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Twins
@ White Sox
U.S. Cellular Park
September 30, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins, played on September 30, 2008 at U.S. Cellular Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 30, 2008 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 30, 2008 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nick Blackburn |
Home Starting Pitcher | John Danks |
Ballpark | U.S. Cellular Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 40,354 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Tim McClelland 1B: Derryl Cousins 2B: Gary Cederstrom 3B: Jerry Meals |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Denard Span | Right Fielder |
Alexi Casilla | Second Baseman |
Joe Mauer | Catcher |
Justin Morneau | First Baseman |
Michael Cuddyer | DH |
Delmon Young | Left Fielder |
Brendan Harris | Third Baseman |
Nick Punto | Shortstop |
Carlos Gomez | Center Fielder |
Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Orlando Cabrera | Shortstop |
Dewayne Wise | Left Fielder |
Jermaine Dye | Right Fielder |
Jim Thome | DH |
Paul Konerko | First Baseman |
Ken Griffey | Center Fielder |
Alexei Ramirez | Second Baseman |
A.J. Pierzynski | Catcher |
Juan Uribe | Third Baseman |
Ozzie Guillen | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ White Sox
U.S. Cellular Park
September 30, 2008
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Span vs. Danks
Span takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Casilla vs. Danks
Casilla hits a line drive towards third. Uribe catches it and throws to first to double up Span. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Danks
Mauer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Blackburn
Cabrera hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Wise vs. Blackburn
Wise hits a ball on the ground towards second. Casilla fields it and throws to first for the out. Morneau throws to Punto, who throws back to Morneau who tags Cabrera for the double play. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Blackburn
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Punto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Danks
Morneau strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Danks
Cuddyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Konerko scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cuddyer for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Danks
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Blackburn
Thome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Konerko vs. Blackburn
Konerko hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Blackburn
Griffey strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Blackburn
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. Thome moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pierzynski vs. Blackburn
Pierzynski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Punto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Danks
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Danks
Punto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Danks
Gomez hits a popup towards short. Cabrera settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Span vs. Danks
Span hits a ball on the ground towards first. Konerko scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Span for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Uribe vs. Blackburn
Uribe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Blackburn
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Punto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wise vs. Blackburn
Wise hits a popup, foul, towards third. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. Danks
Casilla hits a fly ball into left field. Wise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Danks
Mauer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Danks
Morneau hits a popup, foul, towards third. Uribe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Blackburn
Dye hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Blackburn
Thome strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Konerko vs. Blackburn
Konerko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Blackburn
Griffey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Danks
Cuddyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wise. Cuddyer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Danks
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cuddyer moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Harris vs. Danks
Harris hits a fly ball towards cemter. Griffey catches it and throws to home to double up Cuddyer. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Blackburn
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blackburn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pierzynski vs. Blackburn
Pierzynski strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Uribe vs. Blackburn
Uribe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Casilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Danks
Punto hits a fly ball into left field. Wise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Danks
Gomez hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Span vs. Danks
Span takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Casilla vs. Danks
Casilla strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Blackburn
Cabrera hits a line drive towards first. Morneau reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wise vs. Blackburn
Wise hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morneau scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wise for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Blackburn
Dye hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mauer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Danks
Mauer bunts in front of the plate. Pierzynski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Danks
Morneau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Danks, and towards Cabrera, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Danks
Cuddyer hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Blackburn
Thome hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Konerko vs. Blackburn
Konerko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Casilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Blackburn
Griffey hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Span. Griffey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Blackburn
Brian Anderson pinch runs for Ken Griffey.
Ramirez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Pierzynski vs. Mijares
Jose Mijares now pitching.
Pierzynski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morneau scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pierzynski for the out. Anderson moves to third. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Uribe vs. Mijares
Uribe hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Danks
Brian Anderson now playing center field.
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Danks
Harris hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Punto vs. Danks
Matt Tolbert pinch runs for Brendan Harris.
Punto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Mijares
Matt Tolbert now playing third base.
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Punto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wise vs. Mijares
Wise hits a popup towards short. Punto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Nathan
Joe Nathan now pitching.
Dye hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Nathan
Thome hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Jenks
Nick Swisher now playing first base. Bobby Jenks now pitching. Jason Kubel pinch hits for Carlos Gomez.
Kubel strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Span vs. Jenks
Span hits a ball on the ground towards first. Swisher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Span for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. Jenks
Casilla hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/30/2008 -- Minnesota at Chicago (N) Minnesota AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Span D, rf 2 0 0 0 Cabrera O, ss 4 0 1 0 Casilla A, 2b 4 0 0 0 Wise D, lf 4 0 0 0 Mauer J, c 3 0 0 0 Dye J, rf 4 0 2 0 Morneau J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Thome J, dh 3 1 1 1 Cuddyer M, dh 3 0 1 0 Konerko P, 1b 3 0 0 0 Young D, lf 3 0 0 0 Swisher N, 1b 0 0 0 0 Harris B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Griffey K, cf 3 0 1 0 Tolbert M, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Anderson B, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Punto N, ss 2 0 0 0 Ramirez A, 2b 1 0 0 0 Gomez C, cf 2 0 0 0 Pierzynski A, c 3 0 0 0 Kubel J, ph 1 0 0 0 Uribe J, 3b 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 26 0 2 0 28 1 5 1 Minnesota 000 000 000 -- 0 Chicago 000 000 10x -- 1 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Blackburn N (L) 6.1 4 1 1 3 3 Mijares J 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 Nathan J 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Danks J (W) 8.0 2 0 0 3 4 Jenks B (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 DP -- Minnesota 1, Chicago 3 LOB -- Minnesota 2, Chicago 6 2B -- Cuddyer M, Griffey K HR -- Thome J T -- 2:20 A -- 40354
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