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Minnesota 8, White Sox 2

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Minnesota «4001100028120
White Sox000000200280
W:C.Silva(13-8) L:M.Buehrle(14-10)
HR: MIN- H.Blanco (10), T.Hunter (21), C.Koskie (24), L.Rivas (10) CWS- J.Valentin (27)



MinnesotaABRH2B3BHRRBIWKAVG
Shannon Stewart LF400000010.299
Lew Ford RF522100001.302
&nbsp Jacque Jones RF000000000.256
Torii Hunter CF412101210.277
Matthew LeCroy 1B501100001.263
Michael Cuddyer DH312000120.263
Corey Koskie 3B511001302.247
Cristian Guzman SS400000000.280
Luis Rivas 2B412101100.252
Henry Blanco C322001110.197
Totals37812404854&nbsp
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White SoxABRH2B3BHRRBIWKAVG
Willie Harris 2B400000001.257
Aaron Rowand CF401000000.317
Carlos Lee LF401000000.303
Paul Konerko DH301000011.282
Ross Gload 1B412000000.305
Jose Valentin SS412001201.214
Sandy Alomar C300000000.238
&nbsp Timo Perez PH100000000.251
Joe Borchard RF300000000.157
Joe Crede 3B301000000.232
Totals3328001213&nbsp


LOB_Minnesota 7, White Sox 5. 2B_L.Ford, T.Hunter, M.LeCroy, L.Rivas.
HR_H.Blanco (10) off M.Buehrle, T.Hunter (21) off M.Buehrle, C.Koskie (24)
off M.Buehrle, L.Rivas (10) off M.Buehrle, J.Valentin (27) off C.Silva.
GIDP_W.Harris, R.Gload. DP_Minnesota 2 (C.Guzman, L.Rivas, and M.LeCroy),
(L.Rivas, C.Guzman, and M.LeCroy)

MinnesotaIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERA
Carlos Silva (W 13-8)7.072210189-574.26
Juan Rincon2.010003026-182.63
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White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERA
Mark Buehrle (L 14-10)8.01077334112-724.12
Jeff Bajenaru1.021121027-1315.19


Buehrle pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

IBB_off M.Buehrle (M.Cuddyer), off J.Bajenaru (T.Hunter).
T_2:09. A_21991.
Umpires_Home,Paul Nauert; First, Randy Marsh; Second, Lance Barksdale; Third, Sam Holbrook.



How they scored


Twins first. Stewart walked. Ford grounded into fielder’s choice, pitcher Buehrle to second baseman Harris, Stewart out. Hunter homered to right on a 0-1 count, Ford scored. LeCroy doubled to left. Cuddyer was credited with an infield single when the batted ball hit a runner, LeCroy out. Koskie homered to left on a 2-2 count, Cuddyer scored. Guzman grounded out, shortstop Valentin to first baseman Gload. 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 4, White Sox 0.


Twins fourth. Guzman grounded out, shortstop Valentin to first baseman Gload. Rivas flied out to right fielder Borchard. Blanco homered to left on a 0-1 count. Stewart grounded out, shortstop Valentin to first baseman Gload. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 5, White Sox 0.


Twins fifth. Ford singled to left. Hunter doubled to center, Ford to third. LeCroy grounded out, second baseman Harris to first baseman Gload. Cuddyer was intentionally walked. Koskie grounded into fielder’s choice, second baseman Harris to shortstop Valentin, Ford scored, Hunter to third, Cuddyer out. Koskie was picked off, pitcher Buehrle to first baseman Gload, Koskie out. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 6, White Sox 0.


White Sox seventh. Gload singled to center. Valentin homered to right on the first pitch, Gload scored. Alomar Jr. grounded out, shortstop Guzman to first baseman LeCroy. Borchard grounded out, second baseman Rivas to first baseman LeCroy. Crede flied out to center fielder Hunter. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 6, White Sox 2.


Twins ninth. Rivas homered to left on a 1-0 count. Bajenaru pitching. Blanco singled to center. Stewart flied out to center fielder Rowand. Ford doubled to right, Blanco to third. Hunter was intentionally walked. LeCroy popped out to shortstop Valentin. Cuddyer walked, Blanco scored, Ford to third, Hunter to second. Koskie struck out. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Twins 8, White Sox 2.