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Detroit Tigers @ Minnesota Twins

2007-05-12 · Day game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 32176 · 70°F · Wind to LF · 2:29

Detroit Tigers defeated Minnesota Twins 8–2. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 4th. Chad Durbin earned the win and Aquilino Lopez picked up the save. Craig Monroe went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	2	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	8	10
MIN	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	10

W: Chad Durbin L: Sidney Ponson SV: Aquilino Lopez

Umpires — HP: Tim McClelland · 1B: Fieldin Culbreth · 2B: Marty Foster · 3B: Paul Schrieber · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Curtis Granderson	4	1	0	1	1	2
Placido Polanco	5	1	1	1	0	0
Gary Sheffield	5	1	2	1	0	0
Magglio Ordonez	3	0	2	2	2	0
Carlos Guillen	5	1	1	0	0	0
Sean Casey	4	0	0	0	0	1
Craig Monroe	4	2	3	2	0	0
Brandon Inge	2	1	0	0	1	0
Mike Rabelo	4	1	1	1	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Luis Castillo	4	0	1	0	1	0
Lew Ford	4	0	2	0	0	0
Torii Hunter	4	1	1	0	0	0
Michael Cuddyer	4	0	0	0	0	0
Justin Morneau	2	0	0	0	1	0
Mike Redmond	4	1	3	1	0	0
Jason Kubel	3	0	1	1	1	0
Nick Punto	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jason Bartlett	4	0	1	0	0	0
Luis Rodriguez	1	0	1	0	0	0
Chris Heintz	1	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chad Durbin	6.0	7	3	1
Aquilino Lopez	3.0	3	0	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sidney Ponson	4.0	6	2	1
Glen Perkins	4.0	3	1	1
Jesse Crain	1.0	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Curtis Granderson: W
Placido Polanco: SB2
Placido Polanco: S9/L9S+.2-3
Gary Sheffield: S9/L8RS+.3-H;1-3
Magglio Ordonez: S9/G3+.3-H;1-2
Carlos Guillen: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.2-3
Sean Casey: 7/F7M

Bot 1

Luis Castillo: W
Lew Ford: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Torii Hunter: 63/G6

Top 2

Craig Monroe: 63/G6
Brandon Inge: 7/F78M
Mike Rabelo: 31/G3

Bot 2

Michael Cuddyer: 13/G13-
Justin Morneau: W
Mike Redmond: S9/G34.1-3
Jason Kubel: W.1-2
Nick Punto: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 3

Curtis Granderson: 43/G4
Placido Polanco: 6/L6D+
Gary Sheffield: E6/TH/G56.B-2
Magglio Ordonez: S8/G6M+.2-H(UR)
Carlos Guillen: 7/F7D

Bot 3

Jason Bartlett: 6/L6D+
Luis Castillo: 13/G3S-
Lew Ford: S6/G6
Torii Hunter: 64(1)/FO/G6M

Top 4

Sean Casey: K
Craig Monroe: S7/L7M+
Brandon Inge: W.1-2
Mike Rabelo: D8/F78XD+.2-H;1-3
Curtis Granderson: FC/G4S.3-H;2-3;B-1
Placido Polanco: 64(1)/FO/G6.3-H
Gary Sheffield: 53/G5+

Bot 4

Michael Cuddyer: 6/P6M
Justin Morneau: 43/G4+
Mike Redmond: 9/F9D+

Top 5

Magglio Ordonez: 63/G6
Carlos Guillen: D7/L7LD+
Sean Casey: 6/L6M+
Craig Monroe: HR/F7D+.2-H
Brandon Inge: HP
Mike Rabelo: 8/F8LS

Bot 5

Jason Kubel: 8/F78M
Nick Punto: K
Jason Bartlett: S7/G
Luis Castillo: S8/G4M+.1-2
Lew Ford: 7/F7LM

Top 6

Curtis Granderson: K23
Placido Polanco: 53/G5+
Gary Sheffield: 9/F9M

Bot 6

Torii Hunter: S7/L7M+
Michael Cuddyer: 3/P23-
Justin Morneau: 3/G3.1-2
Mike Redmond: D7/L7LM+.2-H
Jason Kubel: D9/L89M+.2-H
Nick Punto: 143/G13+

Top 7

Magglio Ordonez: W
Carlos Guillen: 9/F9M
Sean Casey: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 7

Jason Bartlett: 9/F9LM
Luis Castillo: 43/G4
Lew Ford: S1/G15-
Torii Hunter: 53/G56

Top 8

Craig Monroe: S6/G6
Brandon Inge: 5/L5+
Mike Rabelo: 16(1)3/GDP/G15

Bot 8

Michael Cuddyer: 7/F7M
Luis Rodriguez: S8/G4M
Mike Redmond: S8/L89M+.1-3
Jason Kubel: 4!6(1)3/GDP/G4+

Top 9

Curtis Granderson: K
Placido Polanco: 3!1/G34
Gary Sheffield: S9/L89S+
Magglio Ordonez: W.1-2
Carlos Guillen: 7/F7LS-

Bot 9

Chris Heintz: K
Jason Bartlett: 9/F89M
Luis Castillo: 3/G3

Notes & reviews

Punto caught the liner and tried to double Monroe off first, but ball hit seam and bounced into first baseman Morneau's face. He left game with broken nose

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