GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: MINNESOTA (77-80) at DETROIT (86-72)

AL: MINNESOTA (77-80) at DETROIT (86-72)

<h3>Twins call on LHP Satana for series finale vs. Tigers</h3>

<div class="pre">Minnesota (77-80) at Detroit (86-72) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

DETROIT (Ticker) - If the Detroit Tigers are going to keep theirpostseason hopes alive they will have to get by Johan Santanain the series finale against the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday.

With Tuesday's 8-0 thrashing of the Twins, Detroit closed within4 1/2 games of the New York Yankees (90-67) in the AmericanLeague wild card chase. But New York can clinch the wild cardwith a win or a loss by the Tigers.


"Bottom line we are not going to the playoffs," Tigers managerJim Leyland said. "I'm not a idiot. New York is going to winand we are going home on Monday. I'm very proud of this teamand happy with the effort they put forth all season. Our job isto keep it going for years to come."


Santana (15-13, 3.29 ERA) looks to rebound after two lacklusteroutings. In his last start, the lefthander was tagged for sixruns and eight hits over seven innings in Friday's loss to theChicago White Sox.


The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner is 11-5 with a 2.79 ERA in26 career appearances against the Tigers.


Detroit will counter with rookie Jair Jurrjens (3-1, 3.90), whodazzled through 5 1/3 innings to beat Minnesota on September 16at the Metrodome.


The 21-year-old righthander is also looking to bounce back fromhis last outing, in which he was hammered for four runs and sixhits in 2 1/3 frames in a loss to Kansas City on Friday.

 

AL: MINNESOTA at DETROIT

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA AT DETROIT -- LINEUPS

MINNESOTA DETROIT
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Alexi Casilla 2B .228 0 9 Placido Polanco 2B .340 9 66
Jason Kubel LF .270 13 64 Ryan Raburn CF .302 4 24
Joe Mauer C .288 6 58 Gary Sheffield DH .266 25 74
Torii Hunter CF .289 28 104 Magglio Ordonez RF .359 28 136
Justin Morneau 1B .273 30 109 Carlos Guillen SS .295 19 97
Michael Cuddyer RF .276 15 80 Marcus Thames LF .240 17 51
Rondell White DH .158 3 15 Mike Hessman 1B .213 3 10
Luis Rodriguez 3B .227 2 12 Brandon Inge 3B .239 14 69
Nick Punto SS .213 1 25 Mike Rabelo C .242 0 14

Johan Santana LHP (15-13, 3.29) Jair Jurrjens RHP (3-1, 3.90)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
WARMUPS: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA (15-13, 3.29)
DET - JAIR JURRJENS (3-1, 3.90)

UMPIRES: HP - MARK WEGNER
1B - BRIAN RUNGE
3B - BRUCE FROEMMING
2B - SCOTT BARRY

WEATHER: 64 Degrees, overcast
WIND: 7 mph, in from left</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT -- REVISED WARMUPS
WARMUPS: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA (15-13, 3.29)
DET - JAIR JURRJENS (3-1, 3.90)

UMPIRES: HP - MARK WEGNER
1B - BRIAN RUNGE
3B - SCOTT BARRY
2B - BRUCE FROEMMING

WEATHER: 64 Degrees, overcast
WIND: 7 mph, in from left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
STARTING BATS: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA AND JOE MAUER
DET - JAIR JURRJENS AND MIKE RABELO

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: A CASILLA (.228, 0 HR, 9 RBI)
J KUBEL (.270, 13 HR, 64 RBI)
J MAUER (.288, 6 HR, 58 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JUSTIN MORNEAU SCORED JASON KUBEL.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J MORNEAU ON FIRST, T HUNTER ON SECOND, J
MAUER ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1
DETROIT 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M CUDDYER (.276, 15 HR, 80 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY RONDELL WHITE SCORED JOE MAUER, TORII HUNTER AND
JUSTIN MORNEAU.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, R WHITE ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 4
DETROIT 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L RODRIGUEZ (.227, 2 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA
DET - JAIR JURRJENS

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: P POLANCO (.340, 9 HR, 66 RBI)
R RABURN (.302, 4 HR, 24 RBI)
G SHEFFIELD (.266, 25 HR, 74 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (4) VS DETROIT (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Casilla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
J Kubel lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .270
J Mauer c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289
T Hunter cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .289
J Morneau 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .275
R White dh 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .167
L Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .227
N Punto ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .212

Totals 6 4 3 4 3 0 5

BATTING: 2B - R White (4, J Jurrjens). RBI - J Morneau (110), R White 3 (18).
2-out RBI - R White 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Punto 1.
Team LOB - 2.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
P Polanco 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340
R Raburn cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
G Sheffield dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .359
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
M Thames lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Hessman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
M Rabelo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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MINNESOTA - 4 -- 4
DETROIT - -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Santana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.29

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Jurrjens 1 3 4 4 3 0 0 5.02

WP - J Jurrjens. Pitches-strikes: J Jurrjens 40-25. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Jurrjens 2-1. Batters faced: J Jurrjens 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Brian Runge. 2B--Bruce Froemming. 3B--Scott
Barry.

Weather: 64 degrees, overcast. Wind: 7 mph, in from left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
CONFIRMED STARTERS: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA
DET - JAIR JURRJENS</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA
DET - JAIR JURRJENS

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: A CASILLA (.227, 0-FOR-1)
J KUBEL (.270, 0-FOR-0, BB)
J MAUER (.289, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (4) VS DETROIT (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Casilla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
J Kubel lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .270
J Mauer c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289
T Hunter cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .289
J Morneau 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .275
R White dh 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .167
L Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .227
N Punto ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .212

Totals 6 4 3 4 3 0 5

BATTING: 2B - R White (4, J Jurrjens). RBI - J Morneau (110), R White 3 (18).
2-out RBI - R White 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Punto 1.
Team LOB - 2.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340
R Raburn cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .359
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
M Thames lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Hessman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
M Rabelo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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MINNESOTA - 4 -- 4
DETROIT - 0 -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Santana 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.28

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Jurrjens 1 3 4 4 3 0 0 5.02

WP - J Jurrjens. Pitches-strikes: J Santana 9-7; J Jurrjens 40-25. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Santana 2-0; J Jurrjens 2-1. Batters faced: J Santana 3; J
Jurrjens 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Brian Runge. 2B--Bruce Froemming. 3B--Scott
Barry.

Weather: 64 degrees, overcast. Wind: 7 mph, in from left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA
DET - JAIR JURRJENS

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.359, 28 HR, 136 RBI)
C GUILLEN (.295, 19 HR, 97 RBI)
M THAMES (.240, 17 HR, 51 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (4) VS DETROIT (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Casilla 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
J Kubel lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .269
J Mauer c 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289
T Hunter cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .289
J Morneau 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .275
R White dh 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .167
L Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .227
N Punto ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .212

Totals 9 4 3 4 3 0 5

BATTING: 2B - R White (4, J Jurrjens). RBI - J Morneau (110), R White 3 (18).
2-out RBI - R White 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Punto 1.
Team LOB - 2.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340
R Raburn cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .359
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
M Thames lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Hessman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
M Rabelo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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MINNESOTA - 40 -- 4
DETROIT - 0 -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Santana 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.28

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Jurrjens 2 3 4 4 3 0 0 4.85

WP - J Jurrjens. Pitches-strikes: J Santana 9-7; J Jurrjens 49-31. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Santana 2-0; J Jurrjens 4-2. Batters faced: J Santana 3; J
Jurrjens 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Brian Runge. 2B--Bruce Froemming. 3B--Scott
Barry.

Weather: 64 degrees, overcast. Wind: 7 mph, in from left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO BRANDON INGE SCORED MAGGLIO ORDONEZ.

SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B INGE ON FIRST, M THAMES ON SECOND, C
GUILLEN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 4
DETROIT 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M RABELO (.242, 0 HR, 14 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MIKE RABELO SCORED CARLOS GUILLEN AND MARCUS
THAMES.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M RABELO ON SECOND, B INGE ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 4
DETROIT 3 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: P POLANCO (.340, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at DETROIT

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA
DET - JAIR JURRJENS

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: T HUNTER (.289, 0-FOR-0, BB)
J MORNEAU (.274, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
M CUDDYER (.275, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at DETROIT

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (4) VS DETROIT (3) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Casilla 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
J Kubel lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .269
J Mauer c 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289
T Hunter cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .289
J Morneau 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .275
R White dh 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .167
L Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .227
N Punto ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .212

Totals 9 4 3 4 3 0 5

BATTING: 2B - R White (4, J Jurrjens). RBI - J Morneau (110), R White 3 (18).
2-out RBI - R White 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Punto 1.
Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - A Casilla (9, catch).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
P Polanco 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .339
R Raburn cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .298
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
M Ordonez rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .359
C Guillen ss 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .295
M Thames lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .240
M Hessman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .208
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .239
M Rabelo c 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .247

Totals 8 3 1 3 3 3 7

BATTING: 2B - M Rabelo (10, J Santana). RBI - B Inge (70), M Rabelo 2 (16).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Raburn 2. Team LOB - 2.


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MINNESOTA - 40 -- 4
DETROIT - 03 -- 3
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Santana 2 1 3 2 3 3 0 3.34

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Jurrjens 2 3 4 4 3 0 0 4.85

WP - J Jurrjens. Pitches-strikes: J Santana 41-25; J Jurrjens 49-31. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Santana 3-1; J Jurrjens 4-2. Batters faced: J Santana 11; J
Jurrjens 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Brian Runge. 2B--Bruce Froemming. 3B--Scott
Barry.

Weather: 64 degrees, overcast. Wind: 7 mph, in from left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA
DET - JAIR JURRJENS

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G SHEFFIELD (.266, 0-FOR-1)
M ORDONEZ (.359, 0-FOR-0, BB)
C GUILLEN (.295, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at DETROIT

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

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Casilla 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
J Kubel lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .269
J Mauer c 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289
T Hunter cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .289
J Morneau 1b 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .275
M Cuddyer rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 .277
R White dh 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 .165
L Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .227
N Punto ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .212

Totals 13 4 5 4 3 0 6

BATTING: 2B - R White (4, J Jurrjens). RBI - J Morneau (110), R White 3 (18).
2-out RBI - R White 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Punto 1, R
White 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: E - A Casilla (9, catch).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
P Polanco 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .339
R Raburn cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .298
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
M Ordonez rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .359
C Guillen ss 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .295
M Thames lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .240
M Hessman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .208
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .239
M Rabelo c 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .247

Totals 8 3 1 3 3 3 7

BATTING: 2B - M Rabelo (10, J Santana). RBI - B Inge (70), M Rabelo 2 (16).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Raburn 2. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Ordonez (M Cuddyer at 2nd base).


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MINNESOTA - 400 -- 4
DETROIT - 03 -- 3
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Santana 2 1 3 2 3 3 0 3.34

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Jurrjens 3 5 4 4 3 0 0 4.70

WP - J Jurrjens. Pitches-strikes: J Santana 41-25; J Jurrjens 64-41. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Santana 3-1; J Jurrjens 5-3. Batters faced: J Santana 11; J
Jurrjens 16.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Brian Runge. 2B--Bruce Froemming. 3B--Scott
Barry.

Weather: 64 degrees, overcast. Wind: 7 mph, in from left.</div>