Tigers 6, 
Twins 4
| W: | J. Jurrjens (3-1) |
| L: | S. Baker (9-8) |
| SV: | T. Jones (37) |
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .301 |
| P Polanco 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .340 |
| G Sheffield DH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .269 |
| M Ordonez RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .357 |
| C Guillen 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .295 |
| I Rodriguez C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .282 |
| T Perez LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .433 |
| B Clevlen PR-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| R Santiago SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .234 |
| B Inge 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .243 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Ordonez (49, S Baker); G Sheffield (20, S Baker); C Guillen (30, P Neshek); T Perez (7, P Neshek) HR: C Granderson (22, 1st inning off S Baker 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: C Granderson (72), B Inge (66), C Guillen (96), I Rodriguez (62) S: B Inge, R Santiago SF: I Rodriguez GIDP: C Guillen, C Granderson Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: P Polanco 1, C Guillen 1, C Granderson 1, R Santiago 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Granderson (23, 2nd base off S Baker/C Heintz); B Inge (9, 2nd base off S Baker/C Heintz) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: T Byrdak (2, throw); T Perez (2, fly ball) Outfield Assist: T Perez (B Buscher at Home). | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Jurrjens (W, 3-1) | 5.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 90-59 | 2.84 |
| T Byrdak (H, 8) | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37-21 | 3.69 |
| F Rodney | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24-11 | 4.24 |
| J Zumaya (H, 7) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10-6 | 3.90 |
| T Jones (S, 38) | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29-15 | 4.33 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 190-112 | |
| PITCHING WP: F Rodney Batters faced: J Jurrjens 19; T Byrdak 9; F Rodney 4; J Zumaya 2; T Jones 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Jurrjens 1-9; T Byrdak 1-4; F Rodney 1-0; J Zumaya 0-0; T Jones 1-1 Game Scores: J Jurrjens 65 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Tyner LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .291 |
| J Kubel DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .263 |
| T Hunter CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .290 |
| J Morneau 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .277 |
| M Cuddyer RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .271 |
| B Buscher 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| A Casilla PR-2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
| C Heintz C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .234 |
| a-J Mauer PH-C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .290 |
| L Rodriguez 2B-3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 |
| N Punto SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .205 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | |
| a-struck out looking for C Heintz in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: N Punto (16, J Jurrjens) 3B: J Tyner (2, J Jurrjens); L Rodriguez (1, T Jones) RBI: J Tyner (22), B Buscher 2 (7), N Punto (23) SF: B Buscher 2-out RBI: B Buscher Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Mauer 2, M Cuddyer 2, T Hunter 1, N Punto 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: S Baker (2, throw); J Morneau (5, ground ball) DP: 2 (N Punto-J Morneau, A Casilla-N Punto-J Morneau). | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Baker (L, 9-9) | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 94-66 | 4.15 |
| P Neshek | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22-11 | 2.94 |
| C Cali | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 4.71 |
| J DePaula | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-10 | 9.42 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 133-89 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: S Baker 29; P Neshek 5; C Cali 1; J DePaula 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Baker 7-11; P Neshek 0-2; C Cali 1-0; J DePaula 3-0 Game Scores: S Baker 50 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| DET | MIN | |||
 | 1st | C Granderson homered to right center. | 1 | 0 |
| 2nd | R Santiago reached on infield single to pitcher, T Perez scored, R Santiago to third on throwing error by pitcher S Baker. | 2 | 0 |
| 2nd | B Inge sacrificed to catcher, R Santiago scored. | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd | C Guillen grounded into double play, shortstop to first, G Sheffield scored, M Ordonez out at second. | 4 | 0 |
 | 6th | J Tyner tripled to deep right, N Punto scored. | 4 | 1 |
| 7th | B Buscher hit sacrifice fly to left, M Cuddyer scored, B Buscher to second on error by left fielder T Perez. | 4 | 2 |
| 8th | C Guillen doubled to deep right, G Sheffield scored, C Guillen to third advancing on throw. | 5 | 2 |
| 8th | I Rodriguez hit sacrifice fly to right, C Guillen scored. | 6 | 2 |
| 8th | B Buscher walked, J Tyner scored, J Morneau to third, M Cuddyer to second. | 6 | 3 |
| 9th | N Punto singled to right, L Rodriguez scored. | 6 | 4 |
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| Game Notes |
| TIGERS CLOSER TODD JONES RECORDED HIS 300TH SAVE OF HIS CAREER. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 21,771 (46.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:06 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tony Randazzo, First Base - Greg Gibson, Second Base - Larry Vanover, Third Base - Chad Fairchild |
MLB Scores
Sunday, September 16th 2007
| Kansas City | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 3 |
| Baltimore | 8 | Final |
| Toronto | 6 | in 12 |
| Philadelphia | 10 | Final |
| NY Mets | 6 |
| Atlanta | 3 | Final |
| Washington | 0 |
| LA Angels | 7 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 9 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 5 |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | Final |
| Houston | 15 |
| Detroit | 6 | Final |
| Minnesota | 4 |
| Chi Cubs | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 2 |
| Florida | 0 | Final |
| Colorado | 13 |
| Texas | 11 | Final |
| Oakland | 9 |
| Tampa Bay | 9 | Final |
| Seattle | 2 |
| San Francisco | 1 | Final |
| San Diego | 5 |
| Arizona | 6 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 1 |
| NY Yankees | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 3 |