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September 27, 2005

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Matt Diaz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .294
OBP .667 .330
At Bats 3 85
Hits 2 25
• Singles 1 18
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 1 1
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 1 9

Joe Nathan Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 4 39
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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - September 27, 2005
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Strikeout
Joe Nathan
Joe Mauer
Justin Morneau
Luis Rivas
Luis Rodriguez
Nick Punto
Lew Ford
Jacque Jones
Michael Cuddyer
Matt Diaz
Count: 0-2, 1 Out
Count: 0-2, 2 Outs

Diaz strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Joe Nathan now pitching. Terrence Long pinch hits for Justin Huber. Long strikes out.
Bottom 8 LeCroy hits a fly ball into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Matt LeCroy pinch hits for Mike Ryan. There's a wild pitch. Cuddyer moves to second.
Bottom 8 Cuddyer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Morneau hits a fly ball into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mark Teahen now playing third base. Ford strikes out.
Top 8 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Sweeney strikes out.
Top 8 Juan Rincon now pitching. Mark Teahen pinch hits for Joe McEwing. Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rivas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Huber fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Mauer for the double play.
Bottom 7 Jeremy Affeldt now pitching. Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Huber fields the ball and throws to Affeldt covering. Safe. Punto moves to third.
Bottom 7 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Ambres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rivas tags and scores.
Bottom 7 Punto hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Ambres. Punto reaches second base with a double. Rivas moves to third.
Bottom 7 Rivas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanco fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Ambres hits a line drive into left field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Blanco hits a popup, foul, towards first. Morneau settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Murphy bunts towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Phillips moves to third.
Top 7 Phillips hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Jones. Phillips reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Diaz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Ryan hits a popup towards short. Blanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cuddyer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Morneau hits a line drive into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to second.
Bottom 6 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanco fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Huber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rivas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Brown takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Sweeney hits a popup towards first. Morneau settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mauer hits a line drive towards first. Huber reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Ambres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Punto hits a ball on the ground towards first. Huber scoops it up and throws to first, with Hernandez covering, for the out.
Top 5 McEwing hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ambres hits a fly ball into right field. Cuddyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Blanco hits a popup in front of the plate. Mauer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rivas hits a ball on the ground towards third. McEwing fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Ryan hits a popup towards short. Blanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cuddyer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Morneau hits a fly ball into center field. Ambres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Murphy strikes out.
Top 4 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morneau scoops it up and throws to first, with Santana covering, for the out.
Top 4 Diaz strikes out.
Bottom 3 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mauer hits a fly ball into center field. Ambres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Huber strikes out.
Top 3 Brown strikes out.
Top 3 Sweeney takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 McEwing hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Ambres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Punto hits a popup, foul, towards short. Blanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rivas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ambres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Punto fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Blanco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rivas fields it and throws to second for the out. Diaz moves to third.
Top 2 Murphy strikes out.
Top 2 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Diaz moves to second.
Top 2 Diaz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Ryan hits a line drive towards short. Blanco reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cuddyer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Morneau hits a popup, foul, towards third. McEwing settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Ambres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rodriguez tags and scores. Mauer tags and moves to third. Jones tags and moves to second.
Bottom 1 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Huber juggles the ball. That's an error on Huber. Rodriguez moves to third. Mauer moves to second.
Bottom 1 Mauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Punto scores. Rodriguez moves to second.
Bottom 1 Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. Punto moves to third.
Bottom 1 There goes Punto. The throw from Phillips and he is safe. Punto steals second.
Bottom 1 Punto takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Huber strikes out.
Top 1 Brown hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Sweeney moves to second.
Top 1 Sweeney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 McEwing hits a popup towards short. Punto settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Ambres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.