AL: DETROIT (56-36) at MINNESOTA (49-45) <h3>Bonderman seeks 11th win of the season for Tigers</h3> <div class="pre">Detroit (56-36) at Minnesota (49-45) 1:10 pm EDT</div> MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) - Jeremy Bonderman and the Detroit Tigerswill try to complete a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twinson Thursday. Bonderman (10-1, 3.50 ERA) hopes to remain undefeated on theroad this season as continues to be one of the top young hurlersin baseball. The hard-throwing righthander is 5-0 away fromhome.The 24-year-old dominated the Twins in his last outing againstthem, striking out seven in eight scoreless frames at ComericaPark on July 1. But Bonderman is just 3-6 lifetime against the Twins. On Wednesday, All-Star Magglio Ordonez delivered his 15th homerand drove in all three of Detroit's runs against 2006 Cy YoungAward winner Johan Santana in a 3-2 triumph. Minnesota sends Scott Baker (4-3, 5.43) to the hill. Baker iscoming off an impressive outing in his last start, limiting theOakland Athletics to two runs in six innings for a 6-2 win hereone week ago. The righthander is 2-2 with a 3.38 ERA in five lifetime startsagainst the Tigers, who are eight games ahead of the Twins inthe American League Central. Minnesota Gold Glove center fielder Torii Hunter is listed asday-to-day after hurting his hamstring running to first base inWednesday's setback.
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">DETROIT AT MINNESOTA -- LINEUPS DETROIT MINNESOTA AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Curtis Granderson CF .299 13 45 Luis Castillo 2B .310 0 17 Placido Polanco 2B .330 3 39 Jason Bartlett SS .256 2 24 Gary Sheffield DH .303 22 62 Joe Mauer DH .308 4 40 Magglio Ordonez RF .358 15 79 Michael Cuddyer RF .289 10 56 Carlos Guillen SS .311 14 69 Justin Morneau 1B .287 25 77 Sean Casey 1B .296 2 35 Mike Redmond C .292 1 23 Timo Perez LF .000 0 0 Garrett Jones LF .188 0 0 Mike Rabelo C .228 0 8 Jason Tyner CF .278 0 15 Brandon Inge 3B .244 11 42 Nick Punto 3B .211 1 18 Jeremy Bonderman RHP (10-1, 3.50) Scott Baker RHP (4-3, 5.43)</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">DETROIT AT MINNESOTA -- REVISED LINEUPS DETROIT MINNESOTA AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Curtis Granderson CF .299 13 45 Luis Castillo 2B .310 0 17 Placido Polanco 2B .330 3 39 Jason Bartlett SS .256 2 24 Gary Sheffield DH .303 22 62 Joe Mauer DH .308 4 40 Magglio Ordonez RF .358 15 79 Justin Morneau 1B .287 25 77 Carlos Guillen SS .311 14 69 Mike Redmond C .292 1 23 Sean Casey 1B .296 2 35 Jason Kubel LF .240 7 37 Timo Perez LF .000 0 0 Garrett Jones RF .188 0 0 Mike Rabelo C .228 0 8 Nick Punto 3B .211 1 18 Brandon Inge 3B .244 11 42 Jason Tyner CF .278 0 15 Jeremy Bonderman RHP (10-1, 3.50) Scott Baker RHP (4-3, 5.43)</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA WARMUPS: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN (10-1, 3.50) MIN - SCOTT BAKER (4-3, 5.43) UMPIRES: HP - PHIL CUZZI 1B - TOM HALLION 2B - JAMES HOYE 3B - GARY DARLING WEATHER: INDOORS</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA STARTING BATS: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN AND MIKE RABELO MIN - SCOTT BAKER AND MIKE REDMOND DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSO (.299, 13 HR, 45 RBI) P POLANCO (.330, 3 HR, 39 RBI) G SHEFFIELD (.303, 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 0 0 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN MIN - SCOTT BAKER DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L CASTILLO (.310, 0 HR, 17 RBI) J BARTLETT (.256, 2 HR, 24 RBI) J MAUER (.308, 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 0 0 0 0 0 .298 P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302 M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .358 C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 T Perez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M Rabelo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 J Bartlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 J Mauer dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 M Redmond c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 J Kubel lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 G Jones rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 J Tyner cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 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 J Bonderman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.50 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era S Baker 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.34 Pitches-strikes: S Baker 13-9. Ground balls-fly balls: S Baker 1-1. Batters faced: S Baker 3. UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Gary Darling. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA CONFIRMED STARTERS: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN MIN - SCOTT BAKER</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 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN MIN - SCOTT BAKER DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.358, 15 HR, 79 RBI) C GUILLEN (.311, 14 HR, 69 RBI) S CASEY (.296, 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 0 0 0 0 0 .298 P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302 M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .358 C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 T Perez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M Rabelo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 J Mauer dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 M Redmond c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 J Kubel lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 G Jones rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 J Tyner cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 0 -- 0 MINNESOTA - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era J Bonderman 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.47 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era S Baker 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.34 Pitches-strikes: J Bonderman 15-10; S Baker 13-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J Bonderman 1-1; S Baker 1-1. Batters faced: J Bonderman 3; S Baker 3. UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Gary Darling. 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 1 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN MIN - SCOTT BAKER DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORNEAU (.287, 25 HR, 77 RBI) M REDMOND (.292, 1 HR, 23 RBI) J KUBEL (.240, 7 HR, 37 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 0 0 0 0 0 .298 P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302 M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .310 S Casey 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298 T Perez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 M Rabelo c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225 B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Totals 8 0 1 0 0 2 5 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Rabelo 1. Team LOB - 2. MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 J Mauer dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 M Redmond c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 J Kubel lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 G Jones rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 J Tyner cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: E - J Bartlett (17, throw). ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 00 -- 0 MINNESOTA - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era J Bonderman 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.47 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era S Baker 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.25 Pitches-strikes: J Bonderman 15-10; S Baker 28-20. Ground balls-fly balls: J Bonderman 1-1; S Baker 1-3. Batters faced: J Bonderman 3; S Baker 8. UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Gary Darling. 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 1 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN MIN - SCOTT BAKER DUE UP FOR DETROIT: B INGE (.244, 11 HR, 42 RBI) C GRANDERSON (.298, 0-FOR-1) P POLANCO (.329, 0-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 0 0 0 0 0 .298 P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302 M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .310 S Casey 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298 T Perez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 M Rabelo c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225 B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Totals 8 0 1 0 0 2 5 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Rabelo 1. Team LOB - 2. MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 J Mauer dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 M Redmond c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290 J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 G Jones rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 J Tyner cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Totals 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: E - J Bartlett (17, throw). ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 00 -- 0 MINNESOTA - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era J Bonderman 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.44 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era S Baker 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.25 Pitches-strikes: J Bonderman 24-17; S Baker 28-20. Ground balls-fly balls: J Bonderman 2-2; S Baker 1-3. Batters faced: J Bonderman 6; S Baker 8. UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Gary Darling. 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 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN MIN - SCOTT BAKER DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: G JONES (.188, 0 HR, 0 RBI) N PUNTO (.211, 1 HR, 18 RBI) J TYNER (.278, 0 HR, 15 RBI)</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 0 0 0 0 0 .297 P Polanco 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .331 G Sheffield dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .301 M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .310 S Casey 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298 T Perez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 M Rabelo c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225 B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Totals 12 0 2 0 0 2 6 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Rabelo 1. Team LOB - 3. MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 J Mauer dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 M Redmond c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290 J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 G Jones rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 J Tyner cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Totals 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: E - J Bartlett (17, throw). ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 000 -- 0 MINNESOTA - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era J Bonderman 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.44 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era S Baker 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 5.16 Pitches-strikes: J Bonderman 24-17; S Baker 41-29. Ground balls-fly balls: J Bonderman 2-2; S Baker 3-4. Batters faced: J Bonderman 6; S Baker 12. UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Gary Darling. 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 1 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN MIN - SCOTT BAKER DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.357, 0-FOR-1) C GUILLEN (.310, 0-FOR-1) S CASEY (.298, 1-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 0 0 0 0 0 .297 P Polanco 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .331 G Sheffield dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .301 M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .310 S Casey 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298 T Perez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 M Rabelo c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225 B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Totals 12 0 2 0 0 2 6 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Rabelo 1. Team LOB - 3. MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 J Mauer dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 M Redmond c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290 J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 G Jones rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176 N Punto 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 J Tyner cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Totals 9 0 0 0 0 3 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: E - J Bartlett (17, throw). ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 000 -- 0 MINNESOTA - 000 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era J Bonderman 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.41 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era S Baker 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 5.16 Pitches-strikes: J Bonderman 35-25; S Baker 41-29. Ground balls-fly balls: J Bonderman 4-2; S Baker 3-4. Batters faced: J Bonderman 9; S Baker 12. UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Gary Darling. 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 4 0 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 0 1 (BOT 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN MIN - SCOTT BAKER DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L CASTILLO (.309, 0-FOR-1) J BARTLETT (.255, 0-FOR-1) J MAUER (.307, 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 0 0 0 0 0 .297 P Polanco 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .331 G Sheffield dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .301 M Ordonez rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .359 C Guillen ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .313 S Casey 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .297 T Perez lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 M Rabelo c 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .222 B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Totals 17 0 4 0 0 2 12 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Rabelo 2. Team LOB - 5. MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 J Mauer dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 M Redmond c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290 J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 G Jones rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176 N Punto 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 J Tyner cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Totals 9 0 0 0 0 3 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: E - J Bartlett (17, throw). ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 000 0 -- 0 MINNESOTA - 000 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era J Bonderman 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.41 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era S Baker 4 4 0 0 0 2 0 5.08 Pitches-strikes: J Bonderman 35-25; S Baker 63-44. Ground balls-fly balls: J Bonderman 4-2; S Baker 3-7. Batters faced: J Bonderman 9; S Baker 17. UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Gary Darling. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
