Tigers 5, 
Twins 4
| W: | C. Fossum (1-0) |
| L: | M. Guerrier (4-3) |
| SV: | J. Zumaya (1) |
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| E Renteria SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .271 |
| P Polanco 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .322 |
| C Guillen 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .292 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .281 |
| a-C Thomas PH-LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .329 |
| M Thames LF-1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .277 |
| G Sheffield DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .226 |
| I Rodriguez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .277 |
| R Raburn RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .215 |
| b-M Joyce PH-RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| C Granderson CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .301 |
| Totals | 39 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 20 | |
| a-doubled to deep left for M Cabrera in the 3rd b-tripled to deep right for R Raburn in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Thomas (8, G Perkins) 3B: M Joyce (1, M Guerrier) HR: M Thames (15, 2nd inning off G Perkins 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Thames (33), P Polanco (29), C Guillen (42), M Joyce (11), C Granderson (28) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: P Polanco 1, M Thames 1, G Sheffield 2, E Renteria 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Granderson (6, 2nd base off M Guerrier/J Mauer) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: P Polanco (4, throw); M Cabrera (11, catch); C Thomas (3, bobble) DP: 3 (A Galarraga-E Renteria-M Cabrera, E Renteria-M Thames, E Renteria). | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Galarraga | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 101-64 | 3.40 |
| C Fossum (W, 1-0) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-13 | 12.00 |
| J Zumaya (S, 1) | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24-16 | 3.37 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 144-93 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: A Galarraga 28; C Fossum 4; J Zumaya 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Galarraga 7-8; C Fossum 3-0; J Zumaya 2-2 Game Scores: A Galarraga 42 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Gomez CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .265 |
| A Casilla 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .316 |
| J Mauer C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .323 |
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .308 |
| J Kubel DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .263 |
| D Young LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .281 |
| B Buscher 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .345 |
| B Harris SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 |
| D Span RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| Totals | 38 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Mauer (22, A Galarraga); C Gomez (13, A Galarraga); D Span (1, A Galarraga) RBI: J Mauer 2 (34), D Span (3) 2-out RBI: J Mauer, D Span GIDP: D Span, J Mauer Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Gomez 2, J Mauer 1, J Kubel 1, D Young 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Gomez (21, 3rd base off A Galarraga/I Rodriguez) | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Perkins | 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 91-65 | 4.31 |
| J Crain | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-2 | 2.97 |
| D Reyes (H, 8) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-3 | 2.28 |
| M Guerrier (L, 4-3; B, 2) | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30-17 | 3.27 |
| C Breslow | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-5 | 1.42 |
| B Bass | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-3 | 4.50 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 142-95 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: G Perkins 27; J Crain 2; D Reyes 2; M Guerrier 7; C Breslow 2; B Bass 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Perkins 5-7; J Crain 0-0; D Reyes 1-0; M Guerrier 2-1; C Breslow 1-0; B Bass 0-0 Game Scores: G Perkins 57 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| DET | MIN | |||
 | 1st | J Mauer doubled to deep right, A Casilla scored. | 0 | 1 |
 | 2nd | M Thames homered to right center. | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd | J Morneau singled to left, J Mauer to second, J Mauer scored, J Morneau to second on error by left fielder C Thomas. | 1 | 2 |
| 5th | J Mauer reached on infield single to first, C Gomez scored. | 1 | 3 |
| 6th | D Span doubled to right center, B Buscher scored, B Harris to third. | 1 | 4 |
| 7th | P Polanco singled to left, C Granderson scored, E Renteria to third. | 2 | 4 |
| 7th | C Guillen singled to left, E Renteria scored, P Polanco to second. | 3 | 4 |
| 8th | M Joyce tripled to deep right, G Sheffield scored. | 4 | 4 |
| 8th | C Granderson singled to center, M Joyce scored. | 5 | 4 |
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| Game Notes |
| DETROIT'S MIGUEL CABRERA LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE THIRD INNING WITH A TIGHT LEFT HIP FLEXOR. |
| MINNESOTA MANAGER RON GARDENHIRE WAS EJECTED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 3RD INNING BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE JAMES HOYE. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 22,196 (47.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:09 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - James Hoye, First Base - Chris Guccione, Second Base - Tim Welke, Third Base - Chuck Meriwether |
MLB Scores
Monday, June 30th 2008
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