Samardzija dominates, White Sox beat Twins 3-2
Samardzija dominates, White Sox beat Twins 3-2
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
2
Chicago White Sox
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CHW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Rate Field · 21,067 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Shuck hit sacrifice fly to center, Beckham scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-3
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Bunted Foul 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
Soto doubled to left, LaRoche and Shuck scored, Soto to third advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 2-2
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Advancing On Play 2-1
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 2-0
Pitch 3: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
Plouffe hit sacrifice fly to center, Mauer scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
Mauer doubled to center, Hunter scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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End Inning 2-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Plouffe struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-3
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-3
Plouffe batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Mauer grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 2-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-3
Mauer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Hunter struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-3
Hunter batting
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Play Result 2-3
Robertson relieved Samardzija.
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Play Result 2-3
Beckham at third base.
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Start Inning 2-3
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 2-3
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Lineup Change 2-3
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Lineup Change 2-3
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End Inning 2-3
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Soto struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-3
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 2-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Play Result 2-3
Ramírez stole second.
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Stolen Base 2-3
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-3
Soto batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Shuck hit sacrifice fly to center, Beckham scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-3
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Sacrifice Fly 2-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Head to Head
MIN wins series 2-1
Injuries
Chicago White Sox
- Tanner Murray Out
- Prelander Berroa Out
- Brooks Baldwin Out
- Mike Vasil Out
- Jordan Leasure Out
Minnesota Twins
- Trevor Larnach Out
- Cole Sands Out
- David Festa Out
- Mick Abel Out
- Anthony Banda Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCHW
Adam EatonCF9
Melky CabreraLF53
Jose Abreu1B79
Adam LaRocheDH25
Conor Gillaspie3B21
Alexei RamirezSS24
JB ShuckRF38
Geovany SotoC18
Yolmer Sanchez2B62
Substitutes
Gordon Beckham3B29
MIN
Brian Dozier2B15
Torii HunterRF48
Joe Mauer1B7
Trevor Plouffe3B80
Kurt SuzukiC24
Eduardo EscobarDH3
Eddie RosarioLF9
Aaron HicksCF12
Danny SantanaSS22
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