Top 1

• Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Granderson vs. Pavano
  
  Granderson strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Polanco vs. Pavano
  
  Polanco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Guillen vs. Pavano
  
  There's a wild pitch. Polanco moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Guillen vs. Pavano
  
  Guillen strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Cabrera vs. Pavano
  
  Cabrera hits a popup beyond short. Cabrera can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Polanco scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Huff vs. Pavano
  
  Huff hits a popup towards short. Cabrera settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Span vs. Verlander
  
  Span hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabrera scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Span for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Cabrera vs. Verlander
  
  Cabrera hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Polanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Mauer vs. Verlander
  
  Mauer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Kubel vs. Verlander
  
  Kubel hits a line drive towards first. Cabrera reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Tigers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Ordonez vs. Pavano
  
  Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buscher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Inge vs. Pavano
  
  Inge is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Laird vs. Pavano
  
  Laird hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Inge moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
  Everett vs. Pavano
  
  Everett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Punto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Inge moves to third. Laird moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Granderson vs. Pavano
  
  Granderson hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Tigers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Cuddyer vs. Verlander
  
  Cuddyer hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Verlander
  
  Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Morales vs. Verlander
  
  Morales takes first base on ball four. Young moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
  Buscher vs. Verlander
  
  Buscher strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Punto vs. Verlander
  
  Punto hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabrera fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Tigers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Polanco vs. Pavano
  
  Polanco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Guillen vs. Pavano
  
  Guillen hits a popup towards third. Buscher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Cabrera vs. Pavano
  
  Cabrera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Polanco moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
  Huff vs. Pavano
  
  Huff hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Polanco scores. Cabrera moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
  Ordonez vs. Pavano
  
  Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pavano fields it and throws to second for the out. Cabrera moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
  Inge vs. Pavano
  
  Inge hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Span vs. Verlander
  
  Span hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cabrera vs. Verlander
  
  There goes Span. The throw from Laird and he is out, Polanco applying the tag. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Cabrera vs. Verlander
  
  Cabrera strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Mauer vs. Verlander
  
  Mauer strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Laird vs. Pavano
  
  Laird hits a fly ball into right field. Kubel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Everett vs. Pavano
  
  Everett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Pavano, and towards Buscher, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Granderson vs. Pavano
  
  Granderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Polanco vs. Pavano
  
  Polanco hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Granderson moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
  Guillen vs. Pavano
  
  Guillen strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Kubel vs. Verlander
  
  Kubel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cuddyer vs. Verlander
  
  Cuddyer hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Verlander
  
  Young strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Cabrera vs. Pavano
  
  Cabrera hits a popup beyond second. Punto can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Huff vs. Pavano
  
  Huff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Ordonez vs. Pavano
  
  Ordonez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Huff moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Inge vs. Pavano
  
  Inge hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Huff moves to third. Ordonez moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
  Laird vs. Pavano
  
  Laird hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Morales vs. Verlander
  
  Morales hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Buscher vs. Verlander
  
  Buscher strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Punto vs. Verlander
  
  Punto hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Span vs. Verlander
  
  Span hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Everett vs. Pavano
  
  Everett hits a popup towards short. Cabrera settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Granderson vs. Pavano
  
  Granderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Punto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Polanco vs. Pavano
  
  Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buscher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Cabrera vs. Verlander
  
  Cabrera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Mauer vs. Verlander
  
  Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabrera scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mauer for the out. Cabrera moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Kubel vs. Verlander
  
  Kubel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cabrera moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
  Cuddyer vs. Verlander
  
  Cuddyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Guillen vs. Pavano
  
  Guillen hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Cabrera vs. Pavano
  
  Cabrera hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Huff vs. Pavano
  
  Huff strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Verlander
  
  Don Kelly now playing left field.
  
  Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Morales vs. Verlander
  
  Carlos Gomez pinch runs for Delmon Young.
  
  Morales hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Buscher vs. Verlander
  
  There goes Gomez. The throw from Laird and he is out, Everett applying the tag. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Buscher vs. Verlander
  
  Buscher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Ordonez vs. Crain
  
  Denard Span now playing left field. Carlos Gomez now playing center field. Jesse Crain now pitching.
  
  Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cuddyer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ordonez for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Inge vs. Crain
  
  Inge hits a fly ball into right field. Kubel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Laird vs. Crain
  
  Laird hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Punto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Punto vs. Verlander
  
  Clete Thomas now playing right field.
  
  Punto strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Span vs. Verlander
  
  Span hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Cabrera vs. Verlander
  
  Cabrera hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Kelly. Cabrera reaches second base with a double. Span moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
  Mauer vs. Verlander
  
  Mauer is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
  Kubel vs. Verlander
  
  Kubel hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Span scores. Cabrera scores. Mauer moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
  Cuddyer vs. Lyon
  
  Brandon Lyon now pitching.
  
  Cuddyer hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Gomez vs. Lyon
  
  Gomez hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Morales vs. Lyon
  
  Morales strikes out. Laird drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Morales out. View Play 

Top 9

• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Everett vs. Mijares
  
  Matt Tolbert now playing third base. Jose Mijares now pitching.
  
  Everett hits a fly ball into left field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Granderson vs. Mijares
  
  Granderson hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Punto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Polanco vs. Mijares
  
  Polanco hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Span. Polanco reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
  Raburn vs. Guerrier
  
  Matt Guerrier now pitching. Ryan Raburn pinch hits for Don Kelly.
  
  Raburn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Guerrier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/19/2009 -- Detroit at Minnesota (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Granderson C, cf      5  0  1  0   Span D, cf-lf         4  1  2  0   
Polanco P, 2b         5  2  4  0   Cabrera O, ss         4  1  2  0   
Guillen C, lf         4  0  0  0   Mauer J, c            3  2  1  1   
Kelly D, lf           0  0  0  0   Kubel J, rf           4  1  1  2   
Raburn R, ph          1  0  0  0   Cuddyer M, 1b         4  1  1  3   
Cabrera M, 1b         4  0  3  1   Young D, lf           3  0  2  0   
Huff A, dh            4  0  1  1   Gomez C, pr-cf        1  0  0  0   
Ordonez M, rf         4  0  1  0   Morales J, dh         3  0  1  0   
Thomas C, rf          0  0  0  0   Buscher B, 3b         3  0  0  0   
Inge B, 3b            3  0  1  0   Tolbert M, 3b         0  0  0  0   
Laird G, c            4  0  1  0   Punto N, 2b           3  0  0  0   
Everett A, ss         4  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  2 12  2                        32  6 10  6

Detroit          101 000 000 --  2
Minnesota        100 000 05x --  6

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Verlander J (L)       7.1  9  5  5  2  6
Lyon B                0.2  1  1  1  0  1

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pavano C              7.0 11  2  2  0  4
Crain J (W)           1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Mijares J             0.2  1  0  0  0  0
Guerrier M            0.1  0  0  0  0  0

DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Detroit 10, Minnesota 4
2B -- Cabrera O, Polanco P
HR -- Mauer J, Cuddyer M
CS -- Span D, Gomez C
HBP -- by Pavano C (Inge B)
WP -- Pavano C
T -- 2:48
A -- 43338

    

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