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Twins P Neshek To Miss 2009 Season After Tommy John Surgery

POSTED: 3:50 pm PST November 11, 2008

Minneapolis, MN -- (Sports Network) - The Minnesota Twins announced Tuesday that reliever Pat Neshek will undergo ligament replacement surgery on his right elbow and will likely miss the entire 2009 season.

No date has been announced for the procedure most commonly referred to as "Tommy John" surgery.

Neshek, in his third year in the big leagues, appeared in 15 games for Minnesota in 2008 before suffering an elbow injury in May. He finished 0-1 with a 4.73 earned-run average and 15 strikeouts in 13 1/3 innings.

The 28-year-old re-injured his elbow in an offseason throwing session and underwent an MRI Tuesday that revealed a tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow.

Copyright 2008 Courtesy of The Sports Network.


Minnesota Twins

Scoreboard

Minnesota at New Orleans

TEAM
1
2
3
4
FINAL
Minnesota
10
10
0
10
30
New Orleans
10
0
7
10
27

Quarter 1
11:09Remaining
New Orleans Touchdown - 17-yard pass from Drew Brees to Devery Henderson. (Martin Gramatica extra point is good).
8 plays, 47 yards. Time of Drive: 3:51 .
2:58Remaining
New Orleans Field Goal - 35-yarder by Martin Gramatica.
8 plays, 34 yards. Time of Drive: 3:22 .
0:53Remaining
Minnesota Field Goal - 53-yarder by Ryan Longwell.
4 plays, 4 yards. Time of Drive: 2:05 .
Quarter 2
13:19Remaining
Minnesota Touchdown - 4-yard pass from Chester Taylor to Visanthe Shiancoe. (Ryan Longwell extra point is good).
3 plays, 5 yards. Time of Drive: 1:32 .
0:04Remaining
Minnesota Field Goal - 33-yarder by Ryan Longwell.
15 plays, 72 yards. Time of Drive: 3:20 .
Quarter 3
1:46Remaining
New Orleans Touchdown - 71-yard punt return by Reggie Bush. (Martin Gramatica extra point is good).
Quarter 4
13:20Remaining
New Orleans Field Goal - 53-yarder by Martin Gramatica.
6 plays, 14 yards. Time of Drive: 1:40 .
11:36Remaining
New Orleans Touchdown - 64-yard punt return by Reggie Bush. (Martin Gramatica extra point is good).
7:10Remaining
Minnesota Touchdown - 33-yard pass from Gus Frerotte to Bernard Berrian. (Ryan Longwell extra point is good).
7 plays, 75 yards. Time of Drive: 4:26 .
0:13Remaining
Minnesota Field Goal - 30-yarder by Ryan Longwell.
6 plays, 51 yards. Time of Drive: 1:45 .

GAME DETAILS
Attendance
70015
Game Length
3:26
Referee
Ed Hochuli
Umpire
Chad Brown
Head Linesman
Mark Hittner
Line Judge
Tim Pedraza
Side Judge
Mike Weatherford
Back Judge
Bill Schmitz
Field Judge
Tom Sifferman

GAME STATISTICS
Minnesota
New Orleans
Total First Downs
16
17
   First Downs By Rushing
2
3
   First Downs By Passing
12
14
   First Downs By Penalty
2
0
Third Downs
5/15-33%
7/15-47%
Fourth Downs
0/0-0%
1/1-100%
Total Net Yards
270
375
   Total Offensive Plays
64
69
   Average Gain Per Offensive Play
4.2
5.4
Net Yards Rushing
44
55
   Total Rushing Plays
26
22
   Average Gain Per Rushing Play
1.7
2.5
Net Yards Passing
226
320
Total Times Thrown
1
1
Yards Lost Attempting To Pass
0
10
Gross Yards Passing
226
330
   Pass Attempts
37
46
   Pass Completions
20
26
   Pass Intercepted
0
2
   Average Gain Per Pass Play
5.9
6.8
Times Punted
7
2
   Average Punting Yards
43.3
43.0
   Net Punting Average
15.3
43.0
Total Return Yardage NotIncKickoffs
1
176
   Punt Returns
0
5
   Punt Return Yards
0
176
Kickoff Returns
5
7
   Kickoff Return Yards
117
178
Interception Returns
2
0
   Interception Return Yards
1
0
Penalties Committed
7
11
   Penalty Yards
60
102
Number Of Times Fumbled
1
5
   Fumbles Lost
0
2
Total Touchdowns
3
3
   Rushing Touchdowns
0
0
   Passing Touchdowns
2
1
Extra Points
3/3
3/3
Field Goals
3/3
2/4
Safties
0
0
Two-Point Conversions
0/0
0/0
Total Time Of Possession
27:51
32:09
Final Score
30
27

PASSING
ATT
CP
YDS
TK/YD
TD
LG
INT
Minnesota
37
20
226
1/0
2
36
0
GusFrerotte
36
19
222
1/0
1
36
0
ChesterTaylor
1
1
4
0/0
1
4
0
New Orleans
46
26
330
1/10
1
52
2
DrewBrees
46
26
330
1/10
1
52
2

RUSHING
NO.
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Minnesota
26
44
1.7
7
0
AdrianPeterson
21
32
1.5
7
0
ChesterTaylor
3
8
2.7
5
0
GusFrerotte
2
4
2.0
5
0
New Orleans
22
55
2.5
10
0
ReggieBush
12
29
2.4
10
0
DeuceMcAllister
6
13
2.2
6
0
DeveryHenderson
1
7
7.0
7
0
DrewBrees
3
6
2.0
6
0

PASS RECEIVING
NO.
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Minnesota
20
226
11.3
36
2
BobbyWade
8
64
8.0
17
0
BernardBerrian
6
110
18.3
36
1
VisantheShiancoe
2
16
8.0
12
1
ChesterTaylor
2
14
7.0
9
0
AundraeAllison
1
13
13.0
13
0
AdrianPeterson
1
9
9.0
9
0
New Orleans
26
330
12.7
52
1
ReggieBush
7
64
9.1
21
0
LanceMoore
5
31
6.2
12
0
DeveryHenderson
4
104
26.0
52
1
BillyMiller
4
61
15.3
41
0
MarkCampbell
3
39
13.0
22
0
RobertMeachem
2
31
15.5
21
0
AaronStecker
1
0
0.0
0
0

INTERCEPTIONS
NO.
YDS
LG
TD
Minnesota
2
1
1
0
BenLeber
1
1
1
0
TyrellJohnson
1
0
0
0

PUNTING
NO.
YDS
AVG.
TB
IN20
LG
Minnesota
7
303
43.3
1
3
52
ChrisKluwe
7
303
43.3
1
3
52
New Orleans
2
86
43.0
0
0
45
SteveWeatherford
2
86
43.0
0
0
45

PUNT RETURNS
NO.
FC
YDS
LG
TD
Minnesota
0
2
0
0
0
CharlesGordon
0
2
0
0
0
New Orleans
6
1
176
71
2
ReggieBush
5
0
176
71
2
TOUCHBACK
1
0
0
0
0
LanceMoore
0
1
0
0
0

KICK OFF RETURNS
NO.
FC
YDS
LG
TD
Minnesota
5
0
117
27
0
MauriceHicks
4
0
93
27
0
ChesterTaylor
1
0
24
24
0
New Orleans
7
0
178
56
0
PierreThomas
5
0
168
56
0
AaronStecker
2
0
10
10
0

FUMBLES
NO.
OWN-REC
YDS
TD
FORCED
OPP-REC
YDS
TD
Minnesota
1
1
2
0
3
2
16
0
GusFrerotte
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
ChadGreenway
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
CedricGriffin
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
RyanCook
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
TyrellJohnson
0
0
0
0
0
1
7
0
AntoineWinfield
0
0
0
0
1
1
9
0
New Orleans
5
3
-17
0
1
0
0
0
DrewBrees
3
2
-17
0
0
0
0
0
ReggieBush
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
BrianYoung
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
BillyMiller
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0

DEFENSE
TKL
AST
COM
SAC
YDS
IN
PD
FF
FR
Minnesota
49
51
1
10
2
9
3
2
CedricGriffin
9
0
9
0
0
0
0
1
0
AntoineWinfield
8
0
8
1
10
0
1
1
1
BenLeber
6
1
7
0
0
1
3
0
0
ChadGreenway
5
0
5
0
0
0
0
1
0
CharlesGordon
4
0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
PatWilliams
4
0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
KevinWilliams
3
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
TyrellJohnson
3
0
3
0
0
1
1
0
1
DarrenSharper
3
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
DavidHerron
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
JaredAllen
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
RayEdwards
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
EricFrampton
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
HusainAbdullah
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
ErinHenderson
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
RobertFerguson
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
CullenLoeffler
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
RyanCook
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
New Orleans
45
54
1
0
0
3
1
0
JonathanVilma
7
3
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
KevinKaesviharn
6
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
MikeMcKenzie
6
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
BrianYoung
5
1
6
1
0
0
0
1
0
CharlesGrant
4
2
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
ScottShanle
4
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
TracyPorter
3
0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
RomanHarper
3
2
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
ScottFujita
2
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
KendrickClancy
2
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
RandallGay
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
WillSmith
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jo-LonnDunbar
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
TroyEvans
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
AaronStecker
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
CarlNicks
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
LanceMoore
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
DeveryHenderson
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
BillyMiller
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
DrewBrees
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

FIELD GOALS
KICKS
YARDS
Minnesota
3/3
RyanLongwell
Made
53
RyanLongwell
Made
33
RyanLongwell
Made
30
New Orleans
2/4
MartinGramatica
Missed
46
MartinGramatica
Made
35
MartinGramatica
Made
53
MartinGramatica
Missed
46

EXTRA POINTS
COMP/ATT
Minnesota
3/3
RyanLongwell
3/3
New Orleans
3/3
MartinGramatica
3/3

TWO-POINT CONVERSIONS
TOTAL
RUSH
PASS

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