MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
09/14/2008
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 8172 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 2008 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (65-84) 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 7 9 0
Baltimore Orioles (82-68) 3 1 0 3 0 0 3 5 X 15 21 2
Bonifay Blasts 3 Home Runs in 15-7 Orioles Win
Oriole Park at Camden Yards was the site for AL action featuring the Minnesota Twins and Baltimore Orioles.

A 5-RBI performance from designated hitter Josh Bonifay, who finished 5th in the AL in slugging percentage with .561 last year, led the Baltimore Orioles to a win over the Minnesota Twins, 15-7. Reliever Ryan Childs picked up the win. His record improves to 6-4. R.J. Rodriguez took the loss.

Baltimore took the lead in the bottom of the seventh. With two out and a runner on 3rd, Chipper Jones stroked a run-scoring single to make it 8-7, Orioles.

"I like our moxie," said Orioles manager Andre Ivarsson.

The win puts the Orioles at 82-68, while the Twins drop to 65-84.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Blackmon CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .315 7 60
   b-E. Byrnes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 3 39
P. Konerko DH 4 2 1 0 1 2 0 .257 27 77
S. Rolen 3B 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .332 24 98
M. Teixeira 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .266 28 110
E. Encarnacion 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268 9 26
B. McCann C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .235 1 15
L. Milledge LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .259 4 22
S. Choo RF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .432 1 7
   a-J. Brito PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 1 8
Z. Cozart SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .229 0 2
Totals 36 7 9 5 1 6 10      
a - J. Brito pinch hit for S. Choo in the 8th
b - E. Byrnes pinch hit for C. Blackmon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Rolen (51, 6th Inning off B. Gerhart, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Milledge (15, 7th Inning off B. Gerhart, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Choo (4, 7th Inning off B. Gerhart, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Rolen (24, 7th Inning off R. Childs, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Konerko , S. Rolen 6 , M. Teixeira 2 , B. McCann , L. Milledge 2 , S. Choo 3
2-out RBI: S. Rolen , M. Teixeira
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Encarnacion
GIDP: S. Rolen , B. McCann
Hit by Pitch: Z. Cozart
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Blackmon-Teixeira, Teixeira-Cozart-Encarnacion)
OF assists: 1 (Blackmon(Colameco at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Jones CF 5 2 4 0 0 0 1 .297 42 92
M. Tejada SS 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .246 18 70
K. Morales 1B 5 2 4 3 0 0 2 .290 42 126
N. Garciaparra 2B, 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .323 2 16
J. Colameco RF 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .234 15 59
J. Gutierrez C 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .270 13 64
M. Aviles 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 6 38
   a-C. Jones PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .269 24 84
   b-C. Pennington 3B, 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .247 1 13
J. Bonifay DH 4 4 3 5 1 1 0 .213 32 79
R. Mondesi LF 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 .221 4 41
Totals 43 15 21 15 2 1 13      
a - C. Jones pinch hit for M. Aviles in the 7th
b - C. Pennington substituted for C. Jones in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Morales 2 (36, 3rd Inning off D. McCutchen, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off R. Young, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Jones (33, 4th Inning off R. Young, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Colameco (27, 5th Inning off R. Young, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Mondesi (5, 7th Inning off R. Rodriguez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Morales (42, 1st Inning off D. McCutchen, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Colameco (15, 1st Inning off D. McCutchen, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Bonifay 3 (32, 2nd Inning off D. McCutchen, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off D. McCutchen, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off G. Rodriguez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Jones 5 , M. Tejada 2 , K. Morales 9 , N. Garciaparra , J. Colameco 7 , J. Gutierrez , C. Jones , C. Pennington , J. Bonifay 12 , R. Mondesi 3
2-out RBI: K. Morales , J. Colameco , J. Gutierrez , C. Jones , J. Bonifay , R. Mondesi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Jones , K. Morales , N. Garciaparra , J. Gutierrez
GIDP: J. Gutierrez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Jones 2 (41)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Tejada 2 (11)
Double Plays: 2 (Garciaparra-Tejada-Morales, Garciaparra-Tejada-Morales)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. McCutchen 3.1 7 5 5 0 0 4 50 7.22   
R. Young 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 35 5.77   
P. Kantakevich 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 7.48   
R. Rodriguez L (4-2) 0.2 4 3 3 1 0 0 20 4.35   
G. Rodriguez 1.0 5 5 5 0 0 1 19 5.93   
W. Wright 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. McCutchen 24
Batters Faced: D. McCutchen 17, R. Young 9, P. Kantakevich 4, R. Rodriguez 6, G. Rodriguez 8, W. Wright 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. McCutchen 5-5, R. Young 3-1, P. Kantakevich 1-1, R. Rodriguez 1-0, G. Rodriguez 1-2, W. Wright 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. McCutchen 50-34, R. Young 35-23, P. Kantakevich 10-7, R. Rodriguez 20-12, G. Rodriguez 19-14, W. Wright 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Rodriguez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Gerhart 6.1 7 5 5 0 4 0 91 5.19   
R. Childs W (6-4), BS (3) 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 1 17 2.43   
A. Lobanov SV (3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 28 5.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Gerhart 43
Batters Faced: B. Gerhart 27, R. Childs 4, A. Lobanov 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Gerhart 7-6, R. Childs 2-0, A. Lobanov 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Gerhart 91-61, R. Childs 17-8, A. Lobanov 28-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Childs 2-2
WP: B. Gerhart , R. Childs
Hit Batsmen: B. Gerhart
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Bonifay
Ballpark: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 32683
Special Notes: Josh Bonifay ties the BAL regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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