Minnesota Twins @ Detroit Tigers
53-42, 21-24 Away
2
53-42, 21-24 Away
Final
47-47, 28-20 Home
4
47-47, 28-20 Home
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 2BJ Morneau (21, J Verlander)
- RBIB Harris (32)
- Team LOB6
- Fielding
- DP1 (B Harris-A Casilla-J Morneau)
- EB Buscher (3, throw); A Casilla (6, ground ball)
Tigers Hitting
- Batting
- 2BC Thomas (9, N Blackburn)
- HRC Thomas (1, 2nd inning off N Blackburn 1 on, 1 Out); M Joyce (9, 8th inning off B Bass 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIC Thomas 2 (9), M Cabrera (57), M Joyce (18)
- GIDPC Thomas
- Team LOB6
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
N. Blackburn(L,7-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 108-70 | 3.65 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16-9 | 5.31 |
| 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 124-79 |
- Pitching
- WPN Blackburn
- IBBJ Morneau (By J Zumaya)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsN Blackburn 5-12; B Bass 3-0
- Game ScoresN Blackburn 59
Tigers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Verlander(W,7-9) |
J. Zumaya(H,2) |
T. Jones(S,17) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 108-73 | 4.15 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21-7 | 1.59 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-7 | 4.95 |
| 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 137-87 |
- Pitching
- WPJ Verlander; J Zumaya
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Verlander 8-5; J Zumaya 0-3; T Jones 1-1
- Game ScoresJ Verlander 67
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | C Thomas homered to right, M Thames scored. | 0 | 2 | |
| 4th | J Mauer scored, J Morneau to third on wild pitch by J Verlander. | 1 | 2 | |
| 4th | B Harris singled to center, J Morneau scored, J Kubel to second. | 2 | 2 | |
| 5th | M Cabrera grounded out to shortstop, C Granderson scored, C Guillen to second. | 2 | 3 | |
| 8th | M Joyce homered to center. | 2 | 4 | |
MIN wins 3-1
Game Information
Comerica Park
6:05 PM, 13 July 2008
Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 41,453
Game Time:2:27
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Ron Kulpa
- First Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
- Second Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
- Third Base Umpire - Ed Montague
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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