GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: MINNESOTA (42-37) at DETROIT (46-33)

AL: MINNESOTA at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Jones relieved J Bonderman.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0
DETROIT 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M Cuddyer (.288, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at DETROIT

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

BATTERIES: MIN - SCOTT BAKER AND JOE MAUER

DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN, TODD JONES (9TH) AND IVAN
RODRIGUEZ

HOME RUNS: MIN - NONE

DET - MARCUS THAMES (8) OFF SCOTT BAKER IN THE 8TH, 0 ON</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at DETROIT

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

BATTERIES: MIN - SCOTT BAKER AND JOE MAUER

DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN, TODD JONES (9TH) AND IVAN
RODRIGUEZ


WP - JEREMY BONDERMAN (9-1)
LP - SCOTT BAKER (2-3)
SAVE - TODD JONES (20)

HOME RUNS: MIN - NONE

DET - MARCUS THAMES (8) OFF SCOTT BAKER IN THE 8TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:07 ATT: 41,078

PROBABLES: CLE - PAUL BYRD (7-3, 4.67)
DET - NATE ROBERTSON (4-6, 4.82)

PROBABLES: MIN - BOOF BONSER (5-4, 4.65)
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS (1-3, 5.32)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at DETROIT

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS DETROIT (1) - FINAL

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .300
J Bartlett ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .258
J Mauer c 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .298
M Cuddyer rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .287
J Morneau 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .279
T Hunter cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .302
J Kubel lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .243
J Tyner dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .286
N Punto 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .207

Totals 32 0 6 0 1 7 8

BATTING: 2B - J Morneau (14, J Bonderman). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - N Punto 1, J Morneau 1, T Hunter 1. GIDP - J Bartlett. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: E - J Bartlett (14, ground ball). DP: 2 (J Bartlett-L Castillo-J
Morneau, J Bartlett-J Morneau).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
P Polanco 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .330
S Casey 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .296
M Ordonez rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .369
C Guillen ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .320
I Rodriguez c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
C Monroe lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .223
M Thames dh 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .235
B Inge 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252

Totals 26 1 3 1 1 3 8

BATTING: 3B - C Granderson (15, S Baker). HR - M Thames (8, 8th inning off S
Baker 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Thames (22). 2-out RBI - M Thames. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Ordonez 1. GIDP - C Monroe, C Guillen. Team LOB -
2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Guillen-P Polanco-S Casey).


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MINNESOTA - 000 000 000 -- 0
DETROIT - 000 000 01x -- 1
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Baker (L, 2-3) 8 3 1 1 1 3 1 4.98

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman (W, 9-1) 8 6 0 0 1 7 0 3.58
T Jones (S, 20) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.85

Pitches-strikes: S Baker 79-57; J Bonderman 110-70; T Jones 7-5. Ground
balls-fly balls: S Baker 11-10; J Bonderman 11-6; T Jones 2-1. Batters faced: S
Baker 27; J Bonderman 30; T Jones 3.

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

T--2:07. Att--41,078.
Weather: 70 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, in from
left.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at DETROIT

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
MINNESOTA 0
DETROIT 1 FINAL</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at DETROIT

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MINNESOTA (0) AT DETROIT (1) - HOW THEY SCORED
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DETROIT 8TH: I Rodriguez flied out to right. C Monroe lined out to left.
M Thames homered to left. B Inge flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 0, DETROIT 1.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at DETROIT

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MINNESOTA (0) AT DETROIT (1) - EVENT LOG
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Minnesota Starting Lineups -- L Castillo 2B, J Bartlett SS, J Mauer C,
M Cuddyer RF, J Morneau 1B, T Hunter CF, J Kubel LF, J Tyner DH, N Punto 3B,
S Baker 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, B Inge 3B,
J Bonderman RHP.

Umpires -- Tim Mcclelland (HP), Paul Schrieber (1B), Marty Foster (2B),
Fieldin Culbreth (3B).

Gametime Weather: 70 degrees, Clear, wind in from left at 11 mph.


MINNESOTA 1ST: L Castillo struck out looking. J Bartlett struck out
swinging. J Mauer singled to right. M Cuddyer struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, DETROIT 0.

DETROIT 1ST: C Granderson flied out to center. P Polanco grounded out to
first. S Casey grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 0, DETROIT 0.

MINNESOTA 2ND: J Morneau flied out to center. T Hunter singled to left.
J Kubel flied out to left. J Tyner singled to center, T Hunter to second.
N Punto grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, DETROIT 0.

DETROIT 2ND: M Ordonez grounded out to shortstop. C Guillen grounded out
to shortstop. I Rodriguez lined out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 0, DETROIT 0.

MINNESOTA 3RD: L Castillo reached on infield single to shortstop.
J Bartlett grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, L Castillo
out at second. J Mauer walked. M Cuddyer reached on infield single to
shortstop, J Mauer to second. J Morneau struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, DETROIT 0.

DETROIT 3RD: C Monroe grounded out to shortstop. M Thames grounded out to
shortstop. B Inge struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0,
DETROIT 0.

MINNESOTA 4TH: T Hunter grounded out to shortstop. J Kubel struck out
swinging. J Tyner struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0,
DETROIT 0.

DETROIT 4TH: C Granderson tripled to deep right. P Polanco struck out
swinging. S Casey fouled out to third. M Ordonez grounded out to second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, DETROIT 0.

MINNESOTA 5TH: N Punto grounded out to shortstop. L Castillo grounded out
to shortstop. J Bartlett struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 0, DETROIT 0.

DETROIT 5TH: C Guillen walked. I Rodriguez lined out to left. C Monroe
grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, C Guillen out at
second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, DETROIT 0.

MINNESOTA 6TH: J Mauer grounded out to first. M Cuddyer lined out to
center. J Morneau doubled to deep center. T Hunter grounded out to shortstop.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, DETROIT 0.

DETROIT 6TH: M Thames flied out to left. B Inge flied out to center.
C Granderson lined out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, DETROIT 0.

MINNESOTA 7TH: J Kubel grounded out to second. J Tyner flied out to
center. N Punto grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0,
DETROIT 0.

DETROIT 7TH: P Polanco safe at first on error by shortstop J Bartlett.
S Casey struck out swinging. M Ordonez singled to center, P Polanco to second.
C Guillen grounded into double play, shortstop to first, M Ordonez out at
second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 0, DETROIT 0.

MINNESOTA 8TH: L Castillo grounded out to third. J Bartlett flied out to
left. J Mauer flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0,
DETROIT 0.

DETROIT 8TH: I Rodriguez flied out to right. C Monroe lined out to left.
M Thames homered to left. B Inge flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 0, DETROIT 1.

MINNESOTA 9TH: T Jones relieved J Bonderman. M Cuddyer grounded out to
pitcher. J Morneau lined out to second. T Hunter grounded out to shortstop.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, DETROIT 1.</div>

 

Thames' homer snaps pitches duel, Tigers win

<h3>DETROIT 1, MINNESOTA 0</h3>DETROIT (Ticker) -- Marcus Thames homered in the eighth inningto break a scoreless tie and hand the Detroit Tigers a 1-0victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday night.

Jeremy Bonderman gutted his way through eight scoreless inningsto notch his ninth victory of the season.

Thames' homer was his eighth of the season and second in twodays for Detroit, which avoided a sweep with the win.

Bonderman (9-1) worked out of jams in each of the first threeinnings, but settled down to allow just one more hit the rest ofthe way. The 24-year-old ace yielded six hits issued one walkwhile striking out seven.

Todd Jones worked a perfect ninth for his 20th save of theseason.

Thames' blast was just the Tigers third hit of the night offTwins starter Scott Baker, who struck out three and issued asingle walk.

The 25-year-old Baker dominated most of the night, holdingDetroit hitless through the first three innings. He came intoSunday's contest having yielded just three earned runs in 12innings over his last two starts.

The Tigers' first hit came when Curtis Granderson led off thefourth inning with a triple. The Twins' righthander held firm,bearing down to strike out All-Star Placido Polanco beforegetting Sean Casey to foul out to shallow left and inducingAll-Star Magglio Ordonez into a groundout.

The Tigers got the leadoff hitter on again in the fifth whenBaker walked Carlos Guillen, but he would get no further as IvanRodriguez lined out and Craig Monroe grounded into a doubleplay.

The Twins' best opportunities were in the second and thirdinnings, when they put runners on first and second with two outsin each frame. But Bonderman would not be denied, forcing NickPunto to ground out to end the second and striking out All-StarJustin Morneau to end the third.

Prior to the game, both teams learned that they would havemultiple players representing them next Tuesday in San Franciscoat the All-Star Game.

The Tigers will send Polanco, Ordonez and Rodriguez as starters,and Carlos Guillen and Justin Verlander as reserves.

The Twins will be represented by Torii Hunter and Johan Santanaalong with Morneau.

 

Thames' homer snaps pitchers' duel, Tigers win

<h3>DETROIT 1, MINNESOTA 0</h3>DETROIT (Ticker) -- Marcus Thames homered in the eighth inningto break a scoreless tie and hand the Detroit Tigers a 1-0victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday night.

Jeremy Bonderman gutted his way through eight scoreless inningsto notch his ninth victory of the season.

Thames' homer was his eighth of the season and second in twodays for Detroit, which avoided a sweep with the win.

"It was a fastball," Thames said. "I was just trying to getsomething good to hit and just try to put some good wood on it."

Bonderman (9-1) worked out of jams in each of the first threeinnings, but settled down to allow just one more hit the rest ofthe way. The 24-year-old ace yielded six hits issued one walkwhile striking out seven.

"I just went out and wanted to establish my four-seam fastballto lefties and just use all pitches," Bonderman said. "(Curtis)Granderson made one of the best plays, probably of the year, andeverybody else played good defense. We finally got a run latein the game."

Todd Jones worked a perfect ninth for his 20th save of theseason. Thames' blast was just the Tigers third hit of the nightoff Twins starter Scott Baker, who struck out three and issueda single walk.

"I know what my job is," Thames said. "I know I'm a benchplayer so I'm going to come off the bench and do what I can do.I know it takes me a while to get going if I'm not in thereevery day but I've been working my butt off every day to try toget better at it. Just try to do something every day if I get achance."

The 25-year-old Baker dominated most of the night, holdingDetroit hitless through the first three innings. He came intoSunday's contest having yielded just three earned runs in 12innings over his last two starts.

"It was a little disappointing," Baker said. "I was veryaggressive and put guys away. I did a lot of things right.

"It's nothing to get upset about, it's just baseball."

The Tigers' first hit came when Granderson led off the fourthinning with a triple. The Twins' righthander held firm, bearingdown to strike out All-Star Placido Polanco before getting SeanCasey to foul out to shallow left and inducing All-Star MagglioOrdonez into a groundout.

The Tigers got the leadoff hitter on again in the fifth whenBaker walked Carlos Guillen, but he would get no further as IvanRodriguez lined out and Craig Monroe grounded into a doubleplay.

The Twins' best opportunities were in the second and thirdinnings, when they put runners on first and second with two outsin each frame. But Bonderman would not be denied, forcing NickPunto to ground out to end the second and striking out All-StarJustin Morneau to end the third.

"This was a heck of a baseball game," Twins manager RonGardenhire said. "Both pitchers threw outstanding. We had someopportunities, but couldn't get anything done againstBonderman."

Prior to the game, both teams learned that they would havemultiple players representing them next Tuesday in San Franciscoat the All-Star Game.

The Tigers will send Polanco, Ordonez and Rodriguez as starters,and Carlos Guillen and Justin Verlander as reserves. The Twinswill be represented by Torii Hunter and Johan Santana along withMorneau.