- Final0CWS
CLE0
40
4 - Finalin 12in 121ATL
NYM8
78
7 - Final2WAS
SF6
36
3 - Final3LA
PHI9
29
2 - Final4TB
BAL8
68
6 - Final5STL
PIT2
52
5 - Final6NYY
TOR8
28
2 - Final7FLA
MIL6
86
8 - Finalin 11in 118SEA
TEX5
65
6 - Finalin 8in 89SD
CHC4
64
6 - Finalin 13in 1310DET
MIN10
1410
14 - Final11HOU
COL15
1115
11 - Final12CIN
ARI10
310
3 - Final13BOS
LAA4
84
8 - Final14KC
OAK2
72
7
Final in 13
Minnesota leads 2-0 (as of 5/13)
| Game 1: Tuesday, May 12 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 2 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 | |
| Recap »Boxscore » | ||
| Game 2: Wednesday, May 13 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 10 | Final in 13 |
| Minnesota | 14 | |
| Recap »Boxscore » | ||
| Game 3: Thursday, May 14 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 5 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 | |
| Recap »Boxscore » | ||
8:10 PM ET, May 13, 2009
Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Glen Perkins pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| C Granderson flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| P Polanco struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| C Thomas grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Dontrelle Willis pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| D Span walked. | 0 | 0 |
| D Span safe at second on error by first baseman M Cabrera. | 0 | 0 |
| M Tolbert sacrificed to pitcher, D Span to third. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Span out at home. | 0 | 0 |
| J Morneau homered to center, J Mauer scored. | 0 | 2 |
| M Cuddyer grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Glen Perkins pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| M Cabrera grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| M Ordonez grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| J Larish grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Dontrelle Willis pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| J Crede singled to center. | 0 | 2 |
| B Harris singled to left, J Crede to second. | 0 | 2 |
| M Redmond lined into double play, pitcher to shortstop, J Crede out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| C Gomez grounded into fielder's choice to third, B Harris out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Glen Perkins pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| B Inge singled to center. | 0 | 2 |
| A Everett flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| D Sardinha lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| C Granderson singled to left center, B Inge to second. | 0 | 2 |
| P Polanco grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Dontrelle Willis pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| D Span grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| M Tolbert doubled to deep right center. | 0 | 2 |
| J Mauer singled to center, M Tolbert scored. | 0 | 3 |
| J Morneau reached on infield single to first, J Mauer to second. | 0 | 3 |
| M Cuddyer grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Morneau out at second. | 0 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Glen Perkins pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| C Thomas grounded out to second. | 0 | 3 |
| M Cabrera walked. | 0 | 3 |
| M Ordonez flied out to right. | 0 | 3 |
| J Larish walked, M Cabrera to second. | 0 | 3 |
| B Inge walked, M Cabrera to third, J Larish to second. | 0 | 3 |
| A Everett reached on infield single to second, M Cabrera and J Larish scored, B Inge to second. | 2 | 3 |
| D Sardinha struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Dontrelle Willis pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| J Crede popped out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| B Harris reached on infield single to pitcher. | 2 | 3 |
| M Redmond singled to left center, B Harris to third. | 2 | 3 |
| C Gomez hit sacrifice fly to right, B Harris scored. | 2 | 4 |
| D Span flied out to left. | 2 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Glen Perkins pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| C Granderson walked. | 2 | 4 |
| C Granderson stole second. | 2 | 4 |
| P Polanco flied out to right. | 2 | 4 |
| C Granderson to third on wild pitch by G Perkins. | 2 | 4 |
| C Granderson scored on G Perkins' wild pitch. | 3 | 4 |
| C Thomas lined out to second. | 3 | 4 |
| M Cabrera struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Dontrelle Willis pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| M Tolbert grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 4 |
| J Mauer walked. | 3 | 4 |
| J Morneau fouled out to third. | 3 | 4 |
| Z Miner relieved D Willis. | 3 | 4 |
| M Cuddyer singled to center, J Mauer to second. | 3 | 4 |
| J Crede grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Glen Perkins pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| M Ordonez doubled to left. | 3 | 4 |
| J Larish struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| B Inge homered to left, M Ordonez scored. | 5 | 4 |
| L Ayala relieved G Perkins. | 5 | 4 |
| A Everett singled to center. | 5 | 4 |
| D Sardinha popped out to second. | 5 | 4 |
| A Everett stole second. | 5 | 4 |
| C Granderson grounded out to second. | 5 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zach Miner pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| B Harris walked. | 5 | 4 |
| M Redmond grounded out to first, B Harris to second. | 5 | 4 |
| C Gomez walked. | 5 | 4 |
| B Seay relieved Z Miner. | 5 | 4 |
| D Span tripled to deep right, B Harris and C Gomez scored. | 5 | 6 |
| M Tolbert hit sacrifice fly to right, D Span scored. | 5 | 7 |
| J Mauer grounded out to second. | 5 | 7 |
| 3 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Luis Ayala pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| P Polanco walked. | 5 | 7 |
| C Thomas doubled to deep center, P Polanco to third. | 5 | 7 |
| M Guerrier relieved L Ayala. | 5 | 7 |
| M Cabrera homered to left center, P Polanco and C Thomas scored. | 8 | 7 |
| M Ordonez struck out looking. | 8 | 7 |
| Detroit's Manager J Leyland ejected by P Schrieber in the 7th. | 8 | 7 |
| J Larish homered to center. | 9 | 7 |
| R Dickey relieved M Guerrier. | 9 | 7 |
| B Inge singled to center. | 9 | 7 |
| A Everett struck out swinging. | 9 | 7 |
| D Sardinha grounded into fielder's choice to third, B Inge out at second. | 9 | 7 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Bobby Seay pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| J Morneau grounded out to first. | 9 | 7 |
| J Zumaya relieved B Seay. | 9 | 7 |
| M Cuddyer fouled out to right. | 9 | 7 |
| J Crede flied out to right. | 9 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| R.A. Dickey pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| C Granderson singled to right. | 9 | 7 |
| P Polanco sacrificed to pitcher, C Granderson to second. | 9 | 7 |
| C Thomas flied out to center. | 9 | 7 |
| M Cabrera intentionally walked. | 9 | 7 |
| M Ordonez struck out swinging. | 9 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joel Zumaya pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| C Thomas in right field. | 9 | 7 |
| J Anderson in left field. | 9 | 7 |
| B Harris flied out to center. | 9 | 7 |
| M Redmond singled to right. | 9 | 7 |
| J Kubel hit for C Gomez. | 9 | 7 |
| J Kubel homered to right center, M Redmond scored. | 9 | 9 |
| D Span struck out looking. | 9 | 9 |
| M Tolbert struck out swinging. | 9 | 9 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joe Nathan pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| D Span in center field. | 9 | 9 |
| J Kubel in left field. | 9 | 9 |
| J Nathan relieved R Dickey. | 9 | 9 |
| J Larish walked. | 9 | 9 |
| R Raburn ran for J Larish. | 9 | 9 |
| B Inge struck out swinging. | 9 | 9 |
| A Everett grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, R Raburn out at second. | 9 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joel Zumaya pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| J Mauer flied out to center. | 9 | 9 |
| J Morneau struck out swinging. | 9 | 9 |
| M Cuddyer singled to center. | 9 | 9 |
| J Crede flied out to center. | 9 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Jose Mijares pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| J Mijares relieved J Nathan. | 9 | 9 |
| G Laird hit for D Sardinha. | 9 | 9 |
| G Laird grounded out to third. | 9 | 9 |
| C Granderson bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 9 | 9 |
| P Polanco struck out swinging. | 9 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| G Laird catching. | 9 | 9 |
| F Rodney relieved J Zumaya. | 9 | 9 |
| B Harris struck out looking. | 9 | 9 |
| M Redmond grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 9 |
| J Kubel grounded out to pitcher. | 9 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 11th | SCORE | |
| Jose Mijares pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| C Thomas singled to center. | 9 | 9 |
| M Cabrera grounded into double play, second to first, C Thomas out at second. | 9 | 9 |
| J Anderson struck out looking. | 9 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 11th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Lyon pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| B Lyon relieved F Rodney. | 9 | 9 |
| D Span struck out swinging. | 9 | 9 |
| M Tolbert grounded out to second. | 9 | 9 |
| J Mauer walked. | 9 | 9 |
| J Morneau grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 12th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Crain pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| J Crain relieved J Mijares. | 9 | 9 |
| R Raburn singled to right. | 9 | 9 |
| B Inge grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Raburn out at second. | 9 | 9 |
| A Everett grounded out to third. | 9 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 12th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Lyon pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| M Cuddyer grounded out to third. | 9 | 9 |
| J Crede flied out to center. | 9 | 9 |
| B Harris hit a ground rule double to deep right center. | 9 | 9 |
| M Redmond lined out to center. | 9 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 13th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Crain pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| G Laird grounded out to third. | 9 | 9 |
| C Granderson tripled to deep right center. | 9 | 9 |
| P Polanco flied out to left. | 9 | 9 |
| C Granderson scored on J Crain's balk. | 10 | 9 |
| C Thomas struck out looking. | 10 | 9 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 13th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Lyon pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| J Kubel singled to right. | 10 | 9 |
| N Punto ran for J Kubel. | 10 | 9 |
| D Span sacrificed to pitcher, N Punto to second. | 10 | 9 |
| M Tolbert singled to left center, N Punto scored. | 10 | 10 |
| J Mauer grounded out to pitcher. | 10 | 10 |
| J Morneau intentionally walked, M Tolbert to second. | 10 | 10 |
| M Cuddyer walked, M Tolbert to third, J Morneau to second. | 10 | 10 |
| J Crede homered to left, M Tolbert, J Morneau and M Cuddyer scored. | 10 | 14 |
| 5 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||