Chi White Sox 6, Minnesota 1
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(3-4)
  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3
Chi White Sox 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 X 6 9 0
WP: M. Buehrle (1-0) S: B. Jenks (2)
LP: N. Blackburn (0-1)
(3-3)
  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 2nd: Minnesota
- D. Young homered to deep center
Bot 5th: Chi White Sox
- C. Getz safe at first on first baseman M. Cuddyer's throwing error, P. Konerko scored, D. Wise to second, D. Wise to third, C. Getz to second
Bot 6th: Chi White Sox
- J. Thome homered to deep right center, C. Quentin scored
Bot 7th: Chi White Sox
- J. Fields singled to right, A. Ramirez scored, B. Lillibridge to third
- C. Quentin hit sacrifice fly to right, B. Lillibridge scored
Bot 8th: Chi White Sox
- J. Dye homered to deep left
 Minnesota
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
D. Span rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
B. Harris 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .375
J. Morneau dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .259
M. Cuddyer 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .231
J. Crede 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .160
D. Young lf 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 .133
C. Gomez cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .136
M. Redmond c 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167
N. Punto ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .353
 Totals 31 1 5 1 2 9 9  
 Batting
HR - D Young (1, 2nd inning off M Buehrle 0 on, 1 Out).
RBI - D Young (3).
GIDP - D Young.
Team LOB - 5.
 Fielding
E - N Punto (1, dropped foul ball); M Cuddyer 2 (2, ground ball, throw).
 Chi White Sox
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
C. Getz 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .176
    B. Lillibridge pr-2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Fields 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .353
C. Quentin lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .263
J. Thome dh 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .211
J. Dye rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .318
P. Konerko 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .238
A.J. Pierzynski c 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167
A. Ramirez ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .150
D. Wise cf 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .222
 Totals 32 6 9 5 1 3 14  
 Batting
HR - J Thome (2, 6th inning off N Blackburn 1 on, 0 Out), J Dye (1, 8th inning off J Nathan 0 on, 0 Out).
S - D Wise.
SF - C Quentin.
RBI - J Thome 2 (5), J Fields (4), C Quentin (4), J Dye (3).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Fields 3.
Team LOB - 6.
 Fielding
DP - 1 (A Ramirez-P Konerko).
 Minnesota
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
N. Blackburn (L, 0-1) 6.0 6 4 3 1 1 1 5.73
C. Breslow 0.1 0 1 1 0 0 0 6.75
J. Crain 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.38
J. Nathan 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 4.50
 Chi White Sox
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
M. Buehrle (W, 1-0) 6.1 2 1 1 0 5 1 2.38
O. Dotel (H, 1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
S. Linebrink 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
C. Richard 0.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 6.00
B. Jenks (S, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.00
HBP - C Getz (by C Breslow).
Pitches-strikes - N Blackburn 95-60; C Breslow 4-1; J Crain 9-6; J Nathan 21-14; M Buehrle 95-61; O Dotel 17-12; S Linebrink 12-9; C Richard 10-4; B Jenks 6-4.
Ground balls-fly balls - N Blackburn 5-12; C Breslow 1-0; J Crain 0-1; J Nathan 1-1; M Buehrle 8-6; O Dotel 0-0; S Linebrink 0-2; C Richard 0-0; B Jenks 2-0.
Batters faced - N Blackburn 26; C Breslow 2; J Crain 3; J Nathan 5; M Buehrle 21; O Dotel 3; S Linebrink 4; C Richard 3; B Jenks 2.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Andy Fletcher. 2B--Tim Mcclelland. 3B--Ted Barrett.
Time: 2:30.
Attendance: 25,571.
Weather: 35 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 16 mph, left to right.

Updated on Sunday, Apr 12, 2009 4:50 pm ET

  
 Top Batters
 Minnesota
D. Young Delmon Young
1-4, 1 HR
1 RBI
 Chi White Sox
J. Thome Jim Thome
1-4, 1 HR
2 RBI