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Detroit Tigers @ Minnesota Twins
2000-08-26 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 12048 · 72°F, dome, dry · Wind from LF · 2:35
Detroit Tigers defeated Minnesota Twins 8–2. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 6th. Steve Sparks earned the win. Deivi Cruz went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
W: Steve Sparks L: Eric Milton SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Brian Gorman · 1B: Mike Everitt · 2B: Kerwin Danley · 3B: Mike DiMuro · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Damion Easley | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Juan Encarnacion | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Higginson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dean Palmer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Wendell Magee | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Brad Ausmus | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Shane Halter | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Becker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cristian Guzman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Canizaro | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Lawton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Ron Coomer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 David Ortiz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Corey Koskie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Torii Hunter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jacque Jones | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 A. J. Pierzynski | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Hocking | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steve Sparks | 7.1 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| C. J. Nitkowski | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eric Milton | 6.0 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| Jack Cressend | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Carrasco | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Eddie Guardado | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Damion Easley: K/C
- Juan Encarnacion: 63/G6
- Bobby Higginson: 8/F8LXD+
Bot 1
- Cristian Guzman: K
- Jay Canizaro: K/C
- Matt Lawton: K/C
Top 2
- Juan Gonzalez: S7/L78XD+.BX2(74)
- Dean Palmer: S/L6D+
- Wendell Magee: 8/F78XD+
- Deivi Cruz: 8/F89D+
Bot 2
- Ron Coomer: 43/G4M
- David Ortiz: K
- Corey Koskie: W
- Torii Hunter: 64(1)/FO/G6+
Top 3
- Brad Ausmus: S7/G56+
- Shane Halter: 9/FL/F9LMF+
- Damion Easley: HR/F7D+.1-H
- Juan Encarnacion: 3/G3
- Bobby Higginson: 6/P56+
Bot 3
- Jacque Jones: 63/G6
- A. J. Pierzynski: D/F8LXD
- Cristian Guzman: 7/P78S+
- Jay Canizaro: S/G6M+.2-H
- Matt Lawton: WP.1-2
- Matt Lawton: W
- Ron Coomer: W.2-3;1-2
- David Ortiz: 31/G34
Top 4
- Juan Gonzalez: S7/L7M+
- Dean Palmer: K
- Wendell Magee: 4/P4D+
- Deivi Cruz: 53/G5
Bot 4
- Corey Koskie: K
- Torii Hunter: 43/G4+
- Jacque Jones: S8/G6M+
- A. J. Pierzynski: T/L89D+.1-H
- Cristian Guzman: 7/FL/F7LMF+
Top 5
- Brad Ausmus: K
- Shane Halter: K
- Damion Easley: D7/7S
- Juan Encarnacion: K
Bot 5
- Jay Canizaro: 5/L56+
- Matt Lawton: K
- Ron Coomer: 7/F78M+
Top 6
- Bobby Higginson: W
- Juan Gonzalez: 4/P34D+
- Dean Palmer: E5/TH/G5+.1-3
- Wendell Magee: E5/TH/G5+.3-H(UR);1-2
- Deivi Cruz: HR/F7D+.2-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
- Brad Ausmus: S9/L34D+
- Shane Halter: 54(1)/FO/G5+
- Damion Easley: 9/F89M+
Bot 6
- David Ortiz: 7/F78XD+
- Corey Koskie: 6/P6D
- Torii Hunter: W
- Jacque Jones: 41/G34
Top 7
- Juan Encarnacion: 9/F9M+
- Bobby Higginson: T7/F7M+
- Juan Gonzalez: S7/G6+.3-H
- Dean Palmer: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+
Bot 7
- A. J. Pierzynski: 3/G34S
- Cristian Guzman: 43/G4+
- Jay Canizaro: 53/G5+
Top 8
- Rich Becker: 7/F7M+
- Deivi Cruz: K
- Brad Ausmus: K/C
Bot 8
- Matt Lawton: 13/G15+
- Ron Coomer: S8/F8RM
- David Ortiz: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+
Top 9
- Shane Halter: HR/F7LD+
- Damion Easley: 9/L89S+
- Juan Encarnacion: 63/G6M
- Bobby Higginson: 8/F8LM+
Bot 9
- Denny Hocking: K/C
- Torii Hunter: 8/F8LM+
- Jason Maxwell: K
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Jack Cressend