Twins twirlers whitewash Sox
Sox stymied by Santana By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Orlando Hernandez left the game after giving up four runs in 3 2/3 innings and Chicago was hitless until the fifth inning, when Aaron Rowand singled with one out. The White Sox rallied to load the bases in the ninth but were unable to score.
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Twins 5, White Sox 0
Johan Santana threw a perfect game through 4 1/3 innings on Saturday afternoon. (Jim Mone/AP)
Twins spin big hits for ace By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com
Johan Santana was perfect through 4 1/3 with 13 strikeouts through eight before Joe Nathan notched three strikeouts for the save. Justin Morneau and Michael Cuddyer each homered and Jason Tyner hit a two-run triple.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: September 17, 2005
Minnesota 5, Chi White Sox 0
Today's Boxes 9/17/05
ATL 7, NYM 4
PHI 10, FLA 2
STL 5, CHC 1
SF 2, LAD 1
NYY 1, TOR 0
ARI 6, COL 5
BAL 2, TB 1
PIT 4, CIN 0
CLE 5, KC 4
HOU 7, MIL 0
BOS 2, OAK 1
TEX 7, SEA 6
LAA 3, DET 1
SD 8, WSH 5
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Standings through 9/17/05 | Gameday | White Sox Stats | Twins Stats
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ozuna , LF4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .269
Iguchi , 2B3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .279
Konerko , 1B3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .272
Everett , DH4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .251
Rowand , CF4 0 1 0 0 3 4 .277
Dye , RF4 0 0 0 0 4 4 .272
Uribe , SS3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .260
Widger , C3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242
Crede , 3B3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .245
Totals 31 0 4 0 2 16 16
BATTING 2B : Uribe (23, Santana).TB : Ozuna; Iguchi; Rowand; Uribe 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Crede; Dye 2.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING E : Iguchi (14, fielding).DP : (Hernandez-Uribe-Konerko).
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Tyner , LF5 0 3 2 0 0 3 .350
Castro , SS4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .268
Mauer , C4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .300
Jones, J , RF4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .252
Ford , CF5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .263
Morneau , 1B4 1 1 2 1 1 2 .240
Cuddyer , 3B2 1 1 1 2 1 0 .253
Tiffee , DH4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .215
Rivas , 2B3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .261
Totals 35 5 11 5 7 6 22
BATTING 3B : Tyner (1, Hernandez).HR : Morneau (20, 4th inning off Hernandez, 1 on, 0 out), Cuddyer (10, 7th inning off McCarthy, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Tyner 5; Mauer; Ford 2; Morneau 4; Cuddyer 4; Tiffee 2; Rivas.RBI : Morneau 2 (70), Tyner 2 (3), Cuddyer (34).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Tiffee; Jones, J; Ford 2; Tyner 2; Morneau.GIDP : Mauer.Team LOB : 13.BASERUNNING SB : Mauer (12, 2nd base off Hernandez/Widger).
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Santana (W, 14-7)8.0 4 0 0 2 13 0 3.05
Nathan (S, 38)1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.91
Pitches-strikes : Hernandez 103-63, Vizcaino 5-3, McCarthy 59-40, Cotts 24-15, Santana 113-84, Nathan 14-10.Ground outs-fly outs : Hernandez 3-3, Vizcaino 0-1, McCarthy 5-3, Cotts 1-2, Santana 3-8, Nathan 0-0.Batters faced : Hernandez 22, Vizcaino 1, McCarthy 14, Cotts 5, Santana 30, Nathan 3.Inherited runners-scored : Vizcaino 3-0, Nathan 3-0.Umpires : HP: Chuck Meriwether. 1B: Mike Everitt. 2B: Tim Timmons. 3B: Tim McClelland.Weather : 69 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 2:50.Att : 24,866.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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