Ejections: Miguel Cabrera by Vic Carapazza [Called third strike]
Time of Game: 3:52 Attendance: 38938
Starting Lineups:
Detroit Tigers Minnesota Twins
1. Jackson cf Span cf
2. Sizemore 2b L. Hughes 2b
3. Boesch rf Kubel dh
4. Cabrera 1b Morneau 1b
5. Martinez dh Valencia 3b
6. Raburn lf Cuddyer rf
7. Avila c Tosoni lf
8. Santiago ss Rivera c
9. Inge 3b Tolbert ss
Coke p Baker p
TIGERS 1ST: Jackson flied to center; Sizemore struck out; Boesch
walked; Cabrera walked [Boesch to second]; Martinez singled to
second [Boesch scored, Cabrera to third (error by Cuddyer)];
Raburn flied to left; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: Span flied to center; On a bunt L. Hughes grounded
out (third to first); Kubel flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Twins 0.
TIGERS 2ND: Avila struck out; Santiago flied to center; Inge was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 0.
TWINS 2ND: Morneau doubled to shortstop; Valencia flied to
center; Cuddyer doubled to left [Morneau scored]; Tosoni was
called out on strikes; Rivera grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 1.
TIGERS 3RD: Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); Sizemore
walked; Boesch forced Sizemore (second to shortstop); Cabrera
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1,
Twins 1.
TWINS 3RD: Tolbert singled to shortstop; Span grounded out
(second to first) [Tolbert to second]; L. Hughes grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Tolbert to third]; Kubel singled to center
[Tolbert scored]; Morneau forced Kubel (shortstop to second); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 2.
TIGERS 4TH: Martinez homered to right-center; Raburn struck out;
Avila struck out; Santiago walked; Inge singled to center
[Santiago to second]; Jackson flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Tigers 2, Twins 2.
TWINS 4TH: Valencia singled to third; Cuddyer grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Valencia out at second];
Tosoni struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Twins 2.
TIGERS 5TH: Sizemore walked; Baker threw a wild pitch [Sizemore
to second]; Boesch singled to left [Sizemore to third]; Cabrera
doubled to center [Sizemore scored, Boesch scored]; Martinez
singled to center [Cabrera scored]; Raburn forced Martinez
(shortstop to second); PERKINS REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); Raburn
stole second; Avila walked; Santiago struck out; Inge flied to
right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Twins 2.
TWINS 5TH: Rivera was called out on strikes; Tolbert flied to
center; Span grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Tigers 5, Twins 2.
TIGERS 6TH: Jackson singled to left; Sizemore reached on an
error by Perkins [Jackson to second]; Boesch struck out; Cabrera
was called out on strikes; Tigers first baseman Miguel
Cabrera made a couple of gestures after being called out on
strikes and was ejected by HP umpire Vic Carapazza; Martinez
walked [Jackson to third, Sizemore to second]; NATHAN REPLACED
PERKINS (PITCHING); Raburn flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3
LOB. Tigers 5, Twins 2.
TWINS 6TH: KELLY REPLACED CABRERA (PLAYING 1B); L. Hughes popped
to shortstop; Kubel walked; Morneau walked [Kubel to second];
Valencia lined to second; ALBURQUERQUE REPLACED COKE (PITCHING);
Alburquerque threw a wild pitch [Kubel to third, Morneau to
second]; Cuddyer walked; Tosoni struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3
LOB. Tigers 5, Twins 2.
TIGERS 7TH: Avila singled to center; Santiago out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Avila to second]; Inge grounded out
(third to first); Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 5, Twins 2.
TWINS 7TH: Rivera walked; Tolbert flied to left; Span walked
[Rivera to second]; Avila allowed a passed ball [Rivera to
third, Span to second]; L. Hughes doubled to right [Rivera
scored, Span to third]; SCHLERETH REPLACED ALBURQUERQUE
(PITCHING); Kubel homered to right-center [Span scored, L.
Hughes scored]; Morneau doubled to right; BENOIT REPLACED
SCHLERETH (PITCHING); Valencia singled to shortstop [Morneau to
third]; Cuddyer struck out while Valencia was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5,
Twins 6.
TIGERS 8TH: MIJARES REPLACED NATHAN (PITCHING); Sizemore flied
to right; Boesch walked; PERALTA BATTED FOR KELLY; CAPPS
REPLACED MIJARES (PITCHING); Peralta homered to left [Boesch
scored]; Martinez lined to first; Raburn was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Twins 6.
TWINS 8TH: PERALTA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Tosoni struck
out; REVERE BATTED FOR RIVERA; Revere singled to third; Tolbert
doubled to right [Revere scored (error by Boesch) (unearned) (no
RBI), Tolbert to third (error by Santiago)]; Span struck out; L.
Hughes flied to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 7,
Twins 7.
TIGERS 9TH: BUTERA REPLACED REVERE (PLAYING C ); Avila flied to
center; Santiago singled to pitcher; Inge tripled to right
[Santiago scored]; Jackson out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Inge scored]; Sizemore flied to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Tigers 9, Twins 7.
TWINS 9TH: WELLS REPLACED BOESCH (PLAYING RF); VALVERDE REPLACED
BENOIT (PITCHING); Kubel walked; Morneau struck out; Valencia
flied to right; Kubel advanced to second because of defensive
indifference [Kubel to second]; Cuddyer popped to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 9, Twins 7.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Tigers 9 11 2 11
Twins 7 11 2 8