Twins 6, 
Tigers 1
| W: | G. Perkins (2-1) |
| L: | F. Cruceta (0-2) |
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Gomez CF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| A Casilla 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 |
| J Mauer C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .338 |
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .305 |
| M Cuddyer RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .225 |
| J Kubel DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .255 |
| D Young LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .270 |
| M Lamb 3B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 |
| B Harris SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .247 |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 13 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Lamb (7, J Verlander) HR: J Kubel (6, 8th inning off F Cruceta 3 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Kubel 4 (25), A Casilla (10) S: A Casilla 2-out RBI: J Kubel 4, A Casilla GIDP: D Young 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Harris 2, J Morneau 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Gomez (17, 2nd base off T Jones/B Inge) CS: M Lamb (1, 2nd base by J Verlander/B Inge) | ||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: D Young (C Guillen at 2nd base). | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Perkins (W, 2-1) | 7.2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 104-69 | 2.77 |
| M Guerrier (H, 6) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-3 | 3.45 |
| J Nathan | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 1.35 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 121-79 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: G Perkins 31; M Guerrier 1; J Nathan 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Perkins 6-12; M Guerrier 0-0; J Nathan 0-3 Game Scores: G Perkins 63 | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| R Raburn CF-LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 |
| P Polanco 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 |
| G Sheffield DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .216 |
| M Ordonez RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .328 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .276 |
| C Guillen 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 |
| M Thames LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .246 |
| C Granderson CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| E Renteria SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .279 |
| B Inge C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .220 |
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
| BATTING 2B: C Guillen (13, G Perkins); M Ordonez (15, G Perkins) HR: C Guillen (5, 2nd inning off G Perkins 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: C Guillen (23) 2-out RBI: C Guillen Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Inge 1, M Cabrera 2, E Renteria 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 3 (P Polanco-E Renteria-M Cabrera, C Guillen-P Polanco-M Cabrera, B Inge-P Polanco). | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Verlander | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 120-69 | 5.16 |
| F Cruceta (L, 0-2) | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 25-13 | 5.06 |
| T Jones | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22-12 | 4.67 |
| Z Miner | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-1 | 6.58 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 170-95 | |
| PITCHING IBB: J Mauer (By F Cruceta) Balk: J Verlander Batters faced: J Verlander 27; F Cruceta 7; T Jones 5; Z Miner 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 12-5; F Cruceta 1-0; T Jones 2-0; Z Miner 0-1 Game Scores: J Verlander 62 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | DET | |||
 | 2nd | D Young grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, M Cuddyer scored, J Kubel out at second. | 1 | 0 |
 | 2nd | C Guillen homered to left. | 1 | 1 |
| 8th | J Kubel homered to right, C Gomez, J Mauer and J Morneau scored. | 5 | 1 |
| 9th | A Casilla singled to center, C Gomez scored. | 6 | 1 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 42,413 (102.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:42 |
| Weather | 68 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tom Hallion, First Base - Hunter Wendelstedt, Second Base - Brian Knight, Third Base - Marvin Hudson |
MLB Scores
Sunday, May 25th 2008
| Texas | 2 | Final |
| Cleveland | 1 | in 10 |
| Minnesota | 6 | Final |
| Detroit | 1 |
| Seattle | 5 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 6 |
| Kansas City | 1 | Final |
| Toronto | 3 |
| San Francisco | 6 | Final |
| Florida | 8 |
| Arizona | 9 | Final |
| Atlanta | 3 |
| Milwaukee | 6 | Final |
| Washington | 7 |
| Chi Cubs | 5 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | in 11 |
| Baltimore | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 5 |
| Philadelphia | 15 | Final |
| Houston | 6 |
| NY Mets | 1 | Final |
| Colorado | 4 |
| Boston | 3 | Final |
| Oakland | 6 |
| Cincinnati | 9 | Final |
| San Diego | 12 | in 18 |
| St. Louis | 3 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 4 | in 10 |
| San Francisco | 4 | Final |
| Florida | 5 |
| LA Angels | 2 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 3 |
