Minnesota Twins @ Detroit Tigers

53-68, 26-38 Away

Final

65-57, 34-26 Home


MIN
DET

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	0
0	0	2	0	3	2	0	0	-	7	15	0

J. Verlander18-5

7.2 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 8 K, 1 BB

N. Blackburn7-10

4.2 IP, 11 H, 5 ER, 1 K, 2 BB

TwinsTop 1st
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  MIN
  DET
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Strike Looking
  4
  Ball
  5
  Single
- B Revere to second on wild pitch by J Verlander.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 1st
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  MIN
  DET
- D Young to second on passed ball by D Butera.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  MIN
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 2nd
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  MIN
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  MIN
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 3rd
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  MIN
  DET
- B Boesch to third, D Young to second on wild pitch by N Blackburn.
  0
  0
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  MIN
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 4th
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  MIN
  DET
- A Avila caught stealing second, catcher to second.
  0
  2
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  MIN
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 5th
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  MIN
  DET
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  MIN
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 6th
- P. Dumatrait pitching for MIN
  MIN
  DET
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  MIN
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 7th
- A. Swarzak pitching for MIN
  MIN
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  MIN
  DET
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 8th
- J. Mijares pitching for MIN
  MIN
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- J. Benoit pitching for DET
  MIN
  DET
- J Thome hit for D Butera.
  1
  7
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Twins
9
Tigers
6

Game 1

8/15

Twins
1
Tigers
7

Game 2

8/16

Twins
6
Tigers
5

Game 3

8/17

Comerica Park

7:05 PM, August 16, 2011

Detroit, Michigan

Attendance: 40,589

Game Time:2:52

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - James Hoye
First Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
Second Base Umpire - Tom Hallion
Third Base Umpire - Bill Miller

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	38	34	.528	-	L2
Cleveland	39	35	.527	-	L2
Minnesota	35	40	.467	4.5	W3
Detroit	30	44	.405	9	L2
Kansas City	30	45	.400	9.5	W1

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Minnesota Twins @ Detroit Tigers

J. Verlander18-5

N. Blackburn7-10

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Strike Looking
4 Ball
5 Single