Twins 6, 
Tigers 2
| W: | J. Crain (6-4) |
| L: | J. Verlander (16-9) |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| C Granderson CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .250 | .331 |
| P Polanco 2B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .282 | .328 |
| C Guillen LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .235 | .324 |
D Kelly LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .293 |
a-R Raburn PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .275 | .336 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .333 | .403 |
| A Huff DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .245 | .310 |
| M Ordonez RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .288 | .358 |
C Thomas RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .329 |
| B Inge 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .235 | .322 |
| G Laird C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .224 | .303 |
| A Everett SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .239 | .291 |
| Totals | 38 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 127 | ||
| a-grounded to pitcher for D Kelly in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: P Polanco (30, J Mijares) RBI: M Cabrera (92), A Huff (84) 2-out RBI: M Cabrera GIDP: G Laird Tigers RISP: 3-11 (A Everett 0-1, C Granderson 0-1, M Ordonez 0-1, C Guillen 0-2, A Huff 1-1, B Inge 1-2, R Raburn 0-1, G Laird 0-1, M Cabrera 1-1) Team LOB: 10 | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Verlander (L, 16-9) | 7.1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 128-82 | 3.44 |
| B Lyon | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11-9 | 2.97 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 139-91 | |
| PITCHING IBB: J Mauer (By J Verlander) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Verlander 12/31; B Lyon 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Verlander 17-14-28-23; B Lyon 1-3-3-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 7-7; B Lyon 0-1 Game Scores: J Verlander 44 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Span CF-LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .309 | .390 |
| O Cabrera SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | .269 | .305 |
| J Mauer C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .373 | .442 |
| J Kubel RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .303 | .372 |
| M Cuddyer 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .274 | .336 |
| D Young LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .268 | .291 |
C Gomez PR-CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .235 | .291 |
| J Morales DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .367 | .414 |
| B Buscher 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .235 | .360 |
M Tolbert 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .293 |
| N Punto 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .226 | .323 |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 139 | ||
| BATTING 2B: O Cabrera (32, J Verlander) HR: J Mauer (28, 1st inning off J Verlander 0 on, 2 Out); M Cuddyer (28, 8th inning off B Lyon 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Mauer (88), J Kubel 2 (86), M Cuddyer 3 (83) 2-out RBI: J Mauer Twins RISP: 2-6 (J Kubel 1-2, M Cuddyer 1-2, B Buscher 0-1, N Punto 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: C Gomez (7, 2nd base by J Verlander/G Laird); D Span (10, 2nd base by J Verlander/G Laird) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (O Cabrera-N Punto-M Cuddyer). | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Pavano | 7.0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 101-70 | 4.82 |
| J Crain (W, 6-4) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 5.11 |
| J Mijares | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-8 | 2.15 |
| M Guerrier | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-1 | 2.21 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 127-86 | |
| PITCHING WP: C Pavano HBP: B Inge (By C Pavano) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Pavano 23/32; J Crain 1/3; J Mijares 3/3; M Guerrier 0/1 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Pavano 19-8-16-27; J Crain 2-0-2-3; J Mijares 3-0-3-2; M Guerrier 0-0-0-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Pavano 9-8; J Crain 2-1; J Mijares 0-2; M Guerrier 1-0 Game Scores: C Pavano 51 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| DET | MIN | |||
 | 1st | M Cabrera singled to center, P Polanco scored. | 1 | 0 |
 | 1st | J Mauer homered to right. | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd | A Huff singled to left, P Polanco scored, M Cabrera to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 8th | J Kubel singled to left, D Span and O Cabrera scored, J Mauer to second. | 2 | 3 |
| 8th | M Cuddyer homered to left center, J Mauer and J Kubel scored. | 2 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 43,338 (92.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:48 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tony Randazzo, First Base - Chris Guccione, Second Base - Mike Winters, Third Base - Jerry Layne |
MLB Scores
Saturday, September 19th
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| Pittsburgh | 1 |
| Washington | 2 | Final |
| NY Mets | 3 |
| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| Oakland | 8 |
| Detroit | 2 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 |
| San Francisco | 1 | Final |
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