Twins 3, 
Tigers 2
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Span CF-RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .313 | .393 |
| O Cabrera SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .275 | .310 |
| J Mauer C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .368 | .442 |
| J Kubel RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .295 | .368 |
C Gomez PR-CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .290 |
| M Cuddyer 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .278 | .340 |
| D Young LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .271 | .294 |
| J Morales DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .336 | .395 |
A Casilla PR-DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .198 | .277 |
| M Tolbert 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .229 | .306 |
| N Punto 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .232 | .338 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 164 | ||
| BATTING 2B: M Tolbert (6, R Porcello); A Casilla (7, B Lyon) RBI: D Span (67), O Cabrera (69), D Young (49) S: M Tolbert 2, C Gomez, N Punto SF: D Span, D Young GIDP: M Cuddyer Twins RISP: 1-7 (A Casilla 0-1, O Cabrera 1-3, J Morales 0-1, D Span 0-1, N Punto 0-1) Team LOB: 10 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| N Blackburn | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 111-65 | 4.08 |
| J Mijares | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-3 | 2.07 |
| J Rauch (W, 4-1) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-8 | 2.25 |
| J Nathan (S, 45) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12-9 | 2.25 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 143-85 | |
| PITCHING HBP: G Laird (By N Blackburn) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: N Blackburn 16/29; J Mijares 1/2; J Rauch 3/5; J Nathan 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: N Blackburn 17-8-18-22; J Mijares 1-0-0-2; J Rauch 1-0-3-4; J Nathan 4-0-1-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Blackburn 11-6; J Mijares 0-2; J Rauch 2-2; J Nathan 1-2 Game Scores: N Blackburn 64 | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| C Granderson CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .251 | .329 |
| P Polanco 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .285 | .332 |
| C Thomas RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .244 | .327 |
a-R Raburn PH-RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .283 | .346 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .329 | .399 |
| A Huff DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .242 | .310 |
b-M Thames PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .249 | .315 |
| C Guillen LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | .255 | .342 |
W Ramirez PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .385 |
D Kelly LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .300 |
| G Laird C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .228 | .310 |
| B Inge 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .230 | .318 |
| R Santiago SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .271 | .325 |
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 143 | ||
| a-flied out to center for C Thomas in the 8th b-grounded to third for A Huff in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Granderson (23, N Blackburn); C Thomas (13, N Blackburn) HR: C Granderson (29, 10th inning off J Nathan 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: R Santiago (33), C Granderson (69) S: G Laird Tigers RISP: 2-14 (P Polanco 0-3, C Granderson 0-2, C Guillen 0-1, B Inge 0-1, R Santiago 1-2, A Huff 0-2, C Thomas 0-1, M Cabrera 1-1, G Laird 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (M Cabrera-R Santiago-M Cabrera, B Lyon-B Inge). | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Porcello | 6.1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 111-74 | 4.04 |
| Z Miner | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21-13 | 4.23 |
| B Lyon (L, 6-5) | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32-19 | 2.99 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 164-106 | |
| PITCHING WP: B Lyon 2 IBB: M Cuddyer (By B Lyon) HBP: M Cuddyer (By R Porcello) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Porcello 14/27; Z Miner 4/6; B Lyon 8/10 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: R Porcello 19-6-26-23; Z Miner 4-2-2-5; B Lyon 5-1-5-8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Porcello 9-9; Z Miner 1-3; B Lyon 2-3 Game Scores: R Porcello 55 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | DET | |||
 | 2nd | R Santiago reached on infield single to second, G Laird scored, B Inge to second. | 0 | 1 |
 | 5th | D Span hit sacrifice fly to center, M Tolbert scored. | 1 | 1 |
| 10th | O Cabrera singled to left, D Span scored. | 2 | 1 |
| 10th | D Young hit sacrifice fly to center, O Cabrera scored, J Mauer to third, M Cuddyer to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 10th | C Granderson homered to right. | 3 | 2 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 35,243 (85.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:52 |
| Weather | 7 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 15 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Randy Marsh, First Base - Marvin Hudson, Second Base - Paul Emmel, Third Base - Angel Hernandez |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, September 29th
| Minnesota | 3 | Final |
| Detroit | 2 | in 10 |
| Florida | 5 | Final |
| Atlanta | 4 |
| Chi White Sox | Postponed | |
| Cleveland |
| Kansas City | 3 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 4 |
| NY Mets | 3 | Final |
| Washington | 4 |
| Houston | 4 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 7 |
| Minnesota | 5 | Final |
| Detroit | 6 |
| Baltimore | 1 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 3 |
| Toronto | 8 | Final |
| Boston | 7 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 7 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 6 |
| Milwaukee | 5 | Final |
| Colorado | 7 | in 11 |
| Texas | 2 | Final |
| LA Angels | 5 |
| LA Dodgers | 1 | Final |
| San Diego | 3 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Seattle | 6 |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| San Francisco | 8 |