GAME THREAD: AL: MINNESOTA (69-71) at CHI WHITE SOX (59-81)

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (10) VS CHI WHITE SOX (10) - MID 13TH - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Tyner lf 6 1 2 0 0 0 3 .297
J Bartlett ss 7 2 3 0 0 1 3 .276
T Hunter cf 6 1 2 1 1 1 1 .291
J Morneau 1b 7 2 3 2 0 0 4 .282
M Cuddyer rf 6 2 3 1 1 2 1 .279
G Jones dh 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .196
a-R White ph-dh 3 1 1 3 0 1 0 .148
B Buscher 3b 6 0 1 0 0 2 2 .256
C Heintz c 6 0 2 1 0 1 1 .225
N Punto 2b 6 1 2 0 0 2 4 .200

Totals 56 10 20 9 2 11 21

a-popped out to pitcher for G Jones in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - N Punto (15, J Vazquez). HR - R White (3, 9th inning off B Logan
2 on, 1 Out). S - J Tyner. RBI - T Hunter (98), J Morneau 2 (101), G Jones (2),
C Heintz (6), M Cuddyer (73), R White 3 (15). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - J Morneau 1, T Hunter 1, J Tyner 1, J Bartlett 2, G Jones 1. GIDP - J
Morneau, C Heintz. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Morneau (1, 2nd base by J Vazquez/A Pierzynski). Picked
Off - M Cuddyer (1st base, H Phillips).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .245
b-L Terrero ph-rf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .239
J Fields lf 6 1 2 2 0 1 2 .237
J Thome dh 6 1 3 4 0 0 1 .268
P Konerko 1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .260
S Podsednik pr-cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .264
A Pierzynski c 6 0 1 0 0 1 3 .265
D Erstad rf-1b 6 1 2 1 0 0 3 .259
J Uribe ss 6 1 2 2 0 0 1 .221
D Richar 2b 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 .205
A Gonzalez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204
a-A Cintron ph-3b 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .232

Totals 53 10 18 10 1 6 15

a-homered to right for A Gonzalez in the 7th; b-reached on infield single to
shortstop for J Owens in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Owens (7, C Silva); J Fields (13, J DePaula); D Erstad (13, J
Nathan). HR - J Uribe (16, 2nd inning off C Silva 1 on, 0 Out), A Cintron (2,
7th inning off M Guerrier 0 on, 0 Out), J Thome (24, 9th inning off J DePaula 2
on, 0 Out). RBI - J Thome 4 (77), J Uribe 2 (55), A Cintron (17), J Fields 2
(56), D Erstad (29). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Erstad 1, P
Konerko 1, A Pierzynski 1, D Richar 1. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Owens (24, 2nd base off M Guerrier/C Heintz), S Podsednik
(11, 2nd base off J Nathan/C Heintz). CS - L Terrero (3, 2nd base by P Neshek/C
Heintz).

FIELDING: E - A Gonzalez (5, throw); A Cintron (7, throw). DP: 3 (A
Pierzynski-D Richar, A Gonzalez-J Uribe-P Konerko, J Uribe-D Richar-P Konerko).



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MINNESOTA - 200 200 006 000 0 -- 10
CHI WHITE SOX - 120 000 106 000 -- 10
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Silva 6 8 3 3 0 2 1 4.34
M Guerrier 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 2.39
J DePaula 0 5 5 5 0 0 1 10.66
J Nathan 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 2.05
P Neshek 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.82
C Cali 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.12
J Rincon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 6 11 4 4 1 8 0 3.98
M Myers 2 1/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.99
M MacDougal 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 6.69
B Logan 0 3 3 3 0 0 1 4.80
L Broadway 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
M Thornton 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.89
B Jenks 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.85
H Phillips 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40

J Vazquez pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
M MacDougal pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.
B Logan pitched to 3 batters in the 9th.
J DePaula pitched to 5 batters in the 9th.

WP - J Nathan. Pitches-strikes: C Silva 96-66; M Guerrier 25-16; J DePaula
13-10; J Nathan 31-19; P Neshek 20-13; C Cali 9-8; J Rincon 7-5; J Vazquez
106-71; M Myers 22-14; M MacDougal 4-3; B Logan 9-6; L Broadway 8-5; M Thornton
16-10; B Jenks 23-18; H Phillips 11-6. Ground balls-fly balls: C Silva 11-5; M
Guerrier 2-4; J DePaula 0-0; J Nathan 0-1; P Neshek 0-0; C Cali 2-1; J Rincon
2-1; J Vazquez 4-5; M Myers 6-1; M MacDougal 1-0; B Logan 0-0; L Broadway 1-0;
M Thornton 3-0; B Jenks 2-2; H Phillips 2-0. Batters faced: C Silva 26; M
Guerrier 8; J DePaula 5; J Nathan 5; P Neshek 3; C Cali 4; J Rincon 3; J
Vazquez 30; M Myers 7; M MacDougal 2; B Logan 3; L Broadway 2; M Thornton 5; B
Jenks 7; H Phillips 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Hickox. 1B--C.B. Bucknor. 2B--Joe West. 3B--Ed Rapuano.

Weather: 78 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY A.J. PIERZYNSKI SCORED LUIS TERRERO.

FINAL SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 11, MINNESOTA 10</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL FINAL 13
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6
CHI WHITE SOX 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6

10 11 12 13 R H E
-- -- -- -- - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 10 20 1
CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 1 11 19 2 (FINAL 13)

BATTERIES: MIN - CARLOS SILVA, MATT GUERRIER (7TH), JULIO DEPAULA (9TH), JOE
NATHAN (9TH), PAT NESHEK (10TH), CARMEN CALI (11TH), JUAN
RINCON (12TH) AND CHRIS HEINTZ

CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ, MIKE MYERS (7TH), MIKE MACDOUGAL
(9TH), BOONE LOGAN (9TH), LANCE BROADWAY (9TH), MATT THORNTON
(10TH), BOBBY JENKS (11TH), HEATH PHILLIPS (13TH) AND A.J.
PIERZYNSKI

HOME RUNS: MIN - RONDELL WHITE (3) OFF BOONE LOGAN IN THE 9TH, 2 ON

CHA - JUAN URIBE (16) OFF CARLOS SILVA IN THE 2ND, 1 ON
ALEX CINTRON (2) OFF MATT GUERRIER IN THE 7TH, 0 ON
JIM THOME (24) OFF JULIO DEPAULA IN THE 9TH, 2 ON</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL FINAL 13
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6
CHI WHITE SOX 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6

10 11 12 13 R H E
-- -- -- -- - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 10 20 1
CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 1 11 19 2 (FINAL 13)

BATTERIES: MIN - CARLOS SILVA, MATT GUERRIER (7TH), JULIO DEPAULA (9TH), JOE
NATHAN (9TH), PAT NESHEK (10TH), CARMEN CALI (11TH), JUAN
RINCON (12TH) AND CHRIS HEINTZ

CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ, MIKE MYERS (7TH), MIKE MACDOUGAL
(9TH), BOONE LOGAN (9TH), LANCE BROADWAY (9TH), MATT THORNTON
(10TH), BOBBY JENKS (11TH), HEATH PHILLIPS (13TH) AND A.J.
PIERZYNSKI


WP - HEATH PHILLIPS (1-1)
LP - JUAN RINCON (3-3)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: MIN - RONDELL WHITE (3) OFF BOONE LOGAN IN THE 9TH, 2 ON

CHA - JUAN URIBE (16) OFF CARLOS SILVA IN THE 2ND, 1 ON
ALEX CINTRON (2) OFF MATT GUERRIER IN THE 7TH, 0 ON
JIM THOME (24) OFF JULIO DEPAULA IN THE 9TH, 2 ON


TIME: 4:29 ATT: 34,104

PROBABLES: MIN - MATT GARZA (3-5, 3.49)
CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS (8-16, 5.86)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (10) VS CHI WHITE SOX (11) - FINAL IN 13 INNINGS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Tyner lf 6 1 2 0 0 0 3 .297
J Bartlett ss 7 2 3 0 0 1 3 .276
T Hunter cf 6 1 2 1 1 1 1 .291
J Morneau 1b 7 2 3 2 0 0 4 .282
M Cuddyer rf 6 2 3 1 1 2 1 .279
G Jones dh 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .196
a-R White ph-dh 3 1 1 3 0 1 0 .148
B Buscher 3b 6 0 1 0 0 2 2 .256
C Heintz c 6 0 2 1 0 1 1 .225
N Punto 2b 6 1 2 0 0 2 4 .200

Totals 56 10 20 9 2 11 21

a-popped out to pitcher for G Jones in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - N Punto (15, J Vazquez). HR - R White (3, 9th inning off B Logan
2 on, 1 Out). S - J Tyner. RBI - T Hunter (98), J Morneau 2 (101), G Jones (2),
C Heintz (6), M Cuddyer (73), R White 3 (15). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - J Morneau 1, T Hunter 1, J Tyner 1, J Bartlett 2, G Jones 1. GIDP - J
Morneau, C Heintz. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Morneau (1, 2nd base by J Vazquez/A Pierzynski). Picked
Off - M Cuddyer (1st base, H Phillips).

FIELDING: E - N Punto (10, throw).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .245
b-L Terrero ph-rf 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 .239
J Fields lf 6 1 2 2 0 1 2 .237
J Thome dh 6 1 3 4 1 0 1 .268
P Konerko 1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .260
S Podsednik pr-cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .262
A Pierzynski c 7 0 2 1 0 1 3 .267
D Erstad rf-1b 6 1 2 1 0 0 3 .259
J Uribe ss 6 1 2 2 0 0 1 .221
D Richar 2b 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 .205
A Gonzalez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204
a-A Cintron ph-3b 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .232

Totals 55 11 19 11 3 6 15

a-homered to right for A Gonzalez in the 7th; b-reached on infield single to
shortstop for J Owens in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Owens (7, C Silva); J Fields (13, J DePaula); D Erstad (13, J
Nathan). HR - J Uribe (16, 2nd inning off C Silva 1 on, 0 Out), A Cintron (2,
7th inning off M Guerrier 0 on, 0 Out), J Thome (24, 9th inning off J DePaula 2
on, 0 Out). S - J Fields. RBI - J Thome 4 (77), J Uribe 2 (55), A Cintron (17),
J Fields 2 (56), D Erstad (29), A Pierzynski (44). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - D Erstad 1, P Konerko 1, A Pierzynski 1, D Richar 1. Team LOB
- 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Owens (24, 2nd base off M Guerrier/C Heintz), S Podsednik
(11, 2nd base off J Nathan/C Heintz). CS - L Terrero (3, 2nd base by P Neshek/C
Heintz).

FIELDING: E - A Gonzalez (5, throw); A Cintron (7, throw). DP: 3 (A
Pierzynski-D Richar, A Gonzalez-J Uribe-P Konerko, J Uribe-D Richar-P Konerko).



----------------------------------------------------
MINNESOTA - 200 200 006 000 0 -- 10
CHI WHITE SOX - 120 000 106 000 1 -- 11

One out when winning run scored.
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Silva 6 8 3 3 0 2 1 4.34
M Guerrier (B, 3) 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 2.39
J DePaula 0 5 5 5 0 0 1 10.66
J Nathan (B, 4) 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 2.05
P Neshek 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.82
C Cali 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.12
J Rincon (L, 3-3) 1 1/3 1 1 1 2 0 0 5.54

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 6 11 4 4 1 8 0 3.98
M Myers 2 1/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.99
M MacDougal 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 6.69
B Logan 0 3 3 3 0 0 1 4.80
L Broadway 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
M Thornton 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.89
B Jenks 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.85
H Phillips (W, 1-1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40

J Vazquez pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
M MacDougal pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.
B Logan pitched to 3 batters in the 9th.
J DePaula pitched to 5 batters in the 9th.

WP - J Nathan. IBB - J Thome (by J Rincon). Pitches-strikes: C Silva 96-66; M
Guerrier 25-16; J DePaula 13-10; J Nathan 31-19; P Neshek 20-13; C Cali 9-8; J
Rincon 27-15; J Vazquez 106-71; M Myers 22-14; M MacDougal 4-3; B Logan 9-6; L
Broadway 8-5; M Thornton 16-10; B Jenks 23-18; H Phillips 11-6. Ground
balls-fly balls: C Silva 11-5; M Guerrier 2-4; J DePaula 0-0; J Nathan 0-1; P
Neshek 0-0; C Cali 2-1; J Rincon 4-1; J Vazquez 4-5; M Myers 6-1; M MacDougal
1-0; B Logan 0-0; L Broadway 1-0; M Thornton 3-0; B Jenks 2-2; H Phillips 2-0.
Batters faced: C Silva 26; M Guerrier 8; J DePaula 5; J Nathan 5; P Neshek 3; C
Cali 4; J Rincon 8; J Vazquez 30; M Myers 7; M MacDougal 2; B Logan 3; L
Broadway 2; M Thornton 5; B Jenks 7; H Phillips 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Hickox. 1B--C.B. Bucknor. 2B--Joe West. 3B--Ed Rapuano.

T--4:29. Att--34,104.
Weather: 78 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, left to
right.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
MINNESOTA 10
CHI WHITE SOX 11 FINAL</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MINNESOTA (10) AT CHI WHITE SOX (11) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

MINNESOTA 1ST: J Tyner singled to right. J Bartlett singled to right,
J Tyner to second. T Hunter singled to center, J Tyner scored, J Bartlett to
third. J Morneau grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Bartlett scored,
T Hunter out at second. M Cuddyer struck out swinging. J Morneau caught
stealing second, catcher to second.(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 2,
CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: J Owens doubled to deep center. J Fields grounded out
to shortstop, J Owens to third. J Thome singled to right, J Owens scored.
P Konerko grounded out to pitcher, J Thome to second. A Pierzynski lined out to
right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 2, CHI WHITE SOX 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: D Erstad singled to center. J Uribe homered to left,
D Erstad scored. D Richar flied out to center. A Gonzalez flied out to right.
J Owens grounded out to pitcher. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 2,
CHI WHITE SOX 3.

MINNESOTA 4TH: J Morneau singled to right center. M Cuddyer walked,
J Morneau to second. G Jones singled to center, J Morneau scored, M Cuddyer to
second, M Cuddyer to third advancing on throw. B Buscher struck out swinging.
C Heintz singled to left, M Cuddyer scored, G Jones to second. N Punto struck
out looking. J Tyner grounded out to pitcher. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 4, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: A Cintron hit for A Gonzalez. A Cintron homered to
right. J Owens singled to left. J Fields fouled out to first. J Owens stole
second. J Thome grounded out to first, J Owens to third. P Konerko popped out
to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 4, CHI WHITE SOX 4.

MINNESOTA 9TH: N Punto singled to right. J Tyner sacrificed to pitcher,
N Punto to second. M MacDougal relieved M Myers. J Bartlett singled to right,
N Punto to third. T Hunter grounded into fielder's choice to third, N Punto
scored, J Bartlett safe at third on throwing error by third baseman A Cintron.
B Logan relieved M MacDougal. J Morneau singled to center, J Bartlett scored,
T Hunter to third. M Cuddyer singled to left, T Hunter scored, J Morneau to
second. R White homered to left center, J Morneau and M Cuddyer scored.
L Broadway relieved B Logan. B Buscher grounded out to pitcher. C Heintz struck
out swinging. (6 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 10, CHI WHITE SOX 4.

CHI WHITE SOX 9TH: J DePaula relieved M Guerrier. D Richar singled to right
center. A Cintron singled to center, D Richar to second. L Terrero hit for
J Owens. L Terrero reached on infield single to shortstop, D Richar to third,
A Cintron to second. J Fields doubled to center, D Richar and A Cintron scored,
L Terrero to third. J Thome homered to center, L Terrero and J Fields scored.
J Nathan relieved J DePaula. P Konerko walked. S Podsednik ran for P Konerko.
S Podsednik stole second. A Pierzynski struck out swinging. S Podsednik to
third on wild pitch by J Nathan. D Erstad hit a ground rule double to deep
center, S Podsednik scored. J Uribe popped out to second. D Richar struck out
swinging. (6 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 10, CHI WHITE SOX 10.

CHI WHITE SOX 13TH: L Terrero walked. J Fields sacrificed to pitcher,
L Terrero to second. J Thome intentionally walked. S Podsednik grounded into
fielder's choice to second, L Terrero to third, J Thome safe at second on
throwing error by second baseman N Punto. A Pierzynski singled to left,
L Terrero scored. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 10, CHI WHITE SOX 11.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MINNESOTA (10) AT CHI WHITE SOX (11) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Minnesota Starting Lineups -- J Tyner LF, J Bartlett SS, T Hunter CF, J Morneau 1B,
M Cuddyer RF, G Jones DH, B Buscher 3B, C Heintz C, N Punto 2B, C Silva RHP.

Chi White Sox Starting Lineups -- J Owens CF, J Fields LF, J Thome DH,
P Konerko 1B, A Pierzynski C, D Erstad RF, J Uribe SS, D Richar 2B, A Gonzalez 3B,
J Vazquez RHP.

Umpires -- Ed Hickox (HP), C.B. Bucknor (1B), Joe West (2B), Ed Rapuano (3B).


Gametime Weather: 78 degrees, Cloudy, wind left to right at 11 mph.


MINNESOTA 1ST: J Tyner singled to right. J Bartlett singled to right,
J Tyner to second. T Hunter singled to center, J Tyner scored, J Bartlett to
third. J Morneau grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Bartlett scored,
T Hunter out at second. M Cuddyer struck out swinging. J Morneau caught
stealing second, catcher to second.(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 2,
CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: J Owens doubled to deep center. J Fields grounded out
to shortstop, J Owens to third. J Thome singled to right, J Owens scored.
P Konerko grounded out to pitcher, J Thome to second. A Pierzynski lined out to
right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 2, CHI WHITE SOX 1.

MINNESOTA 2ND: G Jones grounded out to first. B Buscher struck out
swinging. C Heintz flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 2,
CHI WHITE SOX 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: D Erstad singled to center. J Uribe homered to left,
D Erstad scored. D Richar flied out to center. A Gonzalez flied out to right.
J Owens grounded out to pitcher. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 2,
CHI WHITE SOX 3.

MINNESOTA 3RD: N Punto doubled to deep center. J Tyner fouled out to
catcher. J Bartlett grounded out to shortstop, N Punto to third. T Hunter
flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 2, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD: J Fields grounded out to third. J Thome singled to
right center. P Konerko struck out swinging. A Pierzynski singled to center,
J Thome to second. D Erstad grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 2, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

MINNESOTA 4TH: J Morneau singled to right center. M Cuddyer walked,
J Morneau to second. G Jones singled to center, J Morneau scored, M Cuddyer to
second, M Cuddyer to third advancing on throw. B Buscher struck out swinging.
C Heintz singled to left, M Cuddyer scored, G Jones to second. N Punto struck
out looking. J Tyner grounded out to pitcher. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 4, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: J Uribe flied out to left. D Richar lined out to left.
A Gonzalez struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 4,
CHI WHITE SOX 3.

MINNESOTA 5TH: J Bartlett struck out swinging. T Hunter struck out
swinging. J Morneau singled to deep right. M Cuddyer singled to left,
J Morneau to second. G Jones struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 4, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 5TH: J Owens bunt grounded out to pitcher. J Fields singled
to left. J Thome grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Fields out at
second. P Konerko grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 4, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

MINNESOTA 6TH: B Buscher flied out to center. C Heintz safe at first on
throwing error by third baseman A Gonzalez. N Punto struck out swinging.
J Tyner singled to right, C Heintz to third. J Bartlett flied out to center.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 4, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 6TH: A Pierzynski grounded out to first. D Erstad grounded
out to second. J Uribe singled to center. D Richar grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, J Uribe out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 4, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

MINNESOTA 7TH: T Hunter reached on infield single to second. M Myers
relieved J Vazquez. J Morneau grounded into double play, third to shortstop to
first, T Hunter out at second. M Cuddyer grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 4, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: A Cintron hit for A Gonzalez. A Cintron homered to
right. J Owens singled to left. J Fields fouled out to first. J Owens stole
second. J Thome grounded out to first, J Owens to third. P Konerko popped out
to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 4, CHI WHITE SOX 4.

MINNESOTA 8TH: A Cintron at third base. R White hit for G Jones. R White
popped out to pitcher. B Buscher singled to right. C Heintz grounded into
double play, shortstop to second to first, B Buscher out at second.(0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 4, CHI WHITE SOX 4.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH: A Pierzynski grounded out to first. D Erstad flied out
to right. J Uribe popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 4, CHI WHITE SOX 4.

MINNESOTA 9TH: N Punto singled to right. J Tyner sacrificed to pitcher,
N Punto to second. M MacDougal relieved M Myers. J Bartlett singled to right,
N Punto to third. T Hunter grounded into fielder's choice to third, N Punto
scored, J Bartlett safe at third on throwing error by third baseman A Cintron.
B Logan relieved M MacDougal. J Morneau singled to center, J Bartlett scored,
T Hunter to third. M Cuddyer singled to left, T Hunter scored, J Morneau to
second. R White homered to left center, J Morneau and M Cuddyer scored.
L Broadway relieved B Logan. B Buscher grounded out to pitcher. C Heintz struck
out swinging. (6 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 10, CHI WHITE SOX 4.

CHI WHITE SOX 9TH: J DePaula relieved M Guerrier. D Richar singled to right
center. A Cintron singled to center, D Richar to second. L Terrero hit for
J Owens. L Terrero reached on infield single to shortstop, D Richar to third,
A Cintron to second. J Fields doubled to center, D Richar and A Cintron scored,
L Terrero to third. J Thome homered to center, L Terrero and J Fields scored.
J Nathan relieved J DePaula. P Konerko walked. S Podsednik ran for P Konerko.
S Podsednik stole second. A Pierzynski struck out swinging. S Podsednik to
third on wild pitch by J Nathan. D Erstad hit a ground rule double to deep
center, S Podsednik scored. J Uribe popped out to second. D Richar struck out
swinging. (6 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 10, CHI WHITE SOX 10.

MINNESOTA 10TH: L Terrero in right field. S Podsednik in center field.
D Erstad at first base. M Thornton relieved L Broadway. N Punto grounded out to
shortstop. J Tyner grounded out to pitcher. J Bartlett singled to center.
T Hunter walked, J Bartlett to second. J Morneau grounded out to second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 10, CHI WHITE SOX 10.

CHI WHITE SOX 10TH: P Neshek relieved J Nathan. A Cintron struck out
swinging. L Terrero singled to right. L Terrero caught stealing second,
catcher to second. J Fields struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 10, CHI WHITE SOX 10.

MINNESOTA 11TH: B Jenks relieved M Thornton. M Cuddyer struck out looking.
R White struck out swinging. B Buscher grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 10, CHI WHITE SOX 10.

CHI WHITE SOX 11TH: C Cali relieved P Neshek. J Thome grounded out to
pitcher. S Podsednik reached on bunt single to shortstop. A Pierzynski
grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, S Podsednik out at second.
D Erstad lined out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 10,
CHI WHITE SOX 10.

MINNESOTA 12TH: C Heintz singled to left. N Punto flied out to center.
J Tyner grounded out to shortstop, C Heintz to second. J Bartlett flied out to
right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 10, CHI WHITE SOX 10.

CHI WHITE SOX 12TH: J Rincon relieved C Cali. J Uribe grounded out to
shortstop. D Richar popped out to shortstop. A Cintron grounded out to
second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 10, CHI WHITE SOX 10.

MINNESOTA 13TH: H Phillips relieved B Jenks. T Hunter grounded out to
shortstop. J Morneau grounded out to third. M Cuddyer singled to left.
M Cuddyer picked off first.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 10, CHI WHITE SOX 10.

CHI WHITE SOX 13TH: L Terrero walked. J Fields sacrificed to pitcher,
L Terrero to second. J Thome intentionally walked. S Podsednik grounded into
fielder's choice to second, L Terrero to third, J Thome safe at second on
throwing error by second baseman N Punto. A Pierzynski singled to left,
L Terrero scored. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 10, CHI WHITE SOX 11.</div>

 

Pierzynski's walk-off RBI single caps White Sox's comeback

<h3>CHI WHITE SOX 11, MINNESOTA 10 (13 INNINGS)</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The Minnesota Twins thought they had a winafter rallying for six runs in the ninth inning to break a tie.They were wrong.


A.J. Pierzynski delivered a walk-off RBI single in the 13thinning as the Chicago White Sox pulled off an 11-10 comebackvictory over the Twins in the opener of a three-game seriesFriday.


Pierzynski smacked an 0-1 offering from Minnesota reliever JuanRincon (3-3) just past the reach of shortstop Jason Bartlett'sdiving effort and into left field, plating Luis Terrero fromthird base.


After Rincon pitched a perfect 12th inning, he opened the 13thwith a walk to Terrero. Jim Thome was issued an intentionalpass after rookie Josh Fields laid down a sacrifice bunt. ScottPodsednik hit a grounder to second but Nick Punto's throwpulled Bartlett off the bag at second base and all the runnerswere safe.


Despite an argument from Twins manager Rod Gardenhire, the callstood and the bases were loaded with just one out, setting thestage for Pierzynski to provide the game-winning hit.

Heath Phillips (1-1) registered his first career win afterpitching a scoreless 13th frame.


The Twins took a six-run lead in the top of the ninth on athrowing error by third baseman Alex Cintron, RBI singles byJustin Morneau and Michael Cuddyer and a three-run blast byRondell White.


Chicago returned the favor with six of its own in the bottom ofthe frame.


With the bases loaded and two outs, Fields hit a two-run doubleoff Twins reliever Julio DePaula to the wall in center to cutChicago's deficit to 10-6. Thome followed with a three-runblast over the center field wall to reduce the Minnesota lead toone.


After Paul Konerko walked against closer Joe Nathan, pinchrunner Scott Podsednik stole second before moving to third on awild pitch. Darin Erstad tied the game by hitting a ground-ruledouble over the wall in center to send the contest to extrainnings.


The White Sox had rallied earlier to tie the game in theseventh. Cintron, pinch hitting for Andy Gonzalez, took thesecond pitch from reliever Matt Guerrier deep over the leftfield wall to make it 4-4.


White Sox starter Javier Vazquez allowed four runs, 11 hits anda walk with eight strikeouts over six-plus innings.

Vazquez allowed the first four batters of the game to reachbase, including Torii Hunter and Morneau, who both logged anRBI.


Chicago answered in the bottom half of the frame when leadoffhitter Jerry Owens doubled to center field. Two batters later,Thome singled to score Owens to cut Chicago's deficit to 2-1.

Chicago took a 3-2 lead in the second inning with a two-runblast from Juan Uribe. It was Uribe's 100th career home run.

However, the Twins regained the advantage against Vazquez twoframes later. Morneau led off the fourth inning with a singlefollowed by a walk to Cuddyer. Garrett Jones hit an RBI basehit to score Morneau, and two batters later Chris Heintz added arun-scoring single to put Minnesota up, 4-3.


Twins starter Carlos Silva gave up three runs and eight hits insix innings, striking out two.

 

Pierzynski's walk-off RBI single caps White Sox's comeback

<h3>CHI WHITE SOX 11, MINNESOTA 10 (13 INNINGS)</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The Minnesota Twins thought they had a winafter rallying for six runs in the ninth inning to break a tie.They were wrong.


A.J. Pierzynski delivered a walk-off RBI single in the 13thinning as the Chicago White Sox pulled off an 11-10 comebackvictory over the Twins in the opener of a three-game seriesFriday.


Pierzynski smacked an 0-1 offering from Minnesota reliever JuanRincon (3-3) just past the reach of shortstop Jason Bartlett'sdiving effort and into left field, plating Luis Terrero fromthird base.


"That's baseball, weird baseball 2007," Chicago manager OzzieGuillen said. "The problem was not very good pitching. Theonly good thing about this game is that we won. We showed, alittle bit, that we don't give up. A lot of fans are going towake up in the morning and say, 'Wow, they won the game? How'dthat happen?' Baseball is about surprise. It was a crazygame."


After Rincon pitched a perfect 12th inning, he opened the 13thwith a walk to Terrero. Jim Thome was issued an intentionalpass after rookie Josh Fields laid down a sacrifice bunt. ScottPodsednik hit a grounder to second but Nick Punto's throwpulled Bartlett off the bag at second base and all the runnerswere safe.


Despite an argument from Twins manager Rod Gardenhire, the callstood and the bases were loaded with just one out, setting thestage for Pierzynski to provide the game-winning hit.

"It's definitely a strange game, but it's still disappointingthe way it ended," Twins closer Joe Nathan said. "To have a badcall decide this game, it's a shame that that's the way thisgame had to end. But it's baseball."


Heath Phillips (1-1) registered his first career win afterpitching a scoreless 13th frame.


The Twins took a six-run lead in the top of the ninth on athrowing error by third baseman Alex Cintron, RBI singles byJustin Morneau and Michael Cuddyer and a three-run blast byRondell White.


Chicago returned the favor with six of its own in the bottom ofthe frame.


"We played a good ball game up until the ninth then we couldn'tget them out," Gardenhire said. "It was pretty disappointing.We battled all the way to the end there."


With the bases loaded and two outs, Fields hit a two-run doubleoff Twins reliever Julio DePaula to the wall in center to cutChicago's deficit to 10-6. Thome followed with a three-runblast over the center field wall to reduce the Minnesota lead toone.


"(The home run) was big," Thome said. "We battled back, what agreat game."


After Paul Konerko walked against closer Joe Nathan, pinchrunner Scott Podsednik stole second before moving to third on awild pitch. Darin Erstad tied the game by hitting a ground-ruledouble over the wall in center to send the contest to extrainnings.


"It was a disappointing, long night for us," Gardenhire said."I don't think we've had six runs scored against our bullpen, atleast in the ninth inning, in a long, long time."


The White Sox had rallied earlier to tie the game in theseventh. Cintron, pinch hitting for Andy Gonzalez, took thesecond pitch from reliever Matt Guerrier deep over the leftfield wall to make it 4-4.


White Sox starter Javier Vazquez allowed four runs, 11 hits anda walk with eight strikeouts over six-plus innings.

Vazquez allowed the first four batters of the game to reachbase, including Torii Hunter and Morneau, who both logged anRBI.


Chicago answered in the bottom half of the frame when leadoffhitter Jerry Owens doubled to center field. Two batters later,Thome singled to score Owens to cut Chicago's deficit to 2-1.

Chicago took a 3-2 lead in the second inning with a two-runblast from Juan Uribe. It was Uribe's 100th career home run.

However, the Twins regained the advantage against Vazquez twoframes later. Morneau led off the fourth inning with a singlefollowed by a walk to Cuddyer. Garrett Jones hit an RBI basehit to score Morneau, and two batters later Chris Heintz added arun-scoring single to put Minnesota up, 4-3.


Twins starter Carlos Silva gave up three runs and eight hits insix innings, striking out two.