July 13, 2008 Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 2
BAL 1 CLE 5
TBR 2 DET 4
MIN 2 SEA 4
@KCR 3 LAA 4
@OAK 3 TEX 12
CHW 11 TOR 4
NYY 1 SFG 4
@CHC 2 LAD 9
FLA 1 MIL 3
CIN 2 NYM 7
COL 0 PHI 6
ARI 3 STL 11
@PIT 6 ATL 12
@SDP 3 HOU 5
@WSN 0

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 41,453

Sunday, July 13, 2008, 1:05pm
Time of Game: 2:27

Twins

53-42

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

Ron Gardenhire

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    2  4  2
Tigers          0  2  0   0  1  0   0  1  X    4  6  0

W: J Verlander (7-9), L: N Blackburn (7-5), S: T Jones (17)

Tigers

47-47

Won 1

3rd, 6½ GB

Jim Leyland

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Gomez CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .638   16    2   0   
A Casilla 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .315  .797   18    2   4   
J Mauer C                     2   1   0   0    2   1  .322  .873   15    4   1   
J Morneau 1B                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .323  .903   22    6   0   2B,IW
J Kubel LF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .262  .792   20    4   0   
B Harris SS                   4   0   1   1    0   2  .262  .691   13    2   3   
B Buscher 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .313  .747   18    3   0   
M Lamb DH                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .551   13    0   0   
D Span RF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .324  .852    9    1   0   

N Blackburn P                                                            0   1
  B Bass P                                                               0   0
Totals                       31   2   4   1    4   9              144   24   9

BATTING

2B: J Morneau (21, off J Verlander).

IBB: J Morneau (9, by J Zumaya).

TB: J Morneau 2; A Casilla; B Buscher; B Harris.

RBI: B Harris (32).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Harris-A Casilla-J Morneau.

E: A Casilla (6); B Buscher (3).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               2   1   0   0    2   0  .292  .838   25    1   0   
P Polanco 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .305  .743   11    0   4   
C Guillen 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .284  .797   17    0   2   
M Cabrera 1B                  4   0   0   1    0   0  .284  .838   11   10   0   
M Joyce RF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .266  .969   12    3   0   HR
M Thames DH                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .265  .906   15    0   0   
  R Raburn PR-DH              0   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .767         0   0   
C Thomas LF                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .284  .771   14    3   0   HR,2B,GDP
B Inge C                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .220  .729   10    9   0   
R Santiago SS                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .347 1.026   10    1   2   

J Verlander P                                                            0   1
  J Zumaya P                                                             0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   4   6   4    3   4              125   27   9

BATTING

2B: C Thomas (9, off N Blackburn).

HR: M Joyce (9, off B Bass; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF); C Thomas (1, off N Blackburn; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).

TB: C Thomas 6; M Joyce 4; C Guillen; R Santiago; P Polanco.

GIDP: C Thomas (1).

RBI: C Thomas 2 (9); M Cabrera (57); M Joyce (18).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Blackburn, L (7-5)           7     5   3   2    2   4   1   3.65   30  108-70   39· 5·26    9·10· 5· 0     59    -     0.94  -0.01
B Bass                         1     1   1   1    1   0   1   5.31    4   16-9     5· 1· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.40  -0.06
Totals                         8     6   4   3    3   4   2          34  124-79   44· 6·29   11·11· 5· 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 Verlander, W (7-9)           7     4   2   2    2   8   0   4.15   27  108-73   40· 8·25   11· 5· 1· 0     67    -     1.20   0.23
J Zumaya, H (2)                1     0   0   0    2   0   0   1.59    5   21-7     3· 1· 3    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    2.29   0.12
T Jones, S (17)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.95    3    8-7     3· 2· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.04   0.08
Totals                         9     4   2   2    4   9   0          35  137-87   46·11·30   12· 8· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: N Blackburn (2); J Verlander (3); J Zumaya (5).

IBB: J Zumaya (2; J Morneau).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ron Kulpa, 1B - Jim Wolf, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Ed Montague.

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 41,453.

Weather: 84° F, Wind 14mph out to Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Detroit Tigers                       
1. C Gomez              CF    1. C Granderson         CF 
2. A Casilla            2B    2. P Polanco            2B 
3. J Mauer              C     3. C Guillen            3B 
4. J Morneau            1B    4. M Cabrera            1B 
5. J Kubel              LF    5. M Joyce              RF 
6. B Harris             SS    6. M Thames             DH 
7. B Buscher            3B    7. C Thomas             LF 
8. M Lamb               DH    8. B Inge               C  
9. D Span               RF    9. R Santiago           SS 

   N Blackburn          P        J Verlander          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-0  1--  5   18%  73% C Thomas        N Blackburn     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Thames Scores/unER
   t 8   2  3-2  12-  3   11%  87% J Kubel         J Zumaya        Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   t 4   1  2-0  1--  5  -10%  63% J Morneau       J Verlander     Double to 3B (Pop Fly to Short LF Line); Mauer to 3B
   t 4   1  2-1  1-3  5   -9%  45% B Harris        J Verlander     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Morneau Scores; Kubel to 2B
   b 8   1  2-3  ---  2    8%  93% M Joyce         B Bass          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  C Gomez         Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  4   54%  A Casilla       Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   53%  J Mauer         Walk
   O      1--  4   55%  J Morneau       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Nick Blackburn facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  C Granderson    Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   51%  P Polanco       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   52%  C Guillen       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   50%  M Cabrera       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Verlander facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   52%  J Kubel         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   54%  B Harris        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   55%  B Buscher       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Nick Blackburn facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   53%  M Joyce         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  2   55%  M Thames        Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   RR     1--  5   73%  C Thomas        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Thames Scores/unER
   O      ---  2   72%  B Inge          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  4   73%  R Santiago      Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  6   74%  C Granderson    Walk; Santiago to 2B
   O      12-  2   71%  P Polanco       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Justin Verlander facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   74%  M Lamb          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   75%  D Span          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   77%  C Gomez         Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Nick Blackburn facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   75%  C Guillen       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   74%  M Cabrera       Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   73%  M Joyce         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Justin Verlander facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   69%  A Casilla       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   73%  J Mauer         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  5   63%  J Morneau       Double to 3B (Pop Fly to Short LF Line); Mauer to 3B
   R      -23      57%  J Kubel         Wild Pitch; Mauer Scores; Morneau to 3B
          --3  8   54%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3  5   45%  B Harris        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Morneau Scores; Kubel to 2B
   O      12-  6   51%  B Buscher       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   56%  M Lamb          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Nick Blackburn facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   53%  M Thames        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   58%  C Thomas        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   53%  B Inge          Fielder's Choice P; Thomas out at 3B/P-3B
   O      1--  4   50%  R Santiago      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 2.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Justin Verlander facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   53%  D Span          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   55%  C Gomez         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   57%  A Casilla       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Nick Blackburn facing 1-2-3
          --- 10   61%  C Granderson    Walk
          1--  3   68%  P Polanco       Single to RF (Line Drive); Granderson to 2B
   O      12-  5   66%  C Guillen       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Granderson to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   69%  M Cabrera       Groundout: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS); Granderson Scores; Guillen to 2B
          -2-      70%  M Joyce         Wild Pitch; Guillen to 3B
   O      --3  5   66%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 3.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Justin Verlander facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   70%  J Mauer         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   72%  J Morneau       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   74%  J Kubel         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Nick Blackburn facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   72%  M Thames        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  1   70%  C Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   69%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 3.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Justin Verlander facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   74%  B Harris        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  3   69%  B Buscher       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   74%  M Lamb          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  4   79%  D Span          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Nick Blackburn facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   77%  R Santiago      Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
          ---  6   79%  C Granderson    Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   77%  P Polanco       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      1--  5   74%  C Guillen       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 3.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Joel Zumaya facing 1-2-3
                  Joel Zumaya replaces Justin Verlander pitching
   O      ---  3   80%  C Gomez         Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   84%  A Casilla       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  4   81%  J Mauer         Walk
          1--      78%  J Morneau       Wild Pitch; Mauer to 2B
          -2-  5   76%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   87%  J Kubel         Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Brian Bass facing 4-5-6
                  Brian Bass replaces Nick Blackburn pitching
   O      ---  2   85%  M Cabrera       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   R      ---  2   93%  M Joyce         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          ---  7   94%  M Thames        Walk
                  Ryan Raburn pinch runs for Marcus Thames batting 6th
   OO     1--  5   92%  C Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 4.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Todd Jones facing 6-7-8
                  Todd Jones replaces Joel Zumaya pitching
   O      ---  3   96%  B Harris        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  B Buscher       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  M Lamb          Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation