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Game Preview: MIN @ CHW, 8:10pm, Friday, April 9, 2010 @U.S. Cellular Field

Twins, 3-1, 3-11st, ½ up

SP: Francisco Liriano (26, LHP, 0-0, undef)

2010 Gamelogs / 2010 Splits / vs. CHW Current Lineup

Split			IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA/Pit	GSc
2009 (5-13)			136.2	147	93	88	65	122	21	5.80
2008 (6-4)			76.0	74	40	33	32	67	7	3.91
2006 (12-3)			121.0	89	31	29	32	144	9	2.16

Last 7 GS		1-5	32.1	41	30	26	17	28	7	7.24	40
2009-09-27	@KCR	L	1.2	3	3	3	3	1	1	45	35
2009-08-17	@TEX	L	2.0	7	7	7	2	1	0	61	13
2009-08-12	KCR	W	7.0	3	1	1	1	8	1	91	74
2009-08-05	@CLE	L	5.0	8	4	4	4	4	0	96	35
2009-07-24	@LAA	L	5.1	8	6	6	2	3	3	87	29
2009-07-19	@TEX	ND	6.0	5	3	2	3	6	1	90	55
2009-07-09	NYY	L	5.1	7	6	3	2	5	1	105	39

Last 5 v.CHW		0-3	14.2	18	16	16	10	12	3	9.82	33
2009-05-20	@CHW	L	4.0	7	7	7	3	1	2	90	18
2009-04-11	@CHW	L	4.2	6	5	5	4	3	0	85	31
2005-09-25	@CHW	L	6.0	5	4	4	3	8	1	98	51

Lineups / Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / GL: Bat / Pitch

 Home:    0-0    Road:    3-1    ExtrInn: 0-0 
 vsRHP:   2-1    vsLHP:   1-0    1-Run:   0-0 
 vsEast:  0-0    vsCntrl: 0-0    vsWest:  3-1  IL: 0-0 

Last 10 Games
Gm# Date & Box   Opp W/L Score      Record   Place/GB
  4 Thu, Apr  8  @LAA  W  10-1        3-1   1st  0.5 up
  3 Wed, Apr  7  @LAA  W   4-2        2-1   1st  0.5 up
  2 Tue, Apr  6  @LAA  W   5-3        1-1   3rd  0.5 gb
  1 Mon, Apr  5  @LAA  L   3-6        0-1   3rd  1.0 gb
 Last 10: 3-1    Last 20: 3-1    Last 30: 3-1

WhiteSox, 1-2, 1-24th, 1½ GB, 1 GB in WC

SP: John Danks (25, LHP, 0-0, undef)

2010 Gamelogs / 2010 Splits / vs. MIN Current Lineup

Split			IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA/Pit	GSc
2009 (13-11)			200.1	184	89	84	73	149	28	3.77
2008 (12-9)			195.0	182	74	72	57	159	15	3.32
2007 (6-13)			139.0	160	92	85	54	109	28	5.50

Last 7 GS		1-3	47.0	41	19	19	15	24	10	3.64	54
2009-10-04	@DET	L	5.0	7	4	4	4	1	2	89	34
2009-09-28	@CLE	W	9.0	3	1	1	1	7	1	115	83
2009-09-22	MIN	L	6.0	8	7	7	3	2	3	98	27
2009-09-17	@SEA	ND	8.0	4	1	1	2	3	1	97	71
2009-09-12	@LAA	ND	6.0	6	0	0	2	5	0	104	63
2009-09-06	BOS	L	6.0	7	3	3	1	4	1	107	49
2009-09-01	@MIN	ND	7.0	6	3	3	2	2	2	96	53

Last 5 v.MIN		1-2	31.1	29	22	18	15	18	7	5.17	46
2009-09-22	MIN	L	6.0	8	7	7	3	2	3	98	27
2009-09-01	@MIN	ND	7.0	6	3	3	2	2	2	96	53
2009-07-27	@MIN	L	7.0	6	4	2	2	3	1	107	54
2009-07-10	@MIN	ND	5.2	4	4	4	5	4	0	114	44
2009-05-20	MIN	W	5.2	5	4	2	3	7	1	111	51

Lineups / Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / GL: Bat / Pitch

 Home:    1-2    Road:    0-0    ExtrInn: 0-1 
 vsRHP:   1-2    vsLHP:   0-0    1-Run:   0-0 
 vsEast:  0-0    vsCntrl: 1-2    vsWest:  0-0  IL: 0-0 

Last 10 Games
Gm# Date & Box   Opp W/L Score      Record   Place/GB
  3 Thu, Apr  8   CLE  L   3-5 (11)   1-2   4th  1.5 gb
  2 Wed, Apr  7   CLE  L   3-5        1-1   2nd  0.5 gb
  1 Mon, Apr  5   CLE  W   6-0        1-0   1st    Tied
 Last 10: 1-2    Last 20: 1-2    Last 30: 1-2

Last 10 games for these teams head-to-head
Wed, Sep 23, 2009 MIN  8 @CHW  6        W:Brian Duensing (5-1), L: Mark Buehrle (12-10), S: Joe Nathan (44)
Tue, Sep 22, 2009 MIN  8 @CHW  6        W:Jesse Crain (7-4), L: John Danks (12-10), S: Joe Nathan (43)
Mon, Sep 21, 2009 MIN  7 @CHW  0        W:Nick Blackburn (11-11), L: Daniel Hudson (0-1), S: none
Wed, Sep 02, 2009 CHW  4 @MIN  2        W:D. J. Carrasco (5-1), L: Joe Nathan (2-2), S: Bobby Jenks (28)
Tue, Sep 01, 2009 MIN  4  CHW  3        W:Jon Rauch (4-2), L: Matt Thornton (6-3), S: none
Mon, Aug 31, 2009 MIN  4  CHW  1        W:Nick Blackburn (9-9), L: Gavin Floyd (10-9), S: Joe Nathan (35)
Wed, Jul 29, 2009 MIN  3  CHW  2        W:Jesse Crain (3-4), L: Jose Contreras (4-10), S: Joe Nathan (29)
Tue, Jul 28, 2009 MIN  5  CHW  3        W:Jose Mijares (1-2), L: Mark Buehrle (11-4), S: Joe Nathan (28)
Mon, Jul 27, 2009 MIN  4  CHW  3        W:Glen Perkins (6-6), L: John Danks (8-7), S: Joe Nathan (27)
Sun, Jul 12, 2009 MIN 13  CHW  7        W:Scott Baker (7-7), L: Mark Buehrle (9-3), S: none
Season Series: 2010 -  0-0; 2009 - MIN won 12-6; 2008 - MIN won 10-9; All-Time - CHW leads 1069-979

Key for Batter vs. Pitcher Grids on the next pageKey for Batter vs. Pitcher Grids Below

Batter vs. Pitcher totals are career totals. All others are year-to-date.

PA - Plate Appearances (AB+BB+HBP+SH+SF+CI)
BF - Batters Faced
BA - Batting Average
OBP - On-Base Percentage
SLG - Slugging Percentage
Last 28d - PA and OPS in the last 28 days.
SB/CS - Stolen Bases and Caught Stealing
HR/E - Home Runs and Errors Made
ERA-K/9 - Earned Run Average and SO per 9 IP
Total - Team totals for those categories.
Usage - See the note below the grid. OPS - On-Base Percentage + Slugging Percentage (a good single number for measuring a player's hitting, avg. is .750 or so)
RA/G & RS/G - Runs scored and allowed per game.
PA/vRH - Plate Appearances overall/PA's vs. Right-handed Pitchers
Catcher Def. - Catcher Defense with each catcher's Stolen Bases, Caught Stealings, and Passed Balls allowed.
G/S/vB or G/S/vP - Links to the player's 2010 gamelogs, splits, or career batter vs. pitcher results
vLH/vRH - OPS vs. left-handed pitchers and vs. right-handed pitchers
Hm or Rd, Home or Road - OPS or OPS allowed in home or road games.
OF G: LF / CF / RF - A - Outfielders with the games played by position and their total number of assists
vs LHB - Batters faced and OPS allowed against left-handed batters
vs RHB - Batters faced and OPS allowed against right-handed batters
HR/SB/CS - Pitcher's Home Runs, Stolen Bases and Caught Stealings allowed

MLB Best, Middle, Worst

For the 2009 season

Stat

Best

Middle

Worst

RS/G

NYY 5.65

DET 4.56

SDP 3.94

RA/G

SFG 3.77

NYM 4.67

BAL 5.41

J. Mauer .365

Y. Torrealba .291

A. Miles .185

OBP

J. Mauer .444

W. Harris .364

A. Miles .224

SLG

A. Pujols .658

J. Thome .481

A. Miles .242

OPS

A. Pujols 1.101

B. McCann .834

A. Miles .466

ERA

Z. Greinke 2.16

J. Niemann 3.94

L. Hernandez 5.44

K/9IP

T. Lincecum 10.43

J. Cueto 6.94

J. Lannan 3.88

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NOTE: Team stats shown are for the 2010 season. Player Stats for the 2009 season. We will switch to 2010 stats on May 1st.

Twins Batters (5.50 RS/G) vs. WhiteSox Pitchers (3.33 RA/G) -- OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850

PA/OPS 50.Danks*
G/S/vB 45.Jenks
G/S/vB 71.Linebrink
G/S/vB 57.Pena
G/S/vB 40.Putz
G/S/vB 37.Thornton*
G/S/vB 49.Williams*
G/S/vB PA/vRH BA/OBP/SLG/OPS vLH/RH Rd Last 28d SB/CS HR/E

12.Casilla# G/S/vP 12/.258 4/1.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 3/.000 ··· 256/178 .202/.280/.259/.538 .488/.565 .560 0/ 11/0 0/5

5.Cuddyer G/S/vP 32/1.730 17/.753 5/.000 6/.167 3/1.667 10/.522 ··· 650/468 .276/.342/.520/.862 1.013/.803 .817 17/.849 6/1 32/6

27.Hardy G/S/vP ··· ··· 3/.333 3/.666 ··· ··· ··· 465/364 .229/.302/.357/.659 .539/.689 .614 17/1.040 0/1 11/8

23.Harris G/S/vP 31/.826 5/.200 4/.666 4/.500 2/1.500 6/.733 ··· 453/292 .261/.310/.362/.672 .751/.628 .529 5/1.400 0/2 6/12

1.Hudson# G/S/vP 3/1.000 1/.000 10/.422 3/.333 5/.650 4/1.250 ··· 631/469 .283/.357/.417/.774 .854/.747 .745 18/.516 8/1 9/8

16.Kubel* G/S/vP 25/.951 8/.625 4/.000 2/3.000 4/.750 9/.444 2/.000 578/414 .300/.369/.539/.907 .643/1.014 .862 12/.444 1/1 28/0

7.Mauer* G/S/vP 33/.803 12/.633 4/.250 3/.666 6/.167 21/.731 3/.667 606/383 .365/.444/.587/1.031 .910/1.103 .959 17/1.012 4/1 28/3

33.Morneau* G/S/vP 35/1.217 16/.192 6/.833 ··· 6/.900 21/.286 2/.000 590/364 .274/.363/.516/.878 .836/.906 .840 17/1.240 0/0 30/3

8.Punto# G/S/vP 23/.269 6/.583 4/1.000 3/1.167 6/1.333 17/.508 ··· 440/308 .228/.337/.284/.621 .642/.608 .642 10/.800 16/3 1/7

2.Span* G/S/vP 20/.867 4/1.500 3/.333 2/.000 2/1.500 4/.500 1/no AB 676/462 .311/.392/.415/.807 .877/.774 .765 19/.174 23/10 8/5

25.Thome* G/S/vP ··· ··· 3/.000 ··· 4/.500 ··· ··· 434/329 .249/.366/.481/.847 .743/.881 .804 10/.967 0/0 23/

21.Young G/S/vP 20/.566 5/1.000 3/1.334 2/.000 1/no AB 6/.666 ··· 416/282 .284/.308/.425/.733 .833/.685 .757 13/1.141 2/5 12/5

IP 200.1 53.1 56.0 70.0 29.1 72.1 17.2 TOTAL .252/.325/.504/.828 1.120/.765 .828 .828 3/0 9/0

ERA-K/9

3.77/6.7

3.71/8.3

4.66/8.8

3.99/7.1

5.22/5.8

2.74/10.8

4.58/11.2

3.10/9.6

Catcher Def.
(SB-CS-PB)
Mauer (54-19-9)

OF G: LF / CF / RF - A

BF/BA 839/.245 228/.250 259/.304 312/.283 135/.257 291/.217 80/.206 .234 Span
Cuddyer
Young
Kubel 74/84/39/6
0/3/117/5
98/0/0/4
29/0/30/1

OPS .726 .725 .875 .748 .739 .599 .688 .606

vs LHB (BF-OPS) 220/.756 105/.862 117/.880 135/.878 70/.887 109/.596 43/.549 .579

vs RHB (BF-OPS) 619/.715 123/.611 142/.871 177/.654 65/.588 182/.601 37/.868 .651

Home 367/.781 115/.677 130/.860 170/.723 70/.668 150/.542 43/.640

Last 28d days / 10/.476 / 4/1.167 12/1.000 12/.523 7/.452

HR/SB/CS 28/18/7 9/9/0 9/11/1 7/7/2 1/4/1 5/4/5 2/5/2 0/4/1

Usage

NOTE: Team stats shown are for the 2010 season. Player Stats for the 2009 season. We will switch to 2010 stats on May 1st.

WhiteSox Batters (4.00 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (3.00 RA/G) -- OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850

PA/OPS 47.Liriano*
G/S/vB 55.Condrey
G/S/vB 28.Crain
G/S/vB 54.Guerrier
G/S/vB 50.Mijares*
G/S/vB 17.Neshek
G/S/vB 60.Rauch
G/S/vB PA/vRH BA/OBP/SLG/OPS vLH/RH Hm Last 28d SB/CS HR/E

15.Beckham G/S/vP 1/no AB ··· 1/2.000 3/2.334 4/1.000 ··· ··· 430/309 .270/.347/.460/.808 .890/.774 .691 14/.697 7/4 14/14

27.Castro G/S/vP ··· 3/1.334 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 3/.000 171/110 .219/.292/.406/.699 .811/.638 .590 / 0/0 7/5

25.Jones G/S/vP 5/.650 2/1.000 ··· 1/.000 3/.666 1/.000 9/.889 331/181 .214/.323/.459/.782 .762/.793 .858 6/.333 5/1 17/0

14.Konerko G/S/vP 10/1.511 ··· 14/.522 25/.635 1/.000 6/.500 ··· 621/447 .277/.353/.489/.842 1.009/.777 .877 13/1.274 1/0 28/4

7.Kotsay* G/S/vP 4/1.250 2/.000 4/2.000 4/.500 1/.000 1/.000 3/.000 206/173 .278/.327/.390/.717 .469/.766 .781 7/.286 3/2 4/0

5.Nix G/S/vP 3/.333 ··· ··· 1/.000 2/1.500 ··· ··· 290/155 .224/.308/.408/.716 .822/.621 .608 / 10/2 12/13

1.Pierre* G/S/vP ··· 8/1.125 ··· ··· ··· ··· 7/.619 425/305 .308/.365/.392/.757 .814/.736 .688 14/.452 30/12 0/1

12.Pierzynski* G/S/vP 6/.666 ··· 11/.573 19/.222 5/.400 6/1.133 4/.750 535/402 .300/.331/.425/.755 .680/.781 .729 13/.462 1/1 13/5

20.Quentin G/S/vP 4/1.250 ··· 7/.486 7/.829 2/1.000 2/1.000 1/.000 399/288 .236/.323/.456/.779 .716/.802 .870 13/1.288 3/0 21/2

10.Ramirez G/S/vP 6/1.467 ··· 5/.400 8/.750 1/.000 ··· 2/2.000 606/462 .277/.333/.389/.723 .960/.649 .735 11/.182 14/5 15/20

51.Rios G/S/vP 5/.000 3/.667 9/.778 15/1.082 ··· 4/1.833 4/.000 633/457 .247/.296/.395/.691 .723/.679 .848 13/.708 24/5 17/5

23.Teahen* G/S/vP 18/.470 1/.000 8/.000 11/.819 5/.800 4/.666 ··· 571/369 .271/.325/.408/.734 .743/.728 .733 12/.333 8/1 12/12

11.Vizquel# G/S/vP ··· 2/1.000 1/.000 4/1.250 1/.000 ··· 10/.708 195/160 .266/.316/.345/.660 1.029/.577 .658 / 4/0 1/0

IP 136.2 42.0 51.2 76.1 61.2 70.0 TOTAL .154/.316/.308/.623 .652/.617 .623 .623 3/1 4/2

ERA-K/9

5.80/8.0

3.00/5.4

4.70/7.5

2.36/5.5

2.34/8.0

/0.0

3.60/6.3

3.09/6.7

Catcher Def.
(SB-CS-PB)
Castro (31-17-0)
Pierzynski (99-30-7)

OF G: LF / CF / RF - A

BF/BA 609/.279 174/.233 230/.250 304/.207 253/.224 / 299/.262 .252 Quentin
Rios
Pierre
Kotsay
Jones
Teahen
Nix 89/0/0/6
0/42/110/4
94/15/0/1
4/5/12/1
12/0/5/0
0/0/32/0
3/0/4/0

OPS .830 .645 .722 .598 .649 .722 .672

vs LHB (BF-OPS) 155/.631 65/.537 94/.954 120/.525 114/.480 / 138/.724 .567

vs RHB (BF-OPS) 454/.899 109/.707 136/.571 184/.645 139/.791 / 161/.718 .756

Road 362/.865 81/.637 100/.709 156/.531 120/.595 / 123/.736

Last 28d days / / 9/.222 6/.333 8/1.500 6/.333 8/.625

HR/SB/CS 21/15/9 4/2/0 3/4/1 10/4/2 7/5/0 // 6/5/0 4/1/1

Usage

Usage -- each character represents the number of pitches thrown by the pitcher for yesterday, two days ago, three days ago, ...., up to eight days ago:
· - did not pitch; o - less than 16 pitches; X - at least 16 pitches (the median relief outing)
An Example ( ·X···o·X ): Yesterday off, 16 or more pitches, three days off, less than 16 pitches, day off, 16 or more pitches (8 days ago). Yesterday is in bold for improved scanning.