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@LAA		1
6
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@BAL		8
1
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@BOS		1
2
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@CLE		3
8
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@MIN		3
4
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@NYY		6
2
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@TEX		9
11
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@ARI		7
8
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@CHC		5
19
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@FLA		13
1
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@NYM		13
1
SDP
@PHI		4
2
COL
@SFG		2
3
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@STL		2
5
ATL
@WSN		2
3		 
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008, 12:11PM
, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 19,137, Time of Game: 2:37
White Sox
3
14-13
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Twins
4
13-14
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
S: Joe Nathan (9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       1  0  0   1  1  0   0  0  0    3  9  0
Twins           1  0  0   2  0  0   1  0  X    4  7  0

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nick Swisher 1B 3 1 1 1 2 1 .223 .719 18 8 -0.036 2.35 0.190 -0.225 0.3 8 1 GDP
Orlando Cabrera SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .215 .562 8 6 -0.166 1.60 0.000 -0.166 -1.2 1 3
Jim Thome DH 4 0 2 1 0 1 .226 .847 14 10 0.029 1.43 0.112 -0.083 0.5 2B
Jermaine Dye RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .282 .792 13 9 -0.118 1.21 0.000 -0.118 -0.8 0 0
Carlos Quentin LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 .302 1.050 12 9 0.054 1.06 0.131 -0.077 0.4 2 0 HR
Joe Crede 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .253 .830 13 10 -0.154 1.45 0.000 -0.154 -0.8 0 1
Brian Anderson CF 4 0 3 0 0 1 .300 .730 13 8 0.122 1.34 0.154 -0.032 0.5 1 0
Juan Uribe 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .525 8 7 0.009 1.38 0.058 -0.049 -0.0 0 1 2B,SH
   A.J. Pierzynski PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .307 .847 6 2 0.110 3.89 0.110 0.000 0.4
Toby Hall C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .263 .526 9 7 -0.070 1.63 0.040 -0.110 -0.3 11 1
   Pablo Ozuna PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 1 1 -0.141 6.10 0.000 -0.141 -0.5
Nick Masset P 1 1
   Matt Thornton P 0 0
   Ehren Wassermann P 0 1
   Boone Logan P 0 0
   Octavio Dotel P 0 0
Team Totals 33 3 9 3 3 8 .273 .758 115 77 -0.361 1.71 0.795 -1.155 -1.6 24 9
2B: J Thome (6, off N Blackburn); J Uribe (5, off N Blackburn).
HR: C Quentin (7, off N Blackburn; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: J Uribe (2, off N Blackburn).
TB: C Quentin 4; B Anderson 3; J Thome 3; J Uribe 2; N Swisher; T Hall.
GIDP: N Swisher (6).
RBI: N Swisher (8); J Thome (19); C Quentin (21).
2-out RBI: C Quentin; N Swisher.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 8.

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Carlos Gomez CF 4 2 3 1 0 1 .265 .651 8 7 0.247 1.43 0.303 -0.057 1.9 4 1 2B,SB
Brendan Harris 2B 2 0 0 1 0 1 .287 .716 11 8 -0.055 1.59 0.007 -0.063 -0.7 3 3 2·SH
Joe Mauer C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .295 .744 21 10 -0.076 1.35 0.023 -0.099 -0.5 8 0
Justin Morneau 1B 4 0 2 1 0 2 .268 .840 17 11 0.127 1.47 0.217 -0.090 0.2 4 1 2B
Michael Cuddyer RF 2 0 1 1 1 0 .297 .755 10 4 0.107 1.11 0.122 -0.015 1.2 2 0 HBP,IW
Jason Kubel DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 .237 .639 18 11 -0.161 1.56 0.000 -0.161 -1.6
Delmon Young LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 .265 .619 16 9 -0.014 0.91 0.048 -0.062 -0.3 4 0
Mike Lamb 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .203 .502 13 10 -0.054 0.93 0.018 -0.072 -0.6 2 1
Nick Punto SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 .256 .582 11 6 0.017 0.90 0.061 -0.044 0.2 0 2
Nick Blackburn P 0 0
   Dennys Reyes P 0 0
   Pat Neshek P 0 0
   Joe Nathan P 0 0
Team Totals 29 4 7 4 4 12 .241 .663 125 76 0.138 1.26 0.799 -0.663 -0.1 27 8
2B: J Morneau (4, off B Logan); C Gomez (6, off N Masset).
SH: B Harris 2 (4, 1 off E Wassermann, 1 off N Masset).
IBB: M Cuddyer (2, by B Logan).
HBP: M Cuddyer (1, by N Masset).
TB: C Gomez 4; J Morneau 3; N Punto; M Cuddyer.
RBI: M Cuddyer (5); J Morneau (22); B Harris (5); C Gomez (7).
2-out RBI: M Cuddyer; J Morneau.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. N Punto-B Harris-J Morneau.
Outfield Assists: C Gomez (J Thome at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: C Gomez (11, 3rd base off N Masset/T Hall).

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
Nick Masset 4 5 3 3 3 5 0 4.50 20 66 37 19 9 9 7 4 0 0 42 -0.157 1.30 -1.0
Matt Thornton 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 3.75 7 29 20 9 3 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.143 0.98 1.0
Ehren Wassermann, L (0-1) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 9.00 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.035 1.91 -0.2
Boone Logan 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.97 4 23 10 5 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 -0.121 1.83 -0.3
Octavio Dotel 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.19 3 10 9 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.032 0.42 0.5
Team Totals 8 7 4 4 4 12 0 4.50 36 130 78 39 16 23 13 6 0 0 42 1 1 -0.138 1.71 0.1

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
Nick Blackburn, W (2-1) 7 8 3 3 2 4 1 3.52 29 88 59 34 7 18 7 16 2 0 51 0.075 1.31 0.6
Dennys Reyes, H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 1 4 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.055 2.16 0.2
Pat Neshek, H (6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.75 2 7 6 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.067 1.31 0.3
Joe Nathan, S (9) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.82 5 16 9 5 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.165 4.10 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 3 3 3 8 1 3.00 37 115 77 40 14 23 8 18 2 0 51 0 0 0.362 1.26 1.6
Balks: N Masset (1).
WP: M Thornton (1).
HBP: N Masset (1; M Cuddyer).
IBB: B Logan (1; M Cuddyer).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim Timmons, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 2B - Fieldin Culbreth, 3B - Jim Reynolds.
Time of Game: 2:37.
Attendance: 19,137.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 69° F, Wind 0mph.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Minnesota Twins
1 Nick Swisher 1B 1 Carlos Gomez CF
2 Orlando Cabrera SS 2 Brendan Harris 2B
3 Jim Thome DH 3 Joe Mauer C
4 Jermaine Dye RF 4 Justin Morneau 1B
5 Carlos Quentin LF 5 Michael Cuddyer RF
6 Joe Crede 3B 6 Jason Kubel DH
7 Brian Anderson CF 7 Delmon Young LF
8 Juan Uribe 2B 8 Mike Lamb 3B
9 Toby Hall C 9 Nick Punto SS
Nick Masset P Nick Blackburn P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 3-3 2 --3 6,(3-2)  R MIN J. Morneau B. Logan 20% 78% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Gomez Scores
b4 1-2 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R MIN C. Gomez N. Masset 19% 66% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Young Scores; Punto to 3B
t9 3-4 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O CHW N. Swisher J. Nathan 14% 100% Strikeout Looking
t5 2-3 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  R CHW N. Swisher N. Blackburn -14% 52% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Uribe Scores; Swisher to 2B/Adv on throw
t9 3-4 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHW P. Ozuna J. Nathan 14% 86% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)

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, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  CHW N. Swisher N. Blackburn -4% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHW O. Cabrera N. Blackburn 3% 50% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  RO CHW J. Thome N. Blackburn -6% 44% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Swisher Scores; Thome out at 3B/CF-SS-3B
t1 1-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW J. Dye N. Blackburn 1% 45% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Nick Masset facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN C. Gomez N. Masset 4% 49% Single to SS (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF)
b1 0-1 0 1-- MIN B. Harris N. Masset 2% 51% Balk; Gomez to 2B
b1 0-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O MIN B. Harris N. Masset -2% 49% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Gomez to 3B
b1 0-1 1 --3 4,(3-0)  MIN J. Mauer N. Masset 2% 52% Walk
b1 0-1 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Morneau N. Masset -7% 45% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-1 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R MIN M. Cuddyer N. Masset 9% 54% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gomez Scores; Mauer to 2B
b1 1-1 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Kubel N. Masset -4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 1.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 5-6-7
t2 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW C. Quentin N. Blackburn 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW J. Crede N. Blackburn 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t2 1-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  CHW B. Anderson N. Blackburn -1% 53% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t2 1-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHW J. Uribe N. Blackburn 2% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' Nick Masset facing 7-8-9
b2 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN D. Young N. Masset -2% 53% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b2 1-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN M. Lamb N. Masset -2% 51% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b2 1-1 2 --- 4,(3-0)  MIN N. Punto N. Masset 1% 52% Walk
b2 1-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O MIN C. Gomez N. Masset -2% 50% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 1.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 9-1-2
t3 1-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHW T. Hall N. Blackburn -4% 46% Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Deep 2B-1B)
t3 1-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO CHW N. Swisher N. Blackburn 8% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
t3 1-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHW O. Cabrera N. Blackburn 1% 56% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' Nick Masset facing 2-3-4
b3 1-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN B. Harris N. Masset -3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN J. Mauer N. Masset -2% 51% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
b3 1-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN J. Morneau N. Masset 1% 53% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b3 1-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  MIN M. Cuddyer N. Masset 2% 55% Hit By Pitch; Morneau to 2B
b3 1-1 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O MIN J. Kubel N. Masset -5% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 1.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 3-4-5
t4 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW J. Thome N. Blackburn 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
t4 1-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW J. Dye N. Blackburn 2% 55% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  R CHW C. Quentin N. Blackburn -13% 42% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t4 2-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW J. Crede N. Blackburn 1% 43% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, White Sox' Nick Masset facing 7-8-9
b4 1-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN D. Young N. Masset 5% 48% Walk
b4 1-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN M. Lamb N. Masset -5% 43% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b4 1-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN N. Punto N. Masset 5% 48% Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 1B); Young to 2B
b4 1-2 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R MIN C. Gomez N. Masset 19% 66% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Young Scores; Punto to 3B
b4 2-2 1 -23 3,(0-2)  RO MIN B. Harris N. Masset 1% 67% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B); Punto Scores
b4 3-2 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  O MIN J. Mauer N. Masset -3% 64% Gomez Steals 3B; Gomez out at Hm/3B-C
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 3.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 7-8-9
t5 2-3 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHW B. Anderson N. Blackburn 3% 67% Strikeout Swinging
t5 2-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  CHW J. Uribe N. Blackburn -6% 61% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t5 2-3 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CHW T. Hall N. Blackburn 5% 66% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
t5 2-3 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  R CHW N. Swisher N. Blackburn -14% 52% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Uribe Scores; Swisher to 2B/Adv on throw
t5 3-3 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CHW O. Cabrera N. Blackburn 5% 57% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, White Sox' Matt Thornton facing 3-4-5
Matt Thornton replaces Nick Masset pitching
b5 3-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN J. Mauer M. Thornton -3% 54% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b5 3-3 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN J. Morneau M. Thornton -2% 52% Strikeout Looking
b5 3-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN M. Cuddyer M. Thornton -2% 50% Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 3.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 3-4-5
t6 3-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHW J. Thome N. Blackburn -5% 45% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t6 3-3 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O CHW J. Dye N. Blackburn 5% 50% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t6 3-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHW C. Quentin N. Blackburn 3% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B; Thome to 2B
t6 3-3 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  O CHW J. Crede N. Blackburn 5% 58% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, White Sox' Matt Thornton facing 6-7-8
b6 3-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN J. Kubel M. Thornton -3% 54% Flyball: LF
b6 3-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN D. Young M. Thornton -2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
b6 3-3 2 --- 6,(2-2)  MIN M. Lamb M. Thornton 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Lamb to 1B
b6 3-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O MIN N. Punto M. Thornton -4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 3.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 7-8-9
t7 3-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHW B. Anderson N. Blackburn -6% 44% Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
t7 3-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHW J. Uribe N. Blackburn 2% 47% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Anderson to 2B
t7 3-3 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHW T. Hall N. Blackburn 6% 53% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t7 3-3 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  CHW N. Swisher N. Blackburn -1% 51% Walk
t7 3-3 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHW O. Cabrera N. Blackburn 8% 59% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Swisher to 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, White Sox' Ehren Wassermann facing 1-2-3
Ehren Wassermann replaces Matt Thornton pitching
b7 3-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN C. Gomez E. Wassermann 6% 64% Single to P/Bunt (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
b7 3-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN B. Harris E. Wassermann -2% 62% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Gomez to 2B
Boone Logan replaces Ehren Wassermann pitching
b7 3-3 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O MIN J. Mauer B. Logan -5% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Gomez to 3B
b7 3-3 2 --3 6,(3-2)  R MIN J. Morneau B. Logan 20% 78% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Gomez Scores
b7 4-3 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  MIN M. Cuddyer B. Logan 1% 78% Intentional Walk
b7 4-3 2 12- 7,(3-2)  O MIN J. Kubel B. Logan -4% 75% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 4.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Twins' Dennys Reyes facing 3-4-5
Dennys Reyes replaces Nick Blackburn pitching
t8 3-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW J. Thome D. Reyes 6% 80% Strikeout Swinging
Pat Neshek replaces Dennys Reyes pitching
t8 3-4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW J. Dye P. Neshek 4% 84% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW C. Quentin P. Neshek 3% 87% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-3, White Sox' Octavio Dotel facing 7-8-9
Octavio Dotel replaces Boone Logan pitching
b8 4-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN D. Young O. Dotel -1% 85% Strikeout Swinging
b8 4-3 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O MIN M. Lamb O. Dotel -1% 84% Strikeout Looking
b8 4-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN N. Punto O. Dotel -1% 84% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 4.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Twins' Joe Nathan facing 6-7-8
Joe Nathan replaces Pat Neshek pitching
t9 3-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW J. Crede J. Nathan 7% 91% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t9 3-4 1 --- 3,(2-0)  CHW B. Anderson J. Nathan -8% 83% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
A.J. Pierzynski pinch hits for Juan Uribe (2B) batting 8th
t9 3-4 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  CHW A. Pierzynski J. Nathan -11% 72% Walk; Anderson to 2B
Pablo Ozuna pinch hits for Toby Hall (C) batting 9th
t9 3-4 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHW P. Ozuna J. Nathan 14% 86% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t9 3-4 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O CHW N. Swisher J. Nathan 14% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 4.

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