Twins 7, 
Tigers 0
| W: | N. Blackburn (7-4) |
| L: | E. Bonine (2-1) |
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .295 |
| P Polanco 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .320 |
| M Hollimon PR-2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| C Guillen 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .295 |
| R Raburn 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 |
| M Thames 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .276 |
| M Joyce RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .194 |
| G Sheffield DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .227 |
| C Thomas LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .315 |
| E Renteria SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 |
| D Sardinha C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .091 |
| Totals | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | |
| BATTING 2B: R Raburn (7, J Crain) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: P Polanco 1, M Joyce 1, M Thames 2 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Guillen (11, ground ball) DP: 1 (E Renteria-M Thames). Outfield Assist: C Thomas (N Punto at 2nd base). | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| E Bonine (L, 2-1) | 2.2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 52-31 | 4.30 |
| C Fossum | 4.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55-38 | 8.71 |
| F Rodney | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-13 | 9.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 126-82 | |
| PITCHING WP: F Rodney Batters faced: E Bonine 17; C Fossum 18; F Rodney 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Bonine 4-3; C Fossum 4-8; F Rodney 1-1 Game Scores: E Bonine 29 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Gomez CF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .274 |
| A Casilla 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .325 |
| J Mauer C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .326 |
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .310 |
| J Kubel DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 |
| D Young LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 |
| B Buscher 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .339 |
| N Punto SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .278 |
| D Span RF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .293 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
| BATTING 2B: C Gomez (14, E Bonine); D Young 2 (16, C Fossum 2); D Span (3, C Fossum) RBI: J Mauer 2 (36), J Kubel (43), D Young (29), B Buscher (16), N Punto (9), A Casilla (32) S: A Casilla 2-out RBI: J Mauer 2, J Kubel, D Young, B Buscher, N Punto GIDP: J Morneau Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Mauer 1, D Span 2, J Morneau 1, N Punto 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: B Buscher (2, throw) | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| N Blackburn (W, 7-4) | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 104-69 | 3.78 |
| J Crain | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-12 | 2.88 |
| B Bonser | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 6.15 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 132-89 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: N Blackburn 26; J Crain 5; B Bonser 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Blackburn 6-11; J Crain 0-2; B Bonser 1-1 Game Scores: N Blackburn 74 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| DET | MIN | |||
 | 3rd | J Mauer singled to center, D Span and C Gomez scored, J Mauer to second advancing on throw. | 0 | 2 |
| 3rd | J Kubel singled to center, J Mauer scored, J Morneau to second. | 0 | 3 |
| 3rd | D Young singled to left center, J Morneau scored, J Kubel to third. | 0 | 4 |
| 3rd | B Buscher singled to left, J Kubel scored, D Young to second. | 0 | 5 |
| 5th | N Punto singled to left, D Young scored, N Punto out stretching at second. | 0 | 6 |
| 6th | A Casilla grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Span scored, C Gomez out at second, A Casilla to second. | 0 | 7 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 30,102 (64.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:30 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Welke, First Base - Chuck Meriwether, Second Base - James Hoye, Third Base - Chris Guccione |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, July 2nd 2008
| Washington | 2 | Final |
| Florida | 4 |
| Detroit | 0 | Final |
| Minnesota | 7 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| LA Angels | 7 |
| Philadelphia | 7 | Final |
| Atlanta | 3 |
| Kansas City | 2 | Final |
| Baltimore | 5 |
| Texas | 7 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 18 |
| Boston | 6 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 7 |
| Pittsburgh | 9 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 5 |
| LA Dodgers | 4 | Final |
| Houston | 1 |
| Cleveland | 5 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 6 | in 10 |
| NY Mets | 7 | Final |
| St. Louis | 8 |
| San Diego | 1 | Final |
| Colorado | 8 |
| Milwaukee | 4 | Final |
| Arizona | 3 |
| Toronto | 2 | Final |
| Seattle | 4 |
| Chi Cubs | 6 | Final |
| San Francisco | 5 |