Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians
September 5, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 2009 at Progressive Field. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 4, Cleveland Indians 1

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Span cf,lf 2 0 1 0
Cabrera ss 3 0 0 1
Mauer dh 4 0 2 0
Morneau 1b 5 0 0 0
Kubel lf 2 1 2 0
  Gomez pr,cf 0 1 0 0
Cuddyer rf 4 0 0 0
Harris 3b 2 0 0 1
Morales c 4 1 1 0
Punto 2b 3 1 2 1
Baker p 0 0 0 0
  Rauch p 0 0 0 0
  Guerrier p 0 0 0 0
  Nathan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 8 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Brantley cf 4 0 1 0
Carroll lf 4 0 0 0
Cabrera ss 2 0 0 0
Peralta 3b 4 0 1 0
Hafner dh 3 0 0 0
LaPorta rf 4 0 0 0
Valbuena 2b 4 0 0 0
Marte 1b 4 1 1 1
Toregas c 2 0 1 0
Masterson p 0 0 0 0
  Perez C. p 0 0 0 0
  Perez R. p 0 0 0 0
  Todd p 0 0 0 0
  Gosling p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
Minnesota 000 200 011481
Cleveland 001 000 000141
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Baker  W(13-7) 6.0 3 1 1 4 4
  Rauch   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Guerrier   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Nathan  SV(36) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
4
8
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Masterson  L(4-7) 6.0 5 2 1 5 2
  Perez C.   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Perez R.   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Todd   1.1 2 1 1 0 1
  Gosling   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
7
5

  E–Cabrera (21), Carroll (4).  DP–Cleveland 3. Valbuena-Cabrera-Marte, Cabrera-Marte, Masterson-Valbuena-Marte.  2B–Minnesota Punto (10,off Masterson); Kubel (27,off R. Perez), Cleveland Peralta (31,off Baker).  HR–Cleveland Marte (5,3rd inning off Baker 0 on 0 out).  SH–Span (9,off Masterson).  SF–Harris (5,off Todd); Cabrera (9,off Todd).  HBP–Span (8,by C. Perez).  Team LOB–9.  Team–7.  SB–Span (21,2nd base off C. Perez/Toregas).  U-HP–Rick Reed, 1B–Sam Holbrook, 2B–Dan Iassogna, 3B–Larry Vanover.  T–3:09.  A–19,455.
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