Tigers 4, 
Twins 2
| W: | J. Verlander (7-9) |
| L: | N. Blackburn (7-5) |
| SV: | T. Jones (17) |
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Gomez CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .253 |
| A Casilla 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .315 |
| J Mauer C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .322 |
| J Morneau 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .323 |
| J Kubel LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .262 |
| B Harris SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .262 |
| B Buscher 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .313 |
| M Lamb DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .220 |
| D Span RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .324 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Morneau (21, J Verlander) RBI: B Harris (32) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Lamb 1, J Kubel 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: B Buscher (3, throw); A Casilla (6, ground ball) DP: 1 (B Harris-A Casilla-J Morneau). | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| N Blackburn (L, 7-5) | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 108-70 | 3.65 |
| B Bass | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16-9 | 5.31 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 124-79 | |
| PITCHING WP: N Blackburn Batters faced: N Blackburn 30; B Bass 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Blackburn 5-12; B Bass 3-0 Game Scores: N Blackburn 59 | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| P Polanco 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .305 |
| C Guillen 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .284 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .284 |
| M Joyce RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .266 |
| M Thames DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .265 |
| R Raburn PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 |
| C Thomas LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 |
| B Inge C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .220 |
| R Santiago SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .347 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| BATTING 2B: C Thomas (9, N Blackburn) HR: C Thomas (1, 2nd inning off N Blackburn 1 on, 1 Out); M Joyce (9, 8th inning off B Bass 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: C Thomas 2 (9), M Cabrera (57), M Joyce (18) GIDP: C Thomas Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: P Polanco 1, M Joyce 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Verlander (W, 7-9) | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 108-73 | 4.15 |
| J Zumaya (H, 2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21-7 | 1.59 |
| T Jones (S, 17) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-7 | 4.95 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 137-87 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Verlander; J Zumaya IBB: J Morneau (By J Zumaya) Batters faced: J Verlander 27; J Zumaya 5; T Jones 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 8-5; J Zumaya 0-3; T Jones 1-1 Game Scores: J Verlander 67 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | DET | |||
 | 2nd | C Thomas homered to right, M Thames scored. | 0 | 2 |
 | 4th | J Mauer scored, J Morneau to third on wild pitch by J Verlander. | 1 | 2 |
| 4th | B Harris singled to center, J Morneau scored, J Kubel to second. | 2 | 2 |
| 5th | M Cabrera grounded out to shortstop, C Granderson scored, C Guillen to second. | 2 | 3 |
| 8th | M Joyce homered to center. | 2 | 4 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 41,453 (100.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:27 |
| Weather | 84 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 14 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ron Kulpa, First Base - Jim Wolf, Second Base - Jerry Layne, Third Base - Ed Montague |
MLB Scores
Sunday, July 13th 2008
| Tampa Bay | 2 | Final |
| Cleveland | 5 |
| Minnesota | 2 | Final |
| Detroit | 4 |
| NY Yankees | 1 | Final |
| Toronto | 4 |
| Baltimore | 1 | Final |
| Boston | 2 |
| Houston | 5 | Final |
| Washington | 0 |
| Arizona | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 6 |
| St. Louis | 11 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 6 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 3 |
| Seattle | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 |
| San Francisco | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 2 |
| Chi White Sox | 11 | Final |
| Texas | 12 |
| LA Angels | 4 | Final |
| Oakland | 3 |
| Atlanta | 12 | Final |
| San Diego | 3 |
| Florida | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 9 |
| Colorado | 0 | Final |
| NY Mets | 7 |