Indians Hitting
a-grounded to pitcher for G Sizemore in the 9th
b-flied out to right for R Garko in the 9th
c-doubled to left for K Shoppach in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BJ Peralta (21, L Hernandez); J Velandia (1, J Crain)
- HRK Shoppach (7, 3rd inning off L Hernandez 1 on, 0 Out); B Francisco (7, 6th inning off L Hernandez 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIK Shoppach 2 (20), B Francisco (29)
- Team LOB8
Twins Hitting
a-singled to left for J Kubel in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BJ Morneau 2 (17, J Lewis, P Byrd); B Buscher (3, P Byrd); J Kubel (9, P Byrd); N Punto (5, B Slocum)
- HRN Punto (1, 1st inning off P Byrd 0 on, 1 Out); D Young (3, 3rd inning off P Byrd 2 on, 2 Out)
- RBIN Punto 4 (13), B Buscher (17), D Young 4 (33), B Harris (23), J Morneau 2 (65)
- 2Out RBID Young 4
- SFJ Morneau
- Team LOB7
- Baserunning
- CSD Span (1, 2nd base by P Byrd/K Shoppach)
Indians Pitching
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsP Byrd 5-6; J Lewis 0-1; B Slocum 0-2; E Mujica 0-1
- Game ScoresP Byrd 29
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
L. Hernandez(W,9-5) |
B. Bass(H,2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 102-59 | 5.18 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-11 | 4.45 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-13 | 3.20 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23-16 | 2.80 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 158-99 |
- Pitching
- HBPC Gomez (By B Slocum)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsL Hernandez 8-6; B Bass 2-1; M Guerrier 1-0; J Crain 2-1
- Game ScoresL Hernandez 51
Scoring Summary
Inning | CLE | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | N Punto homered to right center. | 0 | 1 | |
| 2nd | B Buscher doubled to deep center, D Young scored. | 0 | 2 | |
| 3rd | K Shoppach homered to left, R Garko scored. | 2 | 2 | |
| 3rd | D Young homered to left, J Morneau and J Kubel scored. | 2 | 5 | |
| 6th | B Francisco homered to left. | 3 | 5 | |
| 6th | B Harris singled to center, D Young scored, B Buscher to third. | 3 | 6 | |
| 7th | J Morneau doubled to deep left, N Punto scored. | 3 | 7 | |
| 7th | D Young singled to right, J Morneau scored. | 3 | 8 | |
| 8th | N Punto doubled to deep left, B Harris, D Span and C Gomez scored. | 3 | 11 | |
| 8th | J Morneau hit sacrifice fly to center, N Punto scored. | 3 | 12 | |
MIN wins 3-0
Game Information
Metrodome
12:10 AM, 5 July 2008
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 22,634
Game Time:3:02
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Tim Tschida
- First Base Umpire - Jim Joyce
- Second Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
- Third Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
2024 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 92 | 69 | .571 | - | L2 |
| Kansas City | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.5 | W1 |
| Detroit | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.5 | L2 |
| Minnesota | 82 | 80 | .506 | 10.5 | L4 |
| Chicago | 41 | 121 | .253 | 51.5 | W2 |
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