Detroit 7, Minnesota 5

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(69-74)	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Detroit 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 7 13 1 Minnesota 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 11 2 WP: C. Lambert (1-1) S: F. Rodney (10) LP: G. Perkins (12-4)	(78-65)

Scoring Summary

Top 2nd: Detroit

- D. Ryan homered to deep right, E. Renteria scored

Bot 2nd: Minnesota

- B. Buscher singled to center, J. Morneau scored, B. Buscher to second advancing on throw

Bot 3rd: Minnesota

- J. Morneau tripled to deep right, J. Mauer and D. Span scored

Bot 5th: Minnesota

- J. Morneau hit sacrifice fly to left, D. Span scored

Top 6th: Detroit

- M. Cabrera homered to deep right

- M. Thames singled to deep left, G. Sheffield scored, M. Thames out at second

- C. Granderson singled to center, E. Renteria scored, D. Ryan to second

Top 7th: Detroit

- M. Ordonez homered to deep left

- M. Thames hit sacrifice fly to deep center, M. Cabrera scored

Bot 7th: Minnesota

- J. Morneau hit sacrifice fly to left, D. Span scored

Detroit
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
C. Granderson cf	4	0	3	1	1	1	0	.309
P. Polanco 2b	5	0	0	0	0	1	6	.307
M. Ordonez rf	5	1	2	1	0	1	3	.319
M. Cabrera 1b	5	2	2	1	0	2	0	.291
G. Sheffield dh	5	1	1	0	0	0	2	.223
M. Thames lf	3	0	2	2	0	0	0	.239
M. Joyce lf	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259
E. Renteria ss	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	.268
M. Hessman 3b	4	0	1	0	0	2	3	.214
D. Ryan c	3	1	1	2	1	0	2	.250
Totals	39	7	13	7	2	7	17

Batting 2B - C Granderson (24, G Perkins); M Thames (11, G Perkins); G Sheffield (15, G Perkins); E Renteria (18, G Perkins). HR - D Ryan (1, 2nd inning off G Perkins 1 on, 2 Out), M Cabrera (32, 6th inning off G Perkins 0 on, 0 Out), M Ordonez (18, 7th inning off B Bonser 0 on, 0 Out). SF - M Thames. RBI - D Ryan 2 (2), M Cabrera (113), M Thames 2 (51), C Granderson (57), M Ordonez (86). 2-out RBI - D Ryan 2, C Granderson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Sheffield 1, M Ordonez 1, P Polanco 2. GIDP - M Ordonez. Team LOB - 8.

Fielding E - M Hessman (1, throw).

Minnesota
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
D. Span rf-cf	4	3	2	0	1	1	0	.301
A. Casilla 2b	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	.293
J. Mauer c	5	1	3	0	0	0	1	.326
J. Morneau 1b	3	1	1	4	0	0	3	.310
J. Kubel dh	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.275
D. Young lf	4	0	0	0	0	3	3	.286
B. Buscher 3b	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.296
N. Punto ss	4	0	2	0	0	1	1	.285
C. Gomez cf	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.251
J. Pridie ph-rf	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000
Totals	37	5	11	5	1	6	16

Batting 3B - J Morneau (4, C Lambert). SF - J Morneau 2. RBI - B Buscher (44), J Morneau 4 (117). 2-out RBI - B Buscher, J Morneau 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Punto 1, J Kubel 1, D Young 1, C Gomez 1. Team LOB - 8.

Base Running SB - N Punto (11, 2nd base off C Lambert/D Ryan), D Span (15, 2nd base off C Lambert/D Ryan).    Fielding E - N Punto (9, ground ball); B Buscher (10, throw). Outfield assists - D Young (M Thames at 2nd base). DP - 1 (A Casilla-N Punto-J Morneau).

Detroit
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
C. Lambert (W, 1-1)	5.0	7	4	3	1	3	0	6.17
B. Seay (H, 11)	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	3.78
K. Farnsworth (H, 14)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3.64
F. Rodney (S, 10)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.33
Minnesota
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
G. Perkins (L, 12-4)	5.2	9	5	3	2	4	2	4.11
C. Breslow	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.27
B. Bonser	1.1	1	2	1	0	1	1	6.12
E. Guardado	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	4.27
J. Nathan	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.05

WP - B Seay.

Pitches-strikes - C Lambert 85-55; B Seay 36-21; K Farnsworth 13-10; F Rodney 17-11; G Perkins 97-62; C Breslow 4-2; B Bonser 24-17; E Guardado 23-14; J Nathan 9-5.

Ground balls-fly balls - C Lambert 3-9; B Seay 1-4; K Farnsworth 0-1; F Rodney 1-2; G Perkins 6-6; C Breslow 0-0; B Bonser 1-2; E Guardado 0-2; J Nathan 2-0.

Batters faced - C Lambert 24; B Seay 8; K Farnsworth 4; F Rodney 4; G Perkins 27; C Breslow 1; B Bonser 6; E Guardado 5; J Nathan 3.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Jeff Nelson. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Tim Tschida. Time: 3:06. Attendance: 31,236. Weather: INDOORS

Updated on Sunday, Sep 7, 2008 5:24 pm ET