Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 7/1)
| Game 1: Monday, June 30 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 5 | Final |
| Minnesota | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, July 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, July 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 0 | Final |
| Minnesota | 7 | |
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8:10 PM ET, July 1, 2008
Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN | |
| Curtis Granderson | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), C Granderson struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Placido Polanco | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, P Polanco flied out to right | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Guillen | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, Strike (swinging), C Guillen struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Nate Robertson pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN | |
| Carlos Gomez | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, C Gomez walked | 0 | 0 |
| Alexi Casilla | A Casilla reached on bunt single to pitcher, C Gomez to second | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Redmond | Ball, C Gomez to third, A Casilla to second on wild pitch by N Robertson, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), M Redmond grounded into double play, first to catcher, C Gomez out at home, A Casilla to third | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Morneau | Ball, Strike (foul), J Morneau grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN | |
| Marcus Thames | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), M Thames grounded out to third | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Joyce | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), M Joyce struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Sheffield | Ball, Strike (swinging), G Sheffield flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Nate Robertson pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN | |
| Craig Monroe | Strike (looking), C Monroe singled to left | 0 | 0 |
| Delmon Young | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, D Young walked, C Monroe to second | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Harris | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Strike (looking), B Harris struck out looking | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Punto | N Punto grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, D Young out at second | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN | |
| Clete Thomas | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, C Thomas popped out to third | 0 | 0 |
| Edgar Renteria | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), E Renteria grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Ball, I Rodriguez singled to right | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Granderson | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), C Granderson flied out to left | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Nate Robertson pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN | |
| Denard Span | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, D Span grounded out to third | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Gomez | C Gomez singled to left | 0 | 0 |
| Alexi Casilla | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, Foul, A Casilla grounded into double play, second to first, C Gomez out at second | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN | |
| Placido Polanco | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), P Polanco grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Guillen | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, C Guillen singled to center | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Thames | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), M Thames singled to left, C Guillen to third | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Joyce | Strike (looking), Ball, C Guillen scored, M Thames to second on wild pitch by S Baker, Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), M Joyce struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Sheffield | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), G Sheffield struck out looking | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Nate Robertson pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN | |
| Mike Redmond | Ball, Strike (foul), M Redmond singled to right | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Morneau | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), J Morneau singled to center, M Redmond to second | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Monroe | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), C Monroe homered to center, M Redmond and J Morneau scored | 1 | 3 |
| Delmon Young | Strike (swinging), D Young flied out to center | 1 | 3 |
| Brendan Harris | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), B Harris struck out swinging | 1 | 3 |
| Nick Punto | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (looking), N Punto struck out looking | 1 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN | |
| Clete Thomas | Strike (looking), C Thomas popped out to shortstop | 1 | 3 |
| Edgar Renteria | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), E Renteria singled to center | 1 | 3 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Ball, Strike (looking), I Rodriguez flied out to center | 1 | 3 |
| Curtis Granderson | Strike (foul), C Granderson flied out to center | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Nate Robertson pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN | |
| Denard Span | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, D Span doubled to right | 1 | 3 |
| Carlos Gomez | Strike (bunted foul), C Gomez reached on bunt single to third, D Span to third | 1 | 3 |
| Alexi Casilla | Strike (swinging), A Casilla doubled to left, D Span scored, C Gomez to third | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Redmond | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, M Redmond singled to center, C Gomez and A Casilla scored | 1 | 6 |
| Justin Morneau | J Morneau singled to right center, M Redmond to second, Z Miner relieved N Robertson | 1 | 6 |
| Craig Monroe | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, C Monroe fouled out to left | 1 | 6 |
| Delmon Young | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Ball, D Young grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, J Morneau out at second, M Redmond to third | 1 | 6 |
| Brendan Harris | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), B Harris grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Young out at second | 1 | 6 |
| 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN | |
| Placido Polanco | Strike (looking), P Polanco lined out to second | 1 | 6 |
| Carlos Guillen | Strike (looking), C Guillen singled to right | 1 | 6 |
| Marcus Thames | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Ball, M Thames homered to left, C Guillen scored | 3 | 6 |
| Matt Joyce | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), M Joyce flied out to right | 3 | 6 |
| Gary Sheffield | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, G Sheffield singled to center | 3 | 6 |
| Clete Thomas | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), C Thomas popped out to shortstop | 3 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Zach Miner pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN | |
| Nick Punto | Ball, N Punto fouled out to left | 3 | 6 |
| Denard Span | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, D Span walked | 3 | 6 |
| Carlos Gomez | Ball, Ball, D Span stole second, Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, C Gomez walked | 3 | 6 |
| Alexi Casilla | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, A Casilla walked, D Span to third, C Gomez to second | 3 | 6 |
| Mike Redmond | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), M Redmond grounded into double play, pitcher to catcher to first, D Span out at home | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Brian Bass pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN | |
| B Bass relieved S Baker. | 3 | 6 | |
| Edgar Renteria | Strike (looking), E Renteria grounded out to third | 3 | 6 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Strike (swinging), Ball, I Rodriguez singled to right | 3 | 6 |
| Curtis Granderson | Ball, Strike (swinging), C Granderson grounded into fielder's choice to first, I Rodriguez out at second | 3 | 6 |
| Placido Polanco | Strike (looking), P Polanco flied out to center | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Zach Miner pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN | |
| Justin Morneau | Ball, J Morneau doubled to deep left center | 3 | 6 |
| Craig Monroe | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Ball, C Monroe walked, B Seay relieved Z Miner | 3 | 6 |
| Delmon Young | D Young grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, C Monroe out at second, J Morneau to third | 3 | 6 |
| Brendan Harris | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), B Harris grounded out to shortstop | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Brian Bass pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN | |
| Carlos Guillen | Strike (looking), Ball, C Guillen singled to right center | 3 | 6 |
| Marcus Thames | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), M Thames struck out swinging | 3 | 6 |
| Matt Joyce | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, M Joyce grounded out to second, C Guillen to second | 3 | 6 |
| Gary Sheffield | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, G Sheffield doubled to deep left center, C Guillen scored, D Reyes relieved B Bass, M Cabrera hit for C Thomas | 4 | 6 |
| Miguel Cabrera | Strike (looking), M Cabrera lined out to right | 4 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Bobby Seay pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN | |
| R Raburn in left field. | 4 | 6 | |
| Nick Punto | Strike (looking), N Punto reached on infield single to shortstop | 4 | 6 |
| Denard Span | D Span sacrificed to pitcher, N Punto to second | 4 | 6 |
| Carlos Gomez | C Gomez flied out to center | 4 | 6 |
| Alexi Casilla | Strike (looking), A Casilla reached on infield single to third, N Punto tagged out at home | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Joe Nathan pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN | |
| J Nathan relieved D Reyes. | 4 | 6 | |
| Edgar Renteria | Ball, E Renteria flied out to center | 4 | 6 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), I Rodriguez struck out swinging | 4 | 6 |
| Curtis Granderson | Ball, C Granderson lined out to second | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||