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LAA
@CHW		3
1
TEX
@CLE		13
9
MIN
@DET		9
4
SEA
@NYY		2
13
BOS
@OAK		3
8
BAL
@TBR		0
2
KCR
@TOR		1
7
ARI
@ATL		11
1
NYM
@COL		5
6		 
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SFG
@FLA		8
2
PHI
@HOU		3
4
STL
@LAD		2
1
CHC
@PIT		12
3
CIN
@SDP		3
2
MIL
@WSN		1
5
Friday, May 23, 2008 7:06PM
, Comerica Park
Attendance: 40,732, Time of Game: 3:22
Twins
9
24-24
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 2 GB
 at Tigers
4
20-28
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 6 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  3  0   0  1  1   0  3  1    9 13  0
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   4  0  0    4  9  0

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Carlos Gomez CF 6 0 2 1 0 0 .287 .755 13 11 -0.051 0.60 0.005 -0.056 -0.8 5 0
Alexi Casilla 2B 4 0 1 1 2 1 .273 .825 24 13 0.016 0.43 0.043 -0.028 1.0 2 4
Joe Mauer C 4 1 2 1 2 0 .338 .828 19 8 0.113 0.57 0.128 -0.016 1.2 3 0
Justin Morneau 1B 5 1 2 2 0 2 .306 .871 19 14 0.056 0.91 0.133 -0.076 1.0 12 0 2·2B
Michael Cuddyer RF 3 0 1 1 2 1 .230 .618 18 7 -0.003 0.69 0.054 -0.057 0.5 1 0 2·IW
Jason Kubel DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 .246 .684 17 12 0.005 0.47 0.037 -0.031 -1.0
Delmon Young LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .277 .678 29 19 0.041 0.51 0.064 -0.023 -0.3 2 1
Mike Lamb 3B 3 4 2 1 2 0 .232 .581 15 5 0.199 0.75 0.214 -0.015 2.8 0 4 HR,3B
Brendan Harris SS 5 1 1 2 0 1 .253 .667 16 11 0.026 0.77 0.048 -0.021 -0.3 1 3
Kevin Slowey P 1 1
   Dennys Reyes P
   Jesse Crain P 1
   Matt Guerrier P
   Bobby Korecky P 1
Team Totals 39 9 13 9 9 5 .333 .971 170 100 0.402 0.62 0.726 -0.323 4.1 27 15
2B: J Morneau 2 (8, 1 off A Galarraga, 1 off B Seay).
3B: M Lamb (1, off D Willis).
HR: M Lamb (1, off A Galarraga; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
IBB: M Cuddyer 2 (4, by B Seay, by D Willis).
TB: M Lamb 7; J Morneau 4; C Gomez 2; J Mauer 2; A Casilla; D Young; M Cuddyer; B Harris; J Kubel.
RBI: J Morneau 2 (39); B Harris 2 (13); M Cuddyer (16); A Casilla (7); C Gomez (18); M Lamb (20); J Mauer (20).
2-out RBI: J Morneau 2; A Casilla; J Mauer.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 6 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Harris-A Casilla-J Morneau.
Outfield Assists: D Young (M Thames at 3rd base).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Curtis Granderson CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .240 .793 12 9 -0.061 0.80 0.000 -0.061 -0.7 4 1
   Marcus Thames PH-LF 1 0 1 1 1 0 .258 .749 12 7 -0.036 0.95 0.005 -0.041 0.1 1 0 2B
Placido Polanco 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .731 17 12 -0.034 0.66 0.039 -0.073 -0.6 1 2 2B
Gary Sheffield DH 5 1 1 1 0 0 .202 .675 25 15 0.056 0.65 0.127 -0.071 -0.1 HR
Magglio Ordonez RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .319 .884 11 8 -0.022 0.73 0.035 -0.058 -0.1 2 0
Miguel Cabrera 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .283 .848 16 8 -0.004 0.81 0.052 -0.056 0.2 7 3 2B
Carlos Guillen 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .287 .803 20 10 -0.056 0.94 0.022 -0.078 -1.0 1 1
Matthew Joyce LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .263 1.025 10 7 -0.057 1.07 0.000 -0.057 -0.6 2 0
   Ryan Raburn PH-CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .265 .830 4 4 0.007 0.65 0.029 -0.022 0.3 3 0 2B
Edgar Renteria SS 2 1 1 0 2 0 .284 .717 19 8 0.107 0.74 0.119 -0.012 1.3 0 4
Ivan Rodriguez C 4 1 1 2 0 0 .268 .699 22 16 0.003 1.16 0.116 -0.113 0.1 4 1 3B,GDP
Armando Galarraga P 2
   Dontrelle Willis P
   Aquilino Lopez P
   Bobby Seay P
Team Totals 34 4 9 4 5 3 .265 .888 168 104 -0.097 0.82 0.544 -0.642 -0.9 27 12
2B: M Cabrera (11, off K Slowey); M Thames (2, off J Crain); R Raburn (4, off D Reyes); P Polanco (11, off K Slowey).
3B: I Rodriguez (2, off D Reyes).
HR: G Sheffield (3, off J Crain; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: G Sheffield 4; I Rodriguez 3; M Ordonez 2; M Cabrera 2; P Polanco 2; R Raburn 2; M Thames 2; E Renteria.
GIDP: I Rodriguez (8).
RBI: I Rodriguez 2 (19); G Sheffield (9); M Thames (12).
2-out RBI: G Sheffield.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
PB: I Rodriguez (3).
Outfield Assists: C Granderson (C Gomez at 2nd base).

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Kevin Slowey, W (1-4) 6 4 0 0 3 2 0 4.21 24 104 63 43 5 15 10 9 5 0 63 0.277 0.87 3.3
Dennys Reyes 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 3.55 3 15 11 9 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 -0.189 0.92 -2.9
Jesse Crain, H (3) 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 4.08 4 13 10 8 1 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 -0.032 1.12 -0.5
Matt Guerrier 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.49 4 16 9 5 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.033 0.79 0.5
Bobby Korecky 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.00 4 20 11 6 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.009 0.18 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 5 3 1 4.00 39 168 104 71 10 23 14 17 9 0 63 1 1 0.098 0.62 0.9
D Reyes faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Armando Galarraga, L (3-2) 6 7 5 5 5 5 1 3.70 29 96 58 27 9 22 6 13 6 0 38 -0.187 0.81 -1.7
Dontrelle Willis 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 7.50 6 28 13 10 0 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 -0.096 0.34 -0.4
Aquilino Lopez 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 2.57 3 8 5 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0.002 0.82 0.2
Bobby Seay 1.1 4 2 2 2 0 0 2.87 10 38 24 18 2 4 3 5 2 0 1 1 -0.121 0.24 -2.2
Team Totals 9 13 9 9 9 5 1 9.00 48 170 100 59 11 30 11 23 9 0 38 2 2 -0.402 0.82 -4.1
D Willis faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: D Willis (1).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: B Seay (1; M Cuddyer); D Willis (1; M Cuddyer).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Brian Knight, 1B - Marvin Hudson, 2B - Tom Hallion, 3B - Hunter Wendelstedt.
Time of Game: 3:22.
Attendance: 40,732.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 58° F, Wind 11mph from Left to Right.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 3-5 2 --- 4,(2-1)  R DET G. Sheffield J. Crain -13% 71% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b7 0-5 0 1-3 9,(2-2)  RR DET I. Rodriguez D. Reyes -12% 77% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Raburn Scores; Renteria Scores
t8 6-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  RR MIN J. Morneau B. Seay 11% 96% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Harris Scores; Mauer Scores
t8 5-4 0 --- 3,(2-0)  MIN M. Lamb D. Willis 10% 84% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t2 2-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R MIN J. Mauer A. Galarraga 7% 76% Single to P (Line Drive); Lamb Scores; Casilla to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Armando Galarraga facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN C. Gomez A. Galarraga -2% 48% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN A. Casilla A. Galarraga 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  MIN J. Mauer A. Galarraga 3% 54% Walk; Casilla to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O MIN J. Morneau A. Galarraga -4% 49% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O MIN M. Cuddyer A. Galarraga -4% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Kevin Slowey facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O DET C. Granderson K. Slowey 2% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  DET P. Polanco K. Slowey -4% 43% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b1 0-0 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O DET G. Sheffield K. Slowey 3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b1 0-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O DET M. Ordonez K. Slowey 3% 50% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Armando Galarraga facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  MIN J. Kubel A. Galarraga 4% 54% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t2 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  MIN D. Young A. Galarraga 6% 59% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Kubel to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- 5,(3-1)  MIN M. Lamb A. Galarraga 7% 66% Walk; Kubel to 3B; Young to 2B
t2 0-0 0 123 2,(0-1)  RO MIN B. Harris A. Galarraga 1% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Kubel Scores; Young to 3B; Lamb to 2B
t2 1-0 1 -23 2,(0-1)  RO MIN C. Gomez A. Galarraga 0% 68% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Young Scores; Lamb to 3B; Gomez out at 2B
t2 2-0 2 --3 4,(3-0)  MIN A. Casilla A. Galarraga 1% 69% Walk
t2 2-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R MIN J. Mauer A. Galarraga 7% 76% Single to P (Line Drive); Lamb Scores; Casilla to 2B
t2 3-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O MIN J. Morneau A. Galarraga -3% 74% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Kevin Slowey facing 5-6-7
b2 0-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET M. Cabrera K. Slowey 2% 76% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET C. Guillen K. Slowey 2% 78% Flyball: LF
b2 0-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET M. Joyce K. Slowey 1% 79% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tigers' Armando Galarraga facing 5-6-7
t3 3-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN M. Cuddyer A. Galarraga -1% 77% Flyball: CF
t3 3-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O MIN J. Kubel A. Galarraga -1% 76% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
t3 3-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN D. Young A. Galarraga 1% 77% Walk
t3 3-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN M. Lamb A. Galarraga -2% 75% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Kevin Slowey facing 8-9-1
b3 0-3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  DET E. Renteria K. Slowey -4% 71% Walk
b3 0-3 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O DET I. Rodriguez K. Slowey 4% 75% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b3 0-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O DET C. Granderson K. Slowey 3% 78% Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b3 0-3 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O DET P. Polanco K. Slowey 2% 80% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 0.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tigers' Armando Galarraga facing 9-1-2
t4 3-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN B. Harris A. Galarraga -1% 79% Strikeout Looking
t4 3-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN C. Gomez A. Galarraga -1% 78% Popfly: 1B
t4 3-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN A. Casilla A. Galarraga -1% 77% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Kevin Slowey facing 3-4-5
b4 0-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET G. Sheffield K. Slowey 3% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b4 0-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  DET M. Ordonez K. Slowey -3% 77% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b4 0-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O DET M. Cabrera K. Slowey 3% 80% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b4 0-3 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  DET C. Guillen K. Slowey -2% 78% Walk; Cabrera to 2B
b4 0-3 2 12- 5,(1-2)  O DET M. Joyce K. Slowey 5% 83% Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 0.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tigers' Armando Galarraga facing 3-4-5
t5 3-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN J. Mauer A. Galarraga -1% 81% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t5 3-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  MIN J. Morneau A. Galarraga 2% 84% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
t5 3-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R MIN M. Cuddyer A. Galarraga 5% 89% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Morneau Scores
t5 4-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN J. Kubel A. Galarraga -1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B; Cuddyer to 2B
t5 4-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O MIN D. Young A. Galarraga -1% 87% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Twins' Kevin Slowey facing 8-9-1
b5 0-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  DET E. Renteria K. Slowey -3% 83% Walk
b5 0-4 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  OO DET I. Rodriguez K. Slowey 7% 90% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
b5 0-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET C. Granderson K. Slowey 1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 0.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tigers' Armando Galarraga facing 8-9-1
t6 4-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R MIN M. Lamb A. Galarraga 4% 95% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
t6 5-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN B. Harris A. Galarraga -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t6 5-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O MIN C. Gomez A. Galarraga -0% 94% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t6 5-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN A. Casilla A. Galarraga -0% 94% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Twins' Kevin Slowey facing 2-3-4
b6 0-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET P. Polanco K. Slowey 1% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b6 0-5 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O DET G. Sheffield K. Slowey 1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 0-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  DET M. Ordonez K. Slowey -1% 95% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b6 0-5 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  DET M. Cabrera K. Slowey -2% 93% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Ordonez to 3B
b6 0-5 2 -23 6,(3-2)  O DET C. Guillen K. Slowey 3% 96% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 0.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Tigers' Dontrelle Willis facing 3-4-5
Dontrelle Willis replaces Armando Galarraga pitching
t7 5-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  MIN J. Mauer D. Willis 0% 97% Walk
t7 5-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O MIN J. Morneau D. Willis -0% 96% Flyball: LF
t7 5-0 1 1-- MIN M. Cuddyer D. Willis 0% 97% Balk; Mauer to 2B
t7 5-0 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  MIN M. Cuddyer D. Willis 0% 97% Intentional Walk
t7 5-0 1 12- 5,(1-2)  O MIN J. Kubel D. Willis -1% 96% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t7 5-0 2 12- 7,(2-2)  O MIN D. Young D. Willis -1% 96% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Twins' Dennys Reyes facing 7-8-9
Dennys Reyes replaces Kevin Slowey pitching
Ryan Raburn pinch hits for Matthew Joyce (LF) batting 7th
b7 0-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  DET R. Raburn D. Reyes -3% 93% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b7 0-5 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  DET E. Renteria D. Reyes -5% 88% Single to CF (Line Drive); Raburn to 3B
b7 0-5 0 1-3 9,(2-2)  RR DET I. Rodriguez D. Reyes -12% 77% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Raburn Scores; Renteria Scores
Jesse Crain replaces Dennys Reyes pitching
Marcus Thames pinch hits for Curtis Granderson (CF) batting 1st
b7 2-5 0 --3 6,(1-2)  RO DET M. Thames J. Crain 4% 81% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Rodriguez Scores; Thames out at 3B/LF-2B
b7 3-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET P. Polanco J. Crain 3% 84% Flyball: CF
b7 3-5 2 --- 4,(2-1)  R DET G. Sheffield J. Crain -13% 71% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b7 4-5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET M. Ordonez J. Crain 3% 74% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 4.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-4, Tigers' Dontrelle Willis facing 8-9-1
Marcus Thames moves from PH to LF
Ryan Raburn moves from PH to CF
t8 5-4 0 --- 3,(2-0)  MIN M. Lamb D. Willis 10% 84% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
Aquilino Lopez replaces Dontrelle Willis pitching
t8 5-4 0 --3 4,(2-1)  R MIN B. Harris A. Lopez 3% 87% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Lamb Scores
t8 6-4 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O MIN C. Gomez A. Lopez -2% 86% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t8 6-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O MIN A. Casilla A. Lopez -2% 84% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
Bobby Seay replaces Aquilino Lopez pitching
t8 6-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN J. Mauer B. Seay 1% 85% Single to 3B/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 3B); Harris to 2B
t8 6-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  RR MIN J. Morneau B. Seay 11% 96% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Harris Scores; Mauer Scores
t8 8-4 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  MIN M. Cuddyer B. Seay 0% 96% Intentional Walk
t8 8-4 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O MIN J. Kubel B. Seay -1% 95% Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-8, Twins' Matt Guerrier facing 5-6-7
Matt Guerrier replaces Jesse Crain pitching
b8 4-8 0 --- 4,(3-0)  DET M. Cabrera M. Guerrier -3% 92% Walk
b8 4-8 0 1-- 7,(2-2)  O DET C. Guillen M. Guerrier 3% 95% Strikeout Looking
b8 4-8 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET R. Raburn M. Guerrier 2% 97% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b8 4-8 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O DET E. Renteria M. Guerrier 1% 98% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Tigers 4.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-4, Tigers' Bobby Seay facing 7-8-9
t9 8-4 0 --- 11,(3-2)  O MIN D. Young B. Seay -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t9 8-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN M. Lamb B. Seay 0% 98% Walk
t9 8-4 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O MIN B. Harris B. Seay -0% 98% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t9 8-4 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  MIN C. Gomez B. Seay 0% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Lamb to 3B
t9 8-4 2 1-3 4,(0-2)  R MIN A. Casilla B. Seay 1% 99% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lamb Scores; Gomez to 3B
t9 9-4 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  MIN J. Mauer B. Seay 0% 99% Passed Ball; Casilla to 2B
t9 9-4 2 -23 3,(1-1)  O MIN J. Mauer B. Seay -0% 99% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 9, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-9, Twins' Bobby Korecky facing 9-1-2
Bobby Korecky replaces Matt Guerrier pitching
b9 4-9 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET I. Rodriguez B. Korecky 1% 100% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
b9 4-9 1 --- 6,(3-2)  DET M. Thames B. Korecky -1% 99% Walk
b9 4-9 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O DET P. Polanco B. Korecky 1% 100% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b9 4-9 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  O DET G. Sheffield B. Korecky 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Tigers 4.

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