AL: DETROIT (54-36) at MINNESOTA (49-43) <h3>Garza hopes successful start continues</h3> <div class="pre">Detroit (54-36) at Minnesota (49-43) 8:10 pm EDT</div> MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Matt Garza is looking for similarresults to his first start of the season as the MinnesotaTwins host the Detroit Tigers in the opener of a three-gameseries on Tuesday. Garza (1-0, 0.00 ERA) pitched six scoreless innings, yieldingjust five hits and three walks with six strikeouts in a 12-0triumph over the Chicago White Sox on July 6. The 23-year-old righthander has not allowed a run over eightinnings this season. The Twins are going for their fifth straight win, which wouldtie their longest streak of the season. The Tigers will counter with Nate Robertson (5-6, 4.92), whorecorded his first win since May 19 in his last start. Thelefthander gave up four runs, four hits and four walks with twostrikeouts in a 6-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox on July 8. Robertson is 5-7 with a 4.28 ERA in 15 career games againstMinnesota. Detroit has won seven of its last nine contests and leads theCleveland Indians by one game in the AL Central as Minnesotatrails by six.
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">DETROIT AT MINNESOTA -- LINEUPS DETROIT MINNESOTA AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Curtis Granderson CF .293 13 45 Luis Castillo 2B .309 0 16 Placido Polanco 2B .335 3 39 Jason Bartlett SS .256 2 24 Gary Sheffield DH .311 22 62 Joe Mauer C .312 4 40 Magglio Ordonez RF .358 14 75 Michael Cuddyer RF .284 10 56 Carlos Guillen SS .316 14 69 Justin Morneau 1B .293 25 76 Ivan Rodriguez C .296 8 46 Torii Hunter CF .300 19 71 Sean Casey 1B .300 2 35 Jeff Cirillo DH .278 2 20 Marcus Thames LF .257 11 32 Jason Tyner LF .284 0 15 Brandon Inge 3B .246 11 42 Nick Punto 3B .212 1 18 Nate Robertson LHP (5-6, 4.92) Matt Garza RHP (1-0, 0.00)</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA WARMUPS: DET - NATE ROBERTSON (5-6, 4.92) MIN - MATT GARZA (1-0, 0.00) UMPIRES: HP - JAMES HOYE 1B - GARY DARLING 2B - PHIL CUZZI 3B - TOM HALLION WEATHER: INDOORS</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA STARTING BATS: DET - NATE ROBERTSON AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ MIN - MATT GARZA AND JOE MAUER DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSO (.293, 13 HR, 45 RBI) P POLANCO (.335, 3 HR, 39 RBI) G SHEFFIELD (.311, 22 HR, 62 RBI)</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - DETROIT 0 0 1 0 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - NATE ROBERTSON MIN - MATT GARZA DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L CASTILLO (.309, 0 HR, 16 RBI) J BARTLETT (.256, 2 HR, 24 RBI) J MAUER (.312, 4 HR, 40 RBI)</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">DETROIT (0) VS MINNESOTA (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .357 C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 M Thames lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ordonez 1. Team LOB - 1. MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 J Bartlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 J Mauer c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 M Cuddyer rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 T Hunter cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 J Cirillo dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 J Tyner lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 0 -- 0 MINNESOTA - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era N Robertson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.92 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era M Garza 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Pitches-strikes: M Garza 15-9. Ground balls-fly balls: M Garza 1-2. Batters faced: M Garza 4. UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Tom Hallion. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA CONFIRMED STARTERS: DET - NATE ROBERTSON MIN - MATT GARZA</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - DETROIT 0 0 1 0 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - NATE ROBERTSON MIN - MATT GARZA DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.316, 14 HR, 69 RBI) I RODRIGUEZ (.296, 8 HR, 46 RBI) S CASEY (.300, 2 HR, 35 RBI)</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">DETROIT (0) VS MINNESOTA (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .357 C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 M Thames lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ordonez 1. Team LOB - 1. MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 M Cuddyer rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 T Hunter cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 J Cirillo dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 J Tyner lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 0 -- 0 MINNESOTA - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era N Robertson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.86 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era M Garza 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Pitches-strikes: N Robertson 11-9; M Garza 15-9. Ground balls-fly balls: N Robertson 1-2; M Garza 1-2. Batters faced: N Robertson 3; M Garza 4. UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Tom Hallion. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - DETROIT 0 0 0 1 0 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - NATE ROBERTSON MIN - MATT GARZA DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M CUDDYER (.284, 10 HR, 56 RBI) J MORNEAU (.293, 25 HR, 76 RBI) T HUNTER (.300, 19 HR, 71 RBI)</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">DETROIT (0) VS MINNESOTA (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .357 C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 M Thames lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ordonez 1. Team LOB - 1. MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 M Cuddyer rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 T Hunter cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 J Cirillo dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 J Tyner lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 00 -- 0 MINNESOTA - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era N Robertson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.86 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era M Garza 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Pitches-strikes: N Robertson 11-9; M Garza 29-19. Ground balls-fly balls: N Robertson 1-2; M Garza 1-4. Batters faced: N Robertson 3; M Garza 7. UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Tom Hallion. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - DETROIT 0 0 0 1 0 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - NATE ROBERTSON MIN - MATT GARZA DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M THAMES (.257, 11 HR, 32 RBI) B INGE (.246, 11 HR, 42 RBI) C GRANDERSON (.295, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">DETROIT (0) VS MINNESOTA (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .357 C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 M Thames lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ordonez 1. Team LOB - 1. MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 T Hunter cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 J Cirillo dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 J Tyner lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Totals 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 00 -- 0 MINNESOTA - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era N Robertson 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.80 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era M Garza 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Pitches-strikes: N Robertson 29-17; M Garza 29-19. Ground balls-fly balls: N Robertson 1-4; M Garza 1-4. Batters faced: N Robertson 7; M Garza 7. UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Tom Hallion. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - DETROIT 0 0 0 0 2 0 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - NATE ROBERTSON MIN - MATT GARZA DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J TYNER (.284, 0 HR, 15 RBI) N PUNTO (.212, 1 HR, 18 RBI) L CASTILLO (.308, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">DETROIT (0) VS MINNESOTA (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .297 P Polanco 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .357 C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 M Thames lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 Totals 11 0 2 0 0 2 3 BATTING: 2B - C Granderson (27, M Garza). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ordonez 1, P Polanco 1. Team LOB - 2. MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 T Hunter cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 J Cirillo dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 J Tyner lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Totals 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 000 -- 0 MINNESOTA - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era N Robertson 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.80 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era M Garza 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 Pitches-strikes: N Robertson 29-17; M Garza 41-27. Ground balls-fly balls: N Robertson 1-4; M Garza 2-5. Batters faced: N Robertson 7; M Garza 11. UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Tom Hallion. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - DETROIT 0 0 0 0 2 0 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - NATE ROBERTSON MIN - MATT GARZA DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G SHEFFIELD (.310, 0-FOR-1) M ORDONEZ (.357, 0-FOR-1) C GUILLEN (.315, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">DETROIT (0) VS MINNESOTA (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .297 P Polanco 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .357 C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 M Thames lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 Totals 11 0 2 0 0 2 3 BATTING: 2B - C Granderson (27, M Garza). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ordonez 1, P Polanco 1. Team LOB - 2. MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310 J Bartlett ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 T Hunter cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 J Cirillo dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 J Tyner lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 N Punto 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Totals 10 0 1 0 1 1 2 BATTING: Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 000 -- 0 MINNESOTA - 000 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era N Robertson 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.75 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era M Garza 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 Pitches-strikes: N Robertson 45-29; M Garza 41-27. Ground balls-fly balls: N Robertson 4-4; M Garza 2-5. Batters faced: N Robertson 11; M Garza 11. UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Tom Hallion. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - DETROIT 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - NATE ROBERTSON MIN - MATT GARZA DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MAUER (.310, 0-FOR-1) M CUDDYER (.284, 0-FOR-1) J MORNEAU (.292, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">DETROIT (0) VS MINNESOTA (0) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .297 P Polanco 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 G Sheffield dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309 M Ordonez rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .356 C Guillen ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314 I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 M Thames lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 Totals 14 0 2 0 0 2 3 BATTING: 2B - C Granderson (27, M Garza). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ordonez 1, P Polanco 1. Team LOB - 2. MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310 J Bartlett ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 T Hunter cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 J Cirillo dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 J Tyner lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 N Punto 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Totals 10 0 1 0 1 1 2 BATTING: Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 000 0 -- 0 MINNESOTA - 000 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era N Robertson 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.75 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era M Garza 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 Pitches-strikes: N Robertson 45-29; M Garza 51-32. Ground balls-fly balls: N Robertson 4-4; M Garza 4-6. Batters faced: N Robertson 11; M Garza 14. UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Tom Hallion. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - DETROIT 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 5) CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - NATE ROBERTSON MIN - MATT GARZA DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.295, 0-FOR-1) S CASEY (.299, 0-FOR-1) M THAMES (.255, 0-FOR-1)</div>
