Twins 3,
Tigers 0
| W: | B. Duensing (4-1) |
| L: | R. Porcello (13-9) |
| SV: | J. Nathan (42) |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| R Raburn LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .277 | .337 |
| P Polanco 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .277 | .324 |
| M Ordonez RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .288 | .359 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .330 | .400 |
| M Thames DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .254 | .318 |
| B Inge 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .234 | .321 |
b-A Avila PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .286 | .369 |
| C Granderson CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .250 | .332 |
| G Laird C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .224 | .303 |
c-A Huff PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .245 | .310 |
| A Everett SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .242 | .294 |
a-R Santiago PH-SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .258 | .315 |
| Totals | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 145 | ||
| a-flied out to left for A Everett in the 8th b-walked for B Inge in the 9th c-lined out to pitcher for G Laird in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Thames (11, B Duensing); C Granderson (21, J Nathan) Tigers RISP: 0-8 (A Everett 0-1, C Granderson 0-2, B Inge 0-1, A Huff 0-1, R Raburn 0-1, G Laird 0-2) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (P Polanco-A Everett-M Cabrera). | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Porcello (L, 13-9) | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100-66 | 4.22 |
| F Ni | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23-10 | 2.83 |
| R Perry | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-13 | 3.93 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 142-89 | |
| PITCHING IBB: J Mauer (By F Ni) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Porcello 17/26; F Ni 1/5; R Perry 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: R Porcello 15-9-18-24; F Ni 4-2-2-2; R Perry 4-3-4-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Porcello 10-7; F Ni 1-1; R Perry 1-0 Game Scores: R Porcello 44 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Span CF-RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .307 | .389 |
| O Cabrera SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .268 | .304 |
| J Mauer C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | .373 | .442 |
| J Kubel RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .303 | .373 |
C Gomez CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .292 |
| M Cuddyer 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .274 | .336 |
| D Young LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .264 | .288 |
| J Morales DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .368 | .411 |
A Casilla PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .275 |
| M Tolbert 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .207 | .293 |
| N Punto 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .228 | .326 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 142 | ||
| BATTING 2B: J Kubel (31, R Porcello); D Young (13, R Porcello) HR: M Cuddyer (27, 4th inning off R Porcello 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Cuddyer 2 (80), D Young (44) S: D Span GIDP: J Mauer Twins RISP: 1-8 (M Tolbert 0-2, O Cabrera 0-1, J Morales 0-1, J Kubel 0-1, M Cuddyer 0-1, D Young 1-1, N Punto 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Casilla (11, 2nd base off R Perry/G Laird) | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Duensing (W, 4-1) | 6.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 103-66 | 3.22 |
| J Mijares (H, 24) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-4 | 2.17 |
| J Rauch (H, 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-9 | 3.00 |
| J Nathan (S, 42) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19-11 | 2.21 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 145-90 | |
| PITCHING HBP: P Polanco (By J Rauch) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Duensing 13/24; J Mijares 0/2; J Rauch 0/4; J Nathan 4/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Duensing 11-7-28-20; J Mijares 0-1-2-1; J Rauch 2-3-2-2; J Nathan 4-3-1-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Duensing 8-10; J Mijares 0-2; J Rauch 1-1; J Nathan 1-1 Game Scores: B Duensing 65 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| DET | MIN | |||
| 4th | M Cuddyer homered to left, J Kubel scored. | 0 | 2 | |
| 6th | D Young doubled to left, J Kubel scored. | 0 | 3 | |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 32,693 (70.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:42 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jerry Layne, First Base - Tony Randazzo, Second Base - Chris Guccione, Third Base - Mike Winters |
MLB Scores
Friday, September 18th
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