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LAA  6
OAK  0

BOS  4
BAL  3

CLE  2
TBD  1

KCR  9
@DET  7

(11)
CHW  4
@MIN  3

NYY  7
TOR  2

TEX  6
@SEA  5

ARI  3
SDP  1

ATL  4
HOU  1

COL  5
@CHC  2

PHI 14
@FLA  2

CIN  5
@PIT  2

LAD  4
@SFG  3

STL 10
MIL  5

NYM  4
@WSN  3

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 45,439

Friday, September 29, 2006, 7:11PM
Time of Game: 2:27
White Sox
4
89-71
Won 2
3rd, 6 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       1  0  0   1  1  0   0  0  1    4  9  0
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  2    3  8  0
W: F Garcia (17-9), L: B Bonser (7-6), S: B Jenks (41)
Twins
3
95-65
Lost 1
1st

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Podsednik LF                4   0   2   0    0   0  .262  .687   17    4   1   GDP
J Owens CF                    2   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .777    9    2   0   2B
  R Sweeney CF                2   0   0   0    0   1  .192  .384    8    1   0   
J Dye RF                      4   1   1   1    0   0  .315 1.007   21    2   0   HR
J Thome DH                    4   0   1   1    0   3  .290 1.019   15    0   0   
P Konerko 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .313  .932   11    8   0   2B
  R Gload PR-1B               0   1   0   0    0   0  .320  .790         1   0   
A Pierzynski C                4   0   1   1    0   2  .296  .771   15    5   2   SB
J Crede 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .829   19    0   2   
A Cintron 2B                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .286  .705    5    2   4   HR
J Uribe SS                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .235  .698   12    2   3   

F Garcia P                                                               0   1
  M Thornton P                                                           0   0
  M MacDougal P                                                          0   0
  B Jenks P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   4   9   4    0   8              132   27  13
BATTING
2B: J Owens (1, off B Bonser); P Konerko (30, off G Perkins).
HR: A Cintron (5, off B Bonser; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); J Dye (44, off B Bonser; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: A Cintron 4; J Dye 4; P Konerko 2; J Owens 2; S Podsednik 2; J Thome; A Pierzynski; J Uribe.
GIDP: S Podsednik (7).
RBI: A Pierzynski (64); J Dye (120); J Thome (109); A Cintron (41).
2-out RBI: J Dye; A Pierzynski.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
FIELDING
DP: 1. J Crede-J Uribe-P Konerko.
BASERUNNING
SB: A Pierzynski (1, 2nd base off J Crain/J Mauer).
PO: S Podsednik (1st base by B Bonser).
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Punto 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .295  .737   14    0   1   SB
L Rodriguez 2B                3   1   2   0    1   1  .234  .641   22    1   2   2B
  A Casilla PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .250  .750         0   0   
J Mauer C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .346  .934   16    9   0   GDP
M Cuddyer RF                  4   0   2   3    0   0  .282  .860    8    3   0   2B
J Morneau 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .320  .935   12    6   0   
T Hunter CF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .279  .825   12    3   0   
R White LF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .642    7    1   0   2B
  L Ford PR-LF                0   0   0   0    1   0  .227  .602    5    1   0   
J Tyner DH                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .312  .698    6    0   0   
  P Nevin PH                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .761    6    0   0   
J Bartlett SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .310  .764   14    3   2   

B Bonser P                                                               0   1
  G Perkins P                                                            0   0
  D Reyes P                                                              0   0
  J Crain P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   3   8   3    2   6              122   27   6
BATTING
2B: R White (17, off F Garcia); M Cuddyer (41, off B Jenks); L Rodriguez (4, off F Garcia).
TB: M Cuddyer 3; L Rodriguez 3; R White 2; T Hunter 2; N Punto.
GIDP: J Mauer (24).
RBI: M Cuddyer 3 (105).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
FIELDING
DP: 1. J Bartlett-J Morneau.
BASERUNNING
SB: N Punto (17, 2nd base off B Jenks/A Pierzynski).

PITCHING

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
F Garcia, W (17-9)             7.1   5   1   1    0   3   0   4.53   25   81-59   33· 9·17    7· 7· 8· 0     67    -     0.94   0.31
M Thornton, H (18)             0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.38    1    3-2     1· 1· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.43   0.06
M MacDougal, H (11)            0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.55    1    4-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.10   0.06
B Jenks, S (41)                1     3   2   2    2   3   0   4.00    8   32-19   10· 4· 5    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    4.42   0.05
Totals                         9     8   3   3    2   6   0          35  120-82   45·14·23   12· 7· 8· 0          2-0 
Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Bonser, L (7-6)              5     7   3   3    0   3   2   4.22   20   70-45   30· 6· 9    7· 8· 2· 0     44    -     0.77  -0.07
G Perkins                      3.2   1   1   1    0   5   0   1.59   12   48-33   18· 9· 6    1· 5· 1· 0          0-0    0.34   0.09
D Reyes                        0     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.90    1    3-2     1· 1· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-1    0.51  -0.04
J Crain                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.57    1    6-4     3· 1· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.20   0.00
Totals                         9     9   4   4    0   8   2          34  127-84   52·17·15    9·14· 3· 0          2-1 
D Reyes faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
PO: B Bonser (2; S Podsednik, 1st base).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chuck Meriwether, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Phil Cuzzi.
Time of Game: 2:27.
Attendance: 45,439.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Minnesota Twins                      
1. S Podsednik          LF    1. N Punto              3B 
2. J Owens              CF    2. L Rodriguez          2B 
3. J Dye                RF    3. J Mauer              C  
4. J Thome              DH    4. M Cuddyer            RF 
5. P Konerko            1B    5. J Morneau            1B 
6. A Pierzynski         C     6. T Hunter             CF 
7. J Crede              3B    7. R White              LF 
8. A Cintron            2B    8. J Tyner              DH 
9. J Uribe              SS    9. J Bartlett           SS 

   F Garcia             P        B Bonser             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  4-3  123  3   28% 100% P Nevin         B Jenks         Strikeout Swinging
   b 9   1  4-1  12-  1  -18%  71% M Cuddyer       B Jenks         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF Line); Punto Scores; Casilla Scores
   b 9   1  4-3  -2-  5   14%  85% J Morneau       B Jenks         Strikeout Swinging
   t 1   2  0-0  ---  3   10%  56% J Dye           B Bonser        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 4   0  2-0  1--  5   10%  73% J Mauer         F Garcia        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Boof Bonser facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   53%  S Podsednik     Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   50%  J Owens         Popfly: SS
   O      1--      46%  J Dye           Podsednik Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   R      ---  3   56%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   55%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Freddy Garcia facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   57%  N Punto         Lineout: RF
   O      ---  5   59%  L Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   60%  J Mauer         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Boof Bonser facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   58%  P Konerko       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   56%  A Pierzynski    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   55%  J Crede         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Freddy Garcia facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   58%  M Cuddyer       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   60%  J Morneau       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   58%  T Hunter        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   61%  R White         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Boof Bonser facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   59%  A Cintron       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   61%  J Uribe         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   56%  S Podsednik     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Freddy Garcia facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   59%  J Tyner         Lineout: RF
   O      ---  3   61%  J Bartlett      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   62%  N Punto         Popfly: SS (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Boof Bonser facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   68%  J Owens         Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  7   64%  J Dye           Flyball: RF
   R      -2-  1   72%  J Thome         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Owens Scores
   O      1--  4   70%  P Konerko       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   68%  A Pierzynski    Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Freddy Garcia facing 2-3-4
                  Ryan Sweeney replaces Jerry Owens playing CF batting 2nd
          ---  3   63%  L Rodriguez     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  5   73%  J Mauer         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-SS-1B
   O      ---  2   74%  M Cuddyer       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Boof Bonser facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   73%  J Crede         Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  2   82%  A Cintron       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  6   81%  J Uribe         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   81%  S Podsednik     Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   80%  R Sweeney       Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Freddy Garcia facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   83%  J Morneau       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   84%  T Hunter        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   86%  R White         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Glen Perkins facing 3-4-5
                  Glen Perkins replaces Boof Bonser pitching
   O      ---  7   84%  J Dye           Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   84%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   83%  P Konerko       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Freddy Garcia facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   86%  J Tyner         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   88%  J Bartlett      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   89%  N Punto         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Glen Perkins facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   88%  A Pierzynski    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   87%  J Crede         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   86%  A Cintron       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Freddy Garcia facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   79%  L Rodriguez     Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  5   85%  J Mauer         Flyball: LF
   RO     -2-  2   84%  M Cuddyer       Single to LF (Line Drive); Rodriguez Scores; Cuddyer out at 2B
   O      ---  4   86%  J Morneau       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Glen Perkins facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   84%  J Uribe         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   83%  S Podsednik     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   82%  R Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Freddy Garcia facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   87%  T Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   80%  R White         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
                  Matt Thornton replaces Freddy Garcia pitching; Phil Nevin pinch hits for Jason Tyner batting 8th; Lew Ford pinch runs for Rondell White batting 7th
   O      -2-  3   86%  P Nevin         Groundout: 2B-1B; Ford to 3B
                  Mike MacDougal replaces Matt Thornton pitching
   O      --3  4   92%  J Bartlett      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Glen Perkins facing 3-4-5
                  Lew Ford moves to LF
   O      ---  3   91%  J Dye           Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   90%  J Thome         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   91%  P Konerko       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
                  Dennys Reyes replaces Glen Perkins pitching; Ross Gload pinch runs for Paul Konerko batting 5th
   R      -2-  3   96%  A Pierzynski    Single to CF (Ground Ball); Gload Scores
                  Jesse Crain replaces Dennys Reyes pitching
          1--      96%  J Crede         Pierzynski Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   95%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Bobby Jenks facing 1-2-3
                  Bobby Jenks replaces Mike MacDougal pitching; Ross Gload moves to 1B
          ---  4   90%  N Punto         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      90%  L Rodriguez     Punto Steals 2B
          -2-  9   81%  " "             Walk
                  Alexi Casilla pinch runs for Luis Rodriguez batting 2nd
   O      12-  3   89%  J Mauer         Strikeout Swinging
   RR     12-  1   71%  M Cuddyer       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF Line); Punto Scores; Casilla Scores
   O      -2-  5   85%  J Morneau       Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  2   79%  T Hunter        Single to P (Ground Ball); Cuddyer to 3B
          1-3  5   72%  L Ford          Walk; Hunter to 2B
   O      123  3  100%  P Nevin         Strikeout Swinging
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 3.

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