Detroit 5, Minnesota 4

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(42-40)	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Detroit 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 5 12 3 Minnesota 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 13 0 WP: C. Fossum (1-0) S: J. Zumaya (1) LP: M. Guerrier (4-3)	(45-38)

Scoring Summary

Bot 1st: Minnesota

- J. Mauer doubled to deep right, A. Casilla scored

Top 2nd: Detroit

- M. Thames homered to deep right center

Bot 3rd: Minnesota

- J. Morneau singled to left, J. Mauer to second, J. Mauer scored, J. Morneau to second on left fielder C. Thomas' fielding error

Bot 5th: Minnesota

- J. Mauer singled to first, C. Gomez scored

Bot 6th: Minnesota

- D. Span doubled to right center, B. Buscher scored, B. Harris to third

Top 7th: Detroit

- P. Polanco singled to left, C. Granderson scored, E. Renteria to third

- C. Guillen singled to left, E. Renteria scored, P. Polanco to second

Top 8th: Detroit

- M. Joyce tripled to deep right, G. Sheffield scored

- C. Granderson singled to center, M. Joyce scored

Detroit
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
E. Renteria ss	4	1	0	0	1	0	4	.271
P. Polanco 2b	5	0	2	1	0	0	1	.322
C. Guillen 3b	4	0	1	1	1	1	1	.292
M. Cabrera 1b	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.281
C. Thomas ph-lf	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.329
M. Thames lf-1b	5	1	1	1	0	4	4	.277
G. Sheffield dh	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	.226
I. Rodriguez c	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.277
R. Raburn rf	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.215
M. Joyce ph-rf	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.222
C. Granderson cf	4	1	3	1	0	1	1	.301
Totals	39	5	12	5	2	10	18

Batting 2B - C Thomas (8, G Perkins). 3B - M Joyce (1, M Guerrier). HR - M Thames (15, 2nd inning off G Perkins 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Thames (33), P Polanco (29), C Guillen (42), M Joyce (11), C Granderson (28). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Thames 1, E Renteria 1, G Sheffield 2, P Polanco 1. Team LOB - 9.

Base Running SB - C Granderson (6, 2nd base off M Guerrier/J Mauer).    Fielding E - P Polanco (4, throw); M Cabrera (11, catch); C Thomas (3, bobble). DP - 3 (A Galarraga-E Renteria-M Cabrera, E Renteria-M Thames, E Renteria).

Minnesota
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
C. Gomez cf	5	1	2	0	0	1	2	.265
A. Casilla 2b	5	1	2	0	0	0	3	.316
J. Mauer c	4	1	2	2	1	0	3	.323
J. Morneau 1b	4	0	2	0	0	1	1	.308
J. Kubel dh	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	.263
D. Young lf	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.281
B. Buscher 3b	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.345
B. Harris ss	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.249
D. Span rf	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	.286
Totals	38	4	13	3	1	4	16

Batting 2B - J Mauer (22, A Galarraga); C Gomez (13, A Galarraga); D Span (1, A Galarraga). RBI - J Mauer 2 (34), D Span (3). 2-out RBI - J Mauer, D Span. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Kubel 1, J Mauer 1, D Young 1, C Gomez 2. GIDP - D Span, J Mauer. Team LOB - 8.

Base Running SB - C Gomez (21, 3rd base off A Galarraga/I Rodriguez).

Detroit
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
A. Galarraga	6.0	9	4	3	1	3	0	3.40
C. Fossum (W, 1-0)	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	12.00
J. Zumaya (S, 1)	1.2	3	0	0	0	0	0	3.38
Minnesota
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
G. Perkins	6.1	7	2	2	1	7	1	4.31
J. Crain	0.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	2.97
D. Reyes (H, 8)	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.28
M. Guerrier (L, 4-3; BS, 2)	1.1	3	2	2	0	1	0	3.27
C. Breslow	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.42
B. Bass	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.50

Pitches-strikes - A Galarraga 101-64; C Fossum 19-13; J Zumaya 24-16; G Perkins 91-65; J Crain 6-2; D Reyes 5-3; M Guerrier 30-17; C Breslow 6-5; B Bass 4-3.

Ground balls-fly balls - A Galarraga 7-8; C Fossum 3-0; J Zumaya 2-2; G Perkins 5-7; J Crain 0-0; D Reyes 1-0; M Guerrier 2-1; C Breslow 1-0; B Bass 0-0.

Batters faced - A Galarraga 28; C Fossum 4; J Zumaya 7; G Perkins 27; J Crain 2; D Reyes 2; M Guerrier 7; C Breslow 2; B Bass 1.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Tim Welke. 3B--Chuck Meriwether. Ejections: MINNESOTA's Gardenhire by Hoye (3rd). Time: 3:09. Attendance: 22,196. Weather: INDOORS

Game Notes

MINNESOTA TWINS MANAGER RON GARDENHIRE WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE JAMES HOYE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES.

DETROIT FIRST BASEMAN MIGUEL CABRERA LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE THIRD INNING WITH A LEFT HIP FLEXOR.

Updated on Tuesday, Jul 1, 2008 4:43 am ET