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Tigers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
July 5, 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 July 5, 2009 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
Date | July 5, 2009 |
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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 | July 5, 2009 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Porcello |
Home Starting Pitcher | Nick Blackburn |
Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
City | Minneapolis |
State | MN |
Attendance | 33,274 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Chuck Meriwether 1B: Laz Diaz 2B: Eric Cooper 3B: Mike Reilly |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Curtis Granderson | Center Fielder |
Ramon Santiago | Second Baseman |
Miguel Cabrera | First Baseman |
Don Kelly | Left Fielder |
Brandon Inge | Third Baseman |
Magglio Ordonez | DH |
Josh Anderson | Right Fielder |
Gerald Laird | Catcher |
Adam Everett | Shortstop |
Jim Leyland | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Denard Span | Center Fielder |
Brendan Harris | Shortstop |
Joe Mauer | Catcher |
Justin Morneau | First Baseman |
Jason Kubel | DH |
Michael Cuddyer | Right Fielder |
Joe Crede | Third Baseman |
Delmon Young | Left Fielder |
Nick Punto | Second Baseman |
Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
July 5, 2009
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Blackburn
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, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Blackburn
Santiago 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, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Blackburn
Cabrera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Blackburn
Kelly 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 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Span vs. Porcello
Span hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Santiago scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Porcello
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Porcello
Mauer hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly 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: 1-2, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Blackburn
Inge strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Blackburn
Ordonez 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, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Blackburn
Anderson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Punto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Porcello
Morneau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Santiago scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Porcello
Kubel hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Anderson. Kubel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Cuddyer vs. Porcello
Cuddyer strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Crede vs. Porcello
Crede hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Santiago scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Blackburn
Laird hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Blackburn
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Crede fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Blackburn
Granderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Santiago vs. Blackburn
There goes Granderson. The throw from Mauer and he is safe. Granderson steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Santiago vs. Blackburn
Santiago strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Porcello
Young strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Porcello
Punto hits a line drive towards short. Everett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Span vs. Porcello
Span hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Santiago settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Blackburn
Cabrera hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Punto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Blackburn
Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Blackburn
Inge strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Porcello
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Porcello
Mauer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Porcello
Morneau hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Porcello
Kubel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Cuddyer vs. Porcello
There goes Kubel. The throw from Laird and he is out, Santiago applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Porcello
Cuddyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Crede vs. Porcello
Crede hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Cuddyer moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Porcello
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cuddyer scores. Crede moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Punto vs. Porcello
Punto takes first base on ball four. Crede moves to third. Young moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Span vs. Porcello
Span hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Everett. Crede scores. Young scores. Punto goes all the way around to score. Span moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Harris vs. Porcello
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Blackburn
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Blackburn
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Crede fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Blackburn
Laird strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Ni
Fu-Te Ni now pitching.
Mauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Ni
Morneau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Kubel vs. Ni
Kubel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Blackburn
Everett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Granderson vs. Blackburn
Granderson hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Everett moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Santiago vs. Blackburn
Santiago hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Cabrera vs. Blackburn
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blackburn fields it and throws to first for the out. Everett moves to third. Granderson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Kelly vs. Blackburn
Kelly strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Ni
Cuddyer strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Crede vs. Ni
Crede strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Ni
Young hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Punto vs. Ni
Punto hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Young moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Span vs. Ni
Span hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Young moves to third. Punto moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Harris vs. Ni
Harris strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Blackburn
Inge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Crede fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Blackburn
Ordonez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Blackburn
Anderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Laird vs. Blackburn
Laird hits a line drive into right field. Cuddyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Miner
Zach Miner now pitching.
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Santiago scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Miner
Morneau hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Kubel vs. Miner
Kubel strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Cuddyer vs. Miner
Cuddyer hits a line drive towards third. Inge reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Blackburn
Everett hits a popup, foul, towards first. Morneau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Blackburn
Granderson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Morneau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Blackburn
Santiago hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Crede vs. Miner
Crede hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Miner
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Miner
Punto strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Blackburn
Denard Span now playing left field. Carlos Gomez now playing center field.
Cabrera hits a fly ball into left field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Blackburn
Kelly hits a fly ball towards left. Span settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Span. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Inge vs. Blackburn
Inge hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Blackburn
Ordonez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Blackburn
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morneau scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Anderson for the out. Ordonez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Laird vs. Blackburn
Laird bunts towards third. Crede fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ordonez moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Everett vs. Blackburn
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/5/2009 -- Detroit at Minnesota (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Granderson C, cf 3 0 1 0 Span D, cf-lf 4 0 2 1 Santiago R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Harris B, ss 4 0 0 0 Cabrera M, 1b 4 0 1 0 Mauer J, c 3 1 1 0 Kelly D, lf 4 1 0 0 Morneau J, 1b 4 1 2 2 Inge B, 3b 4 1 1 2 Kubel J, dh 4 0 2 0 Ordonez M, dh 4 0 1 0 Cuddyer M, rf 3 1 0 0 Anderson J, rf 4 0 1 0 Crede J, 3b 4 1 2 0 Laird G, c 4 0 1 0 Young D, lf 4 1 2 1 Everett A, ss 4 0 1 0 Gomez C, cf 0 0 0 0 Punto N, 2b 3 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 2 7 2 33 6 12 4 Detroit 000 000 002 -- 2 Minnesota 000 600 00x -- 6 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Porcello R (L) 4.0 7 6 4 2 3 Ni F 2.0 3 0 0 1 3 Miner Z 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Blackburn N (W) 9.0 7 2 1 1 6 E -- Everett A, Span D DP -- Detroit 2 LOB -- Detroit 7, Minnesota 6 2B -- Kubel J HR -- Morneau J, Inge B SB -- Granderson C CS -- Kubel J T -- 2:25 A -- 33274
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