Detroit Tigers vs. Minnesota Twins - Box Score - September 02, 2010 - ESPN

Scores for Sep 2, 2010

Final in 13

Series: Game 3 of 3

Minnesota won 2-1

Game 1: Tuesday, August 31
Detroit	3	Final
Minnesota	4	Final
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Game 2: Wednesday, September 1
Detroit	1	Final in 10
Minnesota	2	Final in 10
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Game 3: Thursday, September 2
Detroit	10	Final in 13
Minnesota	9	Final in 13
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Tigers 10

(66-68, 23-43 away)

Twins 9

(77-57, 42-23 home)

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8:10 PM ET, September 2, 2010

Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota

	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	R	H	E
DET	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	1	10	19	2
MIN	0	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	9	15	2

W: J. Valverde (2-3)

L: N. Blackburn (8-9)

Detroit Tigers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A Jackson CF	6	3	3	0	2	2	28	.305	.359	.413
W Rhymes 2B	6	0	2	2	1	0	32	.315	.350	.396
J Damon DH	6	0	1	0	1	0	34	.266	.354	.394
M Cabrera 1B	3	0	0	1	0	2	8	.336	.431	.634
C Wells LF-RF	4	1	1	1	0	1	15	.355	.412	.613
B Boesch RF	3	0	0	1	0	0	7	.268	.330	.449
a-B Inge PH-3B	4	1	2	0	0	1	16	.254	.328	.407
J Peralta 3B-1B	6	1	2	1	1	2	39	.252	.318	.414
D Kelly LF-1B	3	1	1	1	0	0	11	.234	.269	.343
b-R Raburn PH-LF	4	1	3	2	0	1	9	.255	.318	.450
A Avila C	5	1	2	0	0	2	15	.218	.317	.328
c-G Laird PH-C	1	1	1	1	0	0	4	.205	.263	.299
R Santiago SS	7	0	1	0	0	2	31	.268	.346	.326
Totals	58	10	19	10	5	13	249
a-grounded to shortstop for B Boesch in the 8th b-homered to left for D Kelly in the 8th c-sacrificed to third for A Avila in the 11th
BATTING 2B: A Avila (10, J Manship); B Inge (26, B Duensing) 3B: A Jackson (9, S Baker) HR: D Kelly (5, 2nd inning off S Baker 0 on, 0 Out); J Peralta (14, 8th inning off R Flores 0 on, 1 Out); R Raburn (11, 8th inning off M Guerrier 0 on, 1 Out); C Wells (1, 9th inning off J Crain 0 on, 0 Out); G Laird (5, 13th inning off N Blackburn 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: B Boesch (62), D Kelly (17), M Cabrera (108), J Peralta (64), R Raburn 2 (46), W Rhymes 2 (10), C Wells (8), G Laird (23) S: G Laird 2-out RBI: W Rhymes 2 Tigers RISP: 4-18 (A Avila 0-1, R Santiago 1-3, C Wells 0-2, R Raburn 1-1, M Cabrera 0-2, B Boesch 0-2, J Damon 0-2, W Rhymes 1-3, J Peralta 1-2) Team LOB: 15
BASERUNNING SB: J Damon (9, 2nd base off J Crain/J Mauer)
FIELDING E: W Rhymes (2, catch); B Inge (7, ground ball) DP: 1 (D Kelly-R Santiago-E Bonine). PB: A Avila.

Detroit Tigers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Verlander	6.0	10	6	3	1	4	0	104-65	3.61
E Bonine	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	17-13	3.94
A Figaro	0.1	0	1	1	1	0	0	5-1	8.10
P Coke	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	9-4	2.77
R Weinhardt	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	17-12	8.38
B Thomas	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4-3	4.26
J Valverde (W, 2-3; B, 3)	3.0	2	1	0	1	4	0	38-27	3.10
Totals	13.0	15	9	5	3	11	0	194-125
PITCHING WP: J Verlander First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Verlander 17/30; E Bonine 3/4; A Figaro 1/2; P Coke 1/3; R Weinhardt 3/5; B Thomas 1/1; J Valverde 10/13 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Verlander 22-6-12-25; E Bonine 2-1-6-4; A Figaro 0-0-0-1; P Coke 1-0-0-3; R Weinhardt 4-3-2-3; B Thomas 0-3-0-0; J Valverde 12-2-5-8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 7-7; E Bonine 2-1; A Figaro 1-0; P Coke 2-0; R Weinhardt 2-1; B Thomas 0-0; J Valverde 4-1 Game Scores: J Verlander 37

Minnesota Twins
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D Span CF	6	1	0	0	1	0	18	.265	.333	.346
A Casilla 2B-SS	7	0	2	1	0	2	28	.275	.333	.397
J Mauer C	6	1	1	0	1	2	27	.324	.402	.473
M Cuddyer 1B	7	3	3	0	0	0	18	.276	.341	.425
D Young LF	6	2	1	1	0	0	9	.305	.334	.490
D Valencia 3B	5	1	3	2	0	0	22	.338	.378	.451
J Morales DH	6	0	3	2	0	2	25	.250	.286	.250
J Repko RF	5	1	1	1	1	4	25	.213	.286	.382
J Hardy SS	2	0	0	1	0	0	14	.255	.302	.378
a-J Thome PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.268	.391	.584
M Tolbert 2B	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	.235	.298	.353
Totals	52	9	15	8	3	11	194
a-struck out swinging for J Hardy in the 10th
BATTING RBI: J Morales 2 (3), J Hardy (27), D Valencia 2 (26), J Repko (7), A Casilla (15), D Young (93) S: J Hardy SF: J Hardy, D Valencia 2-out RBI: J Repko, A Casilla GIDP: J Morales Twins RISP: 5-17 (A Casilla 1-1, J Mauer 0-1, J Morales 1-1, D Span 0-3, J Hardy 0-2, M Cuddyer 0-1, D Young 0-2, D Valencia 2-3, J Repko 1-3) Team LOB: 10
FIELDING E: A Casilla (3, catch); J Hardy (8, throw) Outfield Assist: J Repko (A Avila at Home).

Minnesota Twins
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
S Baker	2.0	3	2	2	2	3	1	46-30	4.60
J Manship	4.0	4	1	1	0	3	0	65-42	2.38
J Rauch (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21-13	3.26
R Flores	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1	7-5	6.75
M Guerrier (B, 6)	0.2	3	3	1	0	1	1	18-12	3.58
J Crain (B, 2)	2.0	3	1	1	1	4	1	40-28	2.76
B Duensing	2.0	4	1	1	1	0	0	33-20	2.09
N Blackburn (L, 8-9)	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	19-14	6.04
Totals	13.0	19	10	8	5	13	5	249-164
PITCHING IBB: A Jackson (By B Duensing) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: S Baker 6/11; J Manship 9/15; J Rauch 2/5; R Flores 1/2; M Guerrier 5/6; J Crain 8/10; B Duensing 7/11; N Blackburn 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: S Baker 5-5-14-6; J Manship 11-5-14-12; J Rauch 5-0-4-4; R Flores 0-1-2-2; M Guerrier 3-1-3-5; J Crain 8-3-12-5; B Duensing 1-2-7-10; N Blackburn 0-5-7-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Baker 1-2; J Manship 3-5; J Rauch 1-2; R Flores 1-0; M Guerrier 1-0; J Crain 1-1; B Duensing 6-0; N Blackburn 0-1 Game Scores: S Baker 43

Scoring Summary

			DET	MIN
	1st	B Boesch grounded into fielder's choice to second, A Jackson scored, J Damon out at second, W Rhymes to third.	1	0
	2nd	D Kelly homered to right (393 feet).	2	0
	2nd	J Morales singled to center, M Cuddyer and D Young scored, D Valencia to second.	2	2
	4th	J Hardy hit sacrifice fly to center, D Valencia scored, J Morales to third.	2	3
	5th	M Cabrera grounded out to shortstop, A Jackson scored, W Rhymes to second.	3	3
	5th	D Young grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, J Mauer scored on error by second baseman W Rhymes, M Cuddyer safe at third on error by second baseman W Rhymes.	3	4
	5th	D Valencia hit sacrifice fly to right, M Cuddyer scored.	3	5
	5th	J Repko singled to right, D Young scored, J Morales to third, J Repko to second advancing on throw.	3	6
	7th	D Valencia singled to left center, M Cuddyer scored.	3	7
	8th	J Peralta homered to center (418 feet).	4	7
	8th	R Raburn homered to left (388 feet).	5	7
	8th	W Rhymes singled to center, A Avila and A Jackson scored.	7	7
	8th	A Casilla singled to center, J Repko scored.	7	8
	9th	C Wells homered to right (355 feet).	8	8
	11th	R Raburn singled to left, B Inge scored, J Peralta to second.	9	8
	11th	D Young grounded into fielder's choice to second, D Span scored, M Cuddyer out at second, A Casilla to third.	9	9
	13th	G Laird homered to left center (398 feet).	10	9
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Game Notes

THE GAME HAS RESUMED IN THE TOP OF THE SECOND INNING AFTER A 1 MINUTE DELAY. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A JACKSON ON THIRD, 2 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2, MINNESOTA 0
JHONNY PERALTA AND RYAN RABURN HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE EIGHTH INNING.
TWINS MANAGER RON GARDENHIRE WAS EJECTED BY SECOND BASE UMPIRE JOE WEST IN THE SEVENTH INNING FOR ARGUING A CALL.
TIGERS FIRST BASEMAN MIGUEL CABRERA LEFT THE GAME IN THE SIXTH INNING DUE TO AN INJURED SHOULDER.
TWINS PITCHER SCOTT BAKER LEFT THE GAME IN THE THIRD INNING DUE TO A TENDER RIGHT ELBOW.

Game Information

Stadium	Target Field, Minneapolis, MN
Attendance	39,551 (100.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	4:47
Weather	70 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	13 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Dan Bellino, First Base - Rob Drake, Second Base - Joe West, Third Base - Angel Hernandez