Final
Minnesota leads 1-0 (as of 5/16)
| Game 1: Wednesday, May 16 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 11 | Final |
| Detroit | 7 | |
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| Game 2: Thursday, May 17 | ||
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| Minnesota | 4 | Final |
| Detroit | 3 | |
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Coverage: FOX DET
7:05 PM ET, May 16, 2012
Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
W: A. Burnett (1-0)
L: D. Below (2-1)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Minnesota - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Rick Porcello pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| E Komatsu grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| B Dozier safe at first on error by first baseman P Fielder. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer doubled to deep left, B Dozier scored, J Mauer to third on throwing error by shortstop R Santiago. | 1 | 0 |
| J Willingham doubled to deep left, J Mauer scored. | 2 | 0 |
| J Morneau struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| R Doumit struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| A Jackson singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| A Dirks walked, A Jackson to second. | 2 | 0 |
| M Cabrera flied out to center, A Jackson to third, A Dirks to second. | 2 | 0 |
| P Fielder hit sacrifice fly to left, A Jackson scored. | 2 | 1 |
| D Young struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| T Plouffe flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| A Casilla bunt grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| J Carroll singled to left. | 2 | 1 |
| E Komatsu safe at first on error by second baseman R Raburn, J Carroll to second. | 2 | 1 |
| B Dozier homered to left (389 feet), J Carroll and E Komatsu scored. | 5 | 1 |
| J Mauer grounded out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| A Avila struck out looking. | 5 | 1 |
| R Raburn walked. | 5 | 1 |
| B Boesch singled to right, R Raburn to third. | 5 | 1 |
| R Santiago singled to left, R Raburn scored, B Boesch to third. | 5 | 2 |
| A Jackson singled to center, B Boesch scored, R Santiago to second. | 5 | 3 |
| A Dirks singled to center, R Santiago scored, A Jackson to third, A Dirks to second advancing on throw. | 5 | 4 |
| M Cabrera singled to right, A Jackson scored, A Dirks to third. | 5 | 5 |
| P Fielder hit sacrifice fly to right, A Dirks scored. | 5 | 6 |
| M Cabrera caught stealing second, pitcher to second. | 5 | 6 |
| 5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| J Willingham doubled to deep right. | 5 | 6 |
| J Morneau flied out to center. | 5 | 6 |
| R Doumit singled to right center, J Willingham scored. | 6 | 6 |
| T Plouffe lined out to third, R Doumit to second on throwing error by third baseman M Cabrera. | 6 | 6 |
| A Casilla grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Gray pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| J Gray relieved N Blackburn. | 6 | 6 |
| D Young grounded out to third. | 6 | 6 |
| A Avila grounded out to second. | 6 | 6 |
| R Raburn grounded out to third. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| J Carroll grounded out to second. | 6 | 6 |
| E Komatsu struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| B Dozier flied out to left. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Gray pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| B Boesch grounded out to second. | 6 | 6 |
| R Santiago flied out to center. | 6 | 6 |
| A Jackson flied out to right. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Duane Below pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| D Kelly in center field. | 6 | 6 |
| D Below relieved R Porcello. | 6 | 6 |
| J Mauer grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 6 |
| J Willingham flied out to left. | 6 | 6 |
| J Morneau grounded out to second. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Gray pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| A Dirks singled to right. | 6 | 6 |
| M Cabrera doubled to deep center, A Dirks scored. | 6 | 7 |
| P Fielder flied out to center, M Cabrera to third. | 6 | 7 |
| A Burnett relieved J Gray. | 6 | 7 |
| D Young grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 7 |
| A Avila intentionally walked. | 6 | 7 |
| R Raburn grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Duane Below pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| R Doumit singled to left. | 6 | 7 |
| T Plouffe struck out swinging. | 6 | 7 |
| A Casilla walked, R Doumit to second. | 6 | 7 |
| J Carroll doubled to left, R Doumit and A Casilla scored. | 8 | 7 |
| E Komatsu popped out to shortstop. | 8 | 7 |
| B Dozier struck out swinging. | 8 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Alex Burnett pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| B Boesch flied out to left. | 8 | 7 |
| R Santiago walked. | 8 | 7 |
| B Duensing relieved A Burnett. | 8 | 7 |
| D Kelly fouled out to third. | 8 | 7 |
| A Dirks flied out to right. | 8 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Duane Below pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| J Mauer flied out to center. | 8 | 7 |
| L Putkonen relieved D Below. | 8 | 7 |
| J Willingham singled to center. | 8 | 7 |
| J Morneau doubled to deep right, J Willingham to third. | 8 | 7 |
| R Doumit intentionally walked. | 8 | 7 |
| T Plouffe struck out looking. | 8 | 7 |
| A Casilla singled to right, J Willingham scored, J Morneau to third, R Doumit to second. | 9 | 7 |
| J Carroll flied out to center. | 9 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brian Duensing pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| M Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 7 |
| P Fielder reached on infield single to second. | 9 | 7 |
| D Young doubled to deep left, P Fielder to third. | 9 | 7 |
| A Avila struck out swinging. | 9 | 7 |
| J Burton relieved B Duensing. | 9 | 7 |
| R Raburn struck out swinging. | 9 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Luke Putkonen pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| E Komatsu grounded out to second. | 9 | 7 |
| B Dozier struck out looking. | 9 | 7 |
| J Mauer singled to center. | 9 | 7 |
| J Mauer to second on wild pitch by L Putkonen. | 9 | 7 |
| J Willingham struck out swinging. | 9 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jared Burton pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| D Butera catching. | 9 | 7 |
| B Boesch flied out to right. | 9 | 7 |
| R Santiago flied out to left. | 9 | 7 |
| D Kelly grounded out to first. | 9 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Collin Balester pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| C Balester relieved L Putkonen. | 9 | 7 |
| J Morneau flied out to center. | 9 | 7 |
| D Butera doubled to left. | 9 | 7 |
| T Plouffe homered to left (411 feet), D Butera scored. | 11 | 7 |
| A Casilla walked. | 11 | 7 |
| J Carroll grounded into double play, third to second to first, A Casilla out at second. | 11 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Glen Perkins pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| G Perkins relieved J Burton. | 11 | 7 |
| A Dirks singled to center. | 11 | 7 |
| M Cabrera grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, A Dirks out at second. | 11 | 7 |
| P Fielder flied out to center. | 11 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||

