Minnesota Twins @ Los Angeles Angels
Twins Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
D. SpanRF |
J. KubelDH |
D. YoungLF |
N. PuntoSS-3B |
C. GomezCF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .403 | .460 |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .309 | .347 | .418 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .325 | .420 | .457 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .308 | .392 | .508 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .333 | .473 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .285 | .329 | .395 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .263 | .321 | .389 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .312 | .341 | .433 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .344 | .400 | .406 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .274 | .330 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .340 | .417 |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .252 | .287 | .344 |
| 43 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
a-doubled to deep right center for B Harris in the 9th
b-grounded to second for B Buscher in the 11th
- Batting
- 2BN Punto (15, J Lackey); B Buscher (7, F Rodriguez); D Span (12, S Shields)
- 3BN Punto (4, J Speier)
- RBIC Gomez (38), D Span (22)
- 2Out RBIC Gomez
- SHD Span
- GIDPJ Kubel; J Morneau; R Ruiz
- Team LOB10
- Baserunning
- SBC Gomez (26, 2nd base off J Lackey/M Napoli); D Span (11, 2nd base off J Speier/J Mathis)
Angels Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
E. AybarSS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .277 | .371 | .316 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .277 | .318 | .388 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .401 | .523 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .288 | .354 | .497 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .276 | .340 | .478 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .285 | .319 | .428 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .310 | .339 | .439 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .174 | .278 | .232 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .217 | .321 | .490 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .285 | .426 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .296 | .353 |
| 40 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
a-bunt popped out to catcher for K Morales in the 10th
b-grounded to shortstop for M Napoli in the 10th
- Batting
- HRM Teixeira (5, 1st inning off S Baker 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIM Teixeira (17)
- 2Out RBIM Teixeira
- Team LOB7
- Baserunning
- CSC Figgins (9, 2nd base by S Baker/J Mauer)
- Fielding
- DP3 (H Kendrick-E Aybar-M Teixeira 2, C Figgins-H Kendrick-M Teixeira)
- EJ Lackey 2 (5, throw 2)
Twins Pitching
- Pitching
- IBBJ Mauer 2 (By J Lackey, S Shields)
- HBPD Span (By J Lackey)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsS Baker 4-13; M Guerrier 2-3; J Crain 3-0; J Nathan 0-1
- Game ScoresS Baker 74
Angels Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Speier(L,1-7) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 105-62 | 3.09 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-10 | 2.68 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19-11 | 2.74 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-10 | 2.95 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-12 | 5.26 |
| 12.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 171-105 |
- Pitching
- IBBC Figgins (By M Guerrier)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Lackey 11-7; F Rodriguez 1-1; S Shields 1-0; D Oliver 3-0; J Speier 1-1
- Game ScoresJ Lackey 72
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | LAA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M Teixeira homered to center. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 5th | C Gomez singled to left, N Punto scored. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12th | D Span singled to left, N Punto scored. | 2 | 1 | ||
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Angel Stadium
10:05 PM, August 21, 2008
Anaheim, California
Attendance: 41,367
Game Time:3:16
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt
- First Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson
- Second Base Umpire - Randy Marsh
- Third Base Umpire - Brian Gorman
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 |

