MIN 19 vs CHI 17

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Minnesota Twins At 2008 Chicago (AL) Whitesox        4/29/2008
 
  Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Whitesox           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Span RF           5  0  1  0 .270     A.Ramirez 2B        4  0  0  0 .225  
  A.Casilla 2B        5  1  2  1 .268     A.Pierzynski C      4  0  0  0 .297  
  J.Mauer C           3  0  1  0 .289     C.Quentin LF        3  0  1  0 .322  
  J.Morneau 1B        4  1  1  0 .324     P.Konerko 1B        3  0  0  0 .300  
  C.Monroe DH         3  1  1  1 .200     J.Thome DH          3  1  1  0 .265  
  D.Young LF          4  0  1  0 .164     J.Dye RF            3  0  0  0 .265  
  B.Buscher 3B        4  1  2  2 .328     D.Wise CF           3  0  0  0 .261  
  N.Punto SS          4  0  2  0 .273     J.Crede 3B          3  0  1  0 .189  
  C.Gomez CF          3  0  0  0 .250     O.Cabrera SS        3  0  0  0 .224  
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         Totals      35  4 11  4                 Totals      29  1  3  0
 
 
Twins........... 0 0 0  2 1 0  0 1 0  -  4 11  1
Whitesox........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  1  3  1
 
Twins (10-9)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
N.Blackburn WIN(2-1)      9       3   1   0   0   4   0 106   4.36
Totals                    9       3   1   0   0   4   0
 
Whitesox (10-7)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Contreras LOSS(0-1)     4 1/3   7   3   3   2   2   2  73   6.23
H.Ramirez                 1 1/3   3   0   0   0   0   0  24   9.00
D.Carrasco                1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0  12   5.73
S.Linebrink               2       1   1   1   0   3   1  21   4.50
Totals                    9      11   4   4   2   6   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 27,067 DATE-  TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Derryl Cousins, Angel Hernandez, Eric Cooper, Marty Foster
T- 2:54
LEFT ON BASE- Twins: 7  Whitesox: 1
DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 1  Whitesox: 1
ERRORS- D.Young, A.Ramirez
DOUBLES- N.Punto(6th), J.Thome(4th)
HOME RUNS- A.Casilla(2nd), C.Monroe(3rd), B.Buscher(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- D.Span
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Gomez
WALKS- J.Mauer, C.Monroe
STRIKE OUTS- D.Span, J.Mauer, D.Young, B.Buscher, C.Gomez-2, A.Pierzynski,
             C.Quentin, P.Konerko, J.Thome
GIDP- O.Cabrera
 
Nick Blackburn tossed a fine 3 hitter as the Minnesota Twins outscored the
Chicago (AL) Whitesox 4 to 1.
 
In the 4th inning Minnesota scored 2 runs when they had 3 base hits.  The
highlight belonged to Brian Buscher who silenced the stadium when he smashed
a two-run homer (his 1st of the season).  Chicago (AL) went down quietly in
the bottom of the 9th.  
 
Blackburn(2-1) lasted until the end allowing 1 run for the win. Jose
Contreras(0-1) absorbed the loss.  He was knocked around by Minnesota,
allowing 7 hits and 2 walks in 4 and 1/3 innings.  
 
The Minnesota ballclub's record now stands at 10-9.  With this loss, Chicago
(AL) has a 6-4 record of late, 10-7 overall.

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