Minnesota 4, Chi. White Sox 1

Boxscore | Recap
Monday, August 31, 2009 8:10 PM
Location - Metrodome
Temperature - Indoors
Umpires - Home Plate - Jeff Nelson, First Base - Tim Tschida, Second Base - Bob Davidson, Third Base - Scott Barry,
Attendance - 19426

Final Scoring Summary

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chi. White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 0
Minnesota 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 11 0

Team Records

Team W/L Home Away Streak
Chi. White Sox 64-68 36-30 28-38 L4
Minnesota 66-65 38-29 28-36 W2

Recap Quick Hits

  • With this win, the Minnesota Twins have a 38-29 record at home this season. The Chicago White Sox have a 28-38 record on the road.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Twins have won 8 of their last 10 games.
  • Chi. White Sox has a streak of 4 straight up losses. The White Sox have won 2 of their last 10 games.
  • Nick Blackburn pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.16. Joe Nathan closed out the game to get the save and has 35 save s for the season. Gavin Floyd took the loss for Chi. White Sox.
  • Joe Mauer, Jason Kubel hit homeruns for Minnesota.

Top Game Performances

Starting Pitchers
Chi. White Sox   Minnesota
Gavin Floyd Player Nick Blackburn
Loss W/L Win
6.0 IP 7.0
4 Strikeouts 7
9 Hits 6
4.50 ERA 1.29
Hitting
Chi. White Sox   Minnesota
A.J. Pierzynski Player Jason Kubel
2 Hits 2
1 RBI 2
0 HR 1
2 TB 5
.667 Avg .500

Team Stats Summary

Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Chi. White Sox 7 0 8 .212 8 10 1 0 1 0
Minnesota 11 2 17 .324 14 6 4 1 1 0

Upcoming Games

  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against Chi. White Sox. The Twins have a W/L % of .485 after a win and .523 after a loss.
  • Chi. White Sox will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The White Sox have a W/L % of .431 after a win and .537 after a loss.
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