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Cleveland Guardians @ Minnesota Twins
2009-09-16 · Day game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 16921 · 70°F · 2:57
Minnesota Twins defeated Cleveland Indians 7–3. Minnesota Twins put up 3 in the 4th. Nick Blackburn earned the win and Joe Nathan picked up the save. Michael Cuddyer went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 |
W: Nick Blackburn L: Aaron Laffey SV: Joe Nathan
Umpires — HP: Fieldin Culbreth · 1B: Jeff Nelson · 2B: Adrian Johnson · 3B: Gary Cederstrom · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael Brantley | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Asdrubal Cabrera | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Shin-Soo Choo | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jhonny Peralta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Travis Hafner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt LaPorta | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Luis Valbuena | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Kelly Shoppach | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Trevor Crowe | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jamey Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denard Span | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Orlando Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Mauer | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Jason Kubel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael Cuddyer | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Delmon Young | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Morales | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Tolbert | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nick Punto | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aaron Laffey | 6.0 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
 Jess Todd | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rafael Perez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nick Blackburn | 6.1 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
 Jose Mijares | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Jesse Crain | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Matt Guerrier | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Nathan | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Michael Brantley: 8/F78M
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 7/F7M
- Shin-Soo Choo: K
Bot 1
- Denard Span: 63/G6
- Orlando Cabrera: 9/F9D+
- Joe Mauer: S7/L7S
- Jason Kubel: 43/G34
Top 2
- Jhonny Peralta: 53/G56
- Travis Hafner: 63/G6+
- Matt LaPorta: K
Bot 2
- Michael Cuddyer: 53/G56+
- Delmon Young: 43/G4
- Jose Morales: D7/L5D+
- Matt Tolbert: S1/BG56S.2-3
- Nick Punto: 8/F8RM
Top 3
- Luis Valbuena: 3/G3
- Kelly Shoppach: S8/G6M
- Trevor Crowe: 8/F8LD
- Michael Brantley: S8/L8LM.1-2
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 3/G34
Bot 3
- Denard Span: S9/L9S
- Orlando Cabrera: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Joe Mauer: W
- Jason Kubel: 3E1/G4S-.1-2
- Michael Cuddyer: S7/G56+.2-H(UR);1X3(726)
Top 4
- Shin-Soo Choo: 3/G3
- Jhonny Peralta: K
- Travis Hafner: 31/G34
Bot 4
- Delmon Young: 53/G56
- Jose Morales: D9/L9S
- Matt Tolbert: 3/G34.2-3
- Nick Punto: W
- Denard Span: S8/L4D+.3-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
- Orlando Cabrera: W
- Joe Mauer: S9/G34+.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
- Jason Kubel: 53/G15-
Top 5
- Matt LaPorta: S7/G56+
- Luis Valbuena: S8/L8LS.1-2
- Kelly Shoppach: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.2-3
- Trevor Crowe: 3/G34
Bot 5
- Michael Cuddyer: HR/F7D+
- Delmon Young: 43/G4
- Jose Morales: 8/F8LM
- Matt Tolbert: D7/L7M+
- Nick Punto: 63/G56
Top 6
- Michael Brantley: 8/L8LM
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 9/F9M
- Shin-Soo Choo: D8/L8RD+
- Jhonny Peralta: 8/F8RXD+
Bot 6
- Denard Span: 8/F8RM
- Orlando Cabrera: 9/F9S
- Joe Mauer: 7/F7M
Top 7
- Travis Hafner: D9/L89S+
- Matt LaPorta: HR/F8RXD+.2-H
- Luis Valbuena: 8/F8RM
- Kelly Shoppach: S7
- Trevor Crowe: 8/F8RS
- Michael Brantley: K
Bot 7
- Jason Kubel: S9/L9LS
- Michael Cuddyer: D8/F89XD+.1-H;B-3(THH)
- Delmon Young: 43/G4
- Jose Morales: 7/SF/F7LM.3-H
- Matt Tolbert: 63/G6
Top 8
- Asdrubal Cabrera: W
- Shin-Soo Choo: S9/G34+.1-2
- Jhonny Peralta: 9/F9M.2-3
- Travis Hafner: 3/F3F-
- Matt LaPorta: S7/G56+.3-H;1-2
- Luis Valbuena: W.2-3;1-2
- Kelly Shoppach: 4/F4D-
Bot 8
- Nick Punto: 63/G6
- Denard Span: 63/G6
- Orlando Cabrera: 53/G56
Top 9
- Trevor Crowe: S7/L7S
- Michael Brantley: S7/L7S.1-2
- Jamey Carroll: 23.2-3;1-2
- Shin-Soo Choo: K
- Jhonny Peralta: K