Minnesota Twins @ Los Angeles Angels
74-55, 28-32 Away
5
74-55, 28-32 Away
Final
78-50, 38-25 Home
7
78-50, 38-25 Home
Twins Hitting
a-struck out swinging for C Gomez in the 9th
- Batting
- HRA Casilla (5, 4th inning off J Garland 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIA Casilla (40), D Span (27), J Mauer 2 (62), J Morneau (99)
- SFD Span
- Team LOB5
- Fielding
- DP3 (B Buscher-A Casilla-J Morneau 2, N Punto-A Casilla-J Morneau)
- EB Buscher 2 (9, ground ball, throw)
Angels Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
E. AybarSS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .282 | .375 | .320 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .318 | .390 |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .298 | .405 | .530 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .285 | .351 | .493 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .337 | .471 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .284 | .319 | .427 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 | .291 | .429 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .309 | .336 | .434 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .214 | .321 | .484 |
| 31 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
- Batting
- 2BV Guerrero (21, N Blackburn)
- HRM Teixeira (6, 6th inning off B Bonser 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIV Guerrero 2 (77), T Hunter (66), G Anderson (71), E Aybar (33), M Teixeira 2 (19)
- 2Out RBIM Teixeira
- SFG Anderson
- SHE Aybar; M Napoli
- GIDPV Guerrero 2; J Rivera
- Team LOB6
- Baserunning
- CSH Kendrick (4, 3rd base by C Breslow/J Mauer)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
N. Blackburn(L,9-8) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 79-54 | 3.78 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 33-21 | 6.22 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-3 | 2.36 |
| 8.0 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 118-78 |
- Pitching
- HBPC Gomez (By J Garland)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsN Blackburn 6-8; B Bonser 5-1; C Breslow 0-0
- Game ScoresN Blackburn 24
Angels Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Oliver(W,5-1) |
S. Shields(H,26) |
F. Rodriguez(S,49) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 89-46 | 4.49 |
| 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30-18 | 2.81 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-6 | 2.68 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16-10 | 2.63 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 144-80 |
- Pitching
- IBBM Teixeira (By N Blackburn)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Garland 5-7; D Oliver 3-4; S Shields 1-2; F Rodriguez 0-1
- Game ScoresJ Garland 31
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | LAA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | V Guerrero doubled to deep center, M Napoli and C Figgins scored, M Teixeira to third. | 0 | 2 | |
| 3rd | T Hunter safe at first on error by third baseman B Buscher, M Teixeira scored, V Guerrero to third. | 0 | 3 | |
| 3rd | G Anderson hit sacrifice fly to center, V Guerrero scored. | 0 | 4 | |
| 4th | A Casilla homered to right. | 1 | 4 | |
| 4th | E Aybar singled to center, M Napoli scored, C Figgins to third. | 1 | 5 | |
| 4th | M Teixeira singled to right, C Figgins scored, E Aybar to third. | 1 | 6 | |
| 5th | D Span hit sacrifice fly to center, B Buscher scored, N Punto to third. | 2 | 6 | |
| 5th | J Mauer singled to left center, N Punto and C Gomez scored, A Casilla to third, J Mauer to second advancing on throw. | 4 | 6 | |
| 5th | J Morneau grounded out to first, A Casilla scored, J Mauer to third. | 5 | 6 | |
| 6th | M Teixeira homered to right. | 5 | 7 | |
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Angel Stadium
9:05 AM, 24 August 2008
Anaheim, California
Attendance: 43,906
Game Time:2:52
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Randy Marsh
- First Base Umpire - Brian Gorman
- Second Base Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt
- Third Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 37 | 32 | .536 | - | L3 |
| Chicago | 35 | 31 | .530 | 0.5 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 30 | 38 | .441 | 6.5 | L3 |
| Detroit | 28 | 39 | .418 | 8 | W2 |
| Kansas City | 28 | 39 | .418 | 8 | W3 |
2026 American League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 36 | 32 | .529 | - | W2 |
| Texas | 32 | 34 | .485 | 3 | L1 |
| Athletics | 32 | 35 | .478 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Houston | 31 | 38 | .449 | 5.5 | L1 |
| Los Angeles | 26 | 42 | .382 | 10 | W1 |
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