Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians
April 26, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 2009 at Progressive Field. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 2, Cleveland Indians 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gomez cf 2 0 0 0
  Span ph,cf 2 0 1 2
Harris 2b 4 0 0 0
Morneau 1b 3 0 0 0
Kubel dh 4 0 0 0
Crede 3b 4 0 1 0
Cuddyer rf 3 0 0 0
Young lf 4 1 1 0
Morales c 4 1 4 0
Punto ss 2 0 0 0
  Buscher ph 0 0 0 0
  Casilla pr 0 0 0 0
Perkins p 0 0 0 0
  Guerrier p 0 0 0 0
  Breslow p 0 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Sizemore cf 4 1 2 0
Cabrera 2b 3 1 2 1
Martinez c 4 1 1 0
Choo dh 2 0 1 1
Garko 1b 4 0 1 2
Peralta ss 4 0 1 0
DeRosa rf 3 0 0 0
Graffanino 3b 3 0 0 0
Crowe lf 3 1 1 0
Laffey p 0 0 0 0
  Lewis p 0 0 0 0
  Sipp p 0 0 0 0
  Betancourt p 0 0 0 0
  Wood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 9 4
Minnesota 000 000 200270
Cleveland 103 000 00x491
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Perkins  L(1-2) 5.0 7 4 4 2 4
  Guerrier   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Breslow   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Ayala   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
4
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Laffey  W(2-0) 6.1 5 2 2 4 1
  Lewis   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Sipp   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Betancourt   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Wood  SV(4) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
6
5

  E–Peralta (3).  DP–Minnesota 1. Punto-Harris-Morneau, Cleveland 3. Peralta-Cabrera-Garko, Peralta-Cabrera-Garko, Cabrera-Peralta-Garko.  PB–Martinez (1).  2B–Minnesota Morales (3,off Laffey), Cleveland Choo (6,off Perkins); Cabrera (5,off Perkins).  Team LOB–9.  Team–6.  SB–Crowe (1,2nd base off Perkins/Morales); Crowe (1,2nd base off Perkins/Morales).  CS–DeRosa (1,2nd base by Guerrier/Morales); Sizemore (2,2nd base by Breslow/Morales); DeRosa (1,2nd base by Guerrier/Morales); Sizemore (2,2nd base by Breslow/Morales).  U-HP–Brian Knight, 1B–Jim Joyce, 2B–Bill Miller, 3B–Brian Runge.  T–2:56.  A–20,153.
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