Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit Tigers - Box Score - August 16, 2011 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 16, 2011

Final

Series: Game 2 of 3

Series tied 1-1 (as of 8/16)

Game 1: Monday, August 15
Minnesota	9	Final
Detroit	6	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, August 16
Minnesota	1	Final
Detroit	7	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, August 17
Minnesota	6	Final
Detroit	5	Final
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Twins 1

(53-68, 26-38 away)

Tigers 7

(65-57, 34-26 home)

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7:05 PM ET, August 16, 2011

Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	0
DET	0	0	2	0	3	2	0	0	-	7	15	0

W: J. Verlander (18-5)

L: N. Blackburn (7-10)

Minnesota Twins
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
B Revere CF	4	1	2	0	0	0	14	.252	.298	.297
T Plouffe 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	17	.207	.292	.380
J Mauer DH	3	0	2	0	1	1	17	.283	.349	.339
J Morneau 1B	4	0	1	1	0	1	21	.223	.278	.336
J Kubel RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	11	.298	.346	.467
D Valencia 3B	4	0	1	0	0	2	18	.244	.288	.380
R Tosoni LF	3	0	0	0	1	1	16	.197	.256	.289
T Nishioka SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	10	.218	.260	.244
D Butera C	3	0	0	0	0	1	11	.167	.208	.256
a-J Thome PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	.253	.358	.495
Totals	34	1	7	1	2	10	141
a-struck out swinging for D Butera in the 9th
BATTING 2B: D Valencia (22, J Verlander) RBI: J Morneau (23) 2-out RBI: J Morneau Twins RISP: 1-8 (T Nishioka 0-1, D Butera 0-1, R Tosoni 0-1, J Mauer 0-1, J Kubel 0-2, J Morneau 1-2) Team LOB: 8
FIELDING DP: 2 (N Blackburn-T Nishioka-J Morneau, T Nishioka-J Morneau). PB: D Butera. Outfield Assist: J Kubel (M Cabrera at 2nd base); B Revere (D Young at 2nd base).

Minnesota Twins
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
N Blackburn (L, 7-10)	4.2	11	5	5	2	1	0	96-60	4.53
P Dumatrait	0.2	1	2	2	1	0	1	9-3	4.34
A Swarzak	1.2	2	0	0	1	1	0	27-16	3.12
J Mijares	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	11-6	5.29
Totals	8.0	15	7	7	5	2	1	143-85
PITCHING WP: N Blackburn First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: N Blackburn 16/25; P Dumatrait 2/4; A Swarzak 4/6; J Mijares 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: N Blackburn 14-8-16-22; P Dumatrait 0-0-0-3; A Swarzak 2-2-8-4; J Mijares 0-1-2-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Blackburn 10-2; P Dumatrait 2-0; A Swarzak 0-2; J Mijares 2-1 Game Scores: N Blackburn 21

Detroit Tigers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A Jackson CF	3	0	2	0	2	0	21	.245	.311	.356
B Boesch RF	5	3	1	0	0	0	11	.283	.341	.466
D Young LF	5	1	2	0	0	0	16	.271	.310	.369
M Cabrera 1B	3	1	2	3	1	1	24	.323	.427	.555
V Martinez DH	4	1	1	1	0	0	13	.321	.371	.438
A Avila C	2	0	2	1	2	0	15	.299	.390	.504
J Peralta SS	4	0	2	1	0	1	14	.308	.352	.496
D Kelly 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	12	.235	.288	.333
R Santiago 2B	4	1	2	1	0	0	17	.244	.296	.359
Totals	34	7	15	7	5	2	143
BATTING 2B: B Boesch (25, N Blackburn); R Santiago (7, J Mijares) HR: R Santiago (3, 6th inning off P Dumatrait 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Cabrera 3 (78), V Martinez (67), A Avila (58), J Peralta (63), R Santiago (14) 2-out RBI: M Cabrera 3, V Martinez, A Avila, J Peralta GIDP: D Kelly, B Boesch Tigers RISP: 5-11 (D Kelly 0-2, A Avila 1-1, M Cabrera 2-3, V Martinez 1-1, B Boesch 0-1, D Young 0-2, J Peralta 1-1) Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING CS: A Avila (1, 2nd base by N Blackburn/D Butera)

Detroit Tigers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Verlander (W, 18-5)	7.2	7	1	1	1	8	0	121-81	2.31
P Coke	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	4.56
J Benoit	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	19-9	3.91
Totals	9.0	7	1	1	2	10	0	141-91
PITCHING WP: J Verlander First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Verlander 18/31; P Coke 1/1; J Benoit 1/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Verlander 32-9-20-20; P Coke 0-0-0-1; J Benoit 4-4-0-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 5-10; P Coke 0-1; J Benoit 1-0 Game Scores: J Verlander 68

Scoring Summary

			MIN	DET
	3rd	M Cabrera singled to center, B Boesch and D Young scored.	0	2
	5th	V Martinez singled to deep right, B Boesch scored, M Cabrera to third.	0	3
	5th	A Avila singled to right, M Cabrera scored, V Martinez to second.	0	4
	5th	J Peralta singled to left, V Martinez scored, A Avila to third, J Peralta to second advancing on throw.	0	5
	6th	R Santiago homered to left (378 feet).	0	6
	6th	M Cabrera singled to right, B Boesch scored, M Cabrera out stretching at second.	0	7
	8th	J Morneau singled to right, B Revere scored, T Plouffe to third.	1	7
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Game Information

Stadium	Comerica Park, Detroit, MI
Attendance	40,589 (98.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:52
Weather	80 degrees, clear
Wind	10 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - James Hoye, First Base - Phil Cuzzi, Second Base - Tom Hallion, Third Base - Bill Miller