Pittsburgh Pirates vs Minnesota Twins
June 17, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 2009 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Minnesota Twins 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
McCutchen cf 5 1 2 2
Morgan lf 4 1 0 0
Sanchez 2b 5 0 2 0
LaRoche A. 1b 4 2 2 2
Young rf 4 0 1 0
Hinske dh 3 1 0 0
LaRoche A. 3b 4 2 1 2
Diaz c 4 0 1 2
Wilson ss 3 1 2 0
Snell p 0 0 0 0
  Grabow p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 11 8
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Harris ss 5 0 1 0
Mauer c 4 1 1 0
Morneau 1b 3 0 0 0
Kubel dh 3 1 1 0
Crede 3b 4 0 1 2
Cuddyer rf 2 0 2 0
Young lf 4 0 0 0
Gomez cf 4 0 0 0
Punto 2b 3 0 0 0
Liriano p 0 0 0 0
  Henn p 0 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Pittsburgh 002 200 0318110
Minnesota 002 000 000260
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Snell  W(2-7) 6.0 5 2 2 3 2
  Grabow   2.0 1 0 0 3 1
  Jackson   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
7
3
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Liriano  L(2-8) 7.0 8 4 4 1 6
  Henn   0.1 1 3 3 2 0
  Ayala   1.2 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
4
6

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Andy LaRoche-Sanchez-Adam LaRoche, Minnesota 1. Punto-Harris-Morneau.  PB–Diaz (5).  2B–Pittsburgh Adam LaRoche (21,off Liriano); Diaz (5,off Ayala), Minnesota Mauer (11,off Snell); Crede (9,off Snell).  3B–Minnesota Cuddyer (4,off Snell).  HR–Pittsburgh A. McCutchen (1,3rd inning off Liriano 1 on 1 out); Andy LaRoche (3,4th inning off Liriano 1 on 2 out); Adam LaRoche (9,8th inning off Henn 0 on 1 out).  SF–Adam LaRoche (3,off Ayala).  Team LOB–6.  Team–10.  SB–Young (2,2nd base off Liriano/Mauer); Morgan (16,2nd base off Ayala/Mauer).  U-HP–Lance Barksdale, 1B–Delfin Colon, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Marvin Hudson.  T–3:02.  A–30,057.
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