Minnesota Twins @ Detroit Tigers
52-41, 20-23 Away
3
52-41, 20-23 Away
Final
46-46, 27-19 Home
2
46-46, 27-19 Home
Twins Hitting
a-struck out swinging for B Buscher in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BN Punto (8, A Galarraga); B Buscher (4, A Galarraga); A Casilla (12, A Lopez)
- RBIN Punto 2 (18), D Young (36)
- 2Out RBIN Punto
- SFD Young; N Punto
- Team LOB12
Tigers Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. JoyceRF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .296 | .355 | .481 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .307 | .353 | .396 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .365 | .435 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .291 | .356 | .500 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .275 | .337 | .601 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .329 | .345 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 | .323 | .609 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .288 | .330 | .410 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .464 | .556 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .300 | .348 |
| 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
a-flied out to left for R Santiago in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BM Joyce 2 (7, G Perkins 2); M Cabrera (21, G Perkins)
- RBIC Guillen (47), P Polanco (32)
- SFP Polanco
- SHR Santiago
- Team LOB7
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
G. Perkins(W,6-2) |
J. Crain(H,10) |
M. Guerrier(H,12) |
J. Nathan(S,26) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 85-56 | 4.14 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-3 | 2.58 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-8 | 3.35 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-6 | 1.16 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 111-73 |
- Pitching
- IBBJ Morneau 2 (By A Galarraga, B Seay); D Span (By A Galarraga)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsG Perkins 10-8; J Crain 0-1; M Guerrier 1-0; J Nathan 1-1
- Game ScoresG Perkins 54
Tigers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Galarraga(L,7-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 113-63 | 3.27 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 2.68 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40-24 | 2.83 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21-13 | 7.71 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 177-103 |
- Pitching
- HBPC Granderson (By G Perkins)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsA Galarraga 6-6; A Lopez 0-1; B Seay 2-1; F Rodney 1-0
- Game ScoresA Galarraga 50
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | C Guillen singled to deep right, C Granderson scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 4th | N Punto doubled to deep right center, B Buscher scored. | 1 | 1 | |
| 6th | N Punto hit sacrifice fly to center, J Kubel scored. | 2 | 1 | |
| 7th | D Young hit sacrifice fly to center, A Casilla scored. | 3 | 1 | |
| 7th | P Polanco hit sacrifice fly to right, M Joyce scored. | 3 | 2 | |
MIN wins 3-1
Game Information
Comerica Park
12:05 AM, 12 July 2008
Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 42,352
Game Time:2:59
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Layne
- First Base Umpire - Ed Montague
- Second Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
- Third Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
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