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Minnesota Twins @ Baltimore Orioles

2008-09-13 · Night game · Oriole Park at Camden Yards · 88°F, cloudy · Wind 5 mph L to R · 3:03

Minnesota Twins defeated Baltimore Orioles 12–2. Minnesota Twins put up 5 in the 9th. Scott Baker earned the win. Denard Span went 2-for-5 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	1	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	5	12	14
BAL	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	6

W: Scott Baker L: Daniel Cabrera SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Kerwin Danley · 1B: Wally Bell · 2B: Laz Diaz · 3B: R.J. Thompson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Denard Span	5	2	2	4	1	0
Alexi Casilla	4	1	1	0	1	1
Joe Mauer	4	2	1	0	1	0
Justin Morneau	5	2	4	2	1	0
Jason Kubel	4	0	1	1	1	1
Delmon Young	4	1	1	0	1	0
Brian Buscher	3	0	1	1	0	0
Nick Punto	4	1	1	0	1	2
Carlos Gomez	4	1	2	4	1	0
Brendan Harris	0	1	0	0	2	0
Michael Cuddyer	1	0	0	0	0	0
Randy Ruiz	1	0	0	0	0	1

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brian Roberts	4	1	1	0	0	2
Nick Markakis	3	0	1	1	1	1
Melvin Mora	4	1	1	0	0	1
Aubrey Huff	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ramon Hernandez	2	0	1	1	2	0
Luke Scott	4	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Millar	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jay Payton	4	0	1	0	0	0
Brandon Fahey	2	0	0	0	0	1
Alex Cintron	2	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Scott Baker	6.0	4	3	4
Boof Bonser	1.0	2	0	1
Eddie Guardado	1.0	0	0	0
Jose Mijares	1.0	0	0	1

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Daniel Cabrera	5.1	7	5	1
Brian Burres	1.0	1	3	1
Alfredo Simon	1.2	2	1	2
Bob McCrory	0.0	3	1	0
Alberto Castillo	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Denard Span: 53/G5
Alexi Casilla: W
Joe Mauer: 36(1)/FO/G3S
Justin Morneau: W.1-2
Jason Kubel: D9/G3+.2-H;1-3
Delmon Young: 9/F9LM-

Bot 1

Brian Roberts: 7/F78M
Nick Markakis: 9/F9LM+
Melvin Mora: S9/G34
Aubrey Huff: S9/L9S.1-2
Ramon Hernandez: S8/L6MD+.2-H;1-2
Luke Scott: 7/F78XD+

Top 2

Brian Buscher: S9/F89M
Nick Punto: K
Carlos Gomez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 2

Kevin Millar: 9/P9LS
Jay Payton: 7/F78D
Brandon Fahey: 7/F78S-

Top 3

Denard Span: HR/F9D+
Alexi Casilla: S49/G34
Joe Mauer: WP.1-2
Joe Mauer: 43/G4+.2-3
Justin Morneau: D9/F9D+.3-H
Jason Kubel: W
Delmon Young: E6/G6.2-3;1-2
Brian Buscher: 36(1)/FO/G3.3-H(UR);2-3
Nick Punto: 6/P56+

Bot 3

Brian Roberts: K
Nick Markakis: W
Melvin Mora: 8/F89D
Aubrey Huff: 8/L8RD

Top 4

Carlos Gomez: 8/F8LXD
Denard Span: 6/P5F
Alexi Casilla: 43/G4

Bot 4

Ramon Hernandez: W
Luke Scott: 9/F9M
Kevin Millar: 9/L9M
Jay Payton: S9/G34.1-2
Brandon Fahey: K

Top 5

Joe Mauer: S8/G6M+
Justin Morneau: S7/L7S.1-2
Jason Kubel: 8/F8RXD+.2-3
Delmon Young: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+

Bot 5

Brian Roberts: K
Nick Markakis: K
Melvin Mora: 6/P

Top 6

Brian Buscher: 9/F89S+
Nick Punto: W
Carlos Gomez: W.1-2
Denard Span: W.2-3;1-2
Alexi Casilla: 46(1)3/DP/RINT/G4

Bot 6

Aubrey Huff: 43/G34S-
Ramon Hernandez: W
Luke Scott: 6!4(1)/FO/G4MD
Kevin Millar: 53/G5

Top 7

Joe Mauer: W
Justin Morneau: D8/F8RXD+.1-H
Jason Kubel: K
Delmon Young: IW
Brendan Harris: W.2-3;1-2
Nick Punto: K
Carlos Gomez: S8/G6M+.3-H;2-H;1-2
Denard Span: 43/G34

Bot 7

Jay Payton: 8/F8LXD
Alex Cintron: 43/G34-
Brian Roberts: S9/G34+
Nick Markakis: WP.1-2
Nick Markakis: D8/L89M+.2-H
Melvin Mora: K23

Top 8

Alexi Casilla: K
Joe Mauer: 3/G3
Justin Morneau: S34/G3+
Jason Kubel: 3/G3+

Bot 8

Aubrey Huff: 8/F8LXD
Ramon Hernandez: 5!3!/G5+
Luke Scott: 43/G4

Top 9

Delmon Young: S8/G6M+
Brendan Harris: W.1-2
Nick Punto: S6/G6S-.2-3;1-2
Carlos Gomez: D7/L5D+.3-H;2-H;1-3
Denard Span: HR/F9D+.3-H;2-H
Michael Cuddyer: 13/G15
Randy Ruiz: K
Justin Morneau: 8/F8RD

Bot 9

Kevin Millar: K
Jay Payton: 9/F9LD
Alex Cintron: 63/G6

Notes & reviews

Debut for umpire R.J. Thompson
Twins right fielder Denard Span called for runner interference, thus causing an automatic out on batter Alexi Casilla
Debut game for Jose Mijares

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