Tigers 7-1 Twins (17 Aug, 2011) Play-by-Play

Detroit Tigers

65-57, 34-26 home


MIN
DET

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	0
0	0	2	0	3	2	0	0	-	7	15	0

J. Verlander18-5

7.2 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 8 K, 1 BB

N. Blackburn7-10

4.2 IP, 11 H, 5 ER, 1 K, 2 BB

TwinsTop 1st
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  MIN
  DET
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Strike Looking
  4
  Ball
  5
  Single
- B Revere to second on wild pitch by J Verlander.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 1st
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  MIN
  DET
- D Young to second on passed ball by D Butera.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  MIN
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 2nd
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  MIN
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  MIN
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 3rd
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  MIN
  DET
- B Boesch to third, D Young to second on wild pitch by N Blackburn.
  0
  0
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  MIN
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 4th
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  MIN
  DET
- A Avila caught stealing second, catcher to second.
  0
  2
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  MIN
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 5th
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  MIN
  DET
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  MIN
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 6th
- P. Dumatrait pitching for MIN
  MIN
  DET
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  MIN
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 7th
- A. Swarzak pitching for MIN
  MIN
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  MIN
  DET
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 8th
- J. Mijares pitching for MIN
  MIN
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- J. Benoit pitching for DET
  MIN
  DET
- J Thome hit for D Butera.
  1
  7
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Twins
9
Tigers
6

Game 1

16/8

Twins
1
Tigers
7

Game 2

17/8

Twins
6
Tigers
5

Game 3

18/8

Comerica Park

12:05 AM, 17 August 2011

Detroit, Michigan

Attendance: 40,589

Game Time:2:52

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - James Hoye
First Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
Second Base Umpire - Tom Hallion
Third Base Umpire - Bill Miller

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

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J. Verlander18-5

N. Blackburn7-10

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Strike Looking
4 Ball
5 Single