Tigers 8,
Twins 7
| W: | B. Lyon (5-4) |
| L: | M. Guerrier (5-1) |
| SV: | F. Rodney (23) |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Span CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | .297 | .381 |
| O Cabrera SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .287 | .323 |
| J Mauer DH-C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | .365 | .434 |
| J Morneau 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .302 | .385 |
| M Cuddyer RF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .277 | .350 |
| D Young LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .262 | .286 |
| M Redmond C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .264 | .325 |
C Gomez PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .295 |
B Harris 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .301 |
| N Punto 3B-2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .207 | .310 |
| A Casilla 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .176 | .267 |
a-J Kubel PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .304 | .376 |
B Keppel P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 39 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 154 | ||
| a-grounded to second for B Keppel in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Cuddyer (24, J Washburn); J Morneau (27, B Seay) 3B: A Casilla (2, J Washburn) HR: M Cuddyer 2 (19, 4th inning off J Washburn 0 on, 0 Out; 9th inning off F Rodney 0 on, 2 Out); D Young (4, 4th inning off J Washburn 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Redmond (6), M Cuddyer 3 (56), D Young (30), A Casilla 2 (11) S: D Span 2-out RBI: A Casilla 2, M Cuddyer 2 Twins RISP: 3-9 (A Casilla 1-1, O Cabrera 0-2, M Redmond 1-1, D Span 0-1, J Morneau 0-2, M Cuddyer 1-1, D Young 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Cuddyer (5, bobble) DP: 1 (A Casilla-J Morneau). | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Baker | 4.1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 72-50 | 4.85 |
| B Keppel | 2.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41-26 | 4.67 |
| M Guerrier (L, 5-1) | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-12 | 2.28 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 133-88 | |
| PITCHING IBB: C Granderson (By M Guerrier) HBP: C Guillen (By S Baker) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: S Baker 13/23; B Keppel 7/11; M Guerrier 3/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: S Baker 10-8-13-19; B Keppel 8-0-8-10; M Guerrier 2-2-4-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Baker 2-8; B Keppel 2-4; M Guerrier 2-0 Game Scores: S Baker 24 | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| C Granderson CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .261 | .345 |
| P Polanco 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .276 | .327 |
| M Thames LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .257 | .328 |
C Thomas LF-RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .259 | .341 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .330 | .394 |
| C Guillen DH | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .245 | .319 |
| M Ordonez RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .267 | .331 |
R Raburn LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .328 |
| B Inge 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .252 | .347 |
| G Laird C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .232 | .310 |
| R Santiago SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .251 | .301 |
| Totals | 36 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 133 | ||
| BATTING 2B: G Laird 2 (17, M Guerrier, S Baker) HR: M Thames (12, 4th inning off S Baker 0 on, 0 Out); M Cabrera (23, 5th inning off S Baker 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Thames (25), B Inge (62), G Laird (25), R Santiago (29), M Cabrera 2 (67), P Polanco (52), C Thomas (33) S: R Santiago SF: B Inge Tigers RISP: 3-14 (P Polanco 1-2, M Ordonez 1-1, C Granderson 0-1, M Thames 0-1, R Santiago 0-1, B Inge 0-1, G Laird 1-2, C Thomas 0-2, M Cabrera 0-3) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Granderson (20, 3rd base off S Baker/M Redmond) | |||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: M Ordonez (M Redmond at 2nd base). | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Washburn | 6.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 96-61 | 3.12 |
| B Seay (H, 21) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-12 | 3.63 |
| R Perry (B, 2) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-6 | 3.89 |
| B Lyon (W, 5-4) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19-12 | 3.00 |
| F Rodney (S, 23) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16-11 | 3.86 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 154-102 | |
| PITCHING IBB: D Span (By B Lyon) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Washburn 17/28; B Seay 3/3; R Perry 1/2; B Lyon 3/5; F Rodney 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Washburn 16-4-18-23; B Seay 4-1-4-3; R Perry 2-1-2-1; B Lyon 2-2-4-4; F Rodney 2-1-4-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Washburn 8-6; B Seay 1-1; R Perry 0-0; B Lyon 2-1; F Rodney 3-0 Game Scores: J Washburn 34 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | DET | |||
| 2nd | M Redmond singled to right, M Cuddyer scored, M Redmond thrown out at second attempting to advance on play. | 1 | 0 | |
| 4th | M Cuddyer homered to center. | 2 | 0 | |
| 4th | D Young homered to center. | 3 | 0 | |
| 4th | M Thames homered to left. | 3 | 1 | |
| 4th | B Inge hit sacrifice fly to right, M Cabrera scored, C Guillen to third. | 3 | 2 | |
| 4th | G Laird doubled to right, C Guillen scored, M Ordonez to third. | 3 | 3 | |
| 4th | R Santiago grounded out to shortstop, M Ordonez scored, G Laird to third. | 3 | 4 | |
| 5th | M Cabrera homered to left, P Polanco scored. | 3 | 6 | |
| 6th | A Casilla tripled to left, M Redmond and N Punto scored. | 5 | 6 | |
| 7th | M Cuddyer singled to center, J Morneau scored. | 6 | 6 | |
| 8th | P Polanco singled to right, G Laird scored, C Granderson to third. | 6 | 7 | |
| 8th | C Thomas grounded out to second, C Granderson scored, P Polanco to second. | 6 | 8 | |
| 9th | M Cuddyer homered to left. | 7 | 8 | |
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| Game Notes |
| TWINS SHORTSTOP ORLANDO CABRERA EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 19 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE FIFTH INNING. |
| TWINS OUTFIELDERS MICHAEL CUDDYER AND DELMON YOUNG HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE FOURTH INNING. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 35,423 (85.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:01 |
| Weather | 88 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 15 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Doug Eddings, First Base - Brian Knight, Second Base - Hunter Wendelstedt, Third Base - Dana Demuth |
MLB Scores
Sunday, August 9th
| Minnesota | 7 | Final |
| Detroit | 8 |
| Baltimore | 3 | Final |
| Toronto | 7 |
| Arizona | 2 | Final |
| Washington | 9 |
| Florida | 12 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 3 |
| St. Louis | 7 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 3 |
| Cleveland | 8 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 4 |
| Milwaukee | 0 | Final |
| Houston | 2 |
| Oakland | 6 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 |
| Chi Cubs | 5 | Final |
| Colorado | 11 |
| Texas | 7 | Final |
| LA Angels | 0 |
| NY Mets | 5 | Final |
| San Diego | 1 |
| Cincinnati | 5 | Final |
| San Francisco | 2 |
| Tampa Bay | 2 | Final |
| Seattle | 11 |
| Atlanta | 8 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 2 |
| Boston | 2 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 5 |