AL: MINNESOTA at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - MINNESOTA 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 8 9 1 DETROIT 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 5 11 2 (FINAL) BATTERIES: MIN - KEVIN SLOWEY, DENNYS REYES (7TH), PAT NESHEK (7TH), JOE NATHAN (9TH) AND JOE MAUER DET - ANDREW MILLER, JASON GRILLI (6TH), BOBBY SEAY (8TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ WP - KEVIN SLOWEY (3-0) LP - ANDREW MILLER (3-2) SAVE - JOE NATHAN (16) HOME RUNS: MIN - MICHAEL CUDDYER (9) OFF ANDREW MILLER IN THE 5TH, 2 ON LEW FORD (2) OFF JASON GRILLI IN THE 6TH, 1 ON DET - CURTIS GRANDERSON (11) OFF KEVIN SLOWEY IN THE 5TH, 0 ON MARCUS THAMES (7) OFF KEVIN SLOWEY IN THE 6TH, 1 ON IVAN RODRIGUEZ (8) OFF PAT NESHEK IN THE 8TH, 0 ON TIME: 3:03 ATT: 41,588 PROBABLES: MIN - SCOTT BAKER (2-2, 5.77) DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN (8-1, 3.90)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at DETROIT <div class="pre">MINNESOTA (8) VS DETROIT (5) - FINAL MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .301 J Bartlett ss 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .262 J Mauer c 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .297 M Cuddyer rf 4 2 2 3 1 1 1 .288 J Morneau dh 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .280 T Hunter cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303 J Cirillo 1b 3 2 1 0 1 0 3 .272 L Ford lf 4 1 2 3 0 2 3 .259 N Punto 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .209 Totals 38 8 9 8 4 8 15 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 2. Team LOB - 7. BASERUNNING: SB - J Cirillo (2, 2nd base off A Miller/I Rodriguez), J Bartlett (16, 3rd base off A Miller/I Rodriguez). FIELDING: E - J Cirillo (2, throw). DP: 1 (J Bartlett-L Castillo-J Cirillo). DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .289 P Polanco 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .333 S Casey 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .300 M Ordonez rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .370 C Guillen ss 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .323 I Rodriguez c 4 2 2 1 0 0 3 .283 C Monroe lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .225 M Thames dh 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .232 O Infante 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .304 Totals 37 5 11 5 1 6 13 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), I Rodriguez (8, 8th inning off P Neshek 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Guillen (59), C Granderson (41), M Thames 2 (21), I Rodriguez (43). 2-out RBI - C Guillen, M Thames 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Infante 1, I Rodriguez 1, M Ordonez 2. GIDP - P Polanco. Team LOB - 6. BASERUNNING: CS - P Polanco (2, 2nd base by D Reyes). FIELDING: E - O Infante (2, throw); C Guillen (13, ground ball). ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA - 011 132 000 -- 8 DETROIT - 100 012 010 -- 5 ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era K Slowey (W, 3-0) 6 9 4 4 1 2 2 5.13 D Reyes 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.50 P Neshek 1 1/3 1 1 1 0 2 1 1.37 J Nathan (S, 16) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.29 DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era A Miller (L, 3-2) 5 6 6 5 2 4 1 3.81 J Grilli 2 2/3 3 2 2 2 4 1 5.97 B Seay 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.80 Pitches-strikes: K Slowey 91-62; D Reyes 13-9; P Neshek 17-12; J Nathan 10-7; A Miller 98-65; J Grilli 57-36; B Seay 15-9. Ground balls-fly balls: K Slowey 6-10; D Reyes 0-1; P Neshek 0-2; J Nathan 1-1; A Miller 6-5; J Grilli 3-2; B Seay 2-2. Batters faced: K Slowey 27; D Reyes 3; P Neshek 5; J Nathan 3; A Miller 24; J Grilli 14; B Seay 4. UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Tim Mcclelland. 2B--Paul Schrieber. 3B--Marty Foster. T--3:03. Att--41,588. Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at DETROIT <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MINNESOTA (8) AT DETROIT (5) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DETROIT 1ST: C Granderson lined out to shortstop. P Polanco singled to left. S Casey walked, P Polanco to second. M Ordonez flied out to right, P Polanco to third. C Guillen singled to right, P Polanco scored, S Casey to second. I Rodriguez grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Guillen out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, DETROIT 1. MINNESOTA 2ND: M Cuddyer tripled to deep right center. J Morneau singled to left, M Cuddyer scored. T Hunter fouled out to first. J Cirillo grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Morneau out at second. J Cirillo stole second. L Ford struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, DETROIT 1. MINNESOTA 3RD: N Punto grounded out to second. L Castillo hit a ground rule double to deep right. J Bartlett doubled to left, L Castillo scored. J Mauer struck out swinging. M Cuddyer struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 2, DETROIT 1. MINNESOTA 4TH: J Morneau struck out swinging. T Hunter flied out to center. J Cirillo walked. L Ford doubled to deep left, J Cirillo scored. N Punto flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 3, DETROIT 1. MINNESOTA 5TH: L Castillo grounded out to shortstop. J Bartlett safe at second on throwing error by third baseman O Infante. J Bartlett stole third. J Mauer walked. M Cuddyer homered to left, J Bartlett and J Mauer scored. J Morneau flied out to right. T Hunter flied out to left. (3 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 6, DETROIT 1. DETROIT 5TH: C Granderson homered to right. P Polanco grounded out to shortstop. S Casey lined out to center. M Ordonez grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 6, DETROIT 2. MINNESOTA 6TH: J Grilli relieved A Miller. J Cirillo singled to right. L Ford homered to left center, J Cirillo scored. N Punto walked. L Castillo grounded into fielder's choice to second, N Punto out at second. J Bartlett struck out swinging. J Mauer flied out to left. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 8, DETROIT 2. DETROIT 6TH: C Guillen flied out to center. I Rodriguez singled to center. C Monroe struck out swinging. M Thames homered to left, I Rodriguez scored. O Infante struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 8, DETROIT 4. DETROIT 8TH: C Guillen struck out swinging. I Rodriguez homered to left. C Monroe fouled out to third. M Thames struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 8, DETROIT 5.</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at DETROIT <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MINNESOTA (8) AT DETROIT (5) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Minnesota Starting Lineups -- L Castillo 2B, J Bartlett SS, J Mauer C, M Cuddyer RF, J Morneau DH, T Hunter CF, J Cirillo 1B, L Ford LF, N Punto 3B, K Slowey RHP. Detroit Starting Lineups -- C Granderson CF, P Polanco 2B, S Casey 1B, M Ordonez RF, C Guillen SS, I Rodriguez C, C Monroe LF, M Thames DH, O Infante 3B, A Miller LHP. Umpires -- Fieldin Culbreth (HP), Tim Mcclelland (1B), Paul Schrieber (2B), Marty Foster (3B). Gametime Weather: 78 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind left to right at 6 mph. MINNESOTA 1ST: L Castillo grounded out to second. J Bartlett grounded out to third. J Mauer grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, DETROIT 0. DETROIT 1ST: C Granderson lined out to shortstop. P Polanco singled to left. S Casey walked, P Polanco to second. M Ordonez flied out to right, P Polanco to third. C Guillen singled to right, P Polanco scored, S Casey to second. I Rodriguez grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Guillen out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, DETROIT 1. MINNESOTA 2ND: M Cuddyer tripled to deep right center. J Morneau singled to left, M Cuddyer scored. T Hunter fouled out to first. J Cirillo grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Morneau out at second. J Cirillo stole second. L Ford struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, DETROIT 1. DETROIT 2ND: C Monroe grounded out to third. M Thames fouled out to third. O Infante flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, DETROIT 1. MINNESOTA 3RD: N Punto grounded out to second. L Castillo hit a ground rule double to deep right. J Bartlett doubled to left, L Castillo scored. J Mauer struck out swinging. M Cuddyer struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 2, DETROIT 1. DETROIT 3RD: C Granderson singled to center. P Polanco grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, C Granderson out at second. S Casey doubled to deep right. M Ordonez flied out to center. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 2, DETROIT 1. MINNESOTA 4TH: J Morneau struck out swinging. T Hunter flied out to center. J Cirillo walked. L Ford doubled to deep left, J Cirillo scored. N Punto flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 3, DETROIT 1. DETROIT 4TH: C Guillen singled to center. I Rodriguez flied out to center. C Monroe singled to left, C Guillen to second. M Thames flied out to center. O Infante flied out to right. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 3, DETROIT 1. MINNESOTA 5TH: L Castillo grounded out to shortstop. J Bartlett safe at second on throwing error by third baseman O Infante. J Bartlett stole third. J Mauer walked. M Cuddyer homered to left, J Bartlett and J Mauer scored. J Morneau flied out to right. T Hunter flied out to left. (3 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 6, DETROIT 1. DETROIT 5TH: C Granderson homered to right. P Polanco grounded out to shortstop. S Casey lined out to center. M Ordonez grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 6, DETROIT 2. MINNESOTA 6TH: J Grilli relieved A Miller. J Cirillo singled to right. L Ford homered to left center, J Cirillo scored. N Punto walked. L Castillo grounded into fielder's choice to second, N Punto out at second. J Bartlett struck out swinging. J Mauer flied out to left. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 8, DETROIT 2. DETROIT 6TH: C Guillen flied out to center. I Rodriguez singled to center. C Monroe struck out swinging. M Thames homered to left, I Rodriguez scored. O Infante struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 8, DETROIT 4. MINNESOTA 7TH: M Cuddyer walked. J Morneau struck out swinging. T Hunter grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Cuddyer safe at second on error by shortstop C Guillen. J Cirillo flied out to right. L Ford struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 8, DETROIT 4. DETROIT 7TH: D Reyes relieved K Slowey. C Granderson struck out swinging. P Polanco reached on infield single to shortstop. P Polanco caught stealing second, P Polanco safe at second on throwing error by J Cirillo. S Casey flied out to center. P Neshek relieved D Reyes. M Ordonez popped out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 8, DETROIT 4. MINNESOTA 8TH: N Punto struck out swinging. L Castillo grounded out to pitcher. J Bartlett singled to center. B Seay relieved J Grilli. J Mauer flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 8, DETROIT 4. DETROIT 8TH: C Guillen struck out swinging. I Rodriguez homered to left. C Monroe fouled out to third. M Thames struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 8, DETROIT 5. MINNESOTA 9TH: M Cuddyer flied out to center. J Morneau grounded out to second. T Hunter grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 8, DETROIT 5. DETROIT 9TH: J Nathan relieved P Neshek. O Infante struck out swinging. C Granderson fouled out to third. P Polanco grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 8, DETROIT 5.</div>
Twins continue winning ways against Tigers <h3>MINNESOTA 8, DETROIT 5</h3>DETROIT (Ticker) -- Kevin Slowey remained undefeated andMichael Cuddyer hit a three-run homer as the Minnesota Twinsdefeated the Detroit Tigers, 8-5, on Saturday. Lew Ford doubled and homered for Minnesota, which has won fourof five games. Slowey (3-0) overcame a slow start to earn the win in his sixthmajor league start. The righthander allowed four runs on ninehits over six innings, striking out two and walking just one.The long-ball again troubled Slowey as he allowed home runs toCurtis Granderson and Marcus Thames, giving him 11 this season. Dennys Reyes and Pat Neshek combined to get six outs and JoeNathan pitched a perfect ninth for the Twins to record his 16thsave of the season. Miller (3-2), the Tigers' top pick in the 2006 draft, left afterfive innings, suffering through his poorest outing of theseason. The lefthander allowed six runs and six hits over fiveinnings, striking out four and walking a pair. Cuddyer tripled and scored in the second and blasted his ninthhomer in the fifth off Miller for a 6-1 lead. Jason Bartlett doubled to extend his hitting streak to 11 gamesand Ford hit his second homer of the season for Minnesota. <div class="pre">Ivan Rodriguez added a solo shot for Detroit, which lost its</div>fourth straight. Detroit right fielder Magglio Ordonez was hitless in fourat-bats, ending his 15-game game hitting streak.
Twins continue winning ways against Tigers <h3>MINNESOTA 8, DETROIT 5</h3>DETROIT (Ticker) -- Kevin Slowey remained undefeated andMichael Cuddyer hit a three-run homer as the Minnesota Twinsdefeated the Detroit Tigers, 8-5, on Saturday. Lew Ford doubled and homered for Minnesota, which has won fourof five games. Slowey (3-0) overcame a slow start to earn the win in his sixthmajor league start. The righthander allowed four runs on ninehits over six innings, striking out two and walking just one.The long-ball again troubled Slowey as he allowed home runs toCurtis Granderson and Marcus Thames, giving him 11 this season. "I felt that I pitched pretty well," Slowey said. "The game planwas to throw all my pitches. I threw good strikes as opposedto throwing strikes. "My velocity was good, not Joe Nathan good, just good." DennysReyes and Pat Neshek combined to get six outs and Joe Nathanpitched a perfect ninth for the Twins to record his 16th save ofthe season. Miller (3-2), the Tigers' top pick in the 2006 draft, left afterfive innings, suffering through his poorest outing of theseason. The lefthander allowed six runs and six hits over fiveinnings, striking out four and walking a pair. Cuddyer tripled and scored in the second and blasted his ninthhomer in the fifth off Miller for a 6-1 lead. "We're playing very well," Cuddyer said. "We get the big hitswhen we need them and the pitching is keeping us in the game."Jason Bartlett doubled to extend his hitting streak to 11 gamesand Ford hit his second homer of the season for Minnesota. "It was a good day for us," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said."We were patient at the plate, we made the the kid (Miller)work. Slowey was OK and the pen took us the rest of the way." Ivan Rodriguez added a solo shot for Detroit, which lost itsfourth straight. Detroit right fielder Magglio Ordonez was hitless in fourat-bats, ending his 15-game game hitting streak.
