Final
Minnesota leads 2-0 (as of 4/28)
| Game 1: Friday, April 27 | ||
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| Minnesota | 5 | Final |
| Detroit | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, April 28 | ||
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| Minnesota | 11 | Final |
| Detroit | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, April 29 | ||
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| Minnesota | 3 | Final |
| Detroit | 4 | |
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1:05 PM ET, April 28, 2007
Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
W: C. Silva (2-1)
L: J. Verlander (1-1)
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| J Tyner DH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .313 | ||
| N Punto 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .208 | ||
| a-A Casilla PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 | ||
| J Mauer C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .388 | ||
| M Cuddyer RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .299 | ||
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .280 | ||
| T Hunter CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .317 | ||
| J Kubel LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .262 | ||
| L Rodriguez 2B-3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | ||
| J Bartlett SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .221 | ||
| Totals | 41 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 22 | |||
| a-lined out to shortstop for N Punto in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Morneau (6, J Verlander); L Rodriguez (1, J Verlander) HR: J Morneau (6, 3rd inning off J Verlander 0 on, 0 Out); J Mauer (1, 9th inning off F Rodney 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Kubel 3 (10), L Rodriguez (3), J Tyner (4), N Punto (5), J Morneau (15), M Cuddyer (17), T Hunter (17), J Mauer (12) S: J Tyner SF: M Cuddyer 2-out RBI: N Punto, J Mauer GIDP: J Tyner Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Bartlett 3, J Tyner 1, M Cuddyer 2 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Cuddyer (1, 3rd base off W Ledezma/M Rabelo) CS: J Tyner (1, 2nd base by W Ledezma) Picked Off: N Punto (1st base by J Verlander) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: M Cuddyer (M Ordonez at 3rd base); T Hunter (C Granderson at 3rd base); T Hunter (G Sheffield at Home). | ||||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| C Silva (W, 13-14) | 6.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 95-64 | 3.10 | |
| P Neshek | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 2.45 | |
| D Reyes | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-6 | 7.04 | |
| G Perkins | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 4.32 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 127-85 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: C Silva 27; P Neshek 4; D Reyes 3; G Perkins 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Silva 7-5; P Neshek 1-2; D Reyes 3-0; G Perkins 1-1 Game Scores: C Silva 43 | ||||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| C Granderson CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .280 | ||
| P Polanco 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .368 | ||
| O Infante 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | ||
| G Sheffield DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .190 | ||
| M Ordonez RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .318 | ||
| C Guillen SS | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 | ||
| N Perez SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | ||
| S Casey 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .192 | ||
| C Monroe LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .184 | ||
| M Rabelo C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .059 | ||
| B Inge 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .122 | ||
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | |||
| BATTING 2B: M Ordonez (11, C Silva); C Guillen (7, C Silva) 3B: C Guillen (1, C Silva) RBI: M Ordonez 2 (22), C Guillen (18) 2-out RBI: C Guillen Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Ordonez 1, B Inge 1, S Casey 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: S Casey (1, throw); W Ledezma (1, interference) DP: 1 (P Polanco-C Guillen-S Casey). | ||||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Verlander (L, 18-6) | 3.0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 79-46 | 2.79 | |
| W Ledezma | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26-16 | 3.37 | |
| A Lopez | 3.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 58-37 | 5.68 | |
| J Grilli | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 5.56 | |
| F Rodney | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19-14 | 6.55 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 194-120 | ||
| PITCHING WP: J Verlander IBB: J Mauer (By J Verlander) HBP: L Rodriguez (By A Lopez) Batters faced: J Verlander 18; W Ledezma 7; A Lopez 16; J Grilli 4; F Rodney 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 5-3; W Ledezma 0-2; A Lopez 5-4; J Grilli 0-2; F Rodney 0-2 Game Scores: J Verlander 26 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| MIN | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M Ordonez doubled to deep right, P Polanco and G Sheffield scored, M Ordonez out at third. | 0 | 2 | |
| 2nd | J Kubel singled to right, J Morneau scored, T Hunter to third. | 1 | 2 | |
| 2nd | L Rodriguez grounded into fielder's choice to first, T Hunter scored, J Kubel safe at third on throwing error by first baseman S Casey. | 2 | 2 | |
| 2nd | J Tyner sacrificed to second, J Kubel scored, L Rodriguez to second. | 3 | 2 | |
| 2nd | N Punto singled to center, L Rodriguez scored, N Punto to second advancing on throw. | 4 | 2 | |
| 3rd | J Morneau homered to right. | 5 | 2 | |
| 3rd | C Guillen doubled to right, P Polanco scored, G Sheffield thrown out at home. | 5 | 3 | |
| 5th | T Hunter safe at second on error by pitcher W Ledezma, M Cuddyer scored, J Morneau to third. | 6 | 3 | |
| 5th | J Kubel singled to center, J Morneau and T Hunter scored. | 8 | 3 | |
| 8th | M Cuddyer hit sacrifice fly to center, N Punto scored. | 9 | 3 | |
| 8th | T Hunter singled to right, J Mauer scored, J Morneau to second. | 10 | 3 | |
| 9th | J Mauer homered to left. | 11 | 3 | |
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Game Information
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 39,547 (95.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:08 |
| Weather | 69 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Nauert, First Base - Brian Gorman, Second Base - Tom Hallion, Third Base - Mike Everitt |