AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">DETROIT (6) VS MINNESOTA (3) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .302 P Polanco 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .340 G Sheffield dh 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .269 M Ordonez rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .357 C Guillen 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .295 I Rodriguez c 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .282 T Perez lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .433 B Clevlen pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 R Santiago ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .234 B Inge 3b 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .241 Totals 31 6 10 4 1 3 10 BATTING: 2B - M Ordonez (49, S Baker); G Sheffield (20, S Baker); C Guillen (30, P Neshek); T Perez (7, P Neshek). HR - C Granderson (22, 1st inning off S Baker 0 on, 0 Out). S - R Santiago , B Inge. SF - I Rodriguez. RBI - C Granderson (72), B Inge (66), C Guillen (96), I Rodriguez (62). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Santiago 1, C Guillen 1, P Polanco 1, C Granderson 1. GIDP - C Guillen. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - C Granderson (23, 2nd base off S Baker/C Heintz), B Inge (9, 2nd base off S Baker/C Heintz). FIELDING: E - T Byrdak (2, throw); T Perez (2, fly ball). Outfield assists - T Perez (B Buscher at Home). MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Tyner lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .292 J Kubel dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .264 T Hunter cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .288 J Morneau 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .277 M Cuddyer rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .271 B Buscher 3b 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 .288 A Casilla pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 C Heintz c 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .234 a-J Mauer ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .290 L Rodriguez 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .220 N Punto ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .203 Totals 28 3 4 3 5 8 9 a-struck out looking for C Heintz in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - N Punto (16, J Jurrjens). 3B - J Tyner (2, J Jurrjens). SF - B Buscher. RBI - J Tyner (22), B Buscher 2 (7). 2-out RBI - B Buscher. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Punto 1, T Hunter 1, J Mauer 2. Team LOB - 7. FIELDING: E - S Baker (2, throw); J Morneau (5, ground ball). DP: 1 (N Punto-J Morneau). ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 121 000 02 -- 6 MINNESOTA - 000 001 11 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era J Jurrjens 5 1/3 2 1 1 1 6 0 2.84 T Byrdak 1 2/3 2 2 1 1 0 0 3.69 F Rodney 2/3 0 0 0 2 1 0 4.24 J Zumaya 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.90 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era S Baker 7 8 4 3 0 3 1 4.15 P Neshek 2/3 2 2 2 1 0 0 2.94 C Cali 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.71 T Byrdak pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. WP - F Rodney. Pitches-strikes: J Jurrjens 90-59; T Byrdak 37-21; F Rodney 24-11; J Zumaya 10-6; S Baker 94-66; P Neshek 22-11; C Cali 2-2. Ground balls-fly balls: J Jurrjens 1-9; T Byrdak 1-4; F Rodney 1-0; J Zumaya 0-0; S Baker 7-11; P Neshek 0-2; C Cali 1-0. Batters faced: J Jurrjens 19; T Byrdak 9; F Rodney 4; J Zumaya 2; S Baker 29; P Neshek 5; C Cali 1. UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Chad Fairchild. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: A Casilla at second base. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 6 MINNESOTA 3 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR DETROIT: B Inge (.241, 0-FOR-2, RBI)</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Mauer catching. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 6 MINNESOTA 3 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR DETROIT: B Inge (.241, 0-FOR-2, RBI)</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: L Rodriguez at third base. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 6 MINNESOTA 3 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR DETROIT: B Inge (.241, 0-FOR-2, RBI)</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - PITCHING CHANGE MIN: JULIO DEPAULA (0-1, 10.13) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 6, MINNESOTA 3 DUE UP FOR DETROIT: B INGE (.241, 0-FOR-2, RBI)</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J DePaula relieved C Cali. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 6 MINNESOTA 3 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR DETROIT: B Inge (.241, 0-FOR-2, RBI)</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - DETROIT 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 11 2 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 4 2 (BOT 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JOEL ZUMAYA MIN - JULIO DEPAULA DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L RODRIGUEZ (.220, 1-FOR-3) N PUNTO (.203, 1-FOR-3) J TYNER (.292, 1-FOR-3, BB, RBI)</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">DETROIT (6) VS MINNESOTA (3) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .301 P Polanco 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .340 G Sheffield dh 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .269 M Ordonez rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .357 C Guillen 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .295 I Rodriguez c 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .282 T Perez lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .433 B Clevlen pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 R Santiago ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .234 B Inge 3b 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .243 Totals 34 6 11 4 1 3 11 BATTING: 2B - M Ordonez (49, S Baker); G Sheffield (20, S Baker); C Guillen (30, P Neshek); T Perez (7, P Neshek). HR - C Granderson (22, 1st inning off S Baker 0 on, 0 Out). S - R Santiago , B Inge. SF - I Rodriguez. RBI - C Granderson (72), B Inge (66), C Guillen (96), I Rodriguez (62). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Santiago 1, C Guillen 1, P Polanco 1, C Granderson 1. GIDP - C Guillen, C Granderson. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - C Granderson (23, 2nd base off S Baker/C Heintz), B Inge (9, 2nd base off S Baker/C Heintz). FIELDING: E - T Byrdak (2, throw); T Perez (2, fly ball). Outfield assists - T Perez (B Buscher at Home). MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Tyner lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .292 J Kubel dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .264 T Hunter cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .288 J Morneau 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .277 M Cuddyer rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .271 B Buscher 3b 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 .288 A Casilla pr-2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 C Heintz c 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .234 a-J Mauer ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .290 L Rodriguez 2b-3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .220 N Punto ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .203 Totals 28 3 4 3 5 8 9 a-struck out looking for C Heintz in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - N Punto (16, J Jurrjens). 3B - J Tyner (2, J Jurrjens). SF - B Buscher. RBI - J Tyner (22), B Buscher 2 (7). 2-out RBI - B Buscher. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Punto 1, T Hunter 1, J Mauer 2. Team LOB - 7. FIELDING: E - S Baker (2, throw); J Morneau (5, ground ball). DP: 2 (N Punto-J Morneau, A Casilla-N Punto-J Morneau). ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 121 000 020 -- 6 MINNESOTA - 000 001 11 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era J Jurrjens 5 1/3 2 1 1 1 6 0 2.84 T Byrdak 1 2/3 2 2 1 1 0 0 3.69 F Rodney 2/3 0 0 0 2 1 0 4.24 J Zumaya 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.90 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era S Baker 7 8 4 3 0 3 1 4.15 P Neshek 2/3 2 2 2 1 0 0 2.94 C Cali 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.71 J DePaula 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.42 T Byrdak pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. WP - F Rodney. Pitches-strikes: J Jurrjens 90-59; T Byrdak 37-21; F Rodney 24-11; J Zumaya 10-6; S Baker 94-66; P Neshek 22-11; C Cali 2-2; J DePaula 15-10. Ground balls-fly balls: J Jurrjens 1-9; T Byrdak 1-4; F Rodney 1-0; J Zumaya 0-0; S Baker 7-11; P Neshek 0-2; C Cali 1-0; J DePaula 3-0. Batters faced: J Jurrjens 19; T Byrdak 9; F Rodney 4; J Zumaya 2; S Baker 29; P Neshek 5; C Cali 1; J DePaula 3. UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Chad Fairchild. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - PITCHING CHANGE DET: TODD JONES (1-4, 4.25) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 6, MINNESOTA 3 DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L RODRIGUEZ (.220, 1-FOR-3)</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: T Jones relieved J Zumaya. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 6 MINNESOTA 3 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L Rodriguez (.220, 1-FOR-3)</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY NICK PUNTO SCORED LUIS RODRIGUEZ. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, N PUNTO ON FIRST, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 6 MINNESOTA 4 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J TYNER (.292, 1-FOR-3, BB, RBI)</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - DETROIT 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 11 2 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 7 2 (FINAL) BATTERIES: DET - JAIR JURRJENS, TIM BYRDAK (6TH), FERNANDO RODNEY (8TH), JOEL ZUMAYA (8TH), TODD JONES (9TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ MIN - SCOTT BAKER, PAT NESHEK (8TH), CARMEN CALI (8TH), JULIO DEPAULA (9TH) AND CHRIS HEINTZ, JOE MAUER (9TH) HOME RUNS: DET - CURTIS GRANDERSON (22) OFF SCOTT BAKER IN THE 1ST, 0 ON MIN - NONE</div>
Jurrjens sharp as Tigers sweep Twins <h3>DETROIT 6, MINNESOTA 4</h3>By Brian Hall PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) - For years, the Minnesota Twins have takenadvantage of their home-field turf in the Metrodome. Thisyear, the Detroit Tigers had a little magic of their own atMinnesota's park. Detroit earned its second straight three-game sweep at theMetrodome with a 6-4 victory against the Twins on Sunday. Curtis Granderson led off the game with a home run and JairJurrjens carried a no-hitter through 5 1/3 innings for theTigers (83-67), who trail the New York Yankees (84-64) by twogames in the American League wild card race entering theYankees' Sunday evening tilt at Boston. With the victory, Detroit has won six straight games at theMetrodome, equaling their best overall winning streak inMinnesota, which previously was done spanning the 1999 and 2000seasons. The Tigers are 10-5 against the defending Centralchampions this year, and have taken seven in a row against theTwins. Granderson got it all started in the first inning with a432-foot blast for his 12th career leadoff home run, and sixthof this season. But Detroit's rookie righthander was the story. Jurrjens (3-1) won his second straight start after coming offthe disabled list with right shoulder inflammation. He retired16 of the first 17 batters he faced, allowing just a walk toBrian Buscher in the second. Minnesota's Nick Punto broke up the no-hitter with one out inthe sixth on a double to left field, and the shutout was goneafter Punto scored on Jason Tyner's triple to right, endingJurrjens' night. He finished with 5 1/3 innings pitched, giving up one run andtwo hits, while striking out a career-high six. Three relievers bridged the gap to closer Todd jones, whoallowed a run before escaping a bases loaded jam to earn his37th save of the season. Detroit scored in each of the first three innings against Twins'starter Scott Baker (9-8), pushing a pair across in the secondframe due to fielding miscues by the righthander, who turns 26on Wednesday. After Timo Perez reached with a single, Ramon Santiago hit aball up the middle that Baker got a glove on and knocked down.He recovered to pick up the ball, but his throw to first wentwide of the bag and allowed Perez to score all the way fromfirst. Brandon Inge then scored Santiago, who made it to thirdon the previous play, with a squeeze bunt. Granderson also reached in the inning after bunting back toBaker, with the righthander throwing high to first for anothererror. Baker had won three of his past four starts, without giving upmore than three runs since the beginning of August. He lastedseven innings on Sunday, allowing four runs - three earned - andeight hits while striking out three and not issuing a walk. The Twins put together a rally in the eighth, pushing across arun when Joel Zumaya walked in a run with the bases loaded. Butthe hard-throwing righthander struck out the reigning AmericanLeague batting champion, Joe Mauer, to end the threat. Granderson and Magglio Ordonez each had two hits for the Tigers,who now travel to Cleveland. The Indians (87-62) lead theCentral by 4 1/2 games over Detroit after a 4-3 loss to KansasCity.
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - DETROIT 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 11 2 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 7 2 (FINAL) BATTERIES: DET - JAIR JURRJENS, TIM BYRDAK (6TH), FERNANDO RODNEY (8TH), JOEL ZUMAYA (8TH), TODD JONES (9TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ MIN - SCOTT BAKER, PAT NESHEK (8TH), CARMEN CALI (8TH), JULIO DEPAULA (9TH) AND CHRIS HEINTZ, JOE MAUER (9TH) WP - JAIR JURRJENS (3-1) LP - SCOTT BAKER (9-8) SAVE - TODD JONES (37) HOME RUNS: DET - CURTIS GRANDERSON (22) OFF SCOTT BAKER IN THE 1ST, 0 ON MIN - NONE TIME: 3:06 ATT: 21,771 PROBABLES: TEX - EDINSON VOLQUEZ (2-1, 4.24) MIN - KEVIN SLOWEY (3-0, 5.44) PROBABLES: DET - KENNY ROGERS (3-2, 4.50) CLE - PAUL BYRD (15-6, 4.34)</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">DETROIT (6) VS MINNESOTA (4) - FINAL DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .301 P Polanco 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .340 G Sheffield dh 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .269 M Ordonez rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .357 C Guillen 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .295 I Rodriguez c 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .282 T Perez lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .433 B Clevlen pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 R Santiago ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .234 B Inge 3b 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .243 Totals 34 6 11 4 1 3 11 BATTING: 2B - M Ordonez (49, S Baker); G Sheffield (20, S Baker); C Guillen (30, P Neshek); T Perez (7, P Neshek). HR - C Granderson (22, 1st inning off S Baker 0 on, 0 Out). S - R Santiago , B Inge. SF - I Rodriguez. RBI - C Granderson (72), B Inge (66), C Guillen (96), I Rodriguez (62). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Santiago 1, C Guillen 1, P Polanco 1, C Granderson 1. GIDP - C Guillen, C Granderson. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - C Granderson (23, 2nd base off S Baker/C Heintz), B Inge (9, 2nd base off S Baker/C Heintz). FIELDING: E - T Byrdak (2, throw); T Perez (2, fly ball). Outfield assists - T Perez (B Buscher at Home). MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Tyner lf 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .291 J Kubel dh 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .263 T Hunter cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .290 J Morneau 1b 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 .277 M Cuddyer rf 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .271 B Buscher 3b 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 .288 A Casilla pr-2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 C Heintz c 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .234 a-J Mauer ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .290 L Rodriguez 2b-3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .225 N Punto ss 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .205 Totals 34 4 7 4 6 9 14 a-struck out looking for C Heintz in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - N Punto (16, J Jurrjens). 3B - J Tyner (2, J Jurrjens); L Rodriguez (1, T Jones). SF - B Buscher. RBI - J Tyner (22), B Buscher 2 (7), N Punto (23). 2-out RBI - B Buscher. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cuddyer 2, N Punto 1, T Hunter 1, J Mauer 2. Team LOB - 10. FIELDING: E - S Baker (2, throw); J Morneau (5, ground ball). DP: 2 (N Punto-J Morneau, A Casilla-N Punto-J Morneau). ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 121 000 020 -- 6 MINNESOTA - 000 001 111 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era J Jurrjens (W, 3-1) 5 1/3 2 1 1 1 6 0 2.84 T Byrdak (H, 9) 1 2/3 2 2 1 1 0 0 3.69 F Rodney 2/3 0 0 0 2 1 0 4.24 J Zumaya (H, 7) 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.90 T Jones (S, 37) 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 4.33 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era S Baker (L, 9-8) 7 8 4 3 0 3 1 4.15 P Neshek 2/3 2 2 2 1 0 0 2.94 C Cali 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.71 J DePaula 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.42 T Byrdak pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. WP - F Rodney. Pitches-strikes: J Jurrjens 90-59; T Byrdak 37-21; F Rodney 24-11; J Zumaya 10-6; T Jones 29-15; S Baker 94-66; P Neshek 22-11; C Cali 2-2; J DePaula 15-10. Ground balls-fly balls: J Jurrjens 1-9; T Byrdak 1-4; F Rodney 1-0; J Zumaya 0-0; T Jones 1-1; S Baker 7-11; P Neshek 0-2; C Cali 1-0; J DePaula 3-0. Batters faced: J Jurrjens 19; T Byrdak 9; F Rodney 4; J Zumaya 2; T Jones 7; S Baker 29; P Neshek 5; C Cali 1; J DePaula 3. UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Chad Fairchild. T--3:06. Att--21,771. Weather: INDOORS</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DETROIT (6) AT MINNESOTA (4) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DETROIT 1ST: C Granderson homered to right center. P Polanco flied out to left. G Sheffield struck out swinging. M Ordonez doubled to deep right. C Guillen flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, MINNESOTA 0. DETROIT 2ND: I Rodriguez flied out to right. T Perez singled to left. R Santiago reached on infield single to pitcher, T Perez scored, R Santiago to third on throwing error by pitcher S Baker. B Inge sacrificed to catcher, R Santiago scored. C Granderson reached on infield single to pitcher. C Granderson stole second. P Polanco grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) DETROIT 3, MINNESOTA 0. DETROIT 3RD: G Sheffield doubled to deep right center. M Ordonez singled to right, G Sheffield to third. C Guillen grounded into double play, shortstop to first, G Sheffield scored, M Ordonez out at second. I Rodriguez struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 4, MINNESOTA 0. MINNESOTA 6TH: L Rodriguez flied out to left. N Punto doubled to left center. J Tyner tripled to deep right, N Punto scored. T Byrdak relieved J Jurrjens. J Kubel popped out to shortstop. T Hunter flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 4, MINNESOTA 1. MINNESOTA 7TH: J Morneau grounded out to third. M Cuddyer safe at third on throwing error by pitcher T Byrdak. B Buscher hit sacrifice fly to left, M Cuddyer scored, B Buscher to second on error by left fielder T Perez. C Heintz singled to left, B Buscher thrown out at home. L Rodriguez singled to right, C Heintz to second. N Punto popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 2 Errors) DETROIT 4, MINNESOTA 2. DETROIT 8TH: P Neshek relieved S Baker. G Sheffield walked. M Ordonez flied out to right. C Guillen doubled to deep right, G Sheffield scored, C Guillen to third advancing on throw. I Rodriguez hit sacrifice fly to right, C Guillen scored. T Perez doubled to deep right center. B Clevlen ran for T Perez. C Cali relieved P Neshek. R Santiago grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 6, MINNESOTA 2. MINNESOTA 8TH: B Clevlen in left field. J Tyner walked. F Rodney relieved T Byrdak. J Kubel struck out swinging. J Tyner to second on wild pitch by F Rodney. T Hunter grounded out to second, J Tyner to third. J Morneau walked. M Cuddyer walked, J Morneau to second. J Zumaya relieved F Rodney. B Buscher walked, J Tyner scored, J Morneau to third, M Cuddyer to second. J Mauer hit for C Heintz. A Casilla ran for B Buscher. J Mauer struck out looking. (1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 6, MINNESOTA 3. MINNESOTA 9TH: T Jones relieved J Zumaya. L Rodriguez tripled to deep center. N Punto singled to right, L Rodriguez scored. J Tyner lined out to center. J Kubel struck out looking. N Punto to second on fielder's indifference. T Hunter reached on infield single to shortstop, N Punto to third. J Morneau walked, T Hunter to second. M Cuddyer grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Morneau out at second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 6, MINNESOTA 4.</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DETROIT (6) AT MINNESOTA (4) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Detroit Starting Lineups -- C Granderson CF, P Polanco 2B, G Sheffield DH, M Ordonez RF, C Guillen 1B, I Rodriguez C, T Perez LF, R Santiago SS, B Inge 3B, J Jurrjens RHP. Minnesota Starting Lineups -- J Tyner LF, J Kubel DH, T Hunter CF, J Morneau 1B, M Cuddyer RF, B Buscher 3B, C Heintz C, L Rodriguez 2B, N Punto SS, S Baker RHP. Umpires -- Tony Randazzo (HP), Greg Gibson (1B), Larry Vanover (2B), Chad Fairchild (3B). Gametime Weather: INDOORS. DETROIT 1ST: C Granderson homered to right center. P Polanco flied out to left. G Sheffield struck out swinging. M Ordonez doubled to deep right. C Guillen flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, MINNESOTA 0. MINNESOTA 1ST: J Tyner flied out to left. J Kubel lined out to left. T Hunter struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, MINNESOTA 0. DETROIT 2ND: I Rodriguez flied out to right. T Perez singled to left. R Santiago reached on infield single to pitcher, T Perez scored, R Santiago to third on throwing error by pitcher S Baker. B Inge sacrificed to catcher, R Santiago scored. C Granderson reached on infield single to pitcher. C Granderson stole second. P Polanco grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) DETROIT 3, MINNESOTA 0. MINNESOTA 2ND: J Morneau flied out to left. M Cuddyer struck out looking. B Buscher walked. C Heintz flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3, MINNESOTA 0. DETROIT 3RD: G Sheffield doubled to deep right center. M Ordonez singled to right, G Sheffield to third. C Guillen grounded into double play, shortstop to first, G Sheffield scored, M Ordonez out at second. I Rodriguez struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 4, MINNESOTA 0. MINNESOTA 3RD: L Rodriguez fouled out to third. N Punto struck out swinging. J Tyner grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 4, MINNESOTA 0. DETROIT 4TH: T Perez safe at first on error by first baseman J Morneau. R Santiago sacrificed to pitcher, T Perez to second. B Inge grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, T Perez out at third. B Inge stole second. C Granderson fouled out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) DETROIT 4, MINNESOTA 0. MINNESOTA 4TH: J Kubel struck out looking. T Hunter fouled out to first. J Morneau struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 4, MINNESOTA 0. DETROIT 5TH: P Polanco singled to center. G Sheffield fouled out to first. M Ordonez flied out to center. C Guillen flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 4, MINNESOTA 0. MINNESOTA 5TH: M Cuddyer lined out to left. B Buscher popped out to shortstop. C Heintz struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 4, MINNESOTA 0. DETROIT 6TH: I Rodriguez flied out to right. T Perez flied out to right. R Santiago grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 4, MINNESOTA 0. MINNESOTA 6TH: L Rodriguez flied out to left. N Punto doubled to left center. J Tyner tripled to deep right, N Punto scored. T Byrdak relieved J Jurrjens. J Kubel popped out to shortstop. T Hunter flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 4, MINNESOTA 1. DETROIT 7TH: B Inge struck out looking. C Granderson lined out to second. P Polanco popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 4, MINNESOTA 1. MINNESOTA 7TH: J Morneau grounded out to third. M Cuddyer safe at third on throwing error by pitcher T Byrdak. B Buscher hit sacrifice fly to left, M Cuddyer scored, B Buscher to second on error by left fielder T Perez. C Heintz singled to left, B Buscher thrown out at home. L Rodriguez singled to right, C Heintz to second. N Punto popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 2 Errors) DETROIT 4, MINNESOTA 2. DETROIT 8TH: P Neshek relieved S Baker. G Sheffield walked. M Ordonez flied out to right. C Guillen doubled to deep right, G Sheffield scored, C Guillen to third advancing on throw. I Rodriguez hit sacrifice fly to right, C Guillen scored. T Perez doubled to deep right center. B Clevlen ran for T Perez. C Cali relieved P Neshek. R Santiago grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 6, MINNESOTA 2. MINNESOTA 8TH: B Clevlen in left field. J Tyner walked. F Rodney relieved T Byrdak. J Kubel struck out swinging. J Tyner to second on wild pitch by F Rodney. T Hunter grounded out to second, J Tyner to third. J Morneau walked. M Cuddyer walked, J Morneau to second. J Zumaya relieved F Rodney. B Buscher walked, J Tyner scored, J Morneau to third, M Cuddyer to second. J Mauer hit for C Heintz. A Casilla ran for B Buscher. J Mauer struck out looking. (1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 6, MINNESOTA 3. DETROIT 9TH: A Casilla at second base. J Mauer catching. L Rodriguez at third base. J DePaula relieved C Cali. B Inge singled to right. C Granderson grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, B Inge out at second. P Polanco grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 6, MINNESOTA 3. MINNESOTA 9TH: T Jones relieved J Zumaya. L Rodriguez tripled to deep center. N Punto singled to right, L Rodriguez scored. J Tyner lined out to center. J Kubel struck out looking. N Punto to second on fielder's indifference. T Hunter reached on infield single to shortstop, N Punto to third. J Morneau walked, T Hunter to second. M Cuddyer grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Morneau out at second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 6, MINNESOTA 4.</div>
Jurrjens sharp as Tigers sweep Twins <h3>DETROIT 6, MINNESOTA 4</h3>By Brian Hall PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) - For years, the Minnesota Twins have takenadvantage of their home-field turf in the Metrodome. Thisyear, the Detroit Tigers had a little magic of their own atMinnesota's park. Detroit earned its second straight three-game sweep at theMetrodome with a 6-4 victory against the Twins on Sunday. Curtis Granderson led off the game with a home run and JairJurrjens carried a no-hitter through 5 1/3 innings for theTigers (83-67), who trail the New York Yankees (84-64) by twogames in the American League wild card race entering theYankees' Sunday evening tilt at Boston. With the victory, Detroit has won six straight games at theMetrodome, equaling their best overall winning streak inMinnesota, which previously was done spanning the 1999 and 2000seasons. The Tigers are 10-5 against the defending Centralchampions this year, and have taken seven in a row against theTwins. "If somebody would have told me that we'd win six straight in arow at the Metrodome, I would have told them they are crazy,"Detroit manager Jim Leyland said. "For many, many years since I have been here, they just crush uswhen we come in here," Tigers third baseman Brandon Inge said."So, it is good to kind of even it out a little bit." Granderson got it all started in the first inning with a432-foot blast for his 12th career leadoff home run, and sixthof this season. But Detroit's rookie righthander was the story. Jurrjens (3-1) won his second straight start after coming offthe disabled list with right shoulder inflammation. He retired16 of the first 17 batters he faced, allowing just a walk toBrian Buscher in the second. "Their starter pretty much shut us down locating the ball,"Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire said. "Great location today,in-and-out, shut us down for a long time." Minnesota's Nick Punto broke up the no-hitter with one out inthe sixth on a double to left field, and the shutout was goneafter Punto scored on Jason Tyner's triple to right, endingJurrjens' night. He finished with 5 1/3 innings pitched, giving up one run andtwo hits, while striking out a career-high six. "He pitched very well," Leyland said. "We extended him a littlebit last time, he had 70-some pitches, maybe 71. We extended hima little bit today, maybe a little bit too long, but he pitchedgreat." Three relievers bridged the gap to closer Todd Jones, whoallowed a run before escaping a bases loaded jam to earn his37th save of the season. In doing so, he became the 20th pitcherin major league history to record 300 saves. "It is a big deal to me," Jones said. "It is not that big aroundbaseball, but it is important to me." Detroit scored in each of the first three innings against Twins'starter Scott Baker (9-8), pushing a pair across in the secondframe due to fielding miscues by the righthander, who turns 26on Wednesday. After Timo Perez reached with a single, Ramon Santiago hit aball up the middle that Baker got a glove on and knocked down.He recovered to pick up the ball, but his throw to first wentwide of the bag and allowed Perez to score all the way fromfirst. Inge then scored Santiago, who made it to third on theprevious play, with a squeeze bunt. Granderson also reached in the inning after bunting back toBaker, with the righthander throwing high to first for anothererror. Baker had won three of his past four starts, without giving upmore than three runs since the beginning of August. He lasted<div class="pre">seven innings on Sunday, allowing four runs - three earned and</div>eight hits while striking out three and not issuing a walk "I finally got in a little groove there," Baker said. "I wasfalling behind guys and had to throw fastballs in fastballcounts and they were hammering it. I kind of had to mix it up alittle bit, start throwing some breaking balls in fastballcounts and that finally got me in a little groove." The Twins put together a rally in the eighth, pushing across arun when Joel Zumaya walked in a run with the bases loaded. Butthe hard-throwing righthander struck out the reigning AmericanLeague batting champion, Joe Mauer, to end the threat. "We had lots of chances there, loading the bases up a fewtimes," Gardenhire said. "We just couldn't come up with thefinal big hit to get it back in there. I think we pretty muchgave them a ballgame with mistakes early." Granderson and Magglio Ordonez each had two hits for the Tigers,who now travel to Cleveland. The Indians (87-62) lead theCentral by 4 1/2 games over Detroit after a 4-3 loss to KansasCity. "This is history already, we have to keep playing," Leylandsaid. "More than keep playing, we need to keep winning. We'rebehind the eight-ball obviously."
