Game 151: Home runs a plenty in 8-6 Twins win
Minnesota @ Chicago (Game 2 of 3)
The game went back and forth between the two divison rivals, but in the end it was the Twins who outpowered the White Sox in a 8-6 win. The Twins also outpowered the Sox in home runs with the Twins knocking out four compared to the three the Sox hit out.
Orlando Cabrera started the night of home runs with a 2-run shot to left field in the first inning. Delmon Young would knock in Jason Kubel on a sacrifice fly to give the Twins a 3-0 lead before they got a chance to play defense.
The White Sox would score a run in the bottom half of the inning when the Twins would concede a run on a ground out from A.J. Pierzynski to make it 3-1. The Sox weren’t giving up though as they would tee-off on rookie, Jeff Manship, in the third.
Alex Rios would put the Sox within one with a solo shot to left field in the third inning. Scott Podsednik would follow with a single and Gordon Beckham homered to left to take the 4-3 lead. Manship would give up two more singles before being replaced by Francisco Liriano, who ended the inning with a ground out double play.
Michael Cuddyer would tie the game in the fourth on a ground out double play and take the lead in the fifth on a RBI double from Joe Mauer. Paul Konerko would hit a RBI double of his own in the bottom half of the fifth to tie the game at five.
The home run derby would start in the sixth with Michael Cuddyer putting the Twins ahead with a lead off solo home run. Matt Tolbert would extend the lead with a solo home run of his own in the same inning.
Not to be outdone, Jason Kubel hit a solo shot in the eighth to give the Twins a three run lead. Paul Konerko also got in on the action and hit a solo home run to make it a 8-6 ballgame in the bottom of the eighth.
Joe Nathan would come in to close out the game in the ninth and retired all three batters he faced while striking out one to earn his 43rd save of the season.
Attendance: 25,290 (U.S. Cellular Field)
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