Saturday, September 15th, 2012 12:10PM CST
Francisco Liriano kept the Minnesota Twins without a hit until the seventh inning and Paul Konerko hit a home run, driving in three runs, as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Twins 5-3 on Saturday. This victory helped the White Sox maintain their position atop the American League Central division.
Date: Saturday, September 15th, 2012
Time: 12:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 36,308
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
CHW |
1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

Home Runs: T Plouffe (22, 7th inning off F Liriano 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: T Plouffe 2 (50)
2-out Runs Batted In: T Plouffe 2
Ground Into Double Play: P Florimon; J Morneau
Team Left On Base: 2
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-2 (J Morneau 0-1, T Plouffe 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: T Plouffe 1

Pitcher Notes: T Robertson pitched to 1 batter in the 9th
Wild Pitches: S Deduno 2; B Duensing
Hit By Pitch: J Morneau (By F Liriano)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: S Deduno 5-19; B Duensing 5-12; C Fien 0-1; T Robertson 2-2; A Burnett 2-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: S Deduno 14-7-11-8; B Duensing 4-2-8-9; C Fien 0-1-3-0; T Robertson 1-1-1-1; A Burnett 2-2-0-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Deduno 5-1; B Duensing 6-2; C Fien 0-0; T Robertson 0-1; A Burnett 0-3
Game Scores: S Deduno 41

Double Plays: 1 (P Florimon-E Escobar-J Morneau)

Doubles: A Dunn (18, B Duensing)
Home Runs: P Konerko (23, 3rd inning off S Deduno 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: P Konerko 3 (69), G Beckham (57), A Ramirez (69)
2-out Runs Batted In: P Konerko 2, G Beckham
Ground Into Double Play: D Viciedo
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-10 (A Rios 0-2, A De Aza 0-1, K Youkilis 0-1, G Beckham 1-3, A Ramirez 1-1, P Konerko 0-1, A Pierzynski 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Rios 1; K Youkilis 1; G Beckham 1; A Pierzynski 1

Pitcher Notes: A Reed pitched to 3 batters in the 9th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: F Liriano 13-24; J Crain 3-3; A Reed 3-3; M Thornton 1-2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: F Liriano 21-12-13-12; J Crain 3-3-3-1; A Reed 3-0-5-1; M Thornton 0-2-0-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Liriano 5-7; J Crain 1-0; A Reed 0-0; M Thornton 3-0
Game Scores: F Liriano 74

Double Plays: 2 (A Ramirez-G Beckham-A Dunn, G Beckham-A Ramirez-K Youkilis)

Stolen Bases: O Hudson (2, 2nd base off A Burnett/D Butera)
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