Detroit Tigers vs. Minnesota Twins - Box Score - August 27, 2011 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 27, 2011

Final

Series: Game 2 of 3

Detroit leads 2-0 (as of 8/27)

Game 1: Friday, August 26
Detroit	8	Final
Minnesota	1	Final
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Game 2: Saturday, August 27
Detroit	6	Final
Minnesota	4	Final
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Game 3: Sunday, August 28
Detroit	4	Final
Minnesota	11	Final
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Tigers 6

(73-59, 36-32 away)

Twins 4

(55-77, 28-39 home)

Alerts

4:10 PM ET, August 27, 2011

Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	6	10	0
MIN	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	4	8	1

W: J. Verlander (20-5)

L: C. Pavano (6-11)

S: J. Valverde (39)

Detroit Tigers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A Jackson CF	4	1	1	1	1	1	23	.243	.310	.358
R Santiago 2B	5	0	0	0	0	1	24	.235	.285	.339
D Young LF	4	0	2	1	0	0	8	.272	.306	.373
M Cabrera 1B	4	1	2	2	0	0	14	.324	.430	.549
V Martinez DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	15	.322	.372	.447
A Avila C	4	1	2	1	0	1	12	.304	.395	.533
J Peralta SS	4	1	0	0	0	0	10	.308	.353	.497
W Betemit 3B	3	1	1	0	0	1	12	.292	.347	.422
B Inge 3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	.182	.242	.260
R Raburn RF	3	1	1	1	0	0	10	.240	.274	.398
Totals	36	6	10	6	1	5	135
BATTING 2B: R Raburn (18, C Pavano) HR: M Cabrera (24, 2nd inning off C Pavano 0 on, 0 Out); A Avila (17, 2nd inning off C Pavano 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Cabrera 2 (83), A Avila (64), R Raburn (40), A Jackson (37), D Young (42) S: R Raburn 2-out RBI: D Young, M Cabrera GIDP: M Cabrera Tigers RISP: 4-8 (A Jackson 1-1, R Santiago 0-1, R Raburn 1-1, M Cabrera 1-1, W Betemit 0-1, V Martinez 0-1, D Young 1-2) Team LOB: 5
FIELDING DP: 2 (J Peralta-M Cabrera, J Verlander-J Peralta-M Cabrera).

Detroit Tigers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Verlander (W, 20-5)	6.0	8	4	4	3	6	2	120-76	2.38
D Schlereth (H, 6)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-5	3.98
J Benoit (H, 24)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10-7	3.53
J Valverde (S, 39)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	2.62
Totals	9.0	8	4	4	3	7	2	149-95
PITCHING J Verlander pitched to 1 batter in the 7th First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Verlander 16/27; D Schlereth 2/3; J Benoit 2/3; J Valverde 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Verlander 25-7-27-17; D Schlereth 2-0-0-3; J Benoit 3-1-1-2; J Valverde 2-1-3-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 6-5; D Schlereth 1-2; J Benoit 1-1; J Valverde 0-3 Game Scores: J Verlander 43

Minnesota Twins
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
B Revere CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	17	.255	.299	.294
T Plouffe SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	15	.228	.297	.401
J Morneau 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	22	.219	.278	.327
J Kubel DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	15	.283	.341	.437
D Valencia 3B	3	1	1	0	1	0	14	.251	.298	.401
R Tosoni LF	3	1	0	0	1	2	18	.181	.252	.276
L Hughes 2B	4	1	2	3	0	0	14	.240	.308	.343
J Repko RF	3	1	1	1	1	0	19	.248	.295	.295
D Butera C	4	0	2	0	0	0	15	.170	.206	.247
Totals	33	4	8	4	3	7	149
BATTING 2B: L Hughes (9, J Verlander) HR: L Hughes (4, 5th inning off J Verlander 0 on, 0 Out); J Repko (1, 5th inning off J Verlander 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: L Hughes 3 (19), J Repko (10) 2-out RBI: L Hughes 2 GIDP: B Revere Twins RISP: 1-4 (R Tosoni 0-1, J Kubel 0-1, L Hughes 1-1, J Repko 0-1) Team LOB: 5
FIELDING E: T Plouffe (5, throw) DP: 1 (T Plouffe-L Hughes-J Morneau).

Minnesota Twins
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Pavano (L, 6-11)	6.2	9	6	5	1	4	2	101-63	4.62
M Capps	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	20-10	4.29
A Burnett	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14-10	5.40
Totals	9.0	10	6	5	1	5	2	135-83
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Pavano 17/30; M Capps 0/5; A Burnett 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Pavano 14-8-17-24; M Capps 2-1-3-4; A Burnett 1-0-6-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Pavano 14-2; M Capps 1-2; A Burnett 1-2 Game Scores: C Pavano 37

Scoring Summary

			DET	MIN
	2nd	M Cabrera homered to right (362 feet).	1	0
	2nd	A Avila homered to right (388 feet).	2	0
	5th	R Raburn doubled to right, J Peralta scored.	3	0
	5th	A Jackson singled to center, R Raburn scored.	4	0
	5th	L Hughes homered to left (377 feet).	4	1
	5th	J Repko homered to left (374 feet).	4	2
	6th	L Hughes doubled to deep right, D Valencia and R Tosoni scored.	4	4
	7th	D Young singled to right, W Betemit scored, A Jackson to third.	5	4
	7th	M Cabrera singled to center, A Jackson scored, D Young to second.	6	4
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Game Notes

LUKE HUGHES AND JASON REPKO OF THE TWINS HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH INNING.

Game Information

Stadium	Target Field, Minneapolis, MN
Attendance	40,179 (101.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:51
Weather	77 degrees, cloudy
Wind	5 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Bruce Dreckman, First Base - Al Porter, Second Base - Rob Drake, Third Base - Gary Darling