SECOND inning
SECOND inning
Chicago: Darin Erstad singled to center off Twins starter Scott Baker. A.J.Pierzynski singled to center, Erstad to third. Juan Uribe flied out to right, Erstad scored. Danny Richar reached on an infield single, Pierzynski to second. Andy Gonzalez walked to load the bases. Jerry Owens singled to center, Pierzynski and Richar scored, Gonzalez to second. Chicago 3, Twins 0
THIRD inning
Chicago: With Boof Bonser pitching, Jim Thome homered to right. Chicago 4, Twins 0
FOURTH inning
Chicago: Richar tripled to center. Gonzalez grounded out to short. Owens singled to center, Richar scored. Chicago 5, Twins 0
Fifth inning
Chicago: Erstad homered to right. Chicago 6, Twins 0
sixth inning
Chicago: Owens singled to left. Josh Fields walked, Owens to second. Thome singled to left, Owens scored, Fields to second. Julio DePaula relieved Bonser. Paul Konerko walked to load the bases. Erstad hit into a fielder's choice to shortstop, Fields scored.
Twins: Jason Tyner singled to right off Chicago starter Javier Vazquez. Jason Kubel homered to left. Chicago 8, Twins 2
ninth inning
Twins: Justin Morneau singled to right off Boone Logan. Michael Cuddyer hit into fielder's choice, Morneau out. Brian Buscher struck out. Chris Heintz singled to center, Cuddyer to third. Luis Rodriguez singled to center, Cuddyer scored, Heintz to second. Chicago 8, Twins 3
Chicago AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Owens cf 6 1 5 3 0 0 .267
Fields lf 2 1 1 0 2 0 .246
Terrero rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .232
TTwins dh 4 1 2 2 1 2 .275
Konerko 1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .258
Erstad rf-lf 5 2 3 2 0 0 .253
Pierzynski c 5 1 2 0 0 0 .261
Uribe ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .230
Richar 2b 5 2 2 0 0 1 .236
Gonzalez 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .186
Cintron 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .243
Totals 40 8 16 8 5 7
TWINS AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Tyner lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .288
Kubel dh 4 1 1 2 0 3 .268
T.Hunter cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .290
L.Ford cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
Morneau 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .273
Cuddyer rf 4 1 0 0 0 1 .273
Buscher 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .262
Heintz c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .235
L.Rodriguez 2b 3 0 2 1 1 1 .227
Punto ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 .212
Totals 34 3 8 3 2 14
Chicago 031112000--8160
Twins 000002001--3 80
LOB--Chicago 12, Twins 6. 2B--Pierzynski (23), Buscher (1). 3B--Richar (3). HR--Kubel (13), off J.Vazquez; Erstad (4), off Bonser; Thome (32), off Bonser. RBI--Owens 3 (17), Thome 2 (92), Erstad 2 (32), Uribe (64), Kubel 2 (63), L.Rodriguez (12). SB--Owens (29). S--Fields. SF--Uribe. GIDP--Fields. DP--Twins 1.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
J.Vazquez (W, 14-8) 7 5 2 2 2 11 120 3.79
Logan 2 3 1 1 0 3 33 4.84
TWINS IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Baker (L, 9-9) 2 5 3 3 1 1 39 4.29
Bonser 3 8 5 5 2 3 74 5.09
DePaula 2 2 0 0 2 1 38 7.94
Perkins 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 3.33
J.Rincon 1 0 0 0 0 2 14 5.31
Inherited runners-scored--DePaula 2-1. Umpires--Twins, Jim Reynolds, First, Brian Knight, Second, Lance Barksdale, Third, Tim Welke. T--2:57. A--31,737 (46,632).
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