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Tigers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
May 12, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 12, 2009 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 12, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Armando Galarraga |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kevin Slowey |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 24,807 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Rapuano 1B: Paul Schrieber 2B: Paul Nauert 3B: Joe West |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Curtis Granderson | Center Fielder |
| Placido Polanco | Second Baseman |
| Clete Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Miguel Cabrera | First Baseman |
| Jeff Larish | DH |
| Magglio Ordonez | Right Fielder |
| Brandon Inge | Third Baseman |
| Gerald Laird | Catcher |
| Ramon Santiago | Shortstop |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Denard Span | Center Fielder |
| Matt Tolbert | Second Baseman |
| Joe Mauer | Catcher |
| Justin Morneau | First Baseman |
| Jason Kubel | DH |
| Michael Cuddyer | Right Fielder |
| Joe Crede | Third Baseman |
| Delmon Young | Left Fielder |
| Nick Punto | Shortstop |
| Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
May 12, 2009
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Slowey
Granderson hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Young. Granderson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Polanco vs. Slowey
Polanco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Slowey
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Punto scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Granderson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cabrera vs. Slowey
Cabrera hits a fly ball into right field. Cuddyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Span vs. Galarraga
Span hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolbert vs. Galarraga
Tolbert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Mauer vs. Galarraga
Mauer hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Galarraga
Morneau hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Larish vs. Slowey
Larish hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Slowey
Ordonez hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Tolbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Inge vs. Slowey
There's a wild pitch. Larish moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Inge vs. Slowey
Inge strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Laird vs. Slowey
Laird strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Galarraga
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, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Galarraga
Cuddyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Crede vs. Galarraga
Crede hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Galarraga
Young 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, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Galarraga
Punto strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Slowey
Santiago hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Granderson vs. Slowey
Granderson hits a popup towards short. Punto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Slowey
Polanco hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Slowey
Thomas hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Santiago moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Cabrera vs. Slowey
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tolbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Span vs. Galarraga
Span hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolbert vs. Galarraga
Tolbert bunts towards the mound. Galarraga fields it and throws to first for the out. Span moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Mauer vs. Galarraga
Mauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Galarraga
Morneau hits a popup towards third. Inge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Galarraga
Kubel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cuddyer vs. Galarraga
Cuddyer hits a line drive towards third. Inge reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Larish vs. Slowey
Larish takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Slowey
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tolbert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Larish moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Inge vs. Slowey
Inge hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tolbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Laird vs. Slowey
Laird hits a fly ball into right field. Cuddyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Santiago vs. Slowey
Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tolbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Crede vs. Galarraga
Crede hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santiago scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Galarraga
Young strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Galarraga
Punto hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabrera scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Punto for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Slowey
Granderson hits a popup towards short. Punto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Slowey
Polanco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Slowey
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Polanco moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cabrera vs. Slowey
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tolbert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Span vs. Galarraga
Span strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tolbert vs. Galarraga
Tolbert strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Galarraga
Mauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Galarraga
Morneau hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabrera scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morneau for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Larish vs. Slowey
Larish hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Slowey
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Slowey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Slowey
Inge hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Slowey
Laird hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Slowey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Galarraga
Kubel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuddyer vs. Galarraga
Cuddyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kubel moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crede vs. Galarraga
Crede hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santiago fields it and throws to second for the out. Kubel moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Galarraga
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santiago throws to second for one, and Polanco throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Kubel scores. Young moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Punto vs. Galarraga
Punto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Span vs. Perry
Ryan Perry now pitching.
Span strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Crain
Jesse Crain now pitching.
Santiago hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Crain
Granderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Mijares
Jose Mijares now pitching.
Polanco hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Mijares
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cabrera vs. Mijares
Cabrera hits a line drive towards short. Punto reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tolbert vs. Perry
Tolbert strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Perry
Mauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Perry
The ball gets by Laird for a passed ball. Mauer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Morneau vs. Perry
Morneau is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Kubel vs. Perry
Kubel strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Cuddyer vs. Perry
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 8
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larish vs. Mijares
Denard Span now playing left field. Carlos Gomez now playing center field.
Larish hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Guerrier
Matt Guerrier now pitching.
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Crede fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Guerrier
Inge strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Crede vs. Perry
Crede strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Perry
Gomez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Punto vs. Perry
There goes Gomez. The throw from Laird and he is safe. Gomez steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Punto vs. Perry
Punto hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. Gomez moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Span vs. Perry
Span hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gomez scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Tolbert vs. Lyon
Brandon Lyon now pitching.
There goes Span. The throw from Laird and he is safe. Span steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Tolbert vs. Lyon
Tolbert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Mauer vs. Lyon
There goes Span. The throw from Laird and he is out, Inge applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Nathan
Joe Nathan now pitching. Josh Anderson pinch hits for Gerald Laird.
Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Nathan
Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morneau scoops it up and throws to first, with Nathan covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Nathan
Granderson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/2009 -- Detroit at Minnesota (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Granderson C, cf 4 0 1 0 Span D, cf-lf 5 1 2 1
Polanco P, 2b 3 0 1 0 Tolbert M, 2b 3 0 1 0
Thomas C, lf 4 0 2 0 Mauer J, c 3 1 2 2
Cabrera M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Morneau J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Larish J, dh 3 1 2 1 Kubel J, dh 3 1 1 0
Ordonez M, rf 4 0 1 0 Cuddyer M, rf 3 1 1 0
Inge B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Crede J, 3b 4 1 1 2
Laird G, c 3 0 0 0 Young D, lf 3 0 0 1
Anderson J, ph 1 0 0 0 Gomez C, cf 0 1 0 0
Santiago R, ss 4 1 2 1 Punto N, ss 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 9 2 30 6 8 6
Detroit 000 001 100 -- 2
Minnesota 022 001 01x -- 6
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Galarraga A (L) 5.2 6 5 5 4 4
Perry R 2.0 2 1 1 2 4
Lyon B 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Slowey K (W) 6.0 8 1 1 2 2
Crain J* 0.0 1 1 1 1 0
Mijares J 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Guerrier M 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Nathan J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Polanco P
DP -- Minnesota 2
LOB -- Detroit 8, Minnesota 8
2B -- Granderson C
HR -- Crede J, Mauer J, Larish J, Santiago R
SB -- Gomez C, Span D
CS -- Span D
SH -- Tolbert M
WP -- Slowey K
PB -- Laird G
T -- 2:52
A -- 24807
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