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Minnesota Twins @ Cleveland Guardians

2011-08-12 Β· Night game Β· Progressive Field Β· Att: 31364 Β· 79Β°F, cloudy Β· Wind 6 mph from CF Β· 2:31

Cleveland Indians defeated Minnesota Twins 3–2. Cleveland Indians put up 2 in the 8th. Rafael Perez earned the win and Chris Perez picked up the save.

Line score

123456789RHE
MIN00100001025
CLE00000102312

W: Rafael Perez   L: Glen Perkins   SV: Chris Perez

Umpires β€” HP: Paul Nauert Β· 1B: Doug Eddings Β· 2B: Dana DeMuth Β· 3B: Kerwin Danley Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Denard Span400001
Alexi Casilla301000
Joe Mauer400000
Justin Morneau400000
Jason Kubel300001
Jim Thome200011
Danny Valencia312001
Ben Revere310000
Tsuyoshi Nishioka302200
Matt Tolbert100000

Cleveland Guardians β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Shin-Soo Choo411001
Jason Kipnis401000
Asdrubal Cabrera401000
Travis Hafner401000
Carlos Santana412101
Kosuke Fukudome401000
Matt LaPorta401102
Lonnie Chisenhall301000
Ezequiel Carrera403001
Shelley Duncan000010

Minnesota Twins β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Carl Pavano7.11004
Glen Perkins0.2211

Cleveland Guardians β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Justin Masterson7.2514
Rafael Perez0.1000
Chris Perez1.0000

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Denard Span: 5/L56S
  • Alexi Casilla: 3/G34S-
  • Joe Mauer: 53/G56-

Bot 1

  • Shin-Soo Choo: 7/L7S
  • Jason Kipnis: S8/G4+
  • Asdrubal Cabrera: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 2

  • Justin Morneau: 43/G4
  • Jason Kubel: 43/G4
  • Jim Thome: K

Bot 2

  • Travis Hafner: 63/G6M
  • Carlos Santana: K
  • Kosuke Fukudome: 9/F89M

Top 3

  • Danny Valencia: S8/G6M-
  • Ben Revere: 46(1)/FO/G4
  • Tsuyoshi Nishioka: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
  • Tsuyoshi Nishioka: S7/G56+.3-H
  • Denard Span: 7/F78M
  • Alexi Casilla: CS2(26)

Bot 3

  • Matt LaPorta: K
  • Lonnie Chisenhall: 8/F8LXD+
  • Ezequiel Carrera: S56/G56S-
  • Shin-Soo Choo: 8!/F8LXD+

Top 4

  • Alexi Casilla: S34/G34S-
  • Joe Mauer: CS2(26)
  • Joe Mauer: 43/G4
  • Justin Morneau: 43/G34

Bot 4

  • Jason Kipnis: 31/G34
  • Asdrubal Cabrera: S9/L9M+
  • Travis Hafner: 36(1)3/GDP/G3S

Top 5

  • Jason Kubel: 8/F8LXD+
  • Jim Thome: 43/G34+
  • Danny Valencia: K

Bot 5

  • Carlos Santana: S9/F9S-
  • Kosuke Fukudome: 53/G5S-.1-2
  • Matt LaPorta: 53/G56S
  • Lonnie Chisenhall: 9/F89M

Top 6

  • Ben Revere: 43/G4
  • Tsuyoshi Nishioka: 13/G
  • Denard Span: K

Bot 6

  • Ezequiel Carrera: S5/BG
  • Shin-Soo Choo: S64/G6+.1-2
  • Jason Kipnis: 65(2)/FO/G6+.1-2
  • Asdrubal Cabrera: 36(1)/FO/G3.2-3
  • Travis Hafner: E6/G6S-.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2
  • Carlos Santana: 3/G3

Top 7

  • Alexi Casilla: 53/BG25
  • Joe Mauer: 7/F7M
  • Justin Morneau: 7/F8LS

Bot 7

  • Kosuke Fukudome: S9/G4+
  • Matt LaPorta: K
  • Lonnie Chisenhall: S9/G4.1-2
  • Ezequiel Carrera: S4/G4M.2-3;1-2
  • Shin-Soo Choo: K
  • Jason Kipnis: 31/G34

Top 8

  • Jason Kubel: K
  • Jim Thome: W
  • Danny Valencia: S7/G6+.1-3
  • Ben Revere: FC4/G4S-.3XH(425);1-2
  • Tsuyoshi Nishioka: S9/L9S+.2-H;1-3
  • Denard Span: 63/G6S-

Bot 8

  • Asdrubal Cabrera: 8/F8LD+
  • Travis Hafner: S7/G56+
  • Carlos Santana: D8/L89XD+.1-H
  • Kosuke Fukudome: 43/G4-.2-3
  • Matt LaPorta: D76/F7S-.3-H
  • Shelley Duncan: IW
  • Ezequiel Carrera: K

Top 9

  • Matt Tolbert: 7/L78D+
  • Joe Mauer: 63/G6MD
  • Justin Morneau: 5/F25F-