Twins 6, 
Tigers 2
| W: | N. Blackburn (7-4) |
| L: | R. Porcello (8-6) |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| C Granderson CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .256 | .341 |
| R Santiago 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .276 | .311 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .323 | .385 |
| D Kelly LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .250 | .308 |
| B Inge 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .269 | .361 |
| M Ordonez DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .266 | .332 |
| J Anderson RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .250 | .279 |
| G Laird C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .239 | .322 |
| A Everett SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .272 | .323 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 109 | ||
| BATTING HR: B Inge (19, 9th inning off N Blackburn 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: B Inge 2 (54) Tigers RISP: 2-7 (D Kelly 0-1, A Everett 0-1, R Santiago 0-2, B Inge 1-1, M Cabrera 0-1, G Laird 1-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Granderson (15, 2nd base off N Blackburn/J Mauer) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Everett (8, throw) DP: 2 (A Everett-R Santiago-M Cabrera 2). | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Porcello (L, 8-6) | 4.0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 91-51 | 4.14 |
| F Ni | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 44-29 | 1.80 |
| Z Miner | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30-20 | 4.78 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 165-100 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Porcello 11/20; F Ni 4/9; Z Miner 5/7 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: R Porcello 13-9-14-15; F Ni 8-5-11-5; Z Miner 3-4-8-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Porcello 5-3; F Ni 3-0; Z Miner 3-1 Game Scores: R Porcello 29 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Span CF-LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .291 | .379 |
| B Harris SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .270 | .311 |
| J Mauer C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .389 | .465 |
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .323 | .399 |
| J Kubel DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .302 | .360 |
| M Cuddyer RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .278 | .359 |
| J Crede 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .234 | .302 |
| D Young LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .269 | .296 |
C Gomez CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .280 |
| N Punto 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .220 | .323 |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 165 | ||
| BATTING 2B: J Kubel (18, R Porcello) HR: J Morneau (21, 4th inning off R Porcello 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Morneau 2 (69), D Young (25), D Span (27) 2-out RBI: D Young, D Span GIDP: J Kubel, D Young Twins RISP: 3-6 (B Harris 0-1, D Span 2-2, J Crede 0-1, D Young 1-1, M Cuddyer 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: J Kubel (1, 2nd base by R Porcello/G Laird) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: D Span (2, fly ball) | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| N Blackburn (W, 7-4) | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 109-76 | 2.94 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 109-76 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: N Blackburn 24/36 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: N Blackburn 24-5-20-27 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Blackburn 12-9 Game Scores: N Blackburn 72 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| DET | MIN | |||
 | 4th | J Morneau homered to center, J Mauer scored. | 0 | 2 |
| 4th | D Young singled to center, M Cuddyer scored, J Crede to second. | 0 | 3 |
| 4th | D Span reached on infield single to shortstop, J Crede scored, D Young to third, N Punto to third, D Young and N Punto scored, D Span to third on throwing error by shortstop A Everett. | 0 | 6 |
 | 9th | B Inge homered to left, D Kelly scored. | 2 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 33,274 (71.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:25 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chuck Meriwether, First Base - Laz Diaz, Second Base - Eric Cooper, Third Base - Mike Reilly |
MLB Scores
Sunday, July 5th
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