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    Twins drop third at Jake
    Indians 4, Twins 3
    Justin Morneau reacts after striking out in the fifth inning. (Tony Dejak/AP)
     White pulls Twins within one
    By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com
    Johan Santana had a rough outing, giving up two homers in the first inning, and the Twins couldn't recover as they were swept by the Indians. Torii Hunter, Mike Redmond and Rondell White drove in the Twins' only runs.
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    Series at a glance:
    MIN
    Minnesota (67-66)
    Lost 3     		Cleveland 4, Minnesota 3   CLE
    Cleveland (75-57)
    Won 5
    August 29, 2007
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    Minnesota
    		 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0   3 9 0
    Cleveland
    		 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X   4 10 0
    Standings thru 8/29/07  |  Gameday  |  Twins Stats  |  Indians Stats
    MinnesotaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
    Casilla, 2B4030000.243
      a-Buscher, PH1000001.267
    Bartlett, SS2000101.280
    Hunter, CF4001015.297
    Morneau, 1B3000122.284
    Cuddyer, RF4110002.277
    White, DH3111000.162
    Redmond, C4021011.288
    Tyner, LF4120002.304
    Punto, 3B4000003.196
    Totals333932417 

    a-Grounded into a double play for Casilla in the 9th.

    BATTING
    2B: Casilla (4, Sabathia), White (3, Sabathia).
    3B: Cuddyer (5, Betancourt).
    TB: Casilla 4; Cuddyer 3; White 2; Redmond 2; Tyner 2.
    RBI: Hunter (94), Redmond (34), White (11).
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cuddyer; Morneau.
    GIDP: Tyner; Hunter; Buscher.
    Team LOB: 7.

    BASERUNNING
    SB: Casilla (9, 2nd base off Sabathia/Martinez).

    FIELDING
    DP: (Bartlett-Morneau).
    Pickoffs: Santana (Sizemore at 1st base).
    		 
    ClevelandABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
    Sizemore, CF3110101.279
    Cabrera, SS4122001.316
    Hafner, DH4000011.255
    Martinez, C4111000.303
    Garko, 1B4010000.303
    Gutierrez, RF4120011.270
    Lofton, LF3011012.299
    Gomez, 2B3020001.311
    Blake, 3B3000004.263
    Totals3241041311 

    BATTING
    2B: Gutierrez 2 (9, Santana, Santana).
    HR: Cabrera (2, 1st inning off Santana, 1 on, 0 out), Martinez (21, 1st inning off Santana, 0 on, 1 out).
    TB: Sizemore; Cabrera 5; Martinez 4; Garko; Gutierrez 4; Lofton; Gomez 2.
    RBI: Cabrera 2 (10), Martinez (93), Lofton (29).
    2-out RBI: Lofton.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Blake 2.
    GIDP: Hafner.
    Team LOB: 5.

    BASERUNNING
    CS: Sizemore (9, 2nd base by Santana/Redmond).
    PO: Sizemore (1st base by Santana).

    FIELDING
    DP: 3 (Sabathia-Cabrera-Garko, Cabrera-Gomez-Garko, Garko-Cabrera).
     
    MinnesotaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
    Santana (L, 14-10)6.010441223.06
    Rincon 2.00000105.81
    		 
    ClevelandIPHRERBBSOHRERA
    Sabathia (W, 15-7)6.07222203.37
    Lewis (H, 2)1.00000003.31
    Betancourt (H, 26)1.01110201.55
    Borowski (S, 39)1.01000005.53

    HBP: Bartlett (by Sabathia), White (by Sabathia).
    Pitches-strikes: Santana 104-69, Rincon 24-16, Sabathia 109-71, Lewis 9-6, Betancourt 19-12, Borowski 7-6.
    Ground outs-fly outs: Santana 13-2, Rincon 4-1, Sabathia 9-7, Lewis 2-1, Betancourt 1-0, Borowski 2-1.
    Batters faced: Santana 27, Rincon 6, Sabathia 27, Lewis 3, Betancourt 4, Borowski 3.
    Umpires: HP: Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B: Sam Holbrook. 2B: Randy Marsh. 3B: Bob Davidson.
    Weather: 83 degrees, clear.
    Wind: 8 mph, In from CF.
    T: 2:54.
    Att: 27,303.

    Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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