Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 8, Detroit 6
When: 7:05 PM ET, Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 79°
Umpires: Home - Paul Nauert, 1B - Doug Eddings, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Angel Campos
Attendance: 36757
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 1050001018100
Detroit 0303000006102
Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Denard Span CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .270
Ben Revere RF 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .328
Joe Mauer C 5 3 3 1 0 1 1 .332
Josh Willingham LF 3 1 2 3 1 0 1 .272
Justin Morneau 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .238
Trevor Plouffe 3B 4 1 1 2 1 1 5 .249
Ryan Doumit DH 3 0 0 1 1 2 2 .282
Brian Dozier SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .235
Alexi Casilla 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244
Totals 37 8 10 7 5 10 21  
Batting
2B - Joe Mauer (18), Josh Willingham (21)
HR - Joe Mauer (5), Josh Willingham (18), Trevor Plouffe (19)
TB - Denard Span, Ben Revere 2, Joe Mauer 7, Josh Willingham 6, Justin Morneau, Trevor Plouffe 4
RBI - Joe Mauer (38), Josh Willingham 3 (59), Trevor Plouffe 2 (35), Ryan Doumit (36)
2-Out RBI - Josh Willingham 2 (25), Trevor Plouffe 2 (17)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Ben Revere (16), Justin Morneau (32), Trevor Plouffe (29), Brian Dozier 3 (26)
SF - Josh Willingham (2), Ryan Doumit (7)
Team LOB - 9
Baserunning
SB - Ben Revere (16, 3rd off Below/Avila), Joe Mauer (4, 2nd off Below/Avila)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Nick Blackburn 4.0 8 6 6 1 1 2 8.10
Jeff Gray (W 5-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.08
Kyle Waldrop (H 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Tyler Robertson (H 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40
Glen Perkins (SV 4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.28
Pitches-Strikes - Nick Blackburn 75-48, Jeff Gray 31-19, Kyle Waldrop 10-6, Tyler Robertson 12-8, Glen Perkins 11-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Nick Blackburn 4-4, Jeff Gray 1-2, Kyle Waldrop 0-0, Tyler Robertson 2-1, Glen Perkins 0-2
Batters Faced - Nick Blackburn 21, Jeff Gray 6, Kyle Waldrop 3, Tyler Robertson 3, Glen Perkins 3
Detroit
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Austin Jackson CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .320
Quintin Berry LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .295
Miguel Cabrera 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .317
Prince Fielder 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .299
Delmon Young DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263
Alex Avila C 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .253
Ryan Raburn 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .180
Brennan Boesch RF 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .238
Ramon Santiago SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .228
Totals 35 6 10 6 1 3 8  
Batting
2B - Ryan Raburn (10)
HR - Austin Jackson (9), Brennan Boesch (8)
TB - Austin Jackson 4, Quintin Berry, Prince Fielder, Alex Avila, Ryan Raburn 2, Brennan Boesch 6, Ramon Santiago 2
RBI - Austin Jackson 2 (37), Ryan Raburn (10), Brennan Boesch 3 (30)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Miguel Cabrera 2 (24)
Team LOB - 3
Baserunning
CS - Brennan Boesch (2, 2nd by Gray/Mauer)
Fielding
E - Ramon Santiago 2 (4)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Duane Below 2.2 5 5 1 0 3 1 2.75
Jose Ortega 2.1 1 1 1 1 4 1 3.38
Brayan Villarreal (L 3-2) 2.0 3 1 1 2 1 0 1.61
Joaquin Benoit 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2.37
Darin Downs 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
WP - Duane Below
IBB - Justin Morneau (by Villarreal)
Pitches-Strikes - Duane Below 60-42, Jose Ortega 44-28, Brayan Villarreal 42-24, Joaquin Benoit 22-12, Darin Downs 19-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Duane Below 2-2, Jose Ortega 2-2, Brayan Villarreal 0-2, Joaquin Benoit 2-0, Darin Downs 0-2
Batters Faced - Duane Below 14, Jose Ortega 10, Brayan Villarreal 11, Joaquin Benoit 5, Darin Downs 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Jose Ortega 1-1, Darin Downs 1-0