Twins 8, White Sox 6
John Danks had posted eight consecutive quality starts. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)
By Jesse Temple / MLB.com
The struggling Sox received homers from Alex Rios, Gordon Beckham and Paul Konerko, but the usually solid John Danks gave up three of Minnesota's four homers and seven earned runs total as the South Siders fell closer to official elimination. Konerko went 3-for-4.
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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 8, Chi White Sox 6
Today's Boxes 9/22/09
PHI 9, FLA 3
FLA 3, PHI 0
CIN 10, PIT 4
DET 3, CLE 1
LAD 14, WSH 2
TOR 6, BAL 5
SEA 4, TB 3
ATL 3, NYM 1
CHC 7, MIL 2
STL 11, HOU 2
KC 5, BOS 1
COL 11, SD 10
ARI 10, SF 8
NYY 6, LAA 5
OAK 9, TEX 1
September 22, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Minnesota
3
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
8 10
0
Chi White Sox
1
0
3
0
1
0
0
1
0
6 9
0
Standings thru 9/22/09 | Recap: MIN | CWS | Gameday | Twins stats | White Sox stats
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gomez , CF
4
1
0
0
1
1
0
.231
Cabrera, O , SS
3
2
1
2
1
1
0
.271
Mauer , C
3
0
1
1
1
0
0
.372
Kubel , RF
4
2
2
1
0
0
2
.301
Cuddyer , 1B
4
2
3
1
0
0
0
.275
Young, D , LF
3
0
2
1
0
0
0
.268
Harris , DH
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
.259
Tolbert , 3B
4
1
1
1
0
0
0
.222
Punto , 2B
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
.229
Totals 33 8 10 7 3 3 4
BATTING 2B : Kubel (33, Danks), Cuddyer (34, Danks), Mauer (27, Danks).HR : Cabrera, O (8, 1st
inning off Danks, 1 on, 0 out), Cuddyer (29, 6th inning off Danks, 0 on, 0 out), Tolbert (2, 6th inning off Danks, 0 on, 2
out), Kubel (24, 8th inning off Dotel, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Cabrera, O 4; Mauer 2; Kubel 6; Cuddyer 7; Young, D 2;
Tolbert 4.RBI : Cabrera, O 2 (65), Young, D (45), Mauer (89), Cuddyer (85), Tolbert (15), Kubel (89).2-out
RBI : Mauer; Tolbert.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Harris; Kubel.SF : Young, D.GIDP :
Kubel; Harris.Team RISP : 2-for-5.Team LOB : 2.BASERUNNING CS : Young, D
(4, 2nd base by Dotel/Pierzynski).FIELDING DP : 2 (Liriano-Punto-Cuddyer-Cabrera, O, Cabrera,
O-Punto-Cuddyer).
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Podsednik , CF
4
2
1
0
1
1
0
.303
Beckham , 3B
4
2
2
2
1
0
1
.269
Pierzynski , C
4
0
1
1
0
1
2
.308
Konerko , 1B
4
1
3
2
0
0
0
.285
Kotsay , DH
4
0
1
0
0
0
2
.285
Ramirez, Al , SS
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
.277
Quentin , LF
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
.231
Getz , 2B
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
.266
Rios , RF
4
1
1
1
0
0
1
.242
Totals 34 6 9 6 4 2 10
BATTING 2B : Konerko (30, Liriano).HR : Rios (16, 3rd inning off Manship, 0 on, 1 out), Beckham
(13, 3rd inning off Manship, 1 on, 1 out), Konerko (28, 8th inning off Guerrier, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Podsednik; Beckham
5; Pierzynski; Konerko 7; Kotsay; Rios 4.RBI : Pierzynski (49), Rios (67), Beckham 2 (56), Konerko 2 (87).2-out
RBI : Konerko.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Rios; Ramirez, Al.GIDP : Kotsay; Pierzynski.Team
RISP : 1-for-6.Team LOB : 5.BASERUNNING SB : Podsednik (29, 2nd base off Manship/Mauer).FIELDING DP : 2 (Getz-Ramirez, Al-Konerko, Ramirez, Al-Getz-Konerko).
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Manship
2.1
5
4
4
1
0
2
6.35
Liriano
2.1
2
1
1
2
1
0
5.75
Crain (W, 7-4)
1.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
4.89
Mijares, Jo (H, 25)
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2.11
Guerrier (H, 31)
1.0
1
1
1
1
0
1
2.27
Nathan (S, 43)
1.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2.18
Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Danks (L, 12-10)
6.0
8
7
7
3
2
3
3.82
Dotel
2.0
2
1
1
0
1
1
3.36
Linebrink
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4.14
Pitches-strikes : Manship 43-25, Liriano 39-23, Crain 9-9, Mijares, Jo 11-9, Guerrier 29-17, Nathan 8-7, Danks 98-58,
Dotel 32-21, Linebrink 15-10.Groundouts-flyouts : Manship 4-1, Liriano 3-2, Crain 3-1, Mijares, Jo 2-0, Guerrier
2-0, Nathan 1-0, Danks 7-5, Dotel 1-3, Linebrink 2-0.Batters faced : Manship 13, Liriano 10, Crain 4, Mijares,
Jo 3, Guerrier 5, Nathan 3, Danks 27, Dotel 7, Linebrink 3.Inherited runners-scored : Liriano 2-0, Crain 2-0.Umpires :
HP: Chad Fairchild. 1B: Bill Welke. 2B: Tim Welke. 3B: Jim Reynolds.Weather : 72 degrees, cloudy.Wind :
9 mph, In from RF.T : 2:40.Att : 25,290.September 22, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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