Minnesota 3, Detroit 2

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(52-41)	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Minnesota 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 8 0 Detroit 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 0 WP: G. Perkins (6-2) S: J. Nathan (26) LP: A. Galarraga (7-3)	(46-46)

Scoring Summary

Bot 3rd: Detroit

- C. Guillen singled to deep right, C. Granderson scored

Top 4th: Minnesota

- N. Punto doubled to deep right center, B. Buscher scored

Top 6th: Minnesota

- N. Punto hit sacrifice fly to deep center, J. Kubel scored

Top 7th: Minnesota

- D. Young hit sacrifice fly to deep center, A. Casilla scored

Bot 7th: Detroit

- P. Polanco hit sacrifice fly to right, M. Joyce scored

Minnesota
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
C. Gomez cf	5	0	0	0	0	3	4	.257
A. Casilla 2b	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	.314
J. Mauer c	4	0	0	0	1	2	2	.323
J. Morneau 1b	3	0	1	0	2	1	1	.324
J. Kubel dh	3	1	0	0	2	1	4	.265
D. Young lf	4	0	0	1	0	2	5	.284
B. Buscher 3b	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	.320
B. Harris ph-3b	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.254
N. Punto ss	2	0	1	2	1	0	1	.324
D. Span rf	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.359
Totals	33	3	8	3	7	10	20

Batting 2B - N Punto (8, A Galarraga); B Buscher (4, A Galarraga); A Casilla (12, A Lopez). SF - N Punto , D Young. RBI - N Punto 2 (18), D Young (36). 2-out RBI - N Punto. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Kubel 1, B Harris 1, D Young 1, D Span 1, C Gomez 2. Team LOB - 12.

Detroit
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
C. Granderson cf	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.296
P. Polanco 2b	2	0	0	1	1	0	2	.307
C. Guillen 3b	4	0	1	1	0	0	3	.284
M. Cabrera 1b	4	0	2	0	0	1	1	.291
M. Thames lf	4	0	0	0	0	2	4	.275
G. Sheffield dh	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.222
M. Joyce rf	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.264
I. Rodriguez c	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.288
R. Santiago ss	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333
J. Larish ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239
Totals	31	2	6	2	2	5	13

Batting 2B - M Joyce 2 (7, G Perkins 2); M Cabrera (21, G Perkins). S - R Santiago. SF - P Polanco. RBI - C Guillen (47), P Polanco (32). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Thames 1, R Santiago 1, G Sheffield 1, C Guillen 1. Team LOB - 7.

Minnesota
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
G. Perkins (W, 6-2)	6.2	6	2	2	2	2	0	4.14
J. Crain (H, 10)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.58
M. Guerrier (H, 12)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3.35
J. Nathan (S, 26)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.16
Detroit
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
A. Galarraga (L, 7-3)	5.2	6	2	2	4	5	0	3.27
A. Lopez	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.68
B. Seay	2.0	0	0	0	2	3	0	2.83
F. Rodney	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	7.71

IBB - J Morneau (by A Galarraga), D Span (by A Galarraga).

HBP - C Granderson (by G Perkins).

Pitches-strikes - G Perkins 84-56; J Crain 4-3; M Guerrier 13-8; J Nathan 9-6; A Galarraga 113-63; A Lopez 3-3; B Seay 40-24; F Rodney 21-13.

Ground balls-fly balls - G Perkins 10-8; J Crain 0-1; M Guerrier 1-0; J Nathan 1-1; A Galarraga 6-6; A Lopez 0-1; B Seay 2-1; F Rodney 1-0.

Batters faced - G Perkins 29; J Crain 1; M Guerrier 3; J Nathan 3; A Galarraga 27; A Lopez 2; B Seay 8; F Rodney 5.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Jerry Layne. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Ron Kulpa. 3B--Jim Wolf. Time: 2:59. Attendance: 42,352. Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, out to left.

Game Notes

MINNESOTA'S NICK PUNTO EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 10 GAMES WITH A DOUBLE IN THE FOURTH INNING.

Updated on Friday, Jul 11, 2008 10:14 pm ET