FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHICAGO (A) WHITE SOX
08/24/2001
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHICAGO (A) WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 1266 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (68-59) 0 0 1 6 0 0 1 0 2 10 12 0
Chicago (A) White Sox (76-51) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 6 14 2
Twins Win Again, Streak Now at 11
The 10-6 Minnesota win over Chicago (A) was due in large part to Carmen Mauro. The Twins center fielder was 2-3 with a home run, a walk, and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 2 and driving in 2. Earl Francis picked up the win, lifting his record to 13-10 on the season. He struck out 7 and walked 3 in 5.1 innings, while yielding 2 runs. The wins continue to add up for Minnesota. The latest makes it 11 in a row.

Jose Offerman had a big run-scoring double for the Twins in the top of the fourth inning. With Minnesota leading 1-0 and a runner on 2nd, he got a curveball from Red Munger, who finished 3rd in the AL in ERA with 3.41 in 1999, and swatted a double to left. It was his 14th double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Twins ahead, 2-0.

"We're on a roll," said Twins manager Dan Hornbaker.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO (A) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Moore DH 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 .247 7 28
N. Siebern 1B 5 0 1 2 0 1 1 .284 29 75
T. Plouffe 3B 5 0 0 1 0 3 2 .240 12 48
P. McNulty LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .272 17 65
E. Lake SS 2 2 1 0 3 1 0 .258 14 64
J. Offerman 2B 5 1 2 2 0 1 4 .228 2 29
C. Mauro CF 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 .318 1 15
P. Veltman C 5 2 3 1 0 2 2 .300 0 3
K. Miller RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 6 .265 3 28
Totals 38 10 12 10 6 10 17      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Offerman (14, 4th Inning off R. Munger, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Lake (20, 4th Inning off R. Munger, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Mauro (1, 7th Inning off R. Narleski, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Moore , N. Siebern , P. McNulty , E. Lake 2 , J. Offerman 3 , C. Mauro 5 , P. Veltman 3 , K. Miller
2-out RBI: C. Mauro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Moore , J. Offerman , K. Miller
GIDP: K. Miller
Hit by Pitch: C. Mauro
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: P. McNulty (13) , J. Offerman (16)
CS: K. Miller (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Siebern, Plouffe-Offerman-Siebern)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Santana SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .298 3 40
E. Combs CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 .322 2 50
D. Barton 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .262 7 53
J. Moore RF 4 2 3 0 1 0 2 .301 24 103
D. Williams LF 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 .326 18 81
J. Romano C 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .260 4 11
   a-D. Evans PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .318 23 106
D. Spencer 2B 4 0 2 1 1 0 3 .268 10 51
D. Schneider 3B 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .210 6 39
B. Bogusevic DH 4 1 0 0 1 2 5 .218 2 9
Totals 37 6 14 5 7 8 29      
a - D. Evans pinch hit for J. Romano in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Combs (41, 1st Inning off E. Francis, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Romano (4, 4th Inning off E. Francis, 2 on, 0 outs) , D. Barton 2 (28, 4th Inning off E. Francis, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off E. Francis, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Schneider (13, 8th Inning off S. Pomeranz, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Spencer (26, 9th Inning off J. Bonikowski, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Combs 3 , D. Barton 4 , J. Moore 3 , D. Williams 2 , J. Romano 2 , D. Spencer 3 , D. Schneider 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Combs , D. Barton , D. Williams , B. Bogusevic 2
GIDP: J. Romano
Sac Fly: E. Combs
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Combs (5)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Santana (17) , E. Combs (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Barton-Santana-Barton)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO (A) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Francis W (13-10) 5.1 8 2 2 3 7 0 104 3.82   
M. Janzen 1.2 2 1 1 3 0 0 38 4.75   
S. Pomeranz 1.1 3 3 3 1 0 0 35 20.25   
J. Bonikowski 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Francis 48
Batters Faced: E. Francis 25, M. Janzen 9, S. Pomeranz 8, J. Bonikowski 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Francis 3-4, M. Janzen 3-1, S. Pomeranz 2-2, J. Bonikowski 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Francis 104-62, M. Janzen 38-16, S. Pomeranz 35-21, J. Bonikowski 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Janzen 1-0 , S. Pomeranz 1-1 , J. Bonikowski 2-2
WP: S. Pomeranz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Munger L (8-11) 4.0 7 7 5 5 4 0 112 4.61   
R. Narleski 3.0 2 1 1 0 4 1 30 4.07   
L. Jackson 1.1 1 2 2 1 1 0 27 3.88   
J. Duran 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 23 1.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Munger 23
Batters Faced: R. Munger 25, R. Narleski 10, L. Jackson 6, J. Duran 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Munger 5-2, R. Narleski 1-3, L. Jackson 2-1, J. Duran 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Munger 112-62, R. Narleski 30-21, L. Jackson 27-17, J. Duran 23-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Narleski 1-0 , J. Duran 2-2
Hit Batsmen: R. Munger
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carmen Mauro
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 29845
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