GAME THREAD: AL: MINNESOTA (41-37) at DETROIT (46-32)

AL: MINNESOTA at DETROIT

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (2) VS DETROIT (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .305
J Bartlett ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .261
J Mauer c 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .301
M Cuddyer rf 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .286
J Morneau dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .284
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307
J Cirillo 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
L Ford lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244
N Punto 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211

Totals 13 2 4 2 0 3 5

BATTING: 2B - L Castillo (7, A Miller); J Bartlett (10, A Miller). 3B - M
Cuddyer (3, A Miller). RBI - J Morneau (61), J Bartlett (21). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Cuddyer 1, L Ford 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Cirillo (2, 2nd base off A Miller/I Rodriguez).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Bartlett-L Castillo-J Cirillo).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
P Polanco 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333
S Casey 1b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .302
M Ordonez rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .372
C Guillen ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .323
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279
C Monroe lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
M Thames dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
O Infante 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313

Totals 12 1 4 1 1 0 5

BATTING: 2B - S Casey (19, K Slowey). RBI - C Guillen (59). 2-out RBI - C
Guillen. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 1, M Ordonez 1.
GIDP - P Polanco. Team LOB - 3.


----------------------------------------------------
MINNESOTA - 011 -- 2
DETROIT - 100 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Slowey 3 4 1 1 1 0 0 4.75

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
A Miller 3 4 2 2 0 3 0 3.08

Pitches-strikes: K Slowey 47-31; A Miller 51-35. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Slowey 4-5; A Miller 5-1. Batters faced: K Slowey 13; A Miller 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Tim Mcclelland. 2B--Paul Schrieber.
3B--Marty Foster.

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY LEW FORD SCORED JEFF CIRILLO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, L FORD ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 3
DETROIT 1 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: N PUNTO (.211, 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 1 1 1 3 5 0
DETROIT 1 0 0 1 4 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - KEVIN SLOWEY
DET - ANDREW MILLER

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.323, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
I RODRIGUEZ (.279, 0-FOR-1)
C MONROE (.224, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (3) VS DETROIT (1) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .305
J Bartlett ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .261
J Mauer c 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .301
M Cuddyer rf 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .286
J Morneau dh 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .283
T Hunter cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306
J Cirillo 1b 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .268
L Ford lf 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .253
N Punto 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .210

Totals 17 3 5 3 1 4 6

BATTING: 2B - L Castillo (7, A Miller); J Bartlett (10, A Miller); L Ford (5, A
Miller). 3B - M Cuddyer (3, A Miller). RBI - J Morneau (61), J Bartlett (21), L
Ford (9). 2-out RBI - L Ford. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Cuddyer 1, N Punto 1, L Ford 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Cirillo (2, 2nd base off A Miller/I Rodriguez).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Bartlett-L Castillo-J Cirillo).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
P Polanco 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333
S Casey 1b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .302
M Ordonez rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .372
C Guillen ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .323
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279
C Monroe lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
M Thames dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
O Infante 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313

Totals 12 1 4 1 1 0 5

BATTING: 2B - S Casey (19, K Slowey). RBI - C Guillen (59). 2-out RBI - C
Guillen. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 1, M Ordonez 1.
GIDP - P Polanco. Team LOB - 3.


----------------------------------------------------
MINNESOTA - 011 1 -- 3
DETROIT - 100 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Slowey 3 4 1 1 1 0 0 4.75

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
A Miller 4 5 3 3 1 4 0 3.29

Pitches-strikes: K Slowey 47-31; A Miller 77-52. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Slowey 4-5; A Miller 5-3. Batters faced: K Slowey 13; A Miller 18.

UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Tim Mcclelland. 2B--Paul Schrieber.
3B--Marty Foster.

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - KEVIN SLOWEY
DET - ANDREW MILLER

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L CASTILLO (.305, 1-FOR-2)
J BARTLETT (.261, 1-FOR-2, RBI)
J MAUER (.301, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (3) VS DETROIT (1) - END 4TH - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .305
J Bartlett ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .261
J Mauer c 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .301
M Cuddyer rf 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .286
J Morneau dh 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .283
T Hunter cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306
J Cirillo 1b 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .268
L Ford lf 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .253
N Punto 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .210

Totals 17 3 5 3 1 4 6

BATTING: 2B - L Castillo (7, A Miller); J Bartlett (10, A Miller); L Ford (5, A
Miller). 3B - M Cuddyer (3, A Miller). RBI - J Morneau (61), J Bartlett (21), L
Ford (9). 2-out RBI - L Ford. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Cuddyer 1, N Punto 1, L Ford 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Cirillo (2, 2nd base off A Miller/I Rodriguez).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Bartlett-L Castillo-J Cirillo).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
P Polanco 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333
S Casey 1b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .302
M Ordonez rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .372
C Guillen ss 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .325
I Rodriguez c 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .278
C Monroe lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227
M Thames dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227
O Infante 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .310

Totals 17 1 6 1 1 0 10

BATTING: 2B - S Casey (19, K Slowey). RBI - C Guillen (59). 2-out RBI - C
Guillen. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Infante 1, I Rodriguez 1,
M Ordonez 1. GIDP - P Polanco. Team LOB - 5.


----------------------------------------------------
MINNESOTA - 011 1 -- 3
DETROIT - 100 0 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Slowey 4 6 1 1 1 0 0 4.60

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
A Miller 4 5 3 3 1 4 0 3.29

Pitches-strikes: K Slowey 58-38; A Miller 77-52. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Slowey 4-8; A Miller 5-3. Batters faced: K Slowey 18; A Miller 18.

UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Tim Mcclelland. 2B--Paul Schrieber.
3B--Marty Foster.

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY MICHAEL CUDDYER (9) TO LEFT WITH 1
OUT IN THE 5TH OFF ANDREW MILLER SCORED JASON BARTLETT AND JOE
MAUER.
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 6, DETROIT 1

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORNEAU (.283, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - KEVIN SLOWEY
DET - ANDREW MILLER

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.289, 1-FOR-2)
P POLANCO (.333, 1-FOR-2)
S CASEY (.302, 1-FOR-1, BB)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (6) VS DETROIT (1) - MID 5TH - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .303
J Bartlett ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .260
J Mauer c 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .301
M Cuddyer rf 3 2 2 3 0 1 1 .289
J Morneau dh 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .282
T Hunter cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305
J Cirillo 1b 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .268
L Ford lf 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .253
N Punto 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .210

Totals 22 6 6 6 2 4 6

BATTING: 2B - L Castillo (7, A Miller); J Bartlett (10, A Miller); L Ford (5, A
Miller). 3B - M Cuddyer (3, A Miller). HR - M Cuddyer (9, 5th inning off A
Miller 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Morneau (61), J Bartlett (21), L Ford (9), M
Cuddyer 3 (50). 2-out RBI - L Ford. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Cuddyer 1, N Punto 1, L Ford 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Cirillo (2, 2nd base off A Miller/I Rodriguez), J
Bartlett (16, 3rd base off A Miller/I Rodriguez).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Bartlett-L Castillo-J Cirillo).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
P Polanco 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333
S Casey 1b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .302
M Ordonez rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .372
C Guillen ss 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .325
I Rodriguez c 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .278
C Monroe lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227
M Thames dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227
O Infante 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .310

Totals 17 1 6 1 1 0 10

BATTING: 2B - S Casey (19, K Slowey). RBI - C Guillen (59). 2-out RBI - C
Guillen. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Infante 1, I Rodriguez 1,
M Ordonez 1. GIDP - P Polanco. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - O Infante (2, throw).


----------------------------------------------------
MINNESOTA - 011 13 -- 6
DETROIT - 100 0 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Slowey 4 6 1 1 1 0 0 4.60

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
A Miller 5 6 6 5 2 4 1 3.81

Pitches-strikes: K Slowey 58-38; A Miller 98-65. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Slowey 4-8; A Miller 6-5. Batters faced: K Slowey 18; A Miller 24.

UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Tim Mcclelland. 2B--Paul Schrieber.
3B--Marty Foster.

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY CURTIS GRANDERSON (11) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 5TH OFF KEVIN SLOWEY.
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 6, DETROIT 2

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: P POLANCO (.333, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - KEVIN SLOWEY
DET - ANDREW MILLER

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J CIRILLO (.268, 0-FOR-1, BB)
L FORD (.253, 1-FOR-2, RBI)
N PUNTO (.210, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at DETROIT

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (6) VS DETROIT (2) - END 5TH - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .303
J Bartlett ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .260
J Mauer c 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .301
M Cuddyer rf 3 2 2 3 0 1 1 .289
J Morneau dh 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .282
T Hunter cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305
J Cirillo 1b 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .268
L Ford lf 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .253
N Punto 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .210

Totals 22 6 6 6 2 4 6

BATTING: 2B - L Castillo (7, A Miller); J Bartlett (10, A Miller); L Ford (5, A
Miller). 3B - M Cuddyer (3, A Miller). HR - M Cuddyer (9, 5th inning off A
Miller 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Morneau (61), J Bartlett (21), L Ford (9), M
Cuddyer 3 (50). 2-out RBI - L Ford. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Cuddyer 1, N Punto 1, L Ford 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Cirillo (2, 2nd base off A Miller/I Rodriguez), J
Bartlett (16, 3rd base off A Miller/I Rodriguez).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Bartlett-L Castillo-J Cirillo).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .291
P Polanco 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .332
S Casey 1b 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .301
M Ordonez rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .371
C Guillen ss 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .325
I Rodriguez c 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .278
C Monroe lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227
M Thames dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227
O Infante 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .310

Totals 21 2 7 2 1 0 10

BATTING: 2B - S Casey (19, K Slowey). HR - C Granderson (11, 5th inning off K
Slowey 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Guillen (59), C Granderson (41). 2-out RBI - C
Guillen. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Infante 1, I Rodriguez 1,
M Ordonez 1. GIDP - P Polanco. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - O Infante (2, throw).


----------------------------------------------------
MINNESOTA - 011 13 -- 6
DETROIT - 100 01 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Slowey 5 7 2 2 1 0 1 4.73

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
A Miller 5 6 6 5 2 4 1 3.81

Pitches-strikes: K Slowey 72-48; A Miller 98-65. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Slowey 6-9; A Miller 6-5. Batters faced: K Slowey 22; A Miller 24.

UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Tim Mcclelland. 2B--Paul Schrieber.
3B--Marty Foster.

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - PITCHING CHANGE
DET: JASON GRILLI (2-2, 5.91) STARTING THE 6TH
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 6, DETROIT 2

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J CIRILLO (.268, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Grilli relieved A Miller.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 6
DETROIT 2 TOP, 6TH

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J Cirillo (.268, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY LEW FORD (2) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 6TH OFF JASON GRILLI SCORED JEFF CIRILLO.
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 8, DETROIT 2

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: N PUNTO (.210, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - KEVIN SLOWEY
DET - JASON GRILLI

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.325, 2-FOR-2, RBI)
I RODRIGUEZ (.278, 0-FOR-2)
C MONROE (.227, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (8) VS DETROIT (2) - MID 6TH - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .302
J Bartlett ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .259
J Mauer c 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .299
M Cuddyer rf 3 2 2 3 0 1 1 .289
J Morneau dh 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .282
T Hunter cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305
J Cirillo 1b 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 .274
L Ford lf 3 1 2 3 0 1 1 .263
N Punto 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .210

Totals 27 8 8 8 3 5 9

BATTING: 2B - L Castillo (7, A Miller); J Bartlett (10, A Miller); L Ford (5, A
Miller). 3B - M Cuddyer (3, A Miller). HR - M Cuddyer (9, 5th inning off A
Miller 2 on, 1 Out), L Ford (2, 6th inning off J Grilli 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - J
Morneau (61), J Bartlett (21), L Ford 3 (11), M Cuddyer 3 (50). 2-out RBI - L
Ford. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cuddyer 1, N Punto 1, L Ford
1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Cirillo (2, 2nd base off A Miller/I Rodriguez), J
Bartlett (16, 3rd base off A Miller/I Rodriguez).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Bartlett-L Castillo-J Cirillo).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .291
P Polanco 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .332
S Casey 1b 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .301
M Ordonez rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .371
C Guillen ss 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .325
I Rodriguez c 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .278
C Monroe lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227
M Thames dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227
O Infante 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .310

Totals 21 2 7 2 1 0 10

BATTING: 2B - S Casey (19, K Slowey). HR - C Granderson (11, 5th inning off K
Slowey 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Guillen (59), C Granderson (41). 2-out RBI - C
Guillen. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Infante 1, I Rodriguez 1,
M Ordonez 1. GIDP - P Polanco. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - O Infante (2, throw).


----------------------------------------------------
MINNESOTA - 011 132 -- 8
DETROIT - 100 01 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Slowey 5 7 2 2 1 0 1 4.73

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
A Miller 5 6 6 5 2 4 1 3.81
J Grilli 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 6.25

Pitches-strikes: K Slowey 72-48; A Miller 98-65; J Grilli 27-16. Ground
balls-fly balls: K Slowey 6-9; A Miller 6-5; J Grilli 1-1. Batters faced: K
Slowey 22; A Miller 24; J Grilli 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Tim Mcclelland. 2B--Paul Schrieber.
3B--Marty Foster.

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MARCUS THAMES (7) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 6TH OFF KEVIN SLOWEY SCORED IVAN RODRIGUEZ.
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 8, DETROIT 4

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: O INFANTE (.310, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - KEVIN SLOWEY
DET - JASON GRILLI

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M CUDDYER (.289, 2-FOR-3, HR, 3 RBI)
J MORNEAU (.282, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
T HUNTER (.305, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at DETROIT

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (8) VS DETROIT (4) - END 6TH - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .302
J Bartlett ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .259
J Mauer c 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .299
M Cuddyer rf 3 2 2 3 0 1 1 .289
J Morneau dh 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .282
T Hunter cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305
J Cirillo 1b 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 .274
L Ford lf 3 1 2 3 0 1 1 .263
N Punto 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .210

Totals 27 8 8 8 3 5 9

BATTING: 2B - L Castillo (7, A Miller); J Bartlett (10, A Miller); L Ford (5, A
Miller). 3B - M Cuddyer (3, A Miller). HR - M Cuddyer (9, 5th inning off A
Miller 2 on, 1 Out), L Ford (2, 6th inning off J Grilli 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - J
Morneau (61), J Bartlett (21), L Ford 3 (11), M Cuddyer 3 (50). 2-out RBI - L
Ford. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cuddyer 1, N Punto 1, L Ford
1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Cirillo (2, 2nd base off A Miller/I Rodriguez), J
Bartlett (16, 3rd base off A Miller/I Rodriguez).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Bartlett-L Castillo-J Cirillo).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .291
P Polanco 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .332
S Casey 1b 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .301
M Ordonez rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .371
C Guillen ss 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .324
I Rodriguez c 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .280
C Monroe lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .226
M Thames dh 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .234
O Infante 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .307

Totals 26 4 9 4 1 2 11

BATTING: 2B - S Casey (19, K Slowey). HR - C Granderson (11, 5th inning off K
Slowey 0 on, 0 Out), M Thames (7, 6th inning off K Slowey 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C
Guillen (59), C Granderson (41), M Thames 2 (21). 2-out RBI - C Guillen, M
Thames 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Infante 1, I Rodriguez 1,
M Ordonez 1. GIDP - P Polanco. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - O Infante (2, throw).


----------------------------------------------------
MINNESOTA - 011 132 -- 8
DETROIT - 100 012 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Slowey 6 9 4 4 1 2 2 5.13

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
A Miller 5 6 6 5 2 4 1 3.81
J Grilli 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 6.25

Pitches-strikes: K Slowey 91-62; A Miller 98-65; J Grilli 27-16. Ground
balls-fly balls: K Slowey 6-10; A Miller 6-5; J Grilli 1-1. Batters faced: K
Slowey 27; A Miller 24; J Grilli 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Tim Mcclelland. 2B--Paul Schrieber.
3B--Marty Foster.

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>