Twins 7, 
Tigers 6
| W: | M. Guerrier (5-4) |
| L: | F. Dolsi (1-3) |
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Gomez CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .260 |
| a-J Mauer PH-C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .328 |
| A Casilla 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .306 |
| M Redmond C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .279 |
| b-J Kubel PH-RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 |
| J Morneau 1B | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .324 |
| C Monroe DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .207 |
| c-M Lamb PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .224 |
| D Young LF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .288 |
| B Harris 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .255 |
| N Punto SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .320 |
| D Span RF-CF | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .361 |
| Totals | 44 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 22 | |
| a-hit sacrifice fly to left for C Gomez in the 9th b-singled to center for M Redmond in the 9th c-grounded to second for C Monroe in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Harris (15, K Rogers); J Morneau 2 (20, K Rogers, F Rodney) 3B: D Span (2, K Rogers) HR: J Morneau (14, 11th inning off F Dolsi 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: D Span (7), C Gomez (31), A Casilla (36), D Young (35), J Mauer (39), J Morneau (68) SF: A Casilla, J Mauer GIDP: C Monroe Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Harris 2, A Casilla 3, M Lamb 1 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: D Span (5, 2nd base off F Dolsi/I Rodriguez) CS: D Span (3, 3rd base by K Rogers/I Rodriguez) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: N Punto (3, throw) DP: 1 (J Morneau-N Punto). | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Slowey | 3.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 77-52 | 4.26 |
| C Breslow | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30-17 | 2.18 |
| J Crain | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25-15 | 2.61 |
| D Reyes | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-8 | 2.81 |
| J Nathan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 31-15 | 1.19 |
| M Guerrier (W, 5-4) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25-18 | 3.42 |
| Totals | 11.0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 199-125 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Nathan IBB: C Thomas (By J Nathan) Batters faced: K Slowey 21; C Breslow 7; J Crain 7; D Reyes 3; J Nathan 6; M Guerrier 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Slowey 6-4; C Breslow 0-2; J Crain 2-3; D Reyes 1-0; J Nathan 0-1; M Guerrier 3-2 Game Scores: K Slowey 18 | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .299 |
| P Polanco 2B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .309 |
| C Guillen 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .284 |
| M Cabrera DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .289 |
| R Raburn PR-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 |
| M Joyce RF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .253 |
| M Thames LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 |
| C Thomas LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .277 |
| J Larish 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .244 |
| I Rodriguez C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .288 |
| R Santiago SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .349 |
| Totals | 44 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20 | |
| BATTING 2B: C Granderson (13, K Slowey); R Santiago (5, K Slowey); J Larish (2, J Crain); M Joyce (5, M Guerrier) HR: M Joyce (7, 4th inning off K Slowey 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: C Granderson (31), M Joyce (15), J Larish (8), R Santiago 2 (13), P Polanco (31) 2-out RBI: P Polanco GIDP: J Larish Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Guillen 1, C Granderson 2, I Rodriguez 3, M Cabrera 1, C Thomas 1 Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Guillen (8, 2nd base off J Nathan/J Mauer) CS: M Thames (3, 3rd base by C Breslow/M Redmond) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Joyce (2, bobble) DP: 1 (K Rogers-P Polanco-J Larish). | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Rogers | 7.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 97-62 | 4.55 |
| F Rodney (H, 2) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21-13 | 8.64 |
| T Jones (B, 2) | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-12 | 5.09 |
| B Seay | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-0 | 3.04 |
| F Dolsi (L, 1-3) | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34-18 | 3.21 |
| Totals | 11.0 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 175-105 | |
| PITCHING IBB: J Mauer (By F Dolsi) Batters faced: K Rogers 30; F Rodney 4; T Jones 5; B Seay 1; F Dolsi 11 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Rogers 14-5; F Rodney 3-0; T Jones 1-1; B Seay 0-0; F Dolsi 4-3 Game Scores: K Rogers 46 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | DET | |||
 | 3rd | D Span tripled to right, B Harris scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd | C Gomez grounded out to third, D Span scored. | 2 | 0 |
 | 3rd | C Granderson doubled to deep left center, R Santiago scored. | 2 | 1 |
| 4th | M Joyce homered to right. | 2 | 2 |
| 4th | J Larish singled to right center, M Thames scored. | 2 | 3 |
| 4th | R Santiago doubled to deep center, J Larish and I Rodriguez scored. | 2 | 5 |
| 4th | P Polanco singled to center, R Santiago scored. | 2 | 6 |
| 7th | A Casilla hit sacrifice fly to left, N Punto scored. | 3 | 6 |
| 8th | D Young grounded out to third, J Morneau scored. | 4 | 6 |
| 9th | D Span singled to right, N Punto to second, N Punto scored, D Span to third on error by right fielder M Joyce. | 5 | 6 |
| 9th | J Mauer hit sacrifice fly to left, D Span scored. | 6 | 6 |
| 11th | J Morneau homered to right. | 7 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 41,952 (101.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:57 |
| Weather | 82 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Reynolds, First Base - Tim Timmons, Second Base - Gary Cederstrom, Third Base - Fieldin Culbreth |
MLB Scores
Thursday, July 10th 2008
| Minnesota | 7 | Final |
| Detroit | 6 | in 11 |
| St. Louis | 1 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 4 |
| San Francisco | 3 | Final |
| NY Mets | 7 |
| Colorado | 1 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 11 |
| Cincinnati | 12 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 7 |
| Seattle | 2 | Final |
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| Tampa Bay | 2 | Final |
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| NY Yankees | 2 | Final |
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| Baltimore | 5 | Final |
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| Arizona | 7 | Final |
| Washington | 5 | in 11 |
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| Florida | 5 | Final |
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