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Minnesota Twins @ Detroit Tigers
2011-08-17 · Night game · Comerica Park · Att: 34835 · 81°F, cloudy · Wind 13 mph R to L · 3:30
Minnesota Twins defeated Detroit Tigers 6–5. Minnesota Twins put up 2 in the 7th. Matt Capps earned the win and Joe Nathan picked up the save. Jim Thome went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
W: Matt Capps L: Jose Valverde SV: Joe Nathan
Umpires — HP: Phil Cuzzi · 1B: Tom Hallion · 2B: Bill Miller · 3B: James Hoye · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ben Revere | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Trevor Plouffe | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Mauer | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Justin Morneau | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Kubel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Jim Thome | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Danny Valencia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rene Tosoni | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Tsuyoshi Nishioka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Tolbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andy Dirks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brennan Boesch | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Delmon Young | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Cabrera | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Victor Martinez | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Avila | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Jhonny Peralta | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Don Kelly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ramon Santiago | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Wilson Betemit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Raburn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carl Pavano | 7.0 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
 Glen Perkins | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Matt Capps | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Nathan | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brad Penny | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
 Duane Below | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Joaquin Benoit | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Valverde | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Ben Revere: 63/G6
- Trevor Plouffe: 4/F34D-
- Joe Mauer: 13/L13+
Bot 1
- Andy Dirks: K
- Brennan Boesch: W
- Delmon Young: 8/F8LXD+
- Miguel Cabrera: 4/F34D-
Top 2
- Justin Morneau: 7/F78D+
- Jason Kubel: K
- Jim Thome: HR/F78D+
- Danny Valencia: 9/F89M
Bot 2
- Victor Martinez: 63/G6M-
- Alex Avila: S9/G4
- Jhonny Peralta: K
- Don Kelly: 7/F7S
Top 3
- Rene Tosoni: 63/G6S-
- Tsuyoshi Nishioka: 43/G4
- Ben Revere: W
- Trevor Plouffe: S7/L78S+.1-2
- Joe Mauer: 54(1)/FO/G56
Bot 3
- Ramon Santiago: S8/G6M+
- Andy Dirks: 7/F7LS
- Brennan Boesch: S7/L78S.1-3
- Delmon Young: 8!/SF/F89XD+.3-H
- Miguel Cabrera: 64(1)/FO/G6
Top 4
- Justin Morneau: S7/F7S
- Jason Kubel: 6/L6+
- Jim Thome: W.1-2
- Danny Valencia: PB.2-3
- Danny Valencia: 9/F9S
- Rene Tosoni: W.1-2
- Tsuyoshi Nishioka: 41/G34
Bot 4
- Victor Martinez: S9/L89M
- Alex Avila: K
- Jhonny Peralta: S8/G6M.1-2
- Don Kelly: 64(1)/FO/G6.2-3
- Ramon Santiago: 9/L9M
Top 5
- Ben Revere: 1/BP13+
- Trevor Plouffe: 8/F8LM
- Joe Mauer: 63/G6
Bot 5
- Andy Dirks: 63/G6
- Brennan Boesch: K
- Delmon Young: S6/G6+
- Miguel Cabrera: 4/L4+
Top 6
- Justin Morneau: 5/F25F-
- Jason Kubel: K
- Jim Thome: K
Bot 6
- Victor Martinez: S8/G4M
- Alex Avila: 36(1)3/GDP/G3+
- Jhonny Peralta: HR/F78XD+
- Don Kelly: 9/F89S-
Top 7
- Danny Valencia: D8/L89D+
- Rene Tosoni: HR/F9D+.2-H
- Tsuyoshi Nishioka: 9/F9D+
- Ben Revere: S8/L78S
- Trevor Plouffe: 7/F7M
- Joe Mauer: POCS2(136)
Bot 7
- Ramon Santiago: W
- Andy Dirks: 34/SH/BG23.1-2
- Brennan Boesch: HP
- Delmon Young: 7/L7M+
- Miguel Cabrera: S9/L9D+.2-H;1XH(962)
Top 8
- Joe Mauer: D7/F78XD+
- Justin Morneau: K
- Jason Kubel: 6/L6M
- Jim Thome: S8/L4MD+.2-H
- Danny Valencia: 6/F4MD-
Bot 8
- Victor Martinez: D8/F8LXD+
- Alex Avila: W
- Jhonny Peralta: W.2-3;1-2
- Wilson Betemit: 8/SF/F8RM.3-H
- Ramon Santiago: 8/F8RD.2-3
- Andy Dirks: 5/F5F-
Top 9
- Rene Tosoni: S9/G34
- Tsuyoshi Nishioka: E1/SH.1-2
- Ben Revere: S5.2-3;1-2
- Trevor Plouffe: K
- Joe Mauer: K
- Justin Morneau: S8/G6M+.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3
- Jason Kubel: IW.1-2
- Matt Tolbert: 13/BG
Bot 9
- Brennan Boesch: S8/L4MD+
- Delmon Young: 13.1-2
- Miguel Cabrera: S8/G4M.2-H
- Ryan Raburn: 6/F6D-
- Alex Avila: K
Notes & reviews
- originally scored as E5/SH, but changed to single on 8-22