Indians Hitting
a-grounded to catcher for A Cabrera in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BS Choo (34, N Blackburn); T Hafner (17, N Blackburn)
- HRM Laporta (6, 7th inning off N Blackburn 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIM LaPorta 3 (17)
- 2Out RBIM LaPorta
- GIDPK Shoppach
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP2-12 (S Choo 0-1, M LaPorta 2-2, T Crowe 0-1, K Shoppach 0-2, J Carroll 0-1, T Hafner 0-1, A Cabrera 0-1, J Peralta 0-3)
- Fielding
- DP1 (A Cabrera-L Valbuena-M LaPorta)
- EA Laffey (1, catch)
- AssistsT Crowe (J Kubel at 3rd base)
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 2BJ Morales 2 (6, A Laffey 2); M Tolbert (4, A Laffey); M Cuddyer (33, A Laffey)
- HRM Cuddyer (26, 5th inning off A Laffey 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIM Cuddyer 3 (78), D Span (59), J Mauer 2 (87), J Morales (7)
- 2Out RBIM Cuddyer, D Span, J Mauer 2
- SFJ Morales
- GIDPO Cabrera
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP4-9 (M Tolbert 1-2, J Mauer 1-1, J Kubel 0-1, D Span 1-1, D Young 0-1, M Cuddyer 1-1, N Punto 0-2)
- Fielding
- DP1 (O Cabrera-N Punto-M Cuddyer)
Indians Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedA Laffey 22-32; J Todd 1-3; R Perez 2-3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesA Laffey 18-1-15-29; J Todd 2-0-6-3; R Perez 1-3-1-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsA Laffey 11-6; J Todd 2-1; R Perez 3-0
- Game ScoresA Laffey 19
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
N. Blackburn(W,10-11) |
J. Mijares(H,23) |
M. Guerrier(H,30) |
J. Nathan(S,41) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 91-63 | 4.34 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22-11 | 2.20 |
| 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-5 | 5.23 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21-13 | 2.22 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-7 | 2.25 |
| 9.0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 158-99 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedN Blackburn 15-26; J Mijares 2-6; J Crain 0-2; M Guerrier 2-4; J Nathan 0-2
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesN Blackburn 20-7-13-23; J Mijares 3-2-3-3; J Crain 1-0-3-1; M Guerrier 3-0-6-4; J Nathan 0-4-3-0
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsN Blackburn 9-7; J Mijares 0-3; J Crain 0-0; M Guerrier 1-1; J Nathan 0-0
- Game ScoresN Blackburn 52
Scoring Summary
Inning | CLE | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | M Cuddyer singled to left, J Mauer scored, J Kubel to second, J Kubel thrown out at third attempting to advance on play. | 0 | 1 | |
| 4th | D Span singled to center, J Morales scored, N Punto to third, D Span to second advancing on throw. | 0 | 2 | |
| 4th | J Mauer singled to right, N Punto and D Span scored, O Cabrera to third, J Mauer to second advancing on throw. | 0 | 4 | |
| 5th | M Cuddyer homered to left. | 0 | 5 | |
| 7th | M LaPorta homered to center, T Hafner scored. | 2 | 5 | |
| 7th | M Cuddyer doubled to deep right center, C Gomez scored, M Cuddyer to third advancing on throw. | 2 | 6 | |
| 7th | J Morales hit sacrifice fly to left, M Cuddyer scored. | 2 | 7 | |
| 8th | M LaPorta singled to left, A Cabrera scored, S Choo to second. | 3 | 7 | |
MIN wins 3-0
Game Information
Metrodome
6:10 PM, 16 September 2009
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 16,921
Game Time:2:57
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
- First Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
- Second Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
- Third Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom
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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