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Minnesota Twins @ San Diego Padres

2008-06-24 Β· Night game Β· PETCO Park Β· Att: 36948 Β· 70Β°F, sunny Β· Wind 7 mph to RF Β· 2:48

Minnesota Twins defeated San Diego Padres 3–1. Minnesota Twins put up 2 in the 9th. Dennys Reyes earned the win and Joe Nathan picked up the save. Brian Buscher went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
MIN10000000238
SDN00000010017

W: Dennys Reyes   L: Trevor Hoffman   SV: Joe Nathan

Umpires β€” HP: Jim Wolf Β· 1B: Jerry Layne Β· 2B: Phil Cuzzi Β· 3B: Ed Montague Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Carlos Gomez400002
Alexi Casilla411000
Joe Mauer400001
Justin Morneau302010
Michael Cuddyer402101
Jason Kubel400001
Brendan Harris411102
Brian Buscher412100
Kevin Slowey200001
Mike Lamb100000
Craig Monroe100000

San Diego Padres β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Jody Gerut401003
Edgar Gonzalez401001
Brian Giles401001
Adrian Gonzalez412001
Kevin Kouzmanoff401000
Chase Headley400101
Khalil Greene300001
Michael Barrett200011
Jake Peavy100000
Paul McAnulty100000
Craig Stansberry101000

Minnesota Twins β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Kevin Slowey6.0407
Jesse Crain1.0200
Matt Guerrier0.2111
Dennys Reyes0.1000
Joe Nathan1.0001

San Diego Padres β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Jake Peavy6.0516
Bryan Corey1.0000
Heath Bell1.0100
Trevor Hoffman1.0202

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Carlos Gomez: K
  • Alexi Casilla: D7/L7LM-
  • Joe Mauer: K
  • Justin Morneau: W
  • Michael Cuddyer: S9/L9M.2-H;1-3
  • Jason Kubel: SB2
  • Jason Kubel: 3/G34

Bot 1

  • Jody Gerut: K
  • Edgar Gonzalez: 53/G56S-
  • Brian Giles: S7/L78M
  • Adrian Gonzalez: S34/G34S-.1-3
  • Kevin Kouzmanoff: 7/F7D

Top 2

  • Brendan Harris: 9/L89M
  • Brian Buscher: 5/L56-
  • Kevin Slowey: 9/F9M

Bot 2

  • Chase Headley: 8/F8RXD
  • Khalil Greene: K23
  • Michael Barrett: 9/F89D

Top 3

  • Carlos Gomez: 8/F8LXD
  • Alexi Casilla: 9/F9LM
  • Joe Mauer: 63/G6

Bot 3

  • Jake Peavy: 2/P2RF-
  • Jody Gerut: K
  • Edgar Gonzalez: K

Top 4

  • Justin Morneau: 8/L8RD+
  • Michael Cuddyer: D7/L7D+
  • Jason Kubel: 8/L8LD
  • Brendan Harris: K

Bot 4

  • Brian Giles: K
  • Adrian Gonzalez: 8/F8LXD+
  • Kevin Kouzmanoff: 43/G4M

Top 5

  • Brian Buscher: S9/L9S
  • Kevin Slowey: K/BF
  • Carlos Gomez: K
  • Alexi Casilla: 4/P34D-

Bot 5

  • Chase Headley: K
  • Khalil Greene: 7/F78D
  • Michael Barrett: K

Top 6

  • Joe Mauer: E3/TH/G3
  • Justin Morneau: S8/G4M.1-2
  • Michael Cuddyer: 5(2)/FO/G5-.1-2
  • Jason Kubel: 8/F8LXD+.2-3;1-2
  • Brendan Harris: K

Bot 6

  • Paul McAnulty: 5/P6S-
  • Jody Gerut: S15/G15
  • Edgar Gonzalez: CS2(24)
  • Edgar Gonzalez: S7/G6
  • Brian Giles: 7/F7M+

Top 7

  • Brian Buscher: 63/G6
  • Mike Lamb: 31/G34
  • Carlos Gomez: 9/L9S

Bot 7

  • Adrian Gonzalez: S4/G4M
  • Kevin Kouzmanoff: PB.1-2
  • Kevin Kouzmanoff: S8/L8LS.2-3
  • Chase Headley: 46(1)/FO/G4.3-H(UR)
  • Khalil Greene: 16(1)3/GDP/G13-

Top 8

  • Alexi Casilla: 63/G6S
  • Joe Mauer: 43/G4S
  • Justin Morneau: S9/L9S
  • Michael Cuddyer: CS2(243)

Bot 8

  • Michael Barrett: W
  • Craig Stansberry: S7/L7S.1-2
  • Jody Gerut: K
  • Edgar Gonzalez: 4/IF/P4D-
  • Brian Giles: 43/G34

Top 9

  • Michael Cuddyer: K
  • Jason Kubel: K
  • Brendan Harris: HR/F78D+
  • Brian Buscher: HR/F9D+
  • Craig Monroe: 7/F7LM

Bot 9

  • Adrian Gonzalez: K
  • Kevin Kouzmanoff: 8/F78XD+
  • Chase Headley: 4/L4+

Notes & reviews

  • originally WP, changed 2 days later to PB, makes UR