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Minnesota Twins @ Detroit Tigers

2011-05-30 · Day game · Comerica Park · Att: 30198 · 85°F, sunny · Wind 9 mph from RF · 3:09

Detroit Tigers defeated Minnesota Twins 6–5. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 1st. Al Alburquerque earned the win and Jose Valverde picked up the save. Victor Martinez went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Al Alburquerque L: Alex Burnett SV: Jose Valverde

Umpires — HP: Bruce Dreckman · 1B: Paul Emmel · 2B: Rob Drake · 3B: Gary Darling · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Denard Span	4	1	0	0	1	1
Alexi Casilla	5	1	1	0	0	1
Jason Kubel	3	1	2	1	0	0
Justin Morneau	3	0	0	1	0	0
Michael Cuddyer	4	0	2	2	0	0
Jim Thome	3	0	2	0	1	0
Delmon Young	4	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Valencia	4	1	1	0	0	1
Rene Rivera	4	1	2	1	0	2
Jason Repko	2	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Austin Jackson	3	1	1	0	0	1
Andy Dirks	3	1	2	1	0	0
Brennan Boesch	4	0	0	1	0	0
Miguel Cabrera	4	1	1	1	0	0
Victor Martinez	4	1	1	2	0	2
Jhonny Peralta	4	1	1	0	0	0
Alex Avila	3	0	1	1	1	1
Ryan Raburn	4	0	1	0	0	1
Brandon Inge	2	1	1	0	1	1
Casper Wells	1	0	0	0	0	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nick Blackburn	6.0	7	1	3
Jim Hoey	0.1	0	1	1
Phil Dumatrait	0.2	0	0	1
Alex Burnett	1.0	2	0	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brad Penny	6.0	10	1	2
David Purcey	1.0	0	1	0
Al Alburquerque	1.0	0	0	2
Jose Valverde	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Denard Span: K
Alexi Casilla: 8/F8LD
Jason Kubel: 13/G13

Bot 1

Austin Jackson: D7
Andy Dirks: 43/G4.2-3
Brennan Boesch: 31/G3+.3-H
Miguel Cabrera: HR/L7LD+
Victor Martinez: 5/P5F

Top 2

Justin Morneau: 7/F7D+
Michael Cuddyer: 9/F9LD+
Jim Thome: D9/F89XD+
Delmon Young: 7/F78M

Bot 2

Jhonny Peralta: 9/F9M
Alex Avila: K
Ryan Raburn: 53/G56+

Top 3

Danny Valencia: 7/L7M
Rene Rivera: K
Denard Span: 53/G56S-

Bot 3

Brandon Inge: S7/G56+
Austin Jackson: SB2
Austin Jackson: 13/SH.2-3
Andy Dirks: D39/G34S.3-H
Brennan Boesch: 7/F7S
Miguel Cabrera: 3/G34

Top 4

Alexi Casilla: 43/G4
Jason Kubel: D8/F89D+
Justin Morneau: 13.2-3
Michael Cuddyer: S9/F9S.3-H
Jim Thome: S8/G6M.1-3
Delmon Young: 4/F4D-

Bot 4

Victor Martinez: K
Jhonny Peralta: 63/G56
Alex Avila: 43/G4S-

Top 5

Danny Valencia: D7/L7D+
Rene Rivera: S7/L8LM.2-H
Denard Span: W.1-2
Alexi Casilla: S5.2-3;1-2
Jason Kubel: S9/L9M.3-H;2-3;1-2
Justin Morneau: 7/SF/F7M.3-H
Michael Cuddyer: S8/G6M.2-H;1-2
Jim Thome: 7/F78D+
Delmon Young: 163/G15

Bot 5

Ryan Raburn: 63/G56
Brandon Inge: K
Austin Jackson: 6/F4MS-

Top 6

Danny Valencia: 8/F8LM
Rene Rivera: D7/G
Denard Span: 3/G34.2-3
Alexi Casilla: 13

Bot 6

Andy Dirks: S7/L6D
Brennan Boesch: 7/F78D+
Miguel Cabrera: 4/F8RS-
Victor Martinez: HR/F9D+.1-H
Jhonny Peralta: 8/F8RD

Top 7

Jason Repko: 9/F9S
Justin Morneau: 43/G4
Michael Cuddyer: 53/G56

Bot 7

Alex Avila: W
Ryan Raburn: S9/L9M.1-3
Brandon Inge: W.1-2
Austin Jackson: K
Casper Wells: K
Brennan Boesch: 4(1)/FO/G4-

Top 8

Jim Thome: W
Delmon Young: 7/L7D+
Danny Valencia: K
Rene Rivera: K

Bot 8

Miguel Cabrera: 13/G13-
Victor Martinez: K
Jhonny Peralta: S6/G6
Alex Avila: DGR/7/FINT.1-H
Ryan Raburn: K

Top 9

Denard Span: 31/G34
Alexi Casilla: K
Jason Repko: 7/F78M

Notes & reviews

Kubel left with injured foot
Twins manager Gardenhire ejected by 3B umpire Darling for arguing that runner should not have been allowed to score from 1st on fan interference

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