Detroit Tigers vs. Minnesota Twins - Box Score - May 26, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for May 26, 2012

Final

Series: Game 2 of 3

Detroit leads 2-0 (as of 5/26)

Game 1: Friday, May 25
Detroit	10	Final
Minnesota	6	Final
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Game 2: Saturday, May 26
Detroit	6	Final
Minnesota	3	Final
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Game 3: Sunday, May 27
Detroit	4	Final
Minnesota	3	Final
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Tigers 6

(22-24, 11-12 away)

Twins 3

(15-31, 6-16 home)

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2:10 PM ET, May 26, 2012

Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	6	12	0
MIN	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	8	1

W: M. Scherzer (4-3)

L: C. Pavano (2-4)

S: J. Valverde (8)

Detroit Tigers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Q Berry CF	5	1	1	1	0	2	18	.294	.368	.412
A Dirks LF	4	2	2	2	0	2	13	.322	.374	.529
M Cabrera 3B	4	1	2	2	0	1	18	.310	.369	.489
P Fielder 1B	4	0	4	1	0	0	10	.311	.369	.480
D Young DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	10	.253	.304	.363
B Boesch RF	3	0	0	0	1	2	19	.254	.290	.390
D Kelly RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.273	.172
J Peralta SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	15	.239	.323	.345
A Avila C	4	1	1	0	0	0	10	.234	.313	.414
R Santiago 2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	12	.203	.268	.257
Totals	36	6	12	6	1	8	125
BATTING 2B: A Dirks 2 (9, C Pavano 2); M Cabrera (9, C Pavano) RBI: M Cabrera 2 (37), P Fielder (28), Q Berry (2), A Dirks 2 (16) GIDP: D Young 2, R Santiago Tigers RISP: 5-10 (P Fielder 1-1, A Avila 0-1, R Santiago 0-1, A Dirks 1-1, M Cabrera 2-2, B Boesch 0-1, D Young 0-1, Q Berry 1-1, J Peralta 0-1) Team LOB: 4
FIELDING DP: 1 (R Santiago-J Peralta-P Fielder).

Detroit Tigers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
M Scherzer (W, 4-3)	5.1	6	3	3	0	9	2	80-52	5.67
O Dotel (H, 6)	1.2	0	0	0	0	4	0	20-16	2.87
J Benoit (H, 11)	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	24-17	2.70
J Valverde (S, 8)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12-8	4.91
Totals	9.0	8	3	3	0	16	2	136-93
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: M Scherzer 12/21; O Dotel 2/5; J Benoit 3/5; J Valverde 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: M Scherzer 20-11-9-12; O Dotel 4-5-7-0; J Benoit 5-5-4-3; J Valverde 5-0-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Scherzer 6-1; O Dotel 0-1; J Benoit 0-1; J Valverde 0-2 Game Scores: M Scherzer 53

Minnesota Twins
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D Span CF	4	2	2	1	0	0	16	.305	.363	.408
B Revere RF	4	0	3	0	0	0	15	.280	.333	.400
J Mauer DH	4	0	1	0	0	1	13	.297	.405	.412
J Willingham LF	4	0	0	0	0	4	19	.267	.385	.533
J Morneau 1B	4	1	1	1	0	1	12	.248	.317	.549
B Dozier SS	4	0	0	0	0	3	17	.247	.259	.370
A Casilla 2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	17	.229	.270	.288
D Butera C	3	0	0	0	0	3	12	.300	.400	.400
J Carroll 3B	3	0	1	0	0	2	15	.236	.326	.273
Totals	34	3	8	2	0	16	136
BATTING 2B: D Span (13, M Scherzer) HR: J Morneau (9, 2nd inning off M Scherzer 0 on, 0 Out); D Span (1, 6th inning off M Scherzer 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Morneau (23), D Span (12) GIDP: J Mauer Twins RISP: 1-6 (J Willingham 0-2, J Mauer 0-2, B Revere 1-1, J Morneau 0-1) Team LOB: 4
FIELDING E: B Dozier (4, ground ball) DP: 4 (J Carroll-A Casilla-J Morneau, B Dozier-A Casilla-J Morneau, J Carroll-J Morneau, B Dozier-A Casilla).

Minnesota Twins
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Pavano (L, 2-4)	4.1	10	6	6	0	2	0	69-50	5.46
B Duensing	2.2	1	0	0	1	3	0	34-21	2.92
J Burton	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	12-11	4.58
G Perkins	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	10-7	3.79
Totals	9.0	12	6	6	1	8	0	125-89
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Pavano 15/22; B Duensing 4/8; J Burton 4/4; G Perkins 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Pavano 10-4-17-19; B Duensing 4-4-9-4; J Burton 4-2-2-3; G Perkins 0-3-3-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Pavano 3-8; B Duensing 4-1; J Burton 0-1; G Perkins 0-1 Game Scores: C Pavano 21

Scoring Summary

			DET	MIN
	1st	M Cabrera doubled to deep center, A Dirks scored.	1	0
	1st	P Fielder singled to center, M Cabrera scored.	2	0
	1st	J Mauer grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, D Span scored, B Revere out at second.	2	1
	2nd	J Morneau homered to right (405 feet).	2	2
	5th	Q Berry singled to right, A Avila scored, R Santiago to third.	3	2
	5th	A Dirks doubled to deep center, R Santiago and Q Berry scored.	5	2
	5th	M Cabrera singled to right center, A Dirks scored.	6	2
	6th	D Span homered to right (377 feet).	6	3
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Game Notes

THE GAME HAS RESUMED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING AFTER A 41 RAIN MINUTE DELAY.

Game Information

Stadium	Target Field, Minneapolis, MN
Attendance	37,360 (94.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:39
Weather	61 degrees, overcast
Wind	13 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Alan Porter, First Base - Larry Vanover, Second Base - Brian Gorman, Third Base - Todd Tichenor