GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: MINNESOTA (77-79) at DETROIT (85-72)

AL: MINNESOTA (77-79) at DETROIT (85-72)

<h3>Tigers aim to bounce back vs. Twins</h3>

Minnesota (77-79) at Detroit (85-72) 7:05 pm EDT


DETROIT (Ticker) -- The Detroit Tigers likely will not have achance to defend their American League crown. But they are notfinished quite yet.


The Tigers aim to avoid elimination from the postseason whenthey host the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday.


Detroit is 5 1/2 games behind the New York Yankees (90-66) inthe American League wild card chase with five games remaining inthe regular season.


The Tigers lost a 2-0 decision to the Twins in Monday's seriesopener, dropping the Yankees' magic number to one.

Yorman Bazardo (1-1, 3.24 ERA) takes the mound for the Tigers,who will be eliminated from postseason contention with one moreloss or a win by the Yankees. In his last outing, Bazardoallowed two runs in 4 2/3 innings of a no-decision at Minnesota10 days ago.


The Twins counter with Matt Garza (4-6, 3.72), who is winless inthree lifetime starts against the Tigers. On September 14, therighthander gave up four runs in 5 2/3 frames but not figure inthe decision.


Garza yielded two runs and six hits with five strikeouts over 61/3 frames to defeat the Texas Rangers in his last startWednesday.

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA AT DETROIT -- LINEUPS

MINNESOTA DETROIT
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jason Bartlett SS .268 5 43 Curtis Granderson CF .302 23 73
Jason Kubel LF .270 13 64 Placido Polanco 2B .339 9 65
Torii Hunter CF .289 28 104 Gary Sheffield DH .264 25 74
Justin Morneau 1B .274 30 109 Magglio Ordonez RF .358 27 133
Michael Cuddyer RF .273 15 80 Carlos Guillen SS .293 19 97
Garrett Jones DH .175 1 3 Ivan Rodriguez C .280 11 63
Chris Heintz C .235 0 7 Timo Perez LF .410 0 12
Brian Buscher 3B .258 2 8 Sean Casey 1B .296 4 52
Alexi Casilla 2B .232 0 9 Brandon Inge 3B .239 14 68

Matt Garza RHP (4-6, 3.72) Yorman Bazardo RHP (1-1, 3.24)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
WARMUPS: MIN - MATT GARZA (4-6, 3.72)
DET - YORMAN BAZARDO (1-1, 3.24)

UMPIRES: HP - BRUCE FROEMMING
1B - MARK WEGNER
2B - BRIAN RUNGE
3B - MIKE WINTERS

WEATHER: 82 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 16 mph, right to left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
STARTING BATS: MIN - MATT GARZA AND CHRIS HEINTZ
DET - YORMAN BAZARDO AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J BARTLETT (.268, 5 HR, 43 RBI)
J KUBEL (.270, 13 HR, 64 RBI)
T HUNTER (.289, 28 HR, 104 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 1 0
DETROIT 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - MATT GARZA
DET - YORMAN BAZARDO

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.302, 23 HR, 73 RBI)
P POLANCO (.339, 9 HR, 65 RBI)
G SHEFFIELD (.264, 25 HR, 74 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS DETROIT (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Kubel lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
M Cuddyer rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
G Jones dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175
C Heintz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
B Buscher 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
A Casilla 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - T Hunter. Team LOB - 0.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
P Polanco 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339
G Sheffield dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .358
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
T Perez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .410
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Inge-P Polanco-S Casey).


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MINNESOTA - 0 -- 0
DETROIT - -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Garza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.72

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
Y Bazardo 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.06

Pitches-strikes: Y Bazardo 12-8. Ground balls-fly balls: Y Bazardo 2-1.
Batters faced: Y Bazardo 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Mike
Winters.

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
CONFIRMED STARTERS: MIN - MATT GARZA
DET - YORMAN BAZARDO</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 1 0
DETROIT 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - MATT GARZA
DET - YORMAN BAZARDO

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORNEAU (.274, 30 HR, 109 RBI)
M CUDDYER (.273, 15 HR, 80 RBI)
G JONES (.175, 1 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS DETROIT (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Kubel lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
M Cuddyer rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
G Jones dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175
C Heintz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
B Buscher 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
A Casilla 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - T Hunter. Team LOB - 0.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339
G Sheffield dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .357
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
T Perez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .410
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Inge-P Polanco-S Casey).


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MINNESOTA - 0 -- 0
DETROIT - 0 -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Garza 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.67

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
Y Bazardo 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.06

Pitches-strikes: M Garza 8-7; Y Bazardo 12-8. Ground balls-fly balls: M Garza
1-2; Y Bazardo 2-1. Batters faced: M Garza 4; Y Bazardo 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Mike
Winters.

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 0 2 0
DETROIT 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - MATT GARZA
DET - YORMAN BAZARDO

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.293, 19 HR, 97 RBI)
I RODRIGUEZ (.280, 11 HR, 63 RBI)
T PEREZ (.410, 0 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at DETROIT

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS DETROIT (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Kubel lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
M Cuddyer rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273
G Jones dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .188
C Heintz c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231
B Buscher 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254
A Casilla 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232

Totals 7 0 2 0 1 2 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Buscher 2. GIDP - T
Hunter. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - G Jones (1, 2nd base off Y Bazardo/I Rodriguez).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339
G Sheffield dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .357
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
T Perez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .410
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Inge-P Polanco-S Casey).


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MINNESOTA - 00 -- 0
DETROIT - 0 -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Garza 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.67

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
Y Bazardo 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 2.89

Pitches-strikes: M Garza 8-7; Y Bazardo 30-21. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Garza 1-2; Y Bazardo 3-1. Batters faced: M Garza 4; Y Bazardo 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Mike
Winters.

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY BRANDON INGE SCORED TIMO PEREZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B INGE ON SECOND, S CASEY ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0
DETROIT 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.302, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 0 2 0
DETROIT 0 1 1 3 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - MATT GARZA
DET - YORMAN BAZARDO

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: A CASILLA (.232, 0 HR, 9 RBI)
J BARTLETT (.267, 0-FOR-1)
J KUBEL (.272, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at DETROIT

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS DETROIT (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Kubel lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
M Cuddyer rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273
G Jones dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .188
C Heintz c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231
B Buscher 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254
A Casilla 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232

Totals 7 0 2 0 1 2 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Buscher 2. GIDP - T
Hunter. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - G Jones (1, 2nd base off Y Bazardo/I Rodriguez).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .301
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339
G Sheffield dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .357
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279
T Perez lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .418
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .296
B Inge 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .240

Totals 9 1 3 1 1 2 3

BATTING: 2B - T Perez (9, M Garza); B Inge (24, M Garza). RBI - B Inge (69).
2-out RBI - B Inge. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Granderson 2.
Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Inge-P Polanco-S Casey).


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MINNESOTA - 00 -- 0
DETROIT - 01 -- 1
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Garza 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 3.74

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
Y Bazardo 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 2.89

Pitches-strikes: M Garza 32-20; Y Bazardo 30-21. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Garza 2-2; Y Bazardo 3-1. Batters faced: M Garza 10; Y Bazardo 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Mike
Winters.

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 2 0
DETROIT 0 1 1 3 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - MATT GARZA
DET - YORMAN BAZARDO

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: P POLANCO (.339, 0-FOR-1)
G SHEFFIELD (.266, 1-FOR-1)
M ORDONEZ (.357, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS DETROIT (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bartlett ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Kubel lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
M Cuddyer rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273
G Jones dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .188
C Heintz c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231
B Buscher 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254
A Casilla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 10 0 2 0 1 2 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Buscher 2. GIDP - T
Hunter. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - G Jones (1, 2nd base off Y Bazardo/I Rodriguez).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .301
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339
G Sheffield dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .357
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279
T Perez lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .418
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .296
B Inge 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .240

Totals 9 1 3 1 1 2 3

BATTING: 2B - T Perez (9, M Garza); B Inge (24, M Garza). RBI - B Inge (69).
2-out RBI - B Inge. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Granderson 2.
Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Inge-P Polanco-S Casey).


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MINNESOTA - 000 -- 0
DETROIT - 01 -- 1
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Garza 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 3.74

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
Y Bazardo 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 2.75

Pitches-strikes: M Garza 32-20; Y Bazardo 38-27. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Garza 2-2; Y Bazardo 6-1. Batters faced: M Garza 10; Y Bazardo 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Mike
Winters.

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 2 0
DETROIT 0 1 0 1 4 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - MATT GARZA
DET - YORMAN BAZARDO

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: T HUNTER (.289, 0-FOR-1)
J MORNEAU (.274, 0-FOR-1)
M CUDDYER (.273, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at DETROIT

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS DETROIT (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bartlett ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Kubel lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
M Cuddyer rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273
G Jones dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .188
C Heintz c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231
B Buscher 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254
A Casilla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 10 0 2 0 1 2 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Buscher 2. GIDP - T
Hunter. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - G Jones (1, 2nd base off Y Bazardo/I Rodriguez).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Casilla-J Bartlett-J Morneau).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .301
P Polanco 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .340
G Sheffield dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .265
M Ordonez rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .357
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279
T Perez lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .418
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .296
B Inge 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .240

Totals 12 1 4 1 1 2 5

BATTING: 2B - T Perez (9, M Garza); B Inge (24, M Garza). RBI - B Inge (69).
2-out RBI - B Inge. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Granderson 2.
GIDP - M Ordonez. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Inge-P Polanco-S Casey).


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MINNESOTA - 000 -- 0
DETROIT - 010 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Garza 3 4 1 1 1 2 0 3.69

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
Y Bazardo 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 2.75

Pitches-strikes: M Garza 42-29; Y Bazardo 38-27. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Garza 4-3; Y Bazardo 6-1. Batters faced: M Garza 13; Y Bazardo 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Mike
Winters.

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
DETROIT 0 1 0 1 4 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - MATT GARZA
DET - YORMAN BAZARDO

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.293, 0-FOR-1)
I RODRIGUEZ (.279, 0-FOR-1)
T PEREZ (.418, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS DETROIT (1) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bartlett ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Kubel lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
T Hunter cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .290
J Morneau 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .275
G Jones dh 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200
C Heintz c 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .226
B Buscher 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254
A Casilla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 15 0 5 0 1 2 8

BATTING: 2B - G Jones (2, Y Bazardo). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
C Heintz 2, B Buscher 2. GIDP - T Hunter, J Morneau. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - G Jones (1, 2nd base off Y Bazardo/I Rodriguez).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Casilla-J Bartlett-J Morneau).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .301
P Polanco 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .340
G Sheffield dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .265
M Ordonez rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .357
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279
T Perez lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .418
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .296
B Inge 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .240

Totals 12 1 4 1 1 2 5

BATTING: 2B - T Perez (9, M Garza); B Inge (24, M Garza). RBI - B Inge (69).
2-out RBI - B Inge. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Granderson 2.
GIDP - M Ordonez. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (B Inge-P Polanco-S Casey, P Polanco-C Guillen-S Casey).


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MINNESOTA - 000 0 -- 0
DETROIT - 010 -- 1
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Garza 3 4 1 1 1 2 0 3.69

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
Y Bazardo 4 5 0 0 1 2 0 2.61

Pitches-strikes: M Garza 42-29; Y Bazardo 57-39. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Garza 4-3; Y Bazardo 9-1. Batters faced: M Garza 13; Y Bazardo 16.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Mike
Winters.

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, right to left.</div>