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Twins
@ White Sox
U.S. Cellular Park
April 12, 2009
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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 April 12, 2009 at U.S. Cellular Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 12, 2009 |
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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 | April 12, 2009 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nick Blackburn |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mark Buehrle |
Ballpark | U.S. Cellular Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 25,571 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Greg Gibson 1B: Andy Fletcher 2B: Tim McClelland 3B: Ted Barrett |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Denard Span | Right Fielder |
Brendan Harris | Second Baseman |
Justin Morneau | DH |
Michael Cuddyer | First Baseman |
Joe Crede | Third Baseman |
Delmon Young | Left Fielder |
Carlos Gomez | Center Fielder |
Mike Redmond | Catcher |
Nick Punto | Shortstop |
Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chris Getz | Second Baseman |
Josh Fields | Third Baseman |
Carlos Quentin | Left Fielder |
Jim Thome | DH |
Jermaine Dye | Right Fielder |
Paul Konerko | First Baseman |
A.J. Pierzynski | Catcher |
Alexei Ramirez | Shortstop |
Dewayne Wise | Center Fielder |
Ozzie Guillen | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ White Sox
U.S. Cellular Park
April 12, 2009
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Span vs. Buehrle
Span 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Buehrle
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Buehrle
Morneau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cuddyer vs. Buehrle
Cuddyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fields fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Getz vs. Blackburn
Getz 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: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fields vs. Blackburn
Fields hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Harris reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Quentin vs. Blackburn
Quentin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blackburn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Crede vs. Buehrle
Crede hits a fly ball into left field. Quentin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Buehrle
Young hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Buehrle
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fields fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Redmond vs. Buehrle
Redmond hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fields fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Blackburn
Thome hits a fly ball into right field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Blackburn
Dye hits a fly ball into right field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Konerko vs. Blackburn
Konerko 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, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Buehrle
Punto strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Span vs. Buehrle
Span hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Buehrle
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pierzynski vs. Blackburn
Pierzynski hits a popup, foul, in back of third. Punto settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Punto. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pierzynski vs. Blackburn
Pierzynski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Blackburn
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Wise vs. Blackburn
Wise hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Getz vs. Blackburn
Getz hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fields vs. Blackburn
Fields hits a ball on the ground towards third. Crede fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Buehrle
Morneau hits a popup, foul, towards third. Fields settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Buehrle
Cuddyer hits a fly ball into left field. Quentin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Crede vs. Buehrle
Crede strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quentin vs. Blackburn
Quentin hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Blackburn
Thome strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Blackburn
Dye hits a popup towards short. Punto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Buehrle
Young strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Buehrle
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Redmond vs. Buehrle
Redmond strikes out. Pierzynski drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Redmond out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Konerko vs. Blackburn
Konerko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pierzynski vs. Blackburn
Pierzynski hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Blackburn
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Wise vs. Blackburn
Wise hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Konerko moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Getz vs. Blackburn
Getz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cuddyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Cuddyer. Konerko scores. Wise moves to third. Getz moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Fields vs. Blackburn
Fields hits a fly ball into right field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Buehrle
Punto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Getz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Span vs. Buehrle
Span hits a line drive into left field. Quentin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Buehrle
Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Quentin vs. Blackburn
Quentin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Punto fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Blackburn
Thome hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, 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 -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Konerko vs. Blackburn
Konerko hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pierzynski vs. Blackburn
Pierzynski hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Buehrle
Morneau hits a ball on the ground towards first. Konerko scoops it up and throws to first, with Buehrle covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Dotel
Octavio Dotel now pitching.
Cuddyer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Crede vs. Dotel
Crede takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Dotel
Young strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Blackburn
Ramirez hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wise vs. Breslow
Craig Breslow now pitching.
Wise bunts in front of the plate. Redmond fields it and throws to first for the out. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Getz vs. Breslow
Getz is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fields vs. Crain
Jesse Crain now pitching. Brent Lillibridge pinch runs for Chris Getz.
Fields hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ramirez scores. Lillibridge moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Quentin vs. Crain
Quentin hits a fly ball into right field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lillibridge tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Crain
Thome strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Linebrink
Brent Lillibridge now playing second base. Scott Linebrink now pitching.
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Redmond vs. Linebrink
Redmond hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Linebrink
Punto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fields fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Span vs. Linebrink
Span hits a fly ball into center field. Wise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Nathan
Joe Nathan now pitching.
Dye hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Konerko vs. Nathan
Konerko hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Redmond settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pierzynski vs. Nathan
Pierzynski hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Nathan
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Crede fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Wise vs. Nathan
Wise strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Richard
Clayton Richard now pitching.
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fields fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Richard
Morneau hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Cuddyer vs. Richard
Cuddyer takes first base on ball four. Harris moves to third. Morneau moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Crede vs. Jenks
Bobby Jenks now pitching.
Crede strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Young vs. Jenks
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/12/2009 -- Minnesota at Chicago (D) Minnesota AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Span D, rf 4 0 0 0 Getz C, 2b 3 0 0 0 Harris B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Lillibridge B, pr-2b 0 1 0 0 Morneau J, dh 4 0 2 0 Fields J, 3b 4 0 1 1 Cuddyer M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Quentin C, lf 3 1 1 1 Crede J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Thome J, dh 4 1 1 2 Young D, lf 4 1 1 1 Dye J, rf 4 1 1 1 Gomez C, cf 3 0 0 0 Konerko P, 1b 4 1 1 0 Redmond M, c 3 0 0 0 Pierzynski A, c 4 0 1 0 Punto N, ss 3 0 1 0 Ramirez A, ss 3 1 1 0 Wise D, cf 3 0 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 1 5 1 32 6 9 5 Minnesota 010 000 000 -- 1 Chicago 000 012 21x -- 6 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Blackburn N (L)* 6.0 6 4 3 1 1 Breslow C 0.1 0 1 1 0 0 Crain J 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 Nathan J 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Buehrle M (W) 6.1 2 1 1 0 5 Dotel O 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 Linebrink S 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Richard C+ 0.0 2 0 0 1 0 Jenks B (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th + Pitched to 3 batters in 9th E -- Punto N, Cuddyer M 2 DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- Minnesota 5, Chicago 6 HR -- Young D, Thome J, Dye J SH -- Wise D SF -- Quentin C HBP -- by Breslow C (Getz C) T -- 2:30 A -- 25571
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