Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 8,
Cleveland 7
When: 2:10 PM ET, Sunday, September 9, 2012
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 71°
Umpires: Home - David Rackley, 1B - D.J. Reyburn, 2B - Dan Iassogna, 3B - Dale Scott
Attendance: 30219
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 71°
Umpires: Home - David Rackley, 1B - D.J. Reyburn, 2B - Dan Iassogna, 3B - Dale Scott
Attendance: 30219
Final Scoring Summary
Cleveland
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Shin-Soo Choo | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .282 |
| Jason Kipnis | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .254 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .267 |
| Matt LaPorta | PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .161 |
| Vinny Rottino | PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Michael Brantley | CF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .285 |
| Carlos Santana | 1B-C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .249 |
| Russ Canzler | LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .346 |
| Ezequiel Carrera | LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .253 |
| Brent Lillibridge | SS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .194 |
| Jason Donald | 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .191 |
| Lou Marson | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .231 |
| Casey Kotchman | PH-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Carlos Santana (25), Brent Lillibridge (6) | |||||||||
| 3B - Jason Donald (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Carlos Santana (15) | |||||||||
| TB - Matt LaPorta, Michael Brantley, Carlos Santana 7, Russ Canzler, Brent Lillibridge 2, Jason Donald 3 | |||||||||
| RBI - Shin-Soo Choo (54), Carlos Santana 2 (63), Russ Canzler (4), Brent Lillibridge (9), Jason Donald (9) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jason Kipnis (46), Asdrubal Cabrera (42), Ezequiel Carrera (7), Jason Donald 2 (15) | |||||||||
| SF - Shin-Soo Choo (1), Brent Lillibridge (3) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Jason Kipnis (6) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Corey Kluber | 3.2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5.26 |
| Chris Seddon | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.44 |
| Esmil Rogers (H 4) | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.68 |
| Tony Sipp (BS 1) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.56 |
| Joe Smith | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.98 |
| Vinnie Pestano (L 3-2) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.20 |
| WP - Corey Kluber | ||||||||
| IBB - Justin Morneau (by Rogers) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Corey Kluber 83-57, Chris Seddon 19-14, Esmil Rogers 41-25, Tony Sipp 5-4, Joe Smith 13-11, Vinnie Pestano 5-4 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Corey Kluber 7-0, Chris Seddon 2-1, Esmil Rogers 2-1, Tony Sipp 0-1, Joe Smith 2-1, Vinnie Pestano 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Corey Kluber 20, Chris Seddon 4, Esmil Rogers 7, Tony Sipp 2, Joe Smith 4, Vinnie Pestano 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Chris Seddon 1-0, Tony Sipp 3-2, Joe Smith 2-0 | ||||||||
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Ben Revere | CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 |
| Jamey Carroll | 2B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .258 |
| Joe Mauer | DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .317 |
| Justin Morneau | 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .277 |
| Ryan Doumit | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .283 |
| Chris Parmelee | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 |
| Darin Mastroianni | LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .255 |
| Eduardo Escobar | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .218 |
| Pedro Florimon | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .254 |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 14 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Joe Mauer (29) | |||||||||
| 3B - Joe Mauer (3) | |||||||||
| HR - Justin Morneau 2 (19) | |||||||||
| TB - Ben Revere 2, Jamey Carroll, Joe Mauer 6, Justin Morneau 8, Ryan Doumit, Chris Parmelee, Eduardo Escobar, Pedro Florimon | |||||||||
| RBI - Ben Revere (30), Joe Mauer (75), Justin Morneau 3 (73), Chris Parmelee 2 (17), Pedro Florimon (4) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Justin Morneau (25), Chris Parmelee 2 (9) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Joe Mauer (35), Darin Mastroianni (10), Pedro Florimon (9) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Ben Revere 2 (36, 2nd off Kluber/Marson, 2nd off Rogers/Marson), Darin Mastroianni (19, 2nd off Kluber/Marson), Pedro Florimon (2, 2nd off Kluber/Marson) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Esmerling Vasquez | 3.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9.35 |
| Anthony Swarzak | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.09 |
| Casey Fien | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.32 |
| Jared Burton (BS 3) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.19 |
| Brian Duensing (W 4-10) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.03 |
| WP - Esmerling Vasquez | ||||||||
| HBP - Brent Lillibridge (by Burton) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Esmerling Vasquez 68-32, Anthony Swarzak 32-23, Casey Fien 26-16, Jared Burton 19-10, Brian Duensing 18-14 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Esmerling Vasquez 2-4, Anthony Swarzak 5-0, Casey Fien 1-2, Jared Burton 1-0, Brian Duensing 3-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Esmerling Vasquez 17, Anthony Swarzak 9, Casey Fien 6, Jared Burton 5, Brian Duensing 5 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Brian Duensing 2-0 | ||||||||