5-6-7
t5 5-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN M. Cuddyer C. Torres -1% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t5 5-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN D. Young C. Torres 1% 88% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t5 5-1 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O MIN B. Harris C. Torres -1% 87% Strikeout Swinging
t5 5-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN M. Tolbert C. Torres -1% 86% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Twins' Brian Duensing facing 9-1-2
b5 1-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CHW T. Flowers B. Duensing -5% 81% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b5 1-5 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  R CHW J. Nix B. Duensing -7% 75% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Flowers Scores
b5 2-5 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO CHW G. Beckham B. Duensing 9% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b5 2-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW A. Pierzynski B. Duensing 1% 85% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 2.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-2, White Sox' Carlos Torres facing 9-1-2
t6 5-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN N. Punto C. Torres -1% 84% Strikeout Looking
t6 5-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN C. Gomez C. Torres 1% 85% Hit By Pitch
t6 5-2 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O MIN O. Cabrera C. Torres -2% 83% Flyball: LF
t6 5-2 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O MIN J. Mauer C. Torres -1% 82% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Twins' Brian Duensing facing 4-5-6
b6 2-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW P. Konerko B. Duensing 3% 85% Strikeout Swinging
b6 2-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  CHW A. Ramirez B. Duensing -3% 82% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
b6 2-5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  RR CHW J. Dye B. Duensing -19% 63% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Ramirez Scores/unER
b6 4-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW C. Quentin B. Duensing 3% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 4-5 2 --- 5,(3-1)  CHW A. Rios B. Duensing -2% 64% Walk
Bobby Keppel replaces Brian Duensing pitching
b6 4-5 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHW T. Flowers B. Keppel -2% 62% Rios Steals 2B
b6 4-5 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  O CHW T. Flowers B. Keppel 6% 68% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 4.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-4, White Sox' Carlos Torres facing 4-5-6
t7 5-4 0 --- 4,(3-0)  MIN J. Kubel C. Torres 4% 72% Walk
t7 5-4 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  O MIN M. Cuddyer C. Torres -4% 68% Strikeout Swinging
t7 5-4 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  MIN D. Young C. Torres 9% 77% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Kubel to 3B
Jose Morales pinch hits for Brendan Harris (DH) batting 7th
t7 5-4 1 -23 4,(3-0)  MIN J. Morales C. Torres 0% 78% Intentional Walk
t7 5-4 1 123 3,(2-0)  O MIN M. Tolbert C. Torres -8% 70% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t7 5-4 2 123 8,(3-2)  RR MIN N. Punto C. Torres 18% 88% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Kubel Scores; Young Scores; Morales to 3B
Tony Pena replaces Carlos Torres pitching
t7 7-4 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R MIN C. Gomez T. Pena 5% 93% Punto Steals 2B; Morales Scores/Adv on E6/unER; Punto to 3B
t7 8-4 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O MIN C. Gomez T. Pena -1% 92% Popfly: 3B (Weak SS-2B)
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 8, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-8, Twins' Bobby Keppel facing 1-2-3
b7 4-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW J. Nix B. Keppel 2% 94% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b7 4-8 1 --- 8,(1-2)  O CHW G. Beckham B. Keppel 1% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b7 4-8 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW A. Pierzynski B. Keppel 1% 96% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, White Sox 4.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-4, White Sox' Tony Pena facing 2-3-4
t8 8-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN O. Cabrera T. Pena -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t8 8-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O MIN J. Mauer T. Pena -0% 95% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t8 8-4 2 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN J. Kubel T. Pena 0% 95% Walk
t8 8-4 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  O MIN M. Cuddyer T. Pena -0% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-8, Twins' Bobby Keppel facing 4-5-6
b8 4-8 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHW P. Konerko B. Keppel 2% 97% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
b8 4-8 1 --- 2,(0-1)  CHW A. Ramirez B. Keppel -2% 95% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
b8 4-8 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  RR CHW J. Dye B. Keppel -8% 86% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Ramirez Scores
Jesse Crain replaces Bobby Keppel pitching
b8 6-8 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CHW C. Quentin J. Crain -6% 81% Hit By Pitch
b8 6-8 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O CHW A. Rios J. Crain 6% 87% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
Jose Mijares replaces Jesse Crain pitching
Mark Kotsay pinch hits for Tyler Flowers (DH) batting 9th
b8 6-8 2 1-- 6,(1-2)  O CHW M. Kotsay J. Mijares 5% 92% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, White Sox 6.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-6, White Sox' Matt Thornton facing 6-7-8
Matt Thornton replaces Tony Pena pitching
t9 8-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN D. Young M. Thornton 1% 93% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t9 8-6 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN J. Morales M. Thornton 2% 95% Reached on E1 (throw to 2B)/attempted forceout/Bunt (Bunt to P's Left); Young to 2B; Morales to 1B
t9 8-6 0 12- 2,(1-0)  O MIN M. Tolbert M. Thornton -2% 93% Foul Bunt Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t9 8-6 1 12- 4,(0-2)  O MIN N. Punto M. Thornton -2% 91% Strikeout Looking
t9 8-6 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O MIN C. Gomez M. Thornton -2% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 8, White Sox 6.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 6-8, Twins' Joe Nathan facing 1-2-3
Joe Nathan replaces Jose Mijares pitching
Scott Podsednik pinch hits for Jayson Nix (2B) batting 1st
b9 6-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW S. Podsednik J. Nathan 5% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 6-8 1 --- 4,(1-2)  CHW G. Beckham J. Nathan -7% 88% Hit By Pitch
b9 6-8 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHW A. Pierzynski J. Nathan -1% 87% Wild Pitch; Beckham to 2B
b9 6-8 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHW A. Pierzynski J. Nathan 8% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b9 6-8 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  CHW P. Konerko J. Nathan -5% 90% Walk
Dewayne Wise pinch runs for Paul Konerko (1B) batting 4th
b9 6-8 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHW A. Ramirez J. Nathan 10% 100% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 8, White Sox 6.

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