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Detroit Tigers @ Minnesota Twins

2002-09-10 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 12408 · 72°F, dome, dry · Wind to LF · 2:42

Minnesota Twins defeated Detroit Tigers 11–4. Minnesota Twins put up 3 in the 1st. Kyle Lohse earned the win. Torii Hunter 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	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	11
MIN	3	0	0	3	2	3	0	0		11	15

W: Kyle Lohse L: Shane Loux SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Greg Gibson · 1B: Mike Winters · 2B: Gerry Davis · 3B: Dan Iassogna · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
George Lombard	4	0	1	0	2
Damion Easley	4	0	1	0	0
Bobby Higginson	4	0	1	0	1
Robert Fick	4	1	2	0	0
Carlos Pena	4	1	2	1	1
Mike Rivera	4	0	2	0	1
Eric Munson	4	0	0	1	0
Chris Truby	4	1	1	0	1
Omar Infante	4	1	1	2	1

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jacque Jones	4	0	0	0	0	1
Cristian Guzman	5	3	3	1	0	1
Corey Koskie	4	2	2	1	1	1
David Ortiz	5	0	2	2	0	1
Torii Hunter	4	1	1	3	0	0
Doug Mientkiewicz	4	1	1	0	0	1
Dustan Mohr	4	2	3	2	0	0
A. J. Pierzynski	3	2	2	1	0	0
Luis Rivas	4	0	0	0	0	0
Matt LeCroy	1	0	0	0	0	1
Michael Cuddyer	1	0	1	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Shane Loux	4.0	6	0	3
Adam Bernero	1.0	5	0	1
Jeff Farnsworth	2.0	3	1	1
Fernando Rodney	1.0	1	0	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Kyle Lohse	5.0	9	7
Johan Santana	1.0	1	0
Tony Fiore	2.0	1	0
LaTroy Hawkins	1.0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

George Lombard: K
Damion Easley: 3/FL
Bobby Higginson: 9/F9D

Bot 1

Jacque Jones: 3/G3
Cristian Guzman: S7/F7S
Corey Koskie: S9/L34D.1-3
David Ortiz: K
Torii Hunter: HR/F8LXD.3-H;1-H
Doug Mientkiewicz: 7/F78S

Top 2

Robert Fick: S8/L8RS
Carlos Pena: T8/L8RM.1-H
Mike Rivera: K
Eric Munson: 163/G15.3-H
Chris Truby: K

Bot 2

Dustan Mohr: 13/G15
A. J. Pierzynski: 8/F8LD
Luis Rivas: 1/L15

Top 3

Omar Infante: K
George Lombard: K
Damion Easley: 7/F78XD

Bot 3

Jacque Jones: K23
Cristian Guzman: K
Corey Koskie: 13/G15

Top 4

Bobby Higginson: S8/L4.BX2(86)
Robert Fick: S9/L9S
Carlos Pena: K
Mike Rivera: S8/G4M.1X3(85)

Bot 4

David Ortiz: 7/F7S
Torii Hunter: 43/G4
Doug Mientkiewicz: D9/F89D
Dustan Mohr: S9/L89S.2-H
A. J. Pierzynski: T9/L9LS.1-H;B-H(E4/TH)(UR)
Luis Rivas: 63/G6

Top 5

Eric Munson: 6/P6D
Chris Truby: S8/L4M
Omar Infante: HR/F78D.1-H
George Lombard: S8/L8RS
Damion Easley: S8/G6M.1-2
Bobby Higginson: K
Robert Fick: 8/F78D

Bot 5

Jacque Jones: 7/F78D
Cristian Guzman: S9/G34.B-2(E9)
Corey Koskie: D9/L9LS.2-H
David Ortiz: D7/F7LS.2-H
Torii Hunter: 53/G56S
Doug Mientkiewicz: K/C

Top 6

Carlos Pena: 7/F7M
Mike Rivera: S8/L8LS
Eric Munson: 43/G4S.1-2
Chris Truby: 6/P15

Bot 6

Dustan Mohr: HR/F78D
A. J. Pierzynski: D9/L3D
Luis Rivas: 9/F9S
Jacque Jones: 43/G4.2-3
Cristian Guzman: T7/G5.3-H
Corey Koskie: W
David Ortiz: D8/F8LS.3-H;1-3
Torii Hunter: 43/G4S

Top 7

Omar Infante: 8/F8RXD
George Lombard: 13/G15
Damion Easley: 7/F7LM

Bot 7

Doug Mientkiewicz: 53/G56
Dustan Mohr: D8/F9D
Matt LeCroy: WP.2-3
Matt LeCroy: K
Luis Rivas: 63/G6

Top 8

Bobby Higginson: 5/FL
Robert Fick: 8/F8RD
Carlos Pena: S4/G4
Mike Rivera: PB.1-2
Mike Rivera: 4/P4D

Bot 8

Michael Cuddyer: D7/L7LS
Cristian Guzman: 6/P6D
Corey Koskie: K
David Ortiz: 9/F89S

Top 9

Eric Munson: 43/G4
Chris Truby: 53/G5
Omar Infante: 9/F9M

Notes & reviews

Debut game for Shane Loux
Rivera's bat flew down the 3B line and rolled almost to the bullpen; Pena wound up 10 feet toward 2B attempting to dance out of the way of the bat and was almost thrown out by Pierzynski
Hunter threw out 2 runners in same inning

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