Final in 11
Minnesota leads 1-0 (as of 7/10)
| Game 1: Thursday, July 10 | ||
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| Minnesota | 7 | Final in 11 |
| Detroit | 6 | |
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| Game 2: Friday, July 11 | ||
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| Minnesota | 3 | Final |
| Detroit | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Saturday, July 12 | ||
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| Minnesota | 6 | Final |
| Detroit | 5 | |
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| Game 4: Sunday, July 13 | ||
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| Minnesota | 2 | Final |
| Detroit | 4 | |
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1:05 PM ET, July 10, 2008
Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
W: M. Guerrier (5-4)
L: F. Dolsi (1-3)
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| C Gomez CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .260 | ||
| a-J Mauer PH-C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .328 | ||
| A Casilla 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .306 | ||
| M Redmond C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .279 | ||
| b-J Kubel PH-RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | ||
| J Morneau 1B | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .324 | ||
| C Monroe DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .207 | ||
| c-M Lamb PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .224 | ||
| D Young LF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .288 | ||
| B Harris 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .255 | ||
| N Punto SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .320 | ||
| D Span RF-CF | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .361 | ||
| Totals | 44 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 22 | |||
| a-hit sacrifice fly to left for C Gomez in the 9th b-singled to center for M Redmond in the 9th c-grounded to second for C Monroe in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Harris (15, K Rogers); J Morneau 2 (20, K Rogers, F Rodney) 3B: D Span (2, K Rogers) HR: J Morneau (14, 11th inning off F Dolsi 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: D Span (7), C Gomez (31), A Casilla (36), D Young (35), J Mauer (39), J Morneau (68) SF: A Casilla, J Mauer GIDP: C Monroe Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Harris 2, A Casilla 3, M Lamb 1 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: D Span (5, 2nd base off F Dolsi/I Rodriguez) CS: D Span (3, 3rd base by K Rogers/I Rodriguez) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: N Punto (3, throw) DP: 1 (J Morneau-N Punto). | ||||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| K Slowey | 3.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 77-52 | 4.26 | |
| C Breslow | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30-17 | 2.18 | |
| J Crain | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25-15 | 2.61 | |
| D Reyes | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-8 | 2.81 | |
| J Nathan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 31-15 | 1.19 | |
| M Guerrier (W, 5-4) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25-18 | 3.42 | |
| Totals | 11.0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 199-125 | ||
| PITCHING WP: J Nathan IBB: C Thomas (By J Nathan) Batters faced: K Slowey 21; C Breslow 7; J Crain 7; D Reyes 3; J Nathan 6; M Guerrier 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Slowey 6-4; C Breslow 0-2; J Crain 2-3; D Reyes 1-0; J Nathan 0-1; M Guerrier 3-2 Game Scores: K Slowey 18 | ||||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| C Granderson CF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .299 | ||
| P Polanco 2B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .309 | ||
| C Guillen 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .284 | ||
| M Cabrera DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .289 | ||
| R Raburn PR-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | ||
| M Joyce RF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .253 | ||
| M Thames LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 | ||
| C Thomas LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .277 | ||
| J Larish 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .244 | ||
| I Rodriguez C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .288 | ||
| R Santiago SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .349 | ||
| Totals | 44 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20 | |||
| BATTING 2B: C Granderson (13, K Slowey); R Santiago (5, K Slowey); J Larish (2, J Crain); M Joyce (5, M Guerrier) HR: M Joyce (7, 4th inning off K Slowey 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: C Granderson (31), M Joyce (15), J Larish (8), R Santiago 2 (13), P Polanco (31) 2-out RBI: P Polanco GIDP: J Larish Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Guillen 1, C Granderson 2, I Rodriguez 3, M Cabrera 1, C Thomas 1 Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Guillen (8, 2nd base off J Nathan/J Mauer) CS: M Thames (3, 3rd base by C Breslow/M Redmond) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Joyce (2, bobble) DP: 1 (K Rogers-P Polanco-J Larish). | ||||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| K Rogers | 7.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 97-62 | 4.55 | |
| F Rodney (H, 2) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21-13 | 8.64 | |
| T Jones (B, 2) | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-12 | 5.09 | |
| B Seay | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-0 | 3.04 | |
| F Dolsi (L, 1-3) | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34-18 | 3.21 | |
| Totals | 11.0 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 175-105 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: J Mauer (By F Dolsi) Batters faced: K Rogers 30; F Rodney 4; T Jones 5; B Seay 1; F Dolsi 11 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Rogers 14-5; F Rodney 3-0; T Jones 1-1; B Seay 0-0; F Dolsi 4-3 Game Scores: K Rogers 46 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| MIN | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | D Span tripled to right, B Harris scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 3rd | C Gomez grounded out to third, D Span scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 3rd | C Granderson doubled to deep left center, R Santiago scored. | 2 | 1 | |
| 4th | M Joyce homered to right. | 2 | 2 | |
| 4th | J Larish singled to right center, M Thames scored. | 2 | 3 | |
| 4th | R Santiago doubled to deep center, J Larish and I Rodriguez scored. | 2 | 5 | |
| 4th | P Polanco singled to center, R Santiago scored. | 2 | 6 | |
| 7th | A Casilla hit sacrifice fly to left, N Punto scored. | 3 | 6 | |
| 8th | D Young grounded out to third, J Morneau scored. | 4 | 6 | |
| 9th | D Span singled to right, N Punto to second, N Punto scored, D Span to third on error by right fielder M Joyce. | 5 | 6 | |
| 9th | J Mauer hit sacrifice fly to left, D Span scored. | 6 | 6 | |
| 11th | J Morneau homered to right. | 7 | 6 | |
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Game Information
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 41,952 (101.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:57 |
| Weather | 82 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Reynolds, First Base - Tim Timmons, Second Base - Gary Cederstrom, Third Base - Fieldin Culbreth |

