Twins 6, 
Tigers 4
| W: | S. Baker (5-2) |
| L: | N. Robertson (6-7) |
| SV: | J. Nathan (23) |
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .295 |
| P Polanco 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .317 |
| C Guillen 3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .298 |
| M Thames 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .283 |
| M Joyce RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .207 |
| G Sheffield DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .232 |
| C Thomas LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .318 |
| a-M Cabrera PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 |
| R Raburn LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .215 |
| E Renteria SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| I Rodriguez C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .281 |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | |
| a-lined out to right for C Thomas in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: G Sheffield (9, B Bass) HR: M Thames (16, 6th inning off S Baker 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Thames 2 (35), G Sheffield (17) 2-out RBI: G Sheffield Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Cabrera 1, G Sheffield 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 5 (M Thames-I Rodriguez, P Polanco-E Renteria-M Thames, P Polanco-M Thames, Z Miner-I Rodriguez-M Thames, E Renteria-P Polanco-M Thames). | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| N Robertson (L, 6-7) | 4.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 73-49 | 5.56 |
| Z Miner | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49-24 | 4.23 |
| B Seay | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-10 | 3.16 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 135-83 | |
| PITCHING WP: N Robertson Batters faced: N Robertson 22; Z Miner 10; B Seay 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Robertson 8-1; Z Miner 4-2; B Seay 4-1 Game Scores: N Robertson 17 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Gomez CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .269 |
| A Casilla 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .327 |
| M Redmond C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .300 |
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .314 |
| C Monroe DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .218 |
| D Young LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .278 |
| B Harris SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .245 |
| N Punto 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .261 |
| D Span RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .297 |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | |
| BATTING 2B: D Span (2, N Robertson); A Casilla (9, N Robertson); J Morneau (15, Z Miner) HR: C Monroe (8, 4th inning off N Robertson 2 on, 0 Out) RBI: C Monroe 3 (26), A Casilla (31), M Redmond 2 (6) S: D Span GIDP: N Punto, A Casilla, M Redmond, D Young Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Harris 2, J Morneau 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: D Span (4, 2nd base off Z Miner/I Rodriguez) | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Baker (W, 5-2) | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 100-77 | 3.65 |
| B Bass (H, 1) | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27-20 | 4.53 |
| D Reyes (H, 9) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 2.25 |
| J Nathan (S, 23) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 1.30 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 139-106 | |
| PITCHING WP: S Baker Batters faced: S Baker 25; B Bass 8; D Reyes 1; J Nathan 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Baker 3-10; B Bass 3-1; D Reyes 0-1; J Nathan 0-2 Game Scores: S Baker 51 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| DET | MIN | |||
 | 4th | C Guillen scored, M Thames to second on wild pitch by S Baker. | 1 | 0 |
 | 4th | C Monroe homered to center, M Redmond and J Morneau scored. | 1 | 3 |
| 5th | A Casilla doubled to left, D Span scored, C Gomez to third. | 1 | 4 |
| 5th | M Redmond singled to center, C Gomez and A Casilla scored. | 1 | 6 |
| 6th | M Thames homered to left, C Guillen scored. | 3 | 6 |
| 8th | G Sheffield doubled to deep left center, C Guillen scored. | 4 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 23,754 (50.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:46 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chris Guccione, First Base - Tim Welke, Second Base - Chuck Meriwether, Third Base - James Hoye |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, July 1st 2008
| Philadelphia | 8 | Final |
| Atlanta | 3 |
| Kansas City | 5 | Final |
| Baltimore | 7 |
| Texas | 3 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 2 |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 5 | in 11 |
| Washington | 9 | Final |
| Florida | 6 |
| Boston | 1 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 3 |
| LA Dodgers | 7 | Final |
| Houston | 6 | in 11 |
| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 |
| Cleveland | 2 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 3 | in 10 |
| NY Mets | 7 | Final |
| St. Louis | 4 |
| San Diego | 0 | Final |
| Colorado | 4 |
| Milwaukee | 8 | Final |
| Arizona | 6 |
| Oakland | 3 | Final |
| LA Angels | 5 |
| Toronto | 6 | Final |
| Seattle | 7 |
| Chi Cubs | 1 | Final |
| San Francisco | 2 |