Minnesota 11, Baltimore 2

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(74-52)	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Minnesota 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 4 0 11 17 0 Baltimore 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 9 2 WP: B. Bonser (3-4) LP: K. Benson (10-10)	(56-71)

Scoring Summary

Top 1st: Minnesota

- J. Mauer doubled to deep left, L. Castillo scored, J. Mauer to third on left fielder B. Fahey's fielding error

- M. Cuddyer singled to center, J. Mauer scored

Top 3rd: Minnesota

- J. Mauer doubled to deep right center, N. Punto scored, J. Mauer to third on center fielder C. Patterson's fielding error

- M. Cuddyer hit sacrifice fly to center, J. Mauer scored

- J. Morneau homered to deep left

Top 4th: Minnesota

- J. Mauer singled to center, L. Castillo scored

Top 5th: Minnesota

- T. Hunter homered to deep left

Bot 7th: Baltimore

- R. Hernandez homered to deep right, J. Conine scored

Top 8th: Minnesota

- J. Mauer hit sacrifice fly to left, J. Bartlett scored

- M. Cuddyer tripled to deep right, N. Punto and L. Castillo scored

- J. Morneau hit sacrifice fly to center, M. Cuddyer scored

Minnesota
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
L. Castillo 2b	5	3	3	0	1	0	1	.288
N. Punto 3b-ss	5	2	2	0	0	0	2	.313
J. Mauer c	4	2	3	4	0	0	2	.361
M. Cuddyer rf	4	1	4	4	0	0	0	.276
J. Morneau 1b	3	1	1	2	0	0	3	.317
T. Hunter cf	5	1	2	1	0	0	2	.274
L. Ford cf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228
R. White dh	5	0	1	0	0	1	3	.224
J. Tyner lf	5	0	1	0	0	1	2	.317
J. Bartlett ss	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.348
L. Rodriguez ph-3b	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233
Totals	40	11	17	11	2	2	15

Batting 2B - J Mauer 2 (29, K Benson 2); L Castillo (19, K Benson). 3B - M Cuddyer (5, R Ortiz). HR - J Morneau (32, 3rd inning off K Benson 0 on, 1 Out), T Hunter (19, 5th inning off B Chen 0 on, 0 Out). S - N Punto. SF - M Cuddyer , J Morneau , J Mauer. RBI - J Mauer 4 (73), M Cuddyer 4 (86), J Morneau 2 (110), T Hunter (65). 2-out RBI - J Mauer. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Punto 1, J Morneau 1, R White 1, L Castillo 1. Team LOB - 9.

Fielding DP - 2 (J Bartlett-L Castillo-J Morneau, L Rodriguez-L Castillo-J Morneau).

Baltimore
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
B. Roberts 2b	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.294
N. Markakis rf	3	0	1	0	1	1	2	.306
M. Mora 3b	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.279
M. Tejada ss	4	0	1	0	0	1	4	.330
J. Conine 1b	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.265
C. Patterson cf	4	0	1	0	0	2	2	.272
R. Hernandez c	3	1	1	2	0	1	0	.262
C. Widger c	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.170
K. Millar dh	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.241
C. Gomez ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237
B. Fahey lf	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.268
Totals	34	2	9	2	1	6	16

Batting 2B - M Tejada (32, B Bonser); B Fahey (8, B Bonser). HR - R Hernandez (16, 7th inning off B Bonser 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - R Hernandez 2 (71). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Roberts 1, C Patterson 1. GIDP - M Tejada, C Widger. Team LOB - 6.

Fielding E - B Fahey (8, bobble); C Patterson (4, bobble).

Minnesota
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
B. Bonser (W, 3-4)	6.2	7	2	2	1	4	1	5.18
D. Reyes	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.96
J. Crain	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	4.30
M. Guerrier	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.91
Baltimore
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
K. Benson (L, 10-10)	3.2	10	6	6	0	0	1	4.88
B. Chen	3.2	5	4	4	1	1	1	6.68
R. Ortiz	1.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	10.33

HBP - J Morneau (by K Benson).

Pitches-strikes - B Bonser 98-67; D Reyes 5-3; J Crain 12-9; M Guerrier 9-6; K Benson 76-51; B Chen 65-47; R Ortiz 26-18.

Ground balls-fly balls - B Bonser 5-11; D Reyes 1-0; J Crain 1-0; M Guerrier 2-1; K Benson 4-7; B Chen 5-5; R Ortiz 1-3.

Batters faced - B Bonser 27; D Reyes 1; J Crain 4; M Guerrier 3; K Benson 22; B Chen 17; R Ortiz 8.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B--Sam Holbrook. 2B--Randy Marsh. 3B--Angel Hernandez. Time: 2:49. Attendance: 24,848. Weather: 85 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.

Game Notes

BALTIMORE SHORTSTOP MIGUEL TEJADA EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 12 GAMES WITH A DOUBLE IN THE FOURTH INNING.

Updated on Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 10:05 pm ET