Minnesota Twins @ Detroit Tigers
53-41, 21-23 Away
6
53-41, 21-23 Away
Final
46-47, 27-20 Home
5
46-47, 27-20 Home
Twins Hitting
a-walked for C Monroe in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BB Buscher (5, A Lopez); A Casilla (13, J Zumaya)
- HRB Harris (5, 7th inning off N Robertson 0 on, 0 Out); J Mauer (5, 7th inning off N Robertson 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIB Harris 4 (31), J Mauer 2 (41)
- 2Out RBIB Harris 2, J Mauer 2
- SFB Harris
- Team LOB9
- Baserunning
- SBD Young (10, 3rd base off N Robertson/B Inge)
- Fielding
- EA Casilla (5, throw)
Tigers Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. JoyceRF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .295 | .352 | .487 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .352 | .394 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .284 | .366 | .434 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .288 | .352 | .494 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .323 | .633 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .306 | .461 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .330 | .588 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .217 | .323 | .338 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .224 | .322 | .422 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .348 | .483 | .565 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .234 | .294 | .340 |
| 33 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
a-grounded to third for M Joyce in the 8th
b-struck out swinging for R Santiago in the 9th
- Batting
- HRM Joyce (8, 4th inning off S Baker 1 on, 1 Out); C Granderson (10, 8th inning off S Baker 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIM Joyce 2 (17), C Granderson 2 (33), R Raburn (11)
- SHR Santiago
- Team LOB5
Twins Pitching
- Pitching
- WPD Reyes
- IBBJ Morneau (By J Zumaya)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsS Baker 6-11; J Crain 0-0; D Reyes 1-0; B Bass 1-0; J Nathan 0-0
- Game ScoresS Baker 53
Tigers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
N. Robertson(L,6-8) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 95-65 | 5.26 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25-13 | 2.84 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31-17 | 1.74 |
| 9.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 151-95 |
- Pitching
- WPJ Zumaya 2
- HBPR Santiago (By S Baker)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsN Robertson 12-5; A Lopez 0-2; J Zumaya 1-0
- Game ScoresN Robertson 41
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | B Harris singled to center, J Morneau scored, D Young to second. | 1 | 0 | |
| 4th | B Harris singled to center, D Young scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 4th | M Joyce homered to right, C Guillen scored. | 2 | 2 | |
| 7th | B Harris homered to right. | 3 | 2 | |
| 7th | J Mauer homered to left, A Casilla scored. | 5 | 2 | |
| 8th | B Harris hit sacrifice fly to center, C Monroe scored, B Buscher to third. | 6 | 2 | |
| 8th | C Granderson homered to right center, R Santiago scored. | 6 | 4 | |
| 8th | R Raburn grounded out to third, P Polanco scored. | 6 | 5 | |
MIN wins 3-1
Game Information
Comerica Park
8:55 PM, 12 July 2008
Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 41,301
Game Time:3:04
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Ed Montague
- First Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
- Second Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
- Third Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
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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