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
Final Scoring Summary
 
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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