Twins 6, 
Tigers 5
| W: | C. Breslow (1-1) |
| L: | B. Seay (0-1) |
| SV: | J. Nathan (6) |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| C Granderson CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .257 | .333 |
| R Santiago 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .300 | .340 |
| M Ordonez RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .240 | .324 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .366 | .439 |
| J Larish DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .250 | .385 |
a-R Raburn PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .240 |
b-J Anderson PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .310 | .355 |
| C Thomas LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .333 | .389 |
| B Inge 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .283 | .391 |
| A Everett SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .297 | .329 |
| D Sardinha C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .063 | .059 |
G Laird C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .202 | .306 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 130 | ||
| a-hit for J Larish in the 8th b-grounded to second for R Raburn in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: R Santiago (3, S Baker); M Cabrera (4, S Baker) RBI: R Santiago (15), M Ordonez 2 (14), C Thomas 2 (5) 2-out RBI: R Santiago, M Ordonez 2, C Thomas 2 GIDP: M Ordonez, D Sardinha Tigers RISP: 3-6 (C Granderson 0-1, M Ordonez 1-1, R Santiago 1-1, B Inge 0-1, D Sardinha 0-1, C Thomas 1-1) Team LOB: 3 | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Verlander | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 122-76 | 4.29 |
| B Seay (L, 0-1) | 0.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19-10 | 5.56 |
| Z Miner (B, 1) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-11 | 4.70 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 161-97 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Verlander First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Verlander 14/27; B Seay 3/5; Z Miner 2/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Verlander 25-15-25-11; B Seay 4-0-2-4; Z Miner 2-1-4-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 2-4; B Seay 1-0; Z Miner 2-1 Game Scores: J Verlander 65 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Span CF-LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .299 | .372 |
| M Tolbert 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | .200 | .306 |
| J Mauer C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .455 | .547 |
| J Morneau DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .313 | .383 |
| J Kubel LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .333 | .369 |
C Gomez CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .274 |
| M Cuddyer RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .268 | .359 |
| J Crede 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .237 | .302 |
| B Buscher 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .211 | .362 |
| N Punto SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | .193 | .308 |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 161 | ||
| BATTING 2B: J Kubel 2 (11, J Verlander, B Seay) RBI: M Tolbert (3), J Mauer (14), J Morneau (29), J Kubel (20), J Crede 2 (15) 2-out RBI: J Morneau, J Kubel, J Crede 2 Twins RISP: 4-10 (J Mauer 0-1, J Kubel 1-1, J Crede 1-2, D Span 1-1, J Morneau 1-2, M Cuddyer 0-1, N Punto 0-1, B Buscher 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (N Punto-M Tolbert-B Buscher, J Crede-M Tolbert-B Buscher). | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Baker | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 98-67 | 6.95 |
| C Breslow (W, 1-4) | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-12 | 5.84 |
| M Guerrier (H, 9) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-2 | 4.34 |
| J Nathan (S, 10) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-9 | 1.29 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 130-90 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: S Baker 16/25; C Breslow 5/6; M Guerrier 0/1; J Nathan 3/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: S Baker 15-10-22-20; C Breslow 5-1-1-5; M Guerrier 0-0-1-1; J Nathan 4-1-3-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Baker 7-7; C Breslow 2-2; M Guerrier 1-0; J Nathan 1-0 Game Scores: S Baker 41 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| DET | MIN | |||
 | 6th | R Santiago hit a ground rule double to deep left, B Inge scored, A Everett to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 6th | M Ordonez singled to center, A Everett and R Santiago scored. | 3 | 0 |
| 6th | C Thomas singled to center, M Ordonez and M Cabrera scored, J Larish to third. | 5 | 0 |
 | 7th | M Tolbert walked, B Buscher scored, N Punto to third, D Span to second. | 5 | 1 |
| 7th | J Mauer grounded into fielder's choice to second, N Punto scored, M Tolbert out at second, D Span to third. | 5 | 2 |
| 7th | J Morneau singled to right, D Span scored, J Mauer to third. | 5 | 3 |
| 7th | J Kubel hit a ground rule double to deep center, J Mauer scored, J Morneau to third. | 5 | 4 |
| 7th | J Crede singled to center, J Morneau and J Kubel scored, M Cuddyer to third. | 5 | 6 |
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| Game Notes |
| DETROIT'S DANE SARDINHA LEFT THE GAME IN THE SEVENTH INNING DUE TO AN APPARENT HAND INJURY. |
| MINNESOTA MANAGER RON GARDENHIRE WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE PAUL NAUERT IN THE SEVENTH INNING. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 26,046 (55.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:51 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Nauert, First Base - Joe West, Second Base - Ed Rapuano, Third Base - Paul Schrieber |
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