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TOR  8
@BAL  5

BOS 11
OAK  6

CHW  3
KCR  0

DET  9
MIN  4
(6)
CLE 12
@SEA  4

SEA  3
CLE  2

(10)
NYY 12
@TBD  4

TEX 16
LAA  2

HOU  7
@CIN  6

FLA  7
CHC  4

COL  2
@LAD  0

STL  7
@MIL  3

WSN  9
@NYM  6

PHI  5
ATL  2

PIT  5
ARI  1

SDP 11
@SFG  3

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 35,375

Wednesday, September 26, 2007, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 1:47
Twins
4
77-81
Lost 2
3rd, 17 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           4  0  0   0  0  0    4  6  2
Tigers          0  3  0   6  0  X    9  9  0
W: Tim Byrdak (3-0), L: Nick Blackburn (0-1)
Tigers
9
87-72
Won 2
2nd, 7½ GB

Batting Stats

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
A Casilla 2B                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .226  .524   13    7    1   1   
J Kubel LF                    2   1   0   0    1   0  .268  .773   12    5    0   0   GDP
J Mauer C                     2   1   1   0    0   0  .289  .794    6    5    4   0   
  C Heintz C                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .538    3    2    2   0   
T Hunter CF                   2   1   0   0    1   0  .288  .847   10    4    1   0   
  J Tyner CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .689              0   0   
J Morneau 1B                  3   1   2   1    0   0  .275  .843   11    9    2   0   
  G Jones 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .549              2   0   
M Cuddyer RF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .788   14   10    1   0   
R White DH                    2   0   1   3    0   0  .165  .521    6    5    0   0   2B
L Rodriguez 3B                0   0   0   0    2   0  .227  .602   11    3    1   1   
N Punto SS                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .564    4    3    1   2   

J Santana P                                                                   0   0
  N Blackburn P                                                               0   0
Totals                       19   4   6   0    5   0               90   53   15   4
Batting Events
2B: R White (4, off J Jurrjens).
TB: R White 2; J Morneau 2; C Heintz; M Cuddyer; J Mauer.
GIDP: J Kubel (9).
RBI: R White 3 (18); J Morneau (110).
2-out RBI: R White 3.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding Events
E: A Casilla 2 (10).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
P Polanco 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .340  .845   10    8    1   6   
R Raburn CF                   4   1   1   2    0   2  .301  .842   15   10    2   0   3B
G Sheffield DH                3   1   1   1    0   1  .267  .843   13    8    0   0   
M Ordonez RF                  2   1   1   0    1   0  .359 1.022   14    6    0   1   
  B Clevlen PR-RF             0   1   0   0    0   0  .125  .250              2   0   
C Guillen SS                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .295  .849    7    5    2   1   
M Thames LF                   2   1   0   0    1   2  .239  .761   15    9    0   0   
M Hessman 1B                  3   1   2   2    0   1  .240  .784    7    7    8   0   HR
B Inge 3B                     2   0   0   1    1   0  .238  .694   11    6    1   1   
M Rabelo C                    3   1   2   2    0   0  .250  .627    9    9    0   0   2B

J Jurrjens P                                                                  0   0
  T Byrdak P                                                                  0   0
  J Grilli P                                                                  0   0
Totals                       26   9   9   0    3   6              101   68   16   9
Batting Events
2B: M Rabelo (10, off J Santana).
3B: R Raburn (2, off N Blackburn).
HR: M Hessman (4, off N Blackburn; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
TB: M Hessman 5; M Rabelo 3; R Raburn 3; C Guillen; M Ordonez; G Sheffield; P Polanco.
RBI: R Raburn 2 (26); M Rabelo 2 (16); M Hessman 2 (12); B Inge (70); G Sheffield (75).
2-out RBI: M Hessman.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. P Polanco-M Hessman; P Polanco-C Guillen-M Hessman.

Pitching Stats

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Santana                      3     2   3   2    3   4   0   3.33   15   58-36   20· 5·11    3· 5· 2· 0     46    -     1.33  -0.10
N Blackburn, L (0-1)           2     7   6   4    0   2   1   5.06   14   43-32   18· 5· 9    5· 7· 2· 0          0-0    0.80  -0.48
Totals                         5     9   9   6    3   6   1          29  101-68   38·10·20    8·12· 4· 0           -  
Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Jurrjens                     3     5   4   4    3   0   0   4.70   16   64-41   27· 5· 9    6· 7· 5· 0     30    -     1.14  -0.21
T Byrdak, W (3-0)              2     1   0   0    2   0   0   3.20    7   20-9     6· 1· 2    2· 3· 2· 0          0-0    1.08   0.08
J Grilli                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.89    1    5-3     2· 1· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.46   0.05
Totals                         5.1   6   4   4    5   0   0          24   89-53   35· 7·11    8·11· 7· 0           -  
Balks: None.
WP: J Jurrjens (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Wegner, 1B - Brian Runge, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Scott Barry.
Time of Game: 1:47.
Attendance: 35,375.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 64° F, Wind 7mph in from Leftfield, Overcast.

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b4 1 12- RR 4,(1-2)  21% 81% 4-4 DET R. Raburn N. Blackburn Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Rabelo Scores; Polanco Scores
t1 2 123 RRR 3,(0-2)  -20% 19% 1-0 MIN R. White J. Jurrjens Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Mauer Scores; Hunter Scores; Morneau Scores
b2 1 123 RR 3,(0-2)  17% 54% 1-4 DET M. Rabelo J. Santana Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Guillen Scores; Thames Scores; Inge to 3B
b4 0 --- R 2,(0-1)  13% 56% 3-4 DET M. Hessman N. Blackburn Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t4 1 12- OO 4,(1-2)  9% 44% 4-3 MIN J. Kubel T. Byrdak Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (2B-1B)

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Jair Jurrjens facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  2% 52% 0-0 MIN A. Casilla J. Jurrjens Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  -2% 50% 0-0 MIN J. Kubel J. Jurrjens Walk
t1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  -4% 46% 0-0 MIN J. Mauer J. Jurrjens Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Kubel to 2B
t1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  -4% 42% 0-0 MIN T. Hunter J. Jurrjens Wild Pitch; Kubel to 3B; Mauer to 2B
t1 1 -23 5,(3-1)  -1% 41% 0-0 MIN T. Hunter J. Jurrjens Walk
t1 1 123 R 7,(1-2)  -8% 32% 0-0 MIN J. Morneau J. Jurrjens Single to LF (Line Drive); Kubel Scores; Mauer to 3B; Hunter to 2B
t1 1 123 O 3,(0-2)  6% 39% 1-0 MIN M. Cuddyer J. Jurrjens Flyball: CF
t1 2 123 RRR 3,(0-2)  -20% 19% 1-0 MIN R. White J. Jurrjens Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Mauer Scores; Hunter Scores; Morneau Scores
t1 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  -0% 19% 4-0 MIN L. Rodriguez J. Jurrjens Walk
t1 2 12- O 2,(0-1)  2% 21% 4-0 MIN N. Punto J. Jurrjens Groundout: 2B-1B
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Twins' Johan Santana facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  -2% 19% 0-4 DET P. Polanco J. Santana Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b1 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  -1% 18% 0-4 DET R. Raburn J. Santana Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b1 2 --- O 5,(1-2)  -1% 17% 0-4 DET G. Sheffield J. Santana Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tigers' Jair Jurrjens facing 1-2-3
t2 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  1% 18% 4-0 MIN A. Casilla J. Jurrjens Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 1 --- O 3,(2-0)  1% 19% 4-0 MIN J. Kubel J. Jurrjens Lineout: CF (CF-RF)
t2 2 --- O 2,(0-1)  1% 19% 4-0 MIN J. Mauer J. Jurrjens Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Twins' Johan Santana facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  3% 23% 0-4 DET M. Ordonez J. Santana Walk
b2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  5% 28% 0-4 DET C. Guillen J. Santana Fielder's Choice 3B; Ordonez to 2B/Safe on E4 (catch); Guillen to 1B
b2 0 12- 6,(3-2)  7% 35% 0-4 DET M. Thames J. Santana Walk; Ordonez to 3B; Guillen to 2B
b2 0 123 O 3,(0-2)  -6% 28% 0-4 DET M. Hessman J. Santana Strikeout Looking
b2 1 123 R 6,(3-2)  8% 37% 0-4 DET B. Inge J. Santana Walk; Ordonez Scores/unER; Guillen to 3B; Thames to 2B
b2 1 123 RR 3,(0-2)  17% 54% 1-4 DET M. Rabelo J. Santana Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Guillen Scores; Thames Scores; Inge to 3B
b2 1 -23 O 3,(1-1)  -8% 46% 3-4 DET P. Polanco J. Santana Lineout: 2B
b2 2 -23 O 4,(1-2)  -6% 39% 3-4 DET R. Raburn J. Santana Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 3.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-3, Tigers' Jair Jurrjens facing 4-5-6
t3 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  2% 42% 4-3 MIN T. Hunter J. Jurrjens Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  -3% 39% 4-3 MIN J. Morneau J. Jurrjens Single to RF (Line Drive)
t3 1 1-- O 6,(2-2)  2% 41% 4-3 MIN M. Cuddyer J. Jurrjens Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Morneau to 3B; Cuddyer out at 2B/RF-SS
t3 2 --3 O 3,(1-1)  4% 44% 4-3 MIN R. White J. Jurrjens Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Twins' Johan Santana facing 3-4-5
b3 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  -3% 42% 3-4 DET G. Sheffield J. Santana Popfly: SS (Short CF)
b3 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 40% 3-4 DET M. Ordonez J. Santana Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  1% 41% 3-4 DET C. Guillen J. Santana Single to CF (Line Drive)
b3 2 1-- O 6,(2-2)  -3% 38% 3-4 DET M. Thames J. Santana Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 3.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-3, Tigers' Tim Byrdak facing 8-9-1
Tim Byrdak replaces Jair Jurrjens pitching
t4 0 --- 4,(3-0)  -4% 35% 4-3 MIN L. Rodriguez T. Byrdak Walk
t4 0 1-- O 2,(1-0)  3% 38% 4-3 MIN N. Punto T. Byrdak Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
t4 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  -3% 35% 4-3 MIN A. Casilla T. Byrdak Walk; Rodriguez to 2B
t4 1 12- OO 4,(1-2)  9% 44% 4-3 MIN J. Kubel T. Byrdak Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 7-8-9
Nick Blackburn replaces Johan Santana pitching; Chris Heintz replaces Joe Mauer playing C batting 3rd
b4 0 --- R 2,(0-1)  13% 56% 3-4 DET M. Hessman N. Blackburn Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b4 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -3% 53% 4-4 DET B. Inge N. Blackburn Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  3% 56% 4-4 DET M. Rabelo N. Blackburn Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b4 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  4% 61% 4-4 DET P. Polanco N. Blackburn Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Rabelo to 2B
b4 1 12- RR 4,(1-2)  21% 81% 4-4 DET R. Raburn N. Blackburn Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Rabelo Scores; Polanco Scores
b4 1 --3 R 4,(2-1)  4% 85% 6-4 DET G. Sheffield N. Blackburn Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Raburn Scores
b4 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  2% 87% 7-4 DET M. Ordonez N. Blackburn Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Sheffield to 2B
Brent Clevlen pinch runs for Magglio Ordonez (RF) batting 4th
b4 1 12- R 2,(1-0)  6% 93% 7-4 DET C. Guillen N. Blackburn Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Sheffield Scores/No RBI/unER; Clevlen to 3B
b4 1 1-3 O 3,(0-2)  -2% 90% 8-4 DET M. Thames N. Blackburn Strikeout Swinging
b4 2 1-3 R 2,(0-1)  4% 94% 8-4 DET M. Hessman N. Blackburn Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Clevlen Scores/unER; Guillen to 3B
b4 2 1-3 O 4,(1-2)  -1% 93% 9-4 DET B. Inge N. Blackburn Flyball: RF (RF Line)
6 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 9.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-9, Tigers' Tim Byrdak facing 3-4-5
Brent Clevlen moves from PR to RF
t5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  -2% 91% 4-9 MIN C. Heintz T. Byrdak Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t5 0 1-- O 1,(0-0)  2% 93% 4-9 MIN T. Hunter T. Byrdak Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
t5 1 1-- OO 1,(0-0)  3% 96% 4-9 MIN J. Morneau T. Byrdak Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Heintz out at 1B/2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 9.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-4, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 9-1-2
Garrett Jones replaces Justin Morneau playing 1B batting 5th; Jason Tyner replaces Torii Hunter playing CF batting 4th
b5 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  -0% 95% 9-4 DET M. Rabelo N. Blackburn Lineout: 1B
b5 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  -0% 95% 9-4 DET P. Polanco N. Blackburn Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  -0% 95% 9-4 DET R. Raburn N. Blackburn Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 9.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-9, Tigers' Jason Grilli facing 6-7-8
Jason Grilli replaces Tim Byrdak pitching
t6 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  5% 100% 4-9 MIN M. Cuddyer J. Grilli Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 9.

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