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Minnesota Twins @ San Francisco Giants

2011-06-22 Β· Night game Β· AT&T Park Β· Att: 41886 Β· 57Β°F, overcast Β· Wind 16 mph to CF Β· 2:58

San Francisco Giants defeated Minnesota Twins 5–1. San Francisco Giants put up 2 in the 2nd. Ryan Vogelsong earned the win. Eli Whiteside went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

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W: Ryan Vogelsong   L: Nick Blackburn   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Andy Fletcher Β· 1B: Tim Welke Β· 2B: Jim Reynolds Β· 3B: Mike DiMuro Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Ben Revere400000
Alexi Casilla401000
Joe Mauer400002
Michael Cuddyer412001
Delmon Young402000
Danny Valencia400001
Luke Hughes200021
Tsuyoshi Nishioka401100
Nick Blackburn200000
Matt Tolbert100000
Rene Tosoni100000

San Francisco Giants β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Aaron Rowand400000
Emmanuel Burriss310000
Pablo Sandoval501001
Aubrey Huff501102
Cody Ross311010
Nate Schierholtz211020
Brandon Crawford310011
Eli Whiteside402301
Ryan Vogelsong300001
Pat Burrell101000

Minnesota Twins β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Nick Blackburn6.0434
Phil Dumatrait0.1101
Alex Burnett0.1000
Jose Mijares0.1011
Jim Hoey1.0200

San Francisco Giants β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Ryan Vogelsong7.0413
Javier Lopez0.2101
Sergio Romo0.1001
Brian Wilson1.0110

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Ben Revere: 43/G4
  • Alexi Casilla: 3/G3
  • Joe Mauer: 31/G34

Bot 1

  • Aaron Rowand: E5/TH1/G56+
  • Emmanuel Burriss: 13/SH.1-2
  • Pablo Sandoval: 53/G56+
  • Aubrey Huff: K

Top 2

  • Michael Cuddyer: 8/F8RXD+
  • Delmon Young: 8/F8RD
  • Danny Valencia: 31/G4S-

Bot 2

  • Cody Ross: S8/F8LS-
  • Nate Schierholtz: 4/F4MD-
  • Brandon Crawford: FC6/G6M.1X2(6E4);B-1
  • Eli Whiteside: T8/F89D+.2-H(UR);1-H
  • Ryan Vogelsong: 13/G13
  • Aaron Rowand: HP
  • Emmanuel Burriss: SB2
  • Emmanuel Burriss: 13/G23-

Top 3

  • Luke Hughes: 9/F89S
  • Tsuyoshi Nishioka: 7/F78M
  • Nick Blackburn: 53/G56-

Bot 3

  • Pablo Sandoval: 7/F7S
  • Aubrey Huff: 4/F4D-
  • Cody Ross: W
  • Nate Schierholtz: W.1-2
  • Brandon Crawford: 43/G34

Top 4

  • Ben Revere: 63/G6MS-
  • Alexi Casilla: 43/G4
  • Joe Mauer: K

Bot 4

  • Eli Whiteside: K
  • Ryan Vogelsong: K
  • Aaron Rowand: 63/G6

Top 5

  • Michael Cuddyer: S7/G6+
  • Delmon Young: 4/F34D-
  • Danny Valencia: 3/F4-
  • Luke Hughes: SB2
  • Luke Hughes: W
  • Tsuyoshi Nishioka: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 5

  • Emmanuel Burriss: 1/G34S-
  • Pablo Sandoval: 8/F8LXD+
  • Aubrey Huff: K

Top 6

  • Nick Blackburn: 43/G4-
  • Ben Revere: E6/G6M
  • Alexi Casilla: 43/G34.1-2
  • Joe Mauer: 63/G6

Bot 6

  • Cody Ross: 8/F8RXD+
  • Nate Schierholtz: D9/L9LM+
  • Brandon Crawford: W
  • Eli Whiteside: S7/G56+.2-H;1-2
  • Ryan Vogelsong: 163/G15-.2-3;1-2
  • Aaron Rowand: 6!3/G6

Top 7

  • Michael Cuddyer: S9/L4D
  • Delmon Young: S9/L3D-.1-3
  • Danny Valencia: K
  • Luke Hughes: K
  • Tsuyoshi Nishioka: S6/G6.3-H;1-2
  • Matt Tolbert: 8/F8LD+

Bot 7

  • Emmanuel Burriss: HP
  • Pablo Sandoval: K+SB2
  • Aubrey Huff: S7/G56+.2-H
  • Cody Ross: 9/F8RS-
  • Nate Schierholtz: W.1-2
  • Brandon Crawford: K

Top 8

  • Ben Revere: 31/G34S-
  • Alexi Casilla: S8/L6MD-
  • Joe Mauer: K+SB2
  • Michael Cuddyer: K

Bot 8

  • Eli Whiteside: 13/G13-
  • Pat Burrell: D9/L9LD+
  • Aaron Rowand: 63/G6S-.2-3
  • Emmanuel Burriss: E6/G6MS-.3-H(UR)(NR)
  • Pablo Sandoval: S9/G34+.1-3
  • Aubrey Huff: 8/F8LXD+

Top 9

  • Delmon Young: D9/L9LD+
  • Danny Valencia: 53/G
  • Luke Hughes: W
  • Tsuyoshi Nishioka: 8/L8LM
  • Rene Tosoni: 8/F8LM

Notes & reviews

  • Alexi Casilla hit the third pitch down the LF line; Cody Ross ran to the stands and reached in to catch the ball; however, a fan with a glove caught the ball thus preventing Ross from making a routine catch; Ross fell into the seats, knocking down the fan