Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox

2008 Season - April 7, 2008

Minnesota Twins
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R H E
MIN (7-1) 6 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0   12 16 2
CWS (3-4) 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 2 0   10 14 1

W: Justin Verlander (2-0)  |  L: Daisuke Matsuzaka (0-2)  |  S: Francisco Rodriguez (2)

 Chicago White Sox

Minnesota Twins
BATTERS TPA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SF SH HBP IBB AVG
Adam Everett - SS 535 433 15 110 13 00 01 03 12 13 04 00 00 00 00 00 .303
Aaron Rowand - CF 526 524 38 38 24 00 01 03 02 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 .333
Alex Rodriguez - 3B 536 534 211 314 24 02 03 39 02 03 02 02 00 00 00 00 .412
Prince Fielder - 1B 530 427 26 210 13 00 02 26 13 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 .370
Eric Byrnes - LF 531 531 210 213 11 13 01 25 00 02 06 00 00 00 00 00 .419
Bobby Abreu - RF 530 524 26 310 13 01 23 514 04 02 01 00 02 00 00 01 .417
Kenji Johjima - C 522 519 04 15 11 00 02 03 03 12 00 00 00 00 00 01 .263
Jarrod Saltalamacchia - DH 526 525 06 111 02 00 01 05 01 14 00 00 00 00 00 00 .440
Brandon Phillips - 2B 531 531 04 09 01 01 01 03 00 03 03 01 00 00 00 00 .290
Totals 45 43 12 16 9 1 2 12 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .372

FIELDERS TC PO A E F%
Adam Everett - SS 724 38 415 01 .958
Aaron Rowand - CF 114 013 00 11 .929
Alex Rodriguez - 3B 427 19 317 01 .963
Prince Fielder - 1B 963 858 15 00 1.000
Eric Byrnes - LF 319 319 00 00 1.000
Bobby Abreu - RF 315 214 11 00 1.000
Kenji Johjima - C 624 623 01 00 1.000
Brandon Phillips - 2B 525 312 111 12 .920
Justin Verlander - P 02 02 00 00 1.000
Brian Fuentes - P 03 02 00 00 1.000
J.J. Putz - P 02 01 00 00 1.000
Joba Chamberlain - P 05 03 01 00 1.000
Francisco Rodriguez - P 03 02 00 00 1.000
Dustin Pedroia - (2B) 126 014 111 00 1.000
Totals 39 26 11 2 .949

PITCHERS IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP IBB TBF PC ERA
Justin Verlander (W, 2-0) 6.213.2 914 89 78 45 22 37 00 00 3258 80 5.27
Brian Fuentes 0.22.2 33 22 22 00 00 12 00 00 511 16 6.75
J.J. Putz 0.10.1 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 12 3 0.00
Joba Chamberlain 0.13.0 02 00 00 00 01 13 00 00 111 5 0.00
Francisco Rodriguez (S, 2) 1.04.0 26 01 01 00 01 03 00 01 416 4 2.25
Totals 9.0 14 10 9 4 2 5 0 0 43 108 9.00


Chicago White Sox
BATTERS TPA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SF SH HBP IBB AVG
Juan Pierre - CF 532 526 15 210 13 00 12 47 06 13 03 02 00 00 00 00 .385
Hanley Ramirez - SS 531 527 26 26 12 00 13 13 03 06 00 00 00 00 01 00 .222
Nick Punto - 2B 55 55 11 22 00 00 00 11 00 11 00 00 00 00 00 00 .400
Adrian Gonzalez - 1B 529 424 11 25 00 00 11 23 14 03 00 00 01 00 00 00 .208
Kevin Mench - RF 55 55 00 11 00 00 00 00 00 11 00 00 00 00 00 00 .200
Luis Gonzalez - LF 529 524 04 07 00 00 01 04 03 16 01 00 01 00 01 00 .292
Akinori Iwamura - 3B 529 527 02 04 00 00 00 00 02 15 00 00 00 00 00 00 .148
Matt Diaz - DH 425 424 35 38 00 00 11 11 01 06 01 00 00 00 00 00 .333
Benito Santiago - C 423 319 23 25 00 00 01 06 13 06 00 00 01 00 00 00 .263
Totals 43 41 10 14 2 0 4 9 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341

FIELDERS TC PO A E F%
Juan Pierre - CF 29 29 00 00 1.000
Hanley Ramirez - SS 435 08 426 01 .971
Nick Punto - 2B 44 11 33 00 1.000
Adrian Gonzalez - 1B 1276 1169 17 00 1.000
Kevin Mench - RF 11 11 00 00 1.000
Luis Gonzalez - LF 37 37 00 00 1.000
Akinori Iwamura - 3B 729 516 213 00 1.000
Benito Santiago - C 341 338 03 00 1.000
Daisuke Matsuzaka - P 00 00 00 00 .000
Ryan Drese - P 24 12 00 11 .750
Dustin Nippert - P 01 00 00 00 1.000
Totals 38 27 10 1 .974

PITCHERS IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP IBB TBF PC ERA
Daisuke Matsuzaka (L, 0-2) 0.17.2 513 610 610 12 16 06 00 01 741 19 11.74
Ryan Drese 6.212.2 1020 611 510 13 13 35 00 00 3157 79 7.11
Dustin Nippert 2.02.0 11 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 77 10 0.00
Totals 9.0 16 12 11 2 2 3 0 0 45 108 11.00


P L A Y   B Y   P L A Y
Minnesota - Top of 1
Adam Everett was walked.
Aaron Rowand singled.
Alex Rodriguez doubled.
Prince Fielder doubled.
Eric Byrnes tripled.
Bobby Abreu homered.
Kenji Johjima flied out.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia grounded out.
Brandon Phillips grounded out.
6 runs, 5 hits, 21 pitches thrown
Chicago - Bottom of 1
Juan Pierre did not complete plate appearance.
Hanley Ramirez did not complete plate appearance.
Nick Punto grounded out.
Adrian Gonzalez flied out.
1 runs, 0 hits, 10 pitches thrown
Minnesota - Top of 2
Adam Everett doubled.
Aaron Rowand flied out.
Alex Rodriguez flied out.
Prince Fielder flied out.
0 runs, 1 hits, 12 pitches thrown
Chicago - Bottom of 2
Kevin Mench struck out.
Luis Gonzalez flied out.
Akinori Iwamura struck out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 10 pitches thrown
Minnesota - Top of 3
Eric Byrnes grounded out.
Bobby Abreu homered.
Kenji Johjima struck out.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia singled.
Brandon Phillips flied out.
1 runs, 2 hits, 13 pitches thrown
Chicago - Bottom of 3
Matt Diaz homered.
Benito Santiago flied out.
Juan Pierre struck out.
Hanley Ramirez doubled.
1 runs, 2 hits, 10 pitches thrown
Minnesota - Top of 4
Adam Everett struck out.
Aaron Rowand grounded out.
Alex Rodriguez singled.
Prince Fielder was walked.
Eric Byrnes doubled.
Bobby Abreu grounded out.
1 runs, 2 hits, 14 pitches thrown
Chicago - Bottom of 4
Nick Punto singled.
Adrian Gonzalez was walked.
Kevin Mench flied out.
Luis Gonzalez hit into a fielder's choice.
Akinori Iwamura hit into a fielder's choice.
0 runs, 1 hits, 9 pitches thrown
Minnesota - Top of 5
Kenji Johjima doubled.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia grounded out.
Brandon Phillips flied out.
Adam Everett flied out.
0 runs, 1 hits, 8 pitches thrown
Chicago - Bottom of 5
Matt Diaz singled.
Benito Santiago singled.
Juan Pierre hit into a fielder's choice.
Hanley Ramirez did not complete plate appearance.
Nick Punto flied out.
Adrian Gonzalez flied out.
1 runs, 2 hits, 9 pitches thrown
Minnesota - Top of 6
Aaron Rowand doubled.
Alex Rodriguez doubled.
Prince Fielder did not complete plate appearance.
Eric Byrnes hit into a fielder's choice.
Bobby Abreu doubled.
Kenji Johjima grounded out.
3 runs, 3 hits, 14 pitches thrown
Chicago - Bottom of 6
Kevin Mench flied out.
Luis Gonzalez flied out.
Akinori Iwamura flied out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 10 pitches thrown
Minnesota - Top of 7
Jarrod Saltalamacchia struck out.
Brandon Phillips grounded out.
Adam Everett flied out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 10 pitches thrown
Chicago - Bottom of 7
Matt Diaz grounded out.
Benito Santiago was walked.
Juan Pierre homered.
Hanley Ramirez homered.
Nick Punto singled.
Adrian Gonzalez homered.
Kevin Mench grounded out.
Luis Gonzalez struck out.
5 runs, 4 hits, 17 pitches thrown
Minnesota - Top of 8
Aaron Rowand doubled.
Alex Rodriguez grounded out.
Prince Fielder singled.
Eric Byrnes flied out.
Bobby Abreu flied out.
1 runs, 2 hits, 11 pitches thrown
Chicago - Bottom of 8
Akinori Iwamura grounded out.
Matt Diaz singled.
Benito Santiago singled.
Juan Pierre doubled.
Hanley Ramirez flied out.
Nick Punto struck out.
2 runs, 3 hits, 20 pitches thrown
Minnesota - Top of 9
Kenji Johjima flied out.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia grounded out.
Brandon Phillips grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 5 pitches thrown
Chicago - Bottom of 9
Adrian Gonzalez singled.
Kevin Mench singled.
Luis Gonzalez grounded out.
Akinori Iwamura grounded out.
0 runs, 2 hits, 13 pitches thrown

Gabe Gross of the Baltimore Orioles has been placed on the 15-day DL with a sprained ankle.