Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins
August 26, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 2009 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Baltimore Orioles 5, Minnesota Twins 1

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 5 0 1 0
Izturis ss 5 1 2 0
Scott 1b 4 1 1 0
  Mora 3b 1 0 1 0
Markakis rf 5 0 0 0
Reimold lf 4 1 1 1
Aubrey dh 4 0 1 0
Wigginton 3b,1b 4 0 1 0
Pie cf 2 2 1 1
Moeller c 2 0 2 2
Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
  Baez p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Span cf,rf 3 0 1 0
Cabrera ss 4 0 0 0
  Gomez cf 0 0 0 0
Mauer c 4 1 2 0
Morneau 1b 4 0 1 1
Kubel dh 4 0 0 0
Cuddyer rf,2b 4 0 1 0
Young lf 3 0 1 0
Punto 3b 2 0 0 0
  Harris ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Casilla 2b,ss 3 0 0 0
Blackburn p 0 0 0 0
  Manship p 0 0 0 0
  Guerrier p 0 0 0 0
  Humber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Baltimore 200 101 0105110
Minnesota 000 100 000161
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Guthrie  W(9-12) 7.0 6 1 1 0 5
  Baez   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Johnson   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
7
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blackburn  L(8-9) 5.2 9 4 3 2 0
  Manship   1.2 1 1 1 1 1
  Guerrier   0.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Humber   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
5
1

  E–Cabrera (19).  DP–Baltimore 1. Roberts-Izturis-Wigginton, Minnesota 1. Casilla-Cuddyer-Morneau.  2B–Baltimore Moeller (6,off Blackburn), Minnesota Morneau (29,off Guthrie).  HR–Baltimore Pie (5,4th inning off Blackburn 0 on 2 out).  IBB–Pie (1,by Guerrier).  Team LOB–9.  Team–5.  SB–Izturis (11,2nd base off Blackburn/Mauer).  U-HP–Todd Tichenor, 1B–Bruce Dreckman, 2B–Paul Emmel, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–2:47.  A–28,446.
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