Game Wrapup


	Twins inch closer

Twins 7, White Sox 0

Orlando Cabrera scores on a wild pitch after hitting a triple in the first. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)

By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com

Nick Blackburn hopped back into first-half form with seven shutout innings and Orlando Cabrera scored three runs and drove in two as the Twins got within 2 1/2 games of the idle Tigers in the AL Central. After scoring three early runs, Minnesota added two in the sixth and eighth.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 09/21: MIN 7, CWS 0
Tue. 09/22: MIN 8, CWS 6
Wed. 09/23: MIN 8, CWS 6

Minnesota (77-73)
Won 1

Minnesota 7, Chi White Sox 0

Chi White Sox (73-78)
Lost 2

September 21, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Minnesota	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	7	10	0
Chi White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1

Minnesota	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Span, CF	2	0	0	1	1	0	2	.305
1-Gomez, PR-CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.234
Cabrera, O, SS	4	3	2	2	0	0	3	.271
Mauer, C	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	.373
Kubel, RF	5	0	1	1	0	3	3	.300
Cuddyer, 1B	5	0	1	1	0	0	2	.271
Young, D, LF	4	1	0	0	1	2	1	.265
Morales, J, DH	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	.358
Tolbert, 3B	5	1	2	0	0	1	1	.221
Punto, 2B	2	2	2	1	2	0	0	.232
Casilla, A, 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196
Totals	37	7	10	6	5	6	16
1-Ran for Span in the 6th.
BATTING 2B: Kubel (32, Pena, T). 3B: Cabrera, O (3, Hudson, D). TB: Cabrera, O 4; Mauer; Kubel 2; Cuddyer; Morales, J; Tolbert 2; Punto 2. RBI: Span (60), Cuddyer (84), Punto (34), Cabrera, O 2 (63), Kubel (88). 2-out RBI: Span; Cuddyer; Cabrera, O; Kubel. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cabrera, O 2; Span; Kubel; Cuddyer 2. SF: Cabrera, O. Team RISP: 4-for-12. Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING SB: Gomez (12, 2nd base off Williams/Pierzynski), Punto 2 (14, 2nd base off Pena, T/Pierzynski, 3rd base off Williams/Pierzynski). FIELDING PB: Mauer (8). DP: (Cabrera, O-Punto-Cuddyer).

Chi White Sox	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Podsednik, CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.304
Beckham, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.266
Pierzynski, C	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.309
Konerko, DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.281
Kotsay, 1B	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.286
Dye, RF	3	0	0	0	0	2	3	.248
a-Wise, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205
Quentin, LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.232
Getz, 2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	.269
Ramirez, Al, SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.279
Totals	34	0	8	0	0	6	12
a-Flied out for Dye in the 9th.
BATTING TB: Podsednik; Beckham; Pierzynski; Kotsay 2; Quentin; Getz; Ramirez, Al. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Getz; Dye. GIDP: Ramirez, Al. Team RISP: 0-for-4. Team LOB: 7. FIELDING E: Hudson, D (1, throw). PB: Pierzynski (7).

Minnesota	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Blackburn (W, 11-11)	7.0	8	0	0	0	6	0	4.18
Guerrier	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.18
Keppel	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.86

Chi White Sox	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Hudson, D (L, 0-1)	5.0	4	3	1	4	4	0	3.38
Carrasco	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	0	3.76
Williams	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	5.40
Pena, T	2.0	4	2	2	0	1	0	4.38
Torres, C	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.00

WP: Carrasco.
IBB: Mauer (by Williams).
HBP: Span (by Williams).
Pitches-strikes: Blackburn 101-72, Guerrier 9-8, Keppel 8-5, Hudson, D 98-64, Carrasco 14-10, Williams 16-6, Pena, T 35-24, Torres, C 8-5.
Groundouts-flyouts: Blackburn 9-3, Guerrier 1-2, Keppel 1-2, Hudson, D 6-4, Carrasco 0-1, Williams 0-1, Pena, T 3-0, Torres, C 2-1.
Batters faced: Blackburn 28, Guerrier 3, Keppel 3, Hudson, D 24, Carrasco 3, Williams 4, Pena, T 10, Torres, C 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Williams 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Jim Reynolds. 1B: Chad Fairchild. 2B: Bill Welke. 3B: Tim Welke.
Weather: 68 degrees, clear.
Wind: 6 mph, R to L.
T: 2:42.
Att: 26,541.
September 21, 2009

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

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