Minnesota 20, Chi White Sox 1

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(19-23)	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Minnesota 1 7 1 1 0 6 4 0 0 20 20 1 Chi White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 2 WP: N. Blackburn (3-2) LP: B. Colon (2-4)	(17-23)

Scoring Summary

Top 1st: Minnesota

- J. Kubel singled to left center, J. Mauer scored, J. Morneau to third

Top 2nd: Minnesota

- N. Punto safe at first on third baseman W. Betemit's throwing error, J. Morales to third, M. Tolbert to second, J. Morales scored, M. Tolbert to third, N. Punto to second

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

- J. Kubel singled to right, N. Punto scored, J. Morneau to third

- M. Cuddyer homered to deep left, J. Morneau and J. Kubel scored

- J. Crede homered to deep left

Top 3rd: Minnesota

- J. Mauer doubled to deep right, D. Span scored

Top 4th: Minnesota

- J. Morales singled to third, M. Cuddyer scored, J. Morales to second on third baseman W. Betemit's throwing error

Top 6th: Minnesota

- M. Tolbert singled to left, J. Kubel scored, M. Cuddyer to third, J. Morales to second

- N. Punto grounded into fielder's choice, M. Cuddyer scored, J. Morales to third, M. Tolbert out at second

- J. Mauer homered to deep left center, J. Morales, N. Punto and D. Span scored

Top 7th: Minnesota

- J. Crede grounded out to shortstop, C. Gomez scored

- M. Tolbert homered to deep left, M. Cuddyer and J. Morales scored

Bot 8th: Chi White Sox

- C. Quentin singled to left, B. Anderson scored, A. Ramirez to third

Minnesota
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
D. Span cf-lf	5	2	2	0	0	1	2	.299
J. Mauer dh	4	2	3	6	0	0	1	.417
B. Harris ph-dh	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.267
J. Morneau 1b	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	.327
B. Buscher 1b	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224
J. Kubel lf	4	2	3	2	0	0	2	.336
C. Gomez cf	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.230
M. Cuddyer rf	6	4	4	3	0	0	2	.275
J. Crede 3b	6	1	1	2	0	0	5	.226
J. Morales c	4	3	3	0	2	0	0	.358
M. Tolbert 2b	6	2	3	4	0	1	2	.208
N. Punto ss	5	2	0	1	0	3	3	.193
Totals	46	20	20	18	5	5	18

Batting 2B - J Mauer 2 (5, B Colon, L Broadway); M Cuddyer (8, J Gobble); D Span (5, D Carrasco). HR - M Cuddyer (6, 2nd inning off B Colon 2 on, 2 Out), J Crede (6, 2nd inning off B Colon 0 on, 2 Out), J Mauer (8, 6th inning off J Gobble 3 on, 2 Out), M Tolbert (1, 7th inning off J Gobble 2 on, 1 Out). S - N Punto. SF - J Mauer. RBI - J Kubel 2 (23), J Mauer 6 (24), M Cuddyer 3 (25), J Crede 2 (18), M Tolbert 4 (8), N Punto (11). 2-out RBI - J Kubel, M Cuddyer 3, J Crede, J Mauer 5. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Punto 1, J Crede 1, J Kubel 1, B Harris 1. Team LOB - 7.

Fielding E - M Tolbert (1, throw). DP - 1 (J Crede-J Morneau).

Chi White Sox
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
S. Podsednik lf	4	0	1	0	1	0	3	.267
A. Ramirez ss	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.213
J. Dye rf	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	.270
J. Nix ph-rf	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.212
J. Thome dh	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.255
C. Quentin ph-dh	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	.233
P. Konerko 1b	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.312
J. Fields ph-3b	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.215
A.J. Pierzynski c	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.267
C. Miller ph	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.212
W. Betemit 3b-1b	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.225
C. Getz 2b	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	.241
B. Anderson cf	4	1	3	0	0	1	0	.281
Totals	34	1	8	1	3	3	15

Batting RBI - C Quentin (19). 2-out RBI - C Quentin. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Podsednik 1, J Dye 2, J Fields 1, C Getz 2. Team LOB - 9.

Base Running CS - S Podsednik (2, 2nd base by N Blackburn).    Fielding E - W Betemit 2 (4, throw 2).

Minnesota
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
N. Blackburn (W, 3-2)	7.0	4	0	0	3	2	0	3.83
J. Mijares	1.0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2.08
J. Nathan	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2.87
Chi White Sox
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
B. Colon (L, 2-4)	2.0	7	8	1	2	1	2	4.23
L. Broadway	3.1	7	6	5	2	2	0	5.06
J. Gobble	1.0	5	6	6	0	0	2	18.90
D.J. Carrasco	2.2	1	0	0	1	2	0	2.73

WP - N Blackburn.

IBB - J Morneau (by B Colon).

HBP - D Span (by J Gobble).

Pitches-strikes - N Blackburn 82-53; J Mijares 20-14; J Nathan 16-13; B Colon 61-35; L Broadway 68-42; J Gobble 27-16; D Carrasco 42-27.

Ground balls-fly balls - N Blackburn 8-9; J Mijares 1-3; J Nathan 0-2; B Colon 2-4; L Broadway 3-5; J Gobble 2-1; D Carrasco 2-4.

Batters faced - N Blackburn 26; J Mijares 6; J Nathan 5; B Colon 16; L Broadway 19; J Gobble 9; D Carrasco 10.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Mark Wegner. Time: 2:58. Attendance: 23,048. Weather: 82 degrees, sunny. Wind: 13 mph, out to center.

Game Notes

THE HOME RUNS BY MINNESOTA'S MICHAEL CUDDYER AND JOE CREDE IN THE SECOND INNING WERE HIT BACK-TO-BACK.

Updated on Friday, May 22, 2009 3:47 am ET