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Detroit Tigers @ Minnesota Twins
2008-09-06 · Day game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 42606 · 69°F · Wind L to R · 3:07
Detroit Tigers defeated Minnesota Twins 6–4. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 8th. Clay Rapada earned the win and Fernando Rodney picked up the save. Magglio Ordonez 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
W: Clay Rapada L: Matt Guerrier SV: Fernando Rodney
Umpires — HP: Tim Tschida · 1B: James Hoye · 2B: Jeff Nelson · 3B: Rob Drake · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Curtis Granderson | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Placido Polanco | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Magglio Ordonez | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Cabrera | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Gary Sheffield | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Marcus Thames | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jeff Larish | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Brandon Inge | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ramon Santiago | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Matt Joyce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denard Span | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alexi Casilla | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Mauer | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Justin Morneau | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Kubel | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Delmon Young | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Brian Buscher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Nick Punto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Carlos Gomez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Matt Tolbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Justin Verlander | 5.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
 Clay Rapada | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Kyle Farnsworth | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Fernando Rodney | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scott Baker | 7.1 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
 Dennys Reyes | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Guerrier | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Jesse Crain | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Craig Breslow | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Curtis Granderson: K
- Placido Polanco: 53/G56S
- Magglio Ordonez: 5!3/G5
Bot 1
- Denard Span: S7/L56
- Alexi Casilla: S8/F8RS.1-2
- Joe Mauer: S7/L7S+.2-3;1-2
- Justin Morneau: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M+.3-H(NR);2-3
- Jason Kubel: W
- Delmon Young: K23
Top 2
- Miguel Cabrera: W
- Gary Sheffield: 2/P2F
- Marcus Thames: 54(1)3/GDP/G5+
Bot 2
- Brian Buscher: K
- Nick Punto: K
- Carlos Gomez: HP
- Denard Span: 5/P5D-
Top 3
- Jeff Larish: W
- Brandon Inge: CS2(26)
- Brandon Inge: 3/P34
- Ramon Santiago: K
Bot 3
- Alexi Casilla: 63/G6
- Joe Mauer: 9/F89XD
- Justin Morneau: D9/L9LM
- Jason Kubel: D8/L4D+.2-H
- Delmon Young: K
Top 4
- Curtis Granderson: W
- Placido Polanco: 8/F8LD
- Magglio Ordonez: D7/F7LM.1-3
- Miguel Cabrera: 8/SF/F8RD+.3-H
- Gary Sheffield: 8/F8LXD+
Bot 4
- Brian Buscher: 7/L7D+
- Nick Punto: 8/F8LD
- Carlos Gomez: 2/P25F
Top 5
- Marcus Thames: 7/F78D
- Jeff Larish: 43/G4
- Brandon Inge: 53/G5
Bot 5
- Denard Span: 6/P
- Alexi Casilla: W
- Joe Mauer: S9/G34.1-3
- Justin Morneau: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Top 6
- Ramon Santiago: K
- Curtis Granderson: D9/L9LS
- Placido Polanco: 9/DP/F9S.2X2(96)
Bot 6
- Jason Kubel: W
- Delmon Young: S7.1-2
- Brian Buscher: W.2-3;1-2
- Nick Punto: 4/IF/P34S
- Carlos Gomez: D7/L5+.3-H;2-H;1XH(762);B-3(THH)
- Denard Span: 63/G6
Top 7
- Magglio Ordonez: T8/L9S
- Miguel Cabrera: S7/L56+.3-H
- Gary Sheffield: 54(1)/FO/G56
- Marcus Thames: 6/P6M
- Jeff Larish: K
Bot 7
- Alexi Casilla: S7/G56
- Joe Mauer: PO1(13)
- Joe Mauer: K
- Justin Morneau: 43/G4
Top 8
- Brandon Inge: K
- Ramon Santiago: W
- Curtis Granderson: HR/F9D+.1-H
- Placido Polanco: S8/L6M
- Magglio Ordonez: HR/F7D+.1-H
- Miguel Cabrera: W
- Gary Sheffield: 7/F7D+
- Marcus Thames: K
Bot 8
- Matt Tolbert: 8/F8LD
- Delmon Young: K
- Brian Buscher: K
Top 9
- Matt Joyce: W
- Brandon Inge: POCS2(136)
- Brandon Inge: 13/G15
- Ramon Santiago: 8/F8RD
Bot 9
- Nick Punto: W
- Carlos Gomez: K
- Denard Span: S8/L6D.1-2
- Alexi Casilla: S2/BG25-.2-3;1-2
- Joe Mauer: K
- Justin Morneau: 4/L4+