Tigers 6, 
Twins 5
| W: | J. Verlander (18-9) |
| L: | B. Duensing (5-2) |
| SV: | F. Rodney (36) |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Span RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .314 | .393 |
| O Cabrera SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .278 | .313 |
| J Mauer C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .367 | .441 |
| J Kubel DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .297 | .369 |
| M Cuddyer 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .276 | .338 |
| D Young LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .271 | .294 |
| C Gomez CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .228 | .287 |
a-J Morales PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .333 | .392 |
| M Tolbert 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .223 | .300 |
| N Punto 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .232 | .337 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 149 | ||
| a-struck out swinging for C Gomez in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D Span (14, J Verlander); J Mauer (29, J Verlander); J Kubel (34, J Verlander); N Punto (15, F Rodney) RBI: O Cabrera (70), J Kubel 2 (92), J Mauer (93), N Punto (38) SF: J Kubel 2-out RBI: J Kubel, N Punto Twins RISP: 2-6 (O Cabrera 1-1, J Mauer 0-1, J Kubel 1-1, D Span 0-1, M Cuddyer 0-2) Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (N Punto-O Cabrera-M Cuddyer). | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Duensing (L, 5-2) | 4.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 82-50 | 3.69 |
| B Keppel | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21-14 | 4.70 |
| R Mahay | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-3 | 4.44 |
| J Crain | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15-7 | 4.66 |
| M Guerrier | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14-7 | 2.33 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 137-81 | |
| PITCHING IBB: M Cabrera (By B Duensing) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Duensing 13/23; B Keppel 4/6; R Mahay 0/1; J Crain 0/3; M Guerrier 2/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Duensing 12-9-13-16; B Keppel 5-0-4-5; R Mahay 1-1-0-1; J Crain 2-2-2-1; M Guerrier 2-0-0-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Duensing 7-4; B Keppel 1-2; R Mahay 1-0; J Crain 0-1; M Guerrier 1-2 Game Scores: B Duensing 30 | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| R Raburn LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | .283 | .347 |
| P Polanco 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .287 | .333 |
| M Ordonez RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .297 | .366 |
C Thomas RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .244 | .326 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .329 | .400 |
| M Thames DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | .251 | .321 |
W Ramirez PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .385 |
| B Inge 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .232 | .319 |
| C Granderson CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .252 | .330 |
| G Laird C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .226 | .307 |
| A Everett SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .238 | .288 |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 137 | ||
| BATTING 2B: M Ordonez (22, B Duensing); B Inge (14, B Duensing) HR: M Cabrera (33, 2nd inning off B Duensing 0 on, 0 Out); C Granderson (30, 8th inning off M Guerrier 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Cabrera (101), M Ordonez 2 (44), B Inge 2 (81), C Granderson (70) S: P Polanco 2-out RBI: M Ordonez 2, B Inge 2 GIDP: B Inge Tigers RISP: 3-9 (A Everett 0-1, C Granderson 1-2, M Ordonez 1-2, B Inge 1-1, G Laird 0-1, C Thomas 0-1, M Cabrera 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING Picked Off: W Ramirez (1st base by J Crain) | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Verlander (W, 18-9) | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 129-87 | 3.45 |
| F Rodney (S, 36) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-16 | 4.41 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 149-103 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Verlander First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Verlander 20/32; F Rodney 4/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Verlander 25-17-21-24; F Rodney 5-2-5-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 8-8; F Rodney 0-2 Game Scores: J Verlander 58 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | DET | |||
 | 2nd | M Cabrera homered to left center. | 0 | 1 |
| 3rd | M Ordonez doubled to left, A Everett and P Polanco scored. | 0 | 3 |
| 5th | B Inge singled to left, R Raburn and M Cabrera scored, M Thames to second. | 0 | 5 |
 | 6th | O Cabrera singled to center, D Span scored. | 1 | 5 |
| 6th | J Kubel hit sacrifice fly to center, O Cabrera scored, J Mauer to third. | 2 | 5 |
| 8th | J Mauer grounded out to first, D Span scored, O Cabrera to third. | 3 | 5 |
| 8th | J Kubel doubled to deep center, O Cabrera scored. | 4 | 5 |
| 8th | C Granderson homered to right. | 4 | 6 |
| 9th | N Punto doubled to deep center, D Young scored. | 5 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 30,240 (73.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:50 |
| Weather | 58 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Lance Barksdale, First Base - Paul Emmel, Second Base - Angel Hernandez, Third Base - Randy Marsh |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, September 29th
| Minnesota | 3 | Final |
| Detroit | 2 | in 10 |
| Florida | 5 | Final |
| Atlanta | 4 |
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| Cleveland |
| Kansas City | 3 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 4 |
| NY Mets | 3 | Final |
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| Houston | 4 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 7 |
| Minnesota | 5 | Final |
| Detroit | 6 |
| Baltimore | 1 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 3 |
| Toronto | 8 | Final |
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| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
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| Pittsburgh | 0 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 6 |
| Milwaukee | 5 | Final |
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| LA Angels | 5 |
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| Oakland | 4 | Final |
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| San Francisco | 8 |