Twins 9, White Sox 3
Jason Kubel is congratulated by Justin Morneau after his first homer. (AP)
By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com
Scott Baker shut down the White Sox as his offense beat up on Javier Vazquez, led by Jason Kubel, who went deep twice and drove in three runs, and Justin Morneau, who set a club record with his 47th double. Minnesota moved within 1 1/2 games in the AL Central.
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Series at a glance:
Tue. 09/23:
MIN 9, CWS 3
Wed. 09/24:
MIN 3, CWS 2
Thu. 09/25:
MIN 7, CWS 6
Minnesota 9, Chi White Sox 3
Today's Boxes 9/23/08
TB 5, BAL 2
TB 7, BAL 5
ATL 3, PHI 2
BOS 5, CLE 4
KC 5, DET 0
NYY 3, TOR 1
NYM 6, CHC 2
WSH 9, FLA 4
CIN 2, HOU 1
TEX 6, OAK 4
MIL 7, PIT 5
STL 7, ARI 4
SEA 9, LAA 6
LAD 10, SD 1
COL 9, SF 4
September 23, 2008
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Standings thru 9/23/08 | Recap: CWS | MIN | Gameday | White Sox stats | Twins stats
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cabrera , SS4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .281
Pierzynski , C4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .280
Phillips , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dye , RF4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
Thome , DH4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .245
Konerko , 1B3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .243
Griffey Jr. , CF3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .246
Ramirez , 2B4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .294
Wise , LF3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .280
Uribe , 3B2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .249
Totals 31 3 6 2 3 4 11
BATTING HR : Griffey Jr. (17, 9th inning off Guerrier, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Cabrera; Thome; Konerko; Griffey Jr. 4; Ramirez; Uribe.RBI : Griffey Jr. 2 (69).2-out RBI : Griffey Jr. 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Pierzynski 2.GIDP : Griffey Jr.; Cabrera.Team LOB : 4.
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Span , RF5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .294
Casilla , 2B5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .285
Mauer , C4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .329
Morneau , 1B3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .308
Kubel , DH4 3 3 3 0 0 1 .276
Young , LF3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .293
Buscher , 3B3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .298
Punto , SS4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .285
Gomez , CF4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .258
Totals 35 9 12 9 2 3 13
BATTING 2B : Young (28, Vazquez, J), Morneau (47, Richard).3B : Kubel (5, Vazquez, J).HR : Kubel 2 (20, 2nd inning off Vazquez, J, 1 on, 0 out; 7th inning off Logan, 0 on, 1 out), Young (10, 7th inning off Logan, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Mauer; Morneau 2; Kubel 11; Young 7; Punto 2; Gomez 2.RBI : Kubel 3 (78), Young 2 (67), Punto (28), Gomez (57), Morneau (129), Buscher (47).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Span 2; Casilla; Punto; Mauer.SF : Buscher.Team LOB : 5.BASERUNNING SB : Punto (13, 2nd base off Vazquez, J/Pierzynski), Gomez (32, 2nd base off Vazquez, J/Pierzynski).FIELDING DP : 2 (Punto-Morneau, Casilla-Punto-Morneau).
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Baker (W, 10-4)7.0 5 1 1 1 4 0 3.59
Crain 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.71
Guerrier 1.0 1 2 2 1 0 1 5.06
IBB : Young (by Richard).Pitches-strikes : Vazquez, J 78-51, Richard 29-19, Logan 4-4, Carrasco 5-3, Ramirez, H 11-8, Baker 102-73, Crain 9-4, Guerrier 20-10.Groundouts-flyouts : Vazquez, J 7-2, Richard 3-3, Logan 1-0, Carrasco 2-0, Ramirez, H 2-1, Baker 6-11, Crain 2-1, Guerrier 1-2.Batters faced : Vazquez, J 20, Richard 10, Logan 3, Carrasco 2, Ramirez, H 3, Baker 26, Crain 3, Guerrier 5.Umpires : HP: Bob Davidson. 1B: Alfonso Marquez. 2B: Mike Reilly. 3B: Andy Fletcher.Weather : 69 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 2:43.Att : 35,225.September 23, 2008
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
