Minnesota Twins @ Chicago White Sox
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- HRD Young (1, 2nd inning off M Buehrle 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBID Young (3)
- GIDPD Young
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP0-2 (J Crede 0-1, D Young 0-1)
- Fielding
- EN Punto (1, dropped foul ball); M Cuddyer 2 (2, ground ball, throw)
White Sox Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
C. Getz2B |
B. LillibridgePR-2B |
J. ThomeDH |
J. DyeRF |
D. WiseCF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .263 | .235 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .353 | .500 | .412 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .423 | .632 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .211 | .250 | .526 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .348 | .455 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .304 | .429 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .150 | .227 | .150 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .222 | .222 |
| 32 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
- Batting
- HRJ Thome (2, 6th inning off N Blackburn 1 on, 0 Out); J Dye (1, 8th inning off J Nathan 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIJ Thome 2 (5), J Fields (4), C Quentin (4), J Dye (3)
- SFC Quentin
- SHD Wise
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP1-5 (C Getz 0-2, J Fields 1-3)
- Fielding
- DP1 (A Ramirez-P Konerko)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
N. Blackburn(L,5-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 95-60 | 5.73 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-1 | 6.75 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-6 | 3.38 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21-14 | 4.50 |
| 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 129-81 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedN Blackburn 15-26; C Breslow 1-2; J Crain 1-3; J Nathan 3-5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesN Blackburn 12-6-18-24; C Breslow 0-0-0-1; J Crain 2-1-1-2; J Nathan 2-1-7-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsN Blackburn 5-12; C Breslow 1-0; J Crain 0-1; J Nathan 1-1
- Game ScoresN Blackburn 46
White Sox Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Buehrle(W,6-1) |
O. Dotel(H,8) |
B. Jenks(S,12) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 95-61 | 2.38 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17-12 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-9 | 0.00 |
| 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-4 | 6.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-4 | 6.00 |
| 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 140-90 |
- Pitching
- HBPC Getz (By C Breslow)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedM Buehrle 13-21; O Dotel 1-3; S Linebrink 4-4; C Richard 1-3; B Jenks 1-2
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesM Buehrle 11-7-27-16; O Dotel 0-3-9-0; S Linebrink 5-1-0-3; C Richard 1-0-1-2; B Jenks 2-0-1-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Buehrle 8-6; O Dotel 0-0; S Linebrink 0-2; C Richard 0-0; B Jenks 2-0
- Game ScoresM Buehrle 70
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | CWS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | D Young homered to center. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 5th | C Getz safe at first on throwing error by first baseman M Cuddyer, P Konerko scored, D Wise advanced to second on play, D Wise to third, C Getz to second on throwing error by first baseman M Cuddyer. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6th | J Thome homered to right center, C Quentin scored. | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7th | J Fields singled to right, A Ramirez scored, B Lillibridge to third. | 1 | 4 | ||
| 7th | C Quentin hit sacrifice fly to right, B Lillibridge scored. | 1 | 5 | ||
| 8th | J Dye homered to left. | 1 | 6 | ||
CWS wins 2-1
Game Information
Rate Field
7:05 PM, 12 April 2009
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 25,571
Game Time:2:30
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Greg Gibson
- First Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher
- Second Base Umpire - Tim Mcclelland
- Third Base Umpire - Ted Barrett
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |

