BALCO-92
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
09/02/2009
 
BALCO-92
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 1988 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Minnesota Twins (65-68) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Chicago White Sox (68-65) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13 1
White Sox Take Nail-Biter Over Twins
The Chicago White Sox managed to get by the Minnesota Twins, 3-2, at U.S. Cellular Field. Chicago pitcher David Manning set himself apart with his performance. The White Sox lead the AL Central Division by 3 games.

The White Sox procured the win, in large part because of third baseman Alcides Escobar. In the bottom of the 11th, he produced the game-winning run-scoring single.

"I'm glad I could get it done when the game was in the balance," Manning said in his postgame press conference.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Ramirez SS 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .252 7 40
R. Howard DH 4 0 2 0 1 2 2 .299 2 12
J. Bautista 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .242 30 81
J. Barajas RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .253 28 81
A. Benavides LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265 9 26
   a-T. Helton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228 8 45
   b-N. Varner LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 8 34
M. Teahen 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289 8 35
D. Eckstein 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .231 1 11
R. Mateo CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .261 15 40
R. Castro C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 5 34
   c-G. Sanchez PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 1 9
Totals 37 2 8 2 3 7 15      
a - T. Helton pinch hit for A. Benavides in the 7th
b - N. Varner substituted for T. Helton in the 7th
c - G. Sanchez pinch hit for R. Castro in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Howard (5, 3rd Inning off D. Manning, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Mateo (15, 5th Inning off D. Manning, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Ramirez 3 , R. Howard 3 , J. Bautista , J. Barajas , R. Mateo 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bautista , J. Barajas , A. Benavides , R. Mateo
GIDP: J. Bautista , J. Barajas , M. Teahen
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Ramirez (22)
CS: H. Ramirez (12) , R. Mateo (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Eckstein-Ramirez-Bautista, Ramirez-Eckstein-Bautista, Teahen-Eckstein-Bautista)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Jackson LF, CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 1 31
A. Escobar 3B 5 0 2 1 0 2 0 .296 5 67
J. Hamilton DH 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .332 27 102
V. Guerrero RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .273 29 89
J. Molena 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233 4 35
K. Johnson SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .231 6 41
T. Scott C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .333 4 20
   b-B. Lebron PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 1 25
   c-R. Cancel C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 4 29
M. Giles 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .232 9 55
D. Krynzel CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 11 58
   a-L. Gonzalez PH, LF 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .217 2 13
Totals 37 3 13 3 1 7 9      
a - L. Gonzalez pinch hit for D. Krynzel in the 8th
b - B. Lebron pinch ran for T. Scott in the 10th
c - R. Cancel substituted for B. Lebron in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hamilton (39, 3rd Inning off C. Lopez, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Gonzalez (11, 11th Inning off T. Beam, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Hamilton (27, 1st Inning off C. Lopez, 0 on, 2 outs) , V. Guerrero (29, 1st Inning off C. Lopez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Escobar 2 , J. Hamilton 7 , V. Guerrero 5 , J. Molena , T. Scott 2 , M. Giles , L. Gonzalez 3
2-out RBI: J. Hamilton , V. Guerrero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Guerrero , M. Giles
GIDP: J. Hamilton , V. Guerrero , T. Scott
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Gonzalez (7)
CS: A. Jackson (9) , V. Guerrero (5) , B. Lebron (11)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Manning (2)
Double Plays: 4 (Molena-Johnson-Molena, Giles-Johnson-Molena, Escobar-Giles-Molena, Scott-Johnson)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Lopez 6.0 8 2 2 0 6 2 94 4.91   
L. Ramirez 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 2.97   
R. Tucker 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.25   
T. Beam L (4-8) 2.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 31 3.41   
I. Snell 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Lopez 54
Batters Faced: C. Lopez 23, L. Ramirez 3, R. Tucker 3, T. Beam 8, I. Snell 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Lopez 4-5, L. Ramirez 1-0, R. Tucker 2-0, T. Beam 2-3, I. Snell 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Lopez 94-62, L. Ramirez 13-5, R. Tucker 9-6, T. Beam 31-18, I. Snell 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Ramirez 1-0 , I. Snell 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Manning 7.1 7 2 2 2 4 0 94 5.92   
L. DeLaCruz 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.37   
S. Strickland 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 1.55   
R. Palma W (2-1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 1.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Manning 58
Batters Faced: D. Manning 28, L. DeLaCruz 1, S. Strickland 8, R. Palma 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Manning 10-5, L. DeLaCruz 0-0, S. Strickland 2-4, R. Palma 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Manning 94-58, L. DeLaCruz 6-3, S. Strickland 25-19, R. Palma 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. DeLaCruz 1-0 , R. Palma 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Manning
Ballpark: U.S. Cellular Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 39392
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