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@CHW		2
19
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@CLE		5
9
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@DET		8
6
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@OAK		2
3
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@SEA		5
4
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@TBR		4
7
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6
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5
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10
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3
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@MIL		12
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@NYM		1
11
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@PIT		7
8
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@STL		3
2
SFG
@WSN		3
9
Tuesday, July 3, 2012, 8:35PM
, Comerica Park
Attendance: 36,757, Time of Game: 3:26
Twins
8
35-45
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
 at Tigers
6
39-42
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Jeff Gray (5-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           1  0  5   0  0  0   1  0  1    8 10  0
Tigers          0  3  0   3  0  0   0  0  0    6 10  2

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Denard Span CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .270 .721 22 12 -0.034 0.75 0.029 -0.064 -0.5 4 0
Ben Revere RF 4 2 2 0 1 1 .328 .740 25 15 0.067 1.14 0.145 -0.078 0.9 2 0 SB
Joe Mauer C 5 3 3 1 0 1 .332 .884 23 16 0.273 1.32 0.317 -0.045 2.5 4 1 HR,2B,SB
Josh Willingham LF 3 1 2 3 1 0 .272 .934 23 13 0.391 1.25 0.394 -0.003 3.4 3 0 HR,2B,SF
Justin Morneau 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .238 .741 15 9 -0.053 1.31 0.037 -0.090 -0.6 9 1 IW
Trevor Plouffe 3B 4 1 1 2 1 1 .249 .897 22 12 0.011 1.44 0.196 -0.185 0.7 3 1 HR
Ryan Doumit DH 3 0 0 1 1 2 .282 .793 21 13 0.061 1.38 0.097 -0.036 -0.3 SF
Brian Dozier SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 .235 .594 24 19 -0.154 1.16 0.000 -0.154 -1.8 0 1
Alexi Casilla 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .597 12 8 -0.101 1.01 0.000 -0.101 -1.0 1 4
Nick Blackburn P 1 0
   Jeff Gray P 0 0
   Kyle Waldrop P 0 0
   Tyler Robertson P 0 0
   Glen Perkins P 0 0
Team Totals 37 8 10 7 5 10 .270 .908 187 117 0.461 1.20 1.215 -0.756 3.4 27 8
2B: J Mauer (18, off B Villarreal); J Willingham (21, off B Villarreal).
HR: J Mauer (5, off J Benoit; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); T Plouffe (19, off J Ortega; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); J Willingham (18, off D Below; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: R Doumit (7, off B Villarreal); J Willingham (2, off D Below).
IBB: J Morneau (4, by B Villarreal).
TB: J Mauer 7; J Willingham 6; T Plouffe 4; B Revere 2; D Span; J Morneau.
RBI: J Willingham 3 (59); T Plouffe 2 (35); J Mauer (38); R Doumit (36).
2-out RBI: J Willingham 2; T Plouffe 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Plouffe-J Morneau.
Baserunning
SB: J Mauer (4, 2nd base off D Below/A Avila); B Revere (16, 3rd base off D Below/A Avila).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Austin Jackson CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 .320 .934 13 9 0.115 1.42 0.219 -0.103 0.8 4 0 HR
Quintin Berry LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .295 .782 19 9 0.037 1.01 0.074 -0.036 0.3 2 0
Miguel Cabrera 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .317 .916 19 11 -0.189 1.37 0.000 -0.189 -1.5 0 1
Prince Fielder 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .299 .862 15 10 -0.077 1.39 0.040 -0.118 -0.3 4 0
Delmon Young DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .668 6 6 -0.123 1.25 0.000 -0.123 -0.9
Alex Avila C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .253 .738 19 12 -0.018 0.89 0.040 -0.058 0.1 10 0
Ryan Raburn 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .180 .497 22 17 0.047 1.59 0.155 -0.107 0.8 1 0 2B
Brennan Boesch RF 4 1 3 3 0 0 .238 .636 9 4 0.168 1.14 0.235 -0.067 2.0 3 0 HR,CS
Ramon Santiago SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .228 .611 15 9 -0.001 0.99 0.057 -0.058 0.2 2 2
Duane Below P 0 0
   Jose Ortega P 0 0
   Brayan Villarreal P 1 0
   Joaquin Benoit P 0 1
   Darin Downs P 0 0
Team Totals 35 6 10 6 1 3 .286 .791 137 87 -0.041 1.23 0.820 -0.859 1.4 27 4
2B: R Raburn (10, off N Blackburn).
HR: A Jackson (9, off N Blackburn; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF); B Boesch (8, off N Blackburn; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).
TB: B Boesch 6; A Jackson 4; R Raburn 2; R Santiago 2; P Fielder; A Avila; Q Berry.
RBI: B Boesch 3 (30); A Jackson 2 (37); R Raburn (10).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
Fielding
E: R Santiago 2 (4).
Baserunning
CS: B Boesch (2, 2nd base by J Gray/J Mauer).

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
Nick Blackburn 4 8 6 6 1 1 2 8.10 21 75 48 30 4 14 10 9 2 0 22 -0.452 1.06 -3.9
Jeff Gray, W (5-0) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.08 6 31 19 12 2 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0.143 1.14 1.0
Kyle Waldrop, H (1) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 10 6 2 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.109 1.97 0.5
Tyler Robertson, H (2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 3 12 8 3 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.144 1.87 0.5
Glen Perkins, S (4) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.28 3 11 7 4 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.094 1.22 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 6 6 1 3 2 6.00 36 139 88 51 12 25 15 17 3 0 22 0 0 0.038 1.20 -1.4

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
Duane Below 2.2 5 5 1 0 3 1 2.75 14 60 42 25 2 15 3 8 4 0 39 -0.304 0.92 -2.7
Jose Ortega 2.1 1 1 1 1 4 1 3.38 10 44 28 16 6 6 2 3 0 0 1 1 -0.081 1.19 -0.7
Brayan Villarreal, L (3-2) 2 3 1 1 2 1 0 1.61 11 42 24 16 3 5 1 7 4 0 0 0 -0.059 2.14 0.0
Joaquin Benoit 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2.37 5 22 12 6 1 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 -0.047 0.62 -0.9
Darin Downs 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 4 19 11 5 4 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0.030 0.53 0.9
Team Totals 9 10 8 3 5 10 3 3.00 44 187 117 68 16 33 8 21 8 0 39 2 1 -0.461 1.23 -3.4
J Benoit faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: D Below (1).
WP: D Below (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: B Villarreal (2; J Morneau).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Nauert, 1B - Doug Eddings, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Angel Campos.
Time of Game: 3:26.
Attendance: 36,757.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 79° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Detroit Tigers
1 Denard Span CF 1 Austin Jackson CF
2 Ben Revere RF 2 Quintin Berry LF
3 Joe Mauer C 3 Miguel Cabrera 3B
4 Josh Willingham LF 4 Prince Fielder 1B
5 Justin Morneau 1B 5 Delmon Young DH
6 Trevor Plouffe 3B 6 Alex Avila C
7 Ryan Doumit DH 7 Ryan Raburn 2B
8 Brian Dozier SS 8 Brennan Boesch RF
9 Alexi Casilla 2B 9 Ramon Santiago SS
Nick Blackburn P Duane Below P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 4-6 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR DET A. Jackson N. Blackburn -22% 47% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Santiago Scores
t3 2-3 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  RR MIN J. Willingham D. Below 22% 57% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Mauer Scores/unER; Willingham Scores/unER
t3 4-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  RR MIN T. Plouffe J. Ortega 18% 77% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Morneau Scores/unER; Plouffe Scores/Team unER
b2 0-1 1 12- 3,(0-2)  R DET R. Raburn N. Blackburn -15% 36% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Fielder Scores; Avila to 3B
t7 6-6 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  MIN J. Willingham B. Villarreal 12% 73% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Mauer to 3B

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' Duane Below facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN D. Span D. Below -2% 48% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  MIN B. Revere D. Below 2% 50% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  MIN J. Mauer D. Below 4% 54% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Revere to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  MIN J. Willingham D. Below 5% 58% Revere Steals 3B; Mauer Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -23 5,(2-2)  RO MIN J. Willingham D. Below -0% 58% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Short LF-CF); Revere Scores
t1 1-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Morneau D. Below -3% 55% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET A. Jackson N. Blackburn 2% 58% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b1 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET Q. Berry N. Blackburn 2% 59% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b1 0-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET M. Cabrera N. Blackburn 1% 60% Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Duane Below facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN T. Plouffe D. Below -2% 58% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
t2 1-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN R. Doumit D. Below -2% 57% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 2 --- 6,(1-2)  O MIN B. Dozier D. Below -1% 56% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  DET P. Fielder N. Blackburn -4% 52% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b2 0-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET D. Young N. Blackburn 4% 55% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b2 0-1 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  DET A. Avila N. Blackburn -4% 51% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Fielder to 2B
b2 0-1 1 12- 3,(0-2)  R DET R. Raburn N. Blackburn -15% 36% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Fielder Scores; Avila to 3B
b2 1-1 1 -23 3,(2-0)  RR DET B. Boesch N. Blackburn -11% 25% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Avila Scores; Raburn Scores
b2 3-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET R. Santiago N. Blackburn -2% 23% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Boesch to 2B
b2 3-1 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O DET A. Jackson N. Blackburn 3% 26% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b2 3-1 2 12- 6,(3-2)  DET Q. Berry N. Blackburn -2% 24% Walk; Boesch to 3B; Santiago to 2B
b2 3-1 2 123 6,(3-2)  O DET M. Cabrera N. Blackburn 5% 29% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 3.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Duane Below facing 9-1-2
t3 1-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN A. Casilla D. Below -3% 26% Lineout: RF (Short RF)
t3 1-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN D. Span D. Below -2% 25% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN B. Revere D. Below 1% 26% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t3 1-3 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  MIN J. Mauer D. Below 1% 27% Balk; Revere to 2B
t3 1-3 2 -2- 4,(0-2)  MIN J. Mauer D. Below 0% 27% Wild Pitch; Revere to 3B
t3 1-3 2 --3 8,(1-2)  R MIN J. Mauer D. Below 9% 36% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Revere Scores/unER/No RBI
t3 2-3 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  RR MIN J. Willingham D. Below 22% 57% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Mauer Scores/unER; Willingham Scores/unER
t3 4-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  MIN J. Morneau D. Below 1% 59% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
Jose Ortega replaces Duane Below pitching
t3 4-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  RR MIN T. Plouffe J. Ortega 18% 77% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Morneau Scores/unER; Plouffe Scores/Team unER
t3 6-3 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O MIN R. Doumit J. Ortega -1% 76% Strikeout Swinging
5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 4-5-6
b3 3-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET P. Fielder N. Blackburn 2% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b3 3-6 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET D. Young N. Blackburn 2% 80% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b3 3-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET A. Avila N. Blackburn 1% 81% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 3.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-3, Tigers' Jose Ortega facing 8-9-1
t4 6-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN B. Dozier J. Ortega -1% 80% Strikeout Looking
t4 6-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN A. Casilla J. Ortega -1% 79% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t4 6-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN D. Span J. Ortega -1% 78% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 7-8-9
b4 3-6 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O DET R. Raburn N. Blackburn 3% 81% Lineout: 3B
b4 3-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R DET B. Boesch N. Blackburn -9% 72% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b4 4-6 1 --- 4,(2-1)  DET R. Santiago N. Blackburn -3% 69% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b4 4-6 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR DET A. Jackson N. Blackburn -22% 47% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Santiago Scores
b4 6-6 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET Q. Berry N. Blackburn 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 6-6 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O DET M. Cabrera N. Blackburn 1% 50% Groundout: 1B-P
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 6.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 6-6, Tigers' Jose Ortega facing 2-3-4
t5 6-6 0 --- 7,(3-2)  MIN B. Revere J. Ortega 5% 55% Walk
t5 6-6 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  O MIN J. Mauer J. Ortega -4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t5 6-6 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  MIN J. Willingham J. Ortega 5% 55% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Revere to 2B
t5 6-6 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O MIN J. Morneau J. Ortega -5% 50% Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Revere to 3B
t5 6-6 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O MIN T. Plouffe J. Ortega -7% 43% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 6-6, Twins' Jeff Gray facing 4-5-6
Jeff Gray replaces Nick Blackburn pitching
b5 6-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET P. Fielder J. Gray 3% 46% Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
b5 6-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET D. Young J. Gray 2% 48% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
b5 6-6 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O DET A. Avila J. Gray 2% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 6.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 6-6, Tigers' Brayan Villarreal facing 7-8-9
Brayan Villarreal replaces Jose Ortega pitching
t6 6-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN R. Doumit B. Villarreal 5% 55% Walk
t6 6-6 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN B. Dozier B. Villarreal -5% 50% Popfly: SS (Short CF)
t6 6-6 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O MIN A. Casilla B. Villarreal -4% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t6 6-6 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  MIN D. Span B. Villarreal 3% 49% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Doumit to 2B
t6 6-6 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O MIN B. Revere B. Villarreal -7% 42% Lineout: P (P's Right)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 6-6, Twins' Jeff Gray facing 7-8-9
b6 6-6 0 --- 8,(2-2)  O DET R. Raburn J. Gray 3% 46% Strikeout Swinging
b6 6-6 1 --- 3,(2-0)  DET B. Boesch J. Gray -4% 42% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b6 6-6 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O DET R. Santiago J. Gray 4% 46% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b6 6-6 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O DET A. Jackson J. Gray 4% 50% Boesch Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 6.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 6-6, Tigers' Brayan Villarreal facing 3-4-5
t7 6-6 0 --- 4,(2-1)  MIN J. Mauer B. Villarreal 11% 61% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t7 6-6 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  MIN J. Willingham B. Villarreal 12% 73% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Mauer to 3B
t7 6-6 0 -23 4,(3-0)  MIN J. Morneau B. Villarreal 2% 75% Intentional Walk
t7 6-6 0 123 5,(3-1)  O MIN T. Plouffe B. Villarreal -10% 66% Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
t7 6-6 1 123 4,(1-2)  RO MIN R. Doumit B. Villarreal 4% 70% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Mauer Scores; Willingham to 3B; Morneau to 2B
t7 7-6 2 -23 4,(0-2)  O MIN B. Dozier B. Villarreal -7% 63% Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Tigers 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-7, Twins' Kyle Waldrop facing 1-2-3
Kyle Waldrop replaces Jeff Gray pitching
b7 6-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET A. Jackson K. Waldrop 5% 68% Strikeout Looking
b7 6-7 1 --- 5,(3-1)  DET Q. Berry K. Waldrop -5% 63% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
b7 6-7 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO DET M. Cabrera K. Waldrop 11% 74% Line Drive Double Play: 3B (Weak 3B); Berry out at 1B/3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Tigers 6.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-6, Tigers' Joaquin Benoit facing 9-1-2
Joaquin Benoit replaces Brayan Villarreal pitching
t8 7-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN A. Casilla J. Benoit -2% 72% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t8 7-6 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O MIN D. Span J. Benoit -2% 70% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t8 7-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN B. Revere J. Benoit -1% 69% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Tigers 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-7, Twins' Tyler Robertson facing 4-5-6
Tyler Robertson replaces Kyle Waldrop pitching
b8 6-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET P. Fielder T. Robertson 6% 75% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b8 6-7 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET D. Young T. Robertson 5% 80% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b8 6-7 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET A. Avila T. Robertson 3% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Tigers 6.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-6, Tigers' Joaquin Benoit facing 3-4-5
t9 7-6 0 --- 5,(3-1)  R MIN J. Mauer J. Benoit 9% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t9 8-6 0 --- 8,(3-2)  MIN J. Willingham J. Benoit 1% 94% Walk
Darin Downs replaces Joaquin Benoit pitching
t9 8-6 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O MIN J. Morneau D. Downs -1% 92% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t9 8-6 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  MIN T. Plouffe D. Downs 1% 94% Walk; Willingham to 2B
t9 8-6 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O MIN R. Doumit D. Downs -1% 92% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t9 8-6 2 12- 9,(3-2)  O MIN B. Dozier D. Downs -2% 91% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Tigers 6.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-8, Twins' Glen Perkins facing 7-8-9
Glen Perkins replaces Tyler Robertson pitching
b9 6-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET R. Raburn G. Perkins 5% 95% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b9 6-8 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET B. Boesch G. Perkins 3% 98% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
b9 6-8 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET R. Santiago G. Perkins 2% 100% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Tigers 6.

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