Detroit Tigers vs. Minnesota Twins - Box Score - July 18, 2007 - ESPN

Scores for Jul 18, 2007

Final

Series: Game 2 of 3

Detroit leads 2-0 (as of 7/18)

Game 1: Tuesday, July 17
Detroit	1	Final
Minnesota	0	Final
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Game 2: Wednesday, July 18
Detroit	3	Final
Minnesota	2	Final
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Game 3: Thursday, July 19
Detroit	4	Final in 10
Minnesota	3	Final in 10
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Tigers 3

(56-36, 31-17 away)

Twins 2

(49-45, 26-22 home)

Alerts

8:10 PM ET, July 18, 2007

Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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

W: A. Miller (5-3)

L: J. Santana (11-7)

S: T. Jones (25)

Detroit Tigers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
R Raburn CF	3	1	1	0	1	1	1	.429
C Granderson CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.299
P Polanco 2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.330
G Sheffield DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.303
M Ordonez RF	4	1	2	3	0	2	0	.358
C Guillen SS	4	0	1	0	0	2	1	.311
I Rodriguez C	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.289
M Thames 1B-LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.252
a-O Infante PH-LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.268
C Monroe LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219
S Casey 1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296
B Inge 3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.244
Totals	33	3	6	3	1	10	9
a-struck out swinging for M Thames in the 9th
BATTING 2B: R Raburn (1, J Santana); M Ordonez (36, J Santana) HR: M Ordonez (15, 6th inning off J Santana 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Ordonez 3 (79) 2-out RBI: M Ordonez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: I Rodriguez 1 Team LOB: 4
FIELDING E: B Inge (11, throw) DP: 1 (A Miller-P Polanco-M Thames).

Detroit Tigers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
A Miller (W, 5-5)	5.0	4	1	1	4	5	0	97-62	3.18
J Grilli (H, 11)	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	25-19	5.88
B Seay (H, 10)	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	16-11	3.37
C Durbin (H, 3)	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	16-12	4.05
M McBride (H, 4)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3-3	2.35
T Jones (S, 38)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	22-16	4.81
Totals	9.0	10	2	2	4	7	0	179-123
PITCHING HBP: J Morneau (By A Miller); M Redmond (By C Durbin) Batters faced: A Miller 24; J Grilli 5; B Seay 3; C Durbin 6; M McBride 1; T Jones 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Miller 9-1; J Grilli 1-1; B Seay 0-1; C Durbin 1-3; M McBride 0-1; T Jones 1-1 Game Scores: A Miller 56

Minnesota Twins
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
L Castillo 2B	4	0	1	1	1	0	2	.310
J Bartlett SS	5	0	2	0	0	1	3	.256
J Mauer C	5	0	1	0	0	1	5	.308
M Cuddyer RF	4	0	4	0	1	0	0	.289
J Morneau 1B	4	0	0	1	0	3	6	.287
T Hunter CF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.296
J Kubel PR-LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.240
a-M Redmond PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292
J Tyner PR-LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.278
J Cirillo DH	3	1	1	0	1	0	3	.273
b-G Jones PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.188
L Ford LF-CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	7	.237
N Punto 3B	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.211
Totals	37	2	10	2	4	7	32
a-hit by pitch for J Kubel in the 7th b-grounded to second for J Cirillo in the 9th
BATTING 2B: N Punto (12, J Grilli) RBI: J Morneau (77), L Castillo (17) 2-out RBI: J Morneau GIDP: L Ford Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Bartlett 1, J Kubel 2, L Ford 3, J Morneau 1 Team LOB: 14
BASERUNNING SB: J Bartlett 2 (19, 2nd base off A Miller/I Rodriguez 2)

Minnesota Twins
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Santana (L, 15-13)	8.0	5	3	3	1	7	1	118-89	2.65
P Neshek	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	13-11	1.52
Totals	9.0	6	3	3	1	10	1	131-100
PITCHING Batters faced: J Santana 30; P Neshek 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Santana 10-7; P Neshek 0-0 Game Scores: J Santana 66

Scoring Summary

			DET	MIN
	4th	M Ordonez doubled to deep center, R Raburn and P Polanco scored.	2	0
	5th	J Morneau hit by pitch, N Punto scored, J Bartlett to third, M Cuddyer to second.	2	1
	6th	M Ordonez homered to center.	3	1
	6th	L Castillo grounded out to shortstop, J Cirillo scored, N Punto to third.	3	2
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Game Notes

CORRECTION: JIM LEYLAND WAS NOT EJECTED IN THE NINTH INNING.
DETROIT MANAGER JIM LEYLAND WAS EJECTED IN THE NINTH INNING FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES.
DETROIT OUTFIELDER MARCUS THAMES LEFT THE GAME IN THE NINTH INNING WITH AN INJURED LEFT LEG.
MINNESOTA CENTER FIELDER TORII HUNTER LEFT THE GAME IN THE FOURTH INNING WITH A STRAINED LEFT HAMSTRING.