Minnesota 4, Pittsburgh 2

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(32-34)	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 9 1 Pittsburgh 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 WP: F. Liriano (6-1) S: J. Nathan (9) LP: I. Snell (7-4)	(26-42)

Scoring Summary

Bot 3rd: Pittsburgh

- J. Wilson homered to deep left, I. Snell scored

Top 7th: Minnesota

- M. Cuddyer doubled to deep left, N. Punto scored, J. Mauer to third

- J. Morneau hit sacrifice fly to deep left center, J. Mauer scored, M. Cuddyer to third

- T. Hunter singled to center, M. Cuddyer scored

Top 9th: Minnesota

- R. White walked, J. Morneau scored, T. Hunter to third, J. Bartlett to second

Minnesota
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
L. Castillo 2b	5	0	0	0	0	2	3	.284
N. Punto 3b	4	1	1	0	1	2	3	.293
J. Mauer c	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.381
M. Cuddyer rf	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	.273
J. Morneau 1b	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	.269
T. Hunter cf	4	0	2	1	0	1	1	.265
J. Kubel lf	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	.280
L. Ford lf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221
J. Bartlett ss	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.444
F. Liriano p	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	.250
T. Tiffee ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
J. Rincon p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
R. White ph	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.183
J. Nathan p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	33	4	9	4	3	9	14

Batting 2B - M Cuddyer (15, I Snell); J Mauer (18, S Torres). S - L Ford. SF - J Morneau. RBI - M Cuddyer (35), J Morneau (52), T Hunter (37), R White (15). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cuddyer 2, N Punto 2. Team LOB - 7.

Base Running CS - J Bartlett (1, 2nd base by I Snell/R Paulino).    Fielding E - F Liriano (1, throw).

Pittsburgh
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
J. Bautista cf	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	.245
J. Wilson ss	4	1	2	2	0	1	0	.289
S. Casey 1b	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.310
J. Bay lf	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	.300
F. Sanchez 3b	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.347
C. Wilson rf	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.272
J. Castillo 2b	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	.292
R. Paulino c	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.310
I. Snell p	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	.050
D. Marte p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J. Randa ph	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.224
S. Torres p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M. Gonzalez p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	32	2	5	2	1	13	8

Batting 2B - F Sanchez (17, F Liriano). HR - J Wilson (6, 3rd inning off F Liriano 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Wilson 2 (22). 2-out RBI - J Wilson 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Randa 1, J Castillo 1, J Bay 1. Team LOB - 4.

Minnesota
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
F. Liriano (W, 6-1)	7.0	5	2	2	1	11	1	2.16
J. Rincon (H, 10)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.51
J. Nathan (S, 9)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.00
Pittsburgh
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
I. Snell (L, 7-4)	6.1	5	3	3	1	6	0	4.71
D. Marte	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.13
S. Torres	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4.09
M. Gonzalez	1.0	2	1	1	2	2	0	2.60

IBB - J Bartlett (by M Gonzalez).

Pitches-strikes - F Liriano 101-71; J Rincon 17-9; J Nathan 7-3; I Snell 96-72; D Marte 9-6; S Torres 18-12; M Gonzalez 29-14.

Ground balls-fly balls - F Liriano 5-5; J Rincon 0-1; J Nathan 1-2; I Snell 7-5; D Marte 1-0; S Torres 2-1; M Gonzalez 1-0.

Batters faced - F Liriano 27; J Rincon 3; J Nathan 3; I Snell 24; D Marte 2; S Torres 5; M Gonzalez 7.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Alfonso Marquez. 2B--Larry Young. 3B--Chad Fairchild. Time: 2:35. Attendance: 33,025. Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, left to right.

Updated on Friday, Jun 16, 2006 9:53 pm ET