Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit Tigers - Box Score - July 12, 2008 - ESPN

Scores for Jul 12, 2008

Final

Series: Game 3 of 4

Minnesota leads 3-0 (as of 7/12)

Game 1: Thursday, July 10
Minnesota	7	Final in 11
Detroit	6	Final in 11
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Game 2: Friday, July 11
Minnesota	3	Final
Detroit	2	Final
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Game 3: Saturday, July 12
Minnesota	6	Final
Detroit	5	Final
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Game 4: Sunday, July 13
Minnesota	2	Final
Detroit	4	Final
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Twins 6

(53-41, 21-23 away)

Tigers 5

(46-47, 27-20 home)

Alerts

3:55 PM ET, July 12, 2008

Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	6	12	1
DET	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	5	7	0

W: S. Baker (6-2)

L: N. Robertson (6-8)

S: J. Nathan (27)

Minnesota Twins
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
C Gomez CF	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.256
A Casilla 2B	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	.316
J Mauer C	5	1	2	2	0	1	2	.324
J Morneau 1B	4	1	1	0	1	0	2	.323
C Monroe DH	3	1	0	0	1	2	1	.203
a-J Kubel PH-DH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.265
D Young LF	5	1	2	0	0	1	4	.286
B Buscher 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	3	.316
B Harris SS	3	1	3	4	0	0	0	.262
D Span RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	4	.338
Totals	38	6	12	6	3	7	17
a-walked for C Monroe in the 9th
BATTING 2B: B Buscher (5, A Lopez); A Casilla (13, J Zumaya) HR: B Harris (5, 7th inning off N Robertson 0 on, 0 Out); J Mauer (5, 7th inning off N Robertson 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: B Harris 4 (31), J Mauer 2 (41) SF: B Harris 2-out RBI: B Harris 2, J Mauer 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Span 2, D Young 2 Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING SB: D Young (10, 3rd base off N Robertson/B Inge)
FIELDING E: A Casilla (5, throw)

Minnesota Twins
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
S Baker (W, 6-2)	7.0	6	4	4	0	4	2	102-66	3.47
J Crain (H, 11)	0.1	1	1	1	1	1	0	12-7	2.79
D Reyes (H, 11)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4-2	2.77
B Bass (H, 3)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3-2	5.24
J Nathan (S, 27)	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	23-12	1.13
Totals	9.0	7	5	5	2	8	2	144-89
PITCHING WP: D Reyes HBP: R Santiago (By S Baker) Batters faced: S Baker 28; J Crain 3; D Reyes 1; B Bass 1; J Nathan 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Baker 6-11; J Crain 0-0; D Reyes 1-0; B Bass 1-0; J Nathan 0-0 Game Scores: S Baker 53

Detroit Tigers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
C Granderson CF	5	1	1	2	0	2	4	.295
P Polanco 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	3	.306
C Guillen 3B	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.284
M Cabrera 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	.288
M Joyce RF	3	1	1	2	0	0	0	.267
a-R Raburn PH-RF	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.236
M Thames LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.269
G Sheffield DH	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.217
B Inge C	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	.224
R Santiago SS	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.348
b-J Larish PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.234
Totals	33	5	7	5	2	8	13
a-grounded to third for M Joyce in the 8th b-struck out swinging for R Santiago in the 9th
BATTING HR: M Joyce (8, 4th inning off S Baker 1 on, 1 Out); C Granderson (10, 8th inning off S Baker 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Joyce 2 (17), C Granderson 2 (33), R Raburn (11) S: R Santiago Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: P Polanco 2, M Thames 1 Team LOB: 5

Detroit Tigers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
N Robertson (L, 6-8)	7.0	10	5	5	0	4	2	95-65	5.26
A Lopez	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	25-13	2.84
J Zumaya	1.0	1	0	0	2	2	0	31-17	1.74
Totals	9.0	12	6	6	3	7	2	151-95
PITCHING WP: J Zumaya 2 IBB: J Morneau (By J Zumaya) Batters faced: N Robertson 31; A Lopez 5; J Zumaya 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Robertson 12-5; A Lopez 0-2; J Zumaya 1-0 Game Scores: N Robertson 41

Scoring Summary

			MIN	DET
	2nd	B Harris singled to center, J Morneau scored, D Young to second.	1	0
	4th	B Harris singled to center, D Young scored.	2	0
	4th	M Joyce homered to right, C Guillen scored.	2	2
	7th	B Harris homered to right.	3	2
	7th	J Mauer homered to left, A Casilla scored.	5	2
	8th	B Harris hit sacrifice fly to center, C Monroe scored, B Buscher to third.	6	2
	8th	C Granderson homered to right center, R Santiago scored.	6	4
	8th	R Raburn grounded out to third, P Polanco scored.	6	5
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Game Notes

NICK PUNTO WAS SCRATCHED FROM THE STARTING LINEUP WITH A STRAINED FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.