Minnesota Twins @ Chicago White Sox
Twins Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
D. SpanCF-LF |
J. MauerDH |
J. KubelLF |
C. GomezCF |
J. Crede3B |
N. PuntoSS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .299 | .387 | .390 |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .500 | .819 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .309 | .378 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .327 | .412 | .629 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .350 | .367 |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .336 | .373 | .536 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 | .301 | .311 |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .364 | .471 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .291 | .443 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .358 | .424 | .415 |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .208 | .291 | .313 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .193 | .295 | .211 |
| 46 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
a-grounded to shortstop for J Mauer in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BJ Mauer 2 (5, B Colon, L Broadway); M Cuddyer (8, J Gobble); D Span (5, D Carrasco)
- HRM Cuddyer (6, 2nd inning off B Colon 2 on, 2 Out); J Crede (6, 2nd inning off B Colon 0 on, 2 Out); J Mauer (8, 6th inning off J Gobble 3 on, 2 Out); M Tolbert (1, 7th inning off J Gobble 2 on, 1 Out)
- RBIJ Kubel 2 (23), J Mauer 6 (24), M Cuddyer 3 (25), J Crede 2 (18), M Tolbert 4 (8), N Punto (11)
- 2Out RBIJ Kubel, M Cuddyer 3, J Crede, J Mauer 5
- SFJ Mauer
- SHN Punto
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP8-18 (B Harris 0-1, M Tolbert 2-3, J Mauer 1-1, J Kubel 2-3, J Morales 2-2, D Span 0-1, J Crede 0-3, M Cuddyer 1-2, N Punto 0-2)
- Fielding
- DP1 (J Crede-J Morneau)
- EM Tolbert (1, throw)
White Sox Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. DyeRF |
J. ThomeDH |
W. Betemit3B-1B |
C. Getz2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 | .297 | .333 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .213 | .261 | .276 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .322 | .518 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .325 | .424 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .255 | .392 | .509 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .336 | .467 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .365 | .521 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .215 | .289 | .304 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .298 | .414 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .212 | .278 | .303 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .295 | .350 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .301 | .304 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 | .361 | .313 |
| 34 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
a-grounded to second for J Dye in the 6th
b-grounded to third for J Thome in the 6th
c-grounded to shortstop for P Konerko in the 6th
d-struck out swinging for A Pierzynski in the 9th
- Batting
- RBIC Quentin (19)
- 2Out RBIC Quentin
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP1-8 (S Podsednik 0-1, J Nix 0-1, C Quentin 1-1, W Betemit 0-1, C Getz 0-1, A Ramirez 0-1, J Fields 0-1, J Dye 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSS Podsednik (2, 2nd base by N Blackburn)
- Fielding
- EW Betemit 2 (4, throw 2)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
N. Blackburn(W,3-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 82-53 | 3.83 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20-14 | 2.08 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-13 | 2.87 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 118-80 |
- Pitching
- WPN Blackburn
- IBBJ Morneau (By B Colon)
- HBPD Span (By J Gobble)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedN Blackburn 14-26; J Mijares 4-6; J Nathan 4-5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesN Blackburn 13-6-15-19; J Mijares 6-0-2-6; J Nathan 1-2-6-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsN Blackburn 8-9; J Mijares 0-3; J Nathan 0-2
- Game ScoresN Blackburn 68
White Sox Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Colon(L,2-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 61-35 | 4.23 |
| 3.1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 68-42 | 5.06 |
| 1.0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27-16 | 18.90 |
| 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42-27 | 2.73 |
| 9.0 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 198-120 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedB Colon 8-16; L Broadway 13-19; J Gobble 6-9; D Carrasco 6-10
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesB Colon 9-1-12-13; L Broadway 10-8-9-15; J Gobble 3-3-2-8; D Carrasco 6-4-10-7
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Colon 1-4; L Broadway 3-5; J Gobble 2-1; D Carrasco 2-4
- Game ScoresB Colon 23
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | CWS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J Kubel singled to left center, J Mauer scored, J Morneau to third. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | N Punto sacrificed to catcher, J Morales to third, M Tolbert to second, N Punto safe at second on throwing error by third baseman W Betemit. J Morales scored, M Tolbert to third on throwing error by t | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | J Mauer hit sacrifice fly to center, M Tolbert scored. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | J Kubel singled to right, N Punto scored, J Morneau to third. | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | M Cuddyer homered to left, J Morneau and J Kubel scored. | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | J Crede homered to left. | 8 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | J Mauer doubled to deep right, D Span scored. | 9 | 0 | ||
| 4th | J Morales reached on infield single to third, M Cuddyer scored, J Morales to second on throwing error by third baseman W Betemit. | 10 | 0 | ||
| 6th | M Tolbert singled to left, J Kubel scored, M Cuddyer to third, J Morales to second. | 11 | 0 | ||
| 6th | N Punto grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Cuddyer scored, M Tolbert out at second, J Morales to third. | 12 | 0 | ||
| 6th | J Mauer homered to left center, J Morales, N Punto and D Span scored. | 16 | 0 | ||
| 7th | J Crede grounded out to shortstop, C Gomez scored. | 17 | 0 | ||
| 7th | M Tolbert homered to left, M Cuddyer and J Morales scored. | 20 | 0 | ||
| 8th | C Quentin singled to left, B Anderson scored, A Ramirez to third. | 20 | 1 | ||
CWS wins 2-1
Game Information
Rate Field
7:05 PM, 21 May 2009
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 23,048
Game Time:2:58
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Tim Timmons
- First Base Umpire - Rob Drake
- Second Base Umpire - Jeff Kellogg
- Third Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
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 |

