Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 8/8)
| Game 1: Friday, August 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 8 | Final |
| Detroit | 10 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, August 8 | ||
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| Minnesota | 11 | Final |
| Detroit | 0 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, August 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 7 | Final |
| Detroit | 8 | |
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7:05 PM ET, August 8, 2009
Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
W: C. Pavano (10-8)
L: J. Verlander (12-6)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Minnesota - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| D Span doubled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| O Cabrera grounded out to second, D Span to third. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer homered to left, D Span scored. | 2 | 0 |
| J Morneau flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| J Kubel struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| C Granderson struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| P Polanco singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| C Thomas lined out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| M Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| M Cuddyer struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| D Young grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| N Punto struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| C Guillen popped out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| M Ordonez singled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| B Inge hit by pitch, M Ordonez to second. | 2 | 0 |
| G Laird reached on infield single to third, M Ordonez to third, B Inge to second. | 2 | 0 |
| A Everett struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| C Granderson grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| A Casilla grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| D Span reached on infield single to second. | 2 | 0 |
| O Cabrera lined into double play, to second, D Span doubled off first. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| P Polanco lined out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| C Thomas grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| M Cabrera lined out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| J Mauer struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| J Morneau grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| J Kubel grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| C Guillen flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| M Ordonez lined out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| B Inge struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| M Cuddyer doubled to deep left center. | 2 | 0 |
| D Young flied out to right, M Cuddyer to third. | 2 | 0 |
| N Punto walked. | 2 | 0 |
| A Casilla hit sacrifice fly to center, M Cuddyer scored. | 3 | 0 |
| N Punto to second on balk by J Verlander. | 3 | 0 |
| D Span reached on infield single to second, N Punto to third. | 3 | 0 |
| O Cabrera struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| G Laird grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| A Everett doubled to deep right. | 3 | 0 |
| C Granderson singled to right center, A Everett to third. | 3 | 0 |
| P Polanco grounded into double play, third to second to first, C Granderson out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| J Mauer flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| J Morneau walked. | 3 | 0 |
| J Kubel doubled to deep center, J Morneau scored. | 4 | 0 |
| M Cuddyer struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| D Young singled to center, J Kubel scored. | 5 | 0 |
| D Young caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| C Thomas flied out to center. | 5 | 0 |
| M Cabrera hit by pitch. | 5 | 0 |
| C Guillen struck out looking. | 5 | 0 |
| M Ordonez struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chris Lambert pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| C Lambert relieved J Verlander. | 5 | 0 |
| N Punto singled to left. | 5 | 0 |
| A Casilla singled to left, N Punto to second, N Punto to third, A Casilla to second on throwing error by left fielder C Thomas. | 5 | 0 |
| D Span singled to left, N Punto scored. | 6 | 0 |
| O Cabrera flied out to right. | 6 | 0 |
| J Mauer walked, A Casilla to third, D Span to second. | 6 | 0 |
| J Morneau singled to center, A Casilla and D Span scored, J Mauer to second. | 8 | 0 |
| J Kubel struck out swinging. | 8 | 0 |
| M Cuddyer flied out to center. | 8 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| B Inge popped out to first. | 8 | 0 |
| G Laird fouled out to catcher. | 8 | 0 |
| A Everett grounded out to first. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chris Lambert pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| R Santiago at second base. | 8 | 0 |
| R Raburn at first base. | 8 | 0 |
| D Young flied out to center. | 8 | 0 |
| N Punto grounded out to pitcher. | 8 | 0 |
| A Casilla walked. | 8 | 0 |
| D Span singled to center, A Casilla to third. | 8 | 0 |
| O Cabrera tripled to deep right center, A Casilla and D Span scored. | 10 | 0 |
| J Mauer singled to center, O Cabrera scored. | 11 | 0 |
| Z Miner relieved C Lambert. | 11 | 0 |
| J Morneau grounded out to pitcher. | 11 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jose Mijares pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| J Mijares relieved C Pavano. | 11 | 0 |
| M Thames hit for C Granderson. | 11 | 0 |
| M Thames lined out to center. | 11 | 0 |
| R Santiago grounded out to third. | 11 | 0 |
| C Thomas struck out swinging. | 11 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Zach Miner pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| M Thames in left field. | 11 | 0 |
| C Thomas in center field. | 11 | 0 |
| J Kubel singled to right. | 11 | 0 |
| M Cuddyer grounded into double play, third to second to first, J Kubel out at second. | 11 | 0 |
| D Young struck out swinging. | 11 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Glen Perkins pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| G Perkins relieved J Mijares. | 11 | 0 |
| R Raburn flied out to center. | 11 | 0 |
| C Guillen walked. | 11 | 0 |
| M Ordonez singled to left, C Guillen to second. | 11 | 0 |
| B Inge lined out to center, C Guillen to third. | 11 | 0 |
| G Laird grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Ordonez out at second. | 11 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||