Twins 8, Indians 7: Morneau's Walk-Off Homer Sends Twins to Victory
Twins top the Indians with a walk-off bomb from Justin Morneau.
| Final - 9.9.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shin-Soo Choo, RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .282 |
| Jason Kipnis, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .254 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera, DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .267 |
| Matt LaPorta, ph,dh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .161 |
| Vinny Rottino, pr,dh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Michael Brantley, CF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .285 |
| Carlos Santana, 3,2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .249 |
| Russ Canzler, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .385 |
| Ezequiel Carrera, LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| Brent Lillibridge, SS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .194 |
| Jason Donald, 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .191 |
| Lou Marson, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .231 |
| Casey Kotchman, ph,3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Batting
Home runs - Santana
Triples - Donald
Doubles - Santana, Lillibridge
Hit by pitch - Lillibridge
Sacrifice flies - Choo, Lillibridge
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Kipnis
Home runs - Santana
Triples - Donald
Doubles - Santana, Lillibridge
Hit by pitch - Lillibridge
Sacrifice flies - Choo, Lillibridge
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Kipnis
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Kluber | 3.2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5.26 | 1 | 83-57 |
| Chris Seddon | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.44 | 0 | 19-14 |
| Esmil Rogers (, 1-1) | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.68 | 0 | 41-25 |
| Tony Sipp | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.56 | 0 | 5-4 |
| Joe Smith | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.98 | 0 | 13-11 |
| Vinnie Pestano (L, 3-2) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.20 | 0 | 5-4 |
Pitching
IBB - Morneau by Rogers
IBB - Morneau by Rogers
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Revere, CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .301 |
| Jamey Carroll, 2B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 |
| Joe Mauer, DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .317 |
| Justin Morneau, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .277 |
| Ryan Doumit, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 |
| Chris Parmelee, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| Darin Mastroianni, LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .255 |
| Eduardo Escobar, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .218 |
| Pedro Florimon Jr., SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .254 |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 7 | |
Batting
Home runs - Morneau
Triples - Mauer
Doubles - Mauer
Stolen Bases - 2 Revere, Mastroianni, Florimon Jr.
Team LOB - 6
Home runs - Morneau
Triples - Mauer
Doubles - Mauer
Stolen Bases - 2 Revere, Mastroianni, Florimon Jr.
Team LOB - 6
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esmerling Vasquez | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9.35 | 1 | 68-32 |
| Anthony Swarzak | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.09 | 0 | 32-23 |
| Casey Fien | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.32 | 0 | 26-16 |
| Jared Burton | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.19 | 0 | 19-10 |
| Brian Duensing (W, 4-10) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.03 | 0 | 18-14 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - David Rackley, First Base Umpire - D.J. Reyburn, Second Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna, Third Base Umpire - Dale Scott
Duration: 3:26
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - David Rackley, First Base Umpire - D.J. Reyburn, Second Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna, Third Base Umpire - Dale Scott
Duration: 3:26
