Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 4,
Detroit 3
When: 8:10 PM ET, Monday, September 23, 2013
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 72°
Umpires: Home - Bill Welke, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Fieldin Culbreth, 3B - Adrian Johnson
Attendance: 24647
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 72°
Umpires: Home - Bill Welke, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Fieldin Culbreth, 3B - Adrian Johnson
Attendance: 24647
Final Scoring Summary
Detroit
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Austin Jackson | CF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .268 |
| Torii Hunter | RF | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .350 |
| Don Kelly | PR-3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 |
| Prince Fielder | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .283 |
| Victor Martinez | DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .302 |
| Andy Dirks | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .261 |
| Matt Tuiasosopo | PH-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .255 |
| Omar Infante | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .316 |
| Alex Avila | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .227 |
| Brayan Pena | PH-C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .302 |
| Ramon Santiago | SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .227 |
| Totals | 41 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Torii Hunter 2 (37), Victor Martinez (36) | |||||||||
| TB - Austin Jackson, Torii Hunter 5, Miguel Cabrera 2, Prince Fielder, Victor Martinez 2, Omar Infante, Ramon Santiago | |||||||||
| RBI - Torii Hunter (83), Miguel Cabrera (137), Victor Martinez (82) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Prince Fielder 2 (69), Victor Martinez (79), Ramon Santiago (36) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Prince Fielder (20), Omar Infante (11) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 11 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Omar Infante (5, 2nd off Pelfrey/Pinto) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Justin Verlander | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3.56 |
| Drew Smyly | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.43 |
| Al Alburquerque (H 8) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.75 |
| Jose Veras (H 8) | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.08 |
| Joaquin Benoit (BS 1) | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.97 |
| Jose Alvarez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Luke Putkonen (L 1-2) | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| WP - Luke Putkonen | ||||||||
| IBB - Trevor Plouffe (by Alvarez) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Justin Verlander 107-71, Drew Smyly 7-4, Al Alburquerque 10-7, Jose Veras 13-7, Joaquin Benoit 21-14, Jose Alvarez 19-9, Luke Putkonen 9-7 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Justin Verlander 1-1, Drew Smyly 0-0, Al Alburquerque 0-1, Jose Veras 0-0, Joaquin Benoit 2-1, Jose Alvarez 2-1, Luke Putkonen 0-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Justin Verlander 27, Drew Smyly 2, Al Alburquerque 3, Jose Veras 4, Joaquin Benoit 6, Jose Alvarez 5, Luke Putkonen 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Al Alburquerque 2-0, Joaquin Benoit 1-0 | ||||||||
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Alex Presley | CF | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .286 |
| Chris Herrmann | RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .209 |
| Brian Dozier | 2B | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .248 |
| Josh Willingham | DH | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .213 |
| Josmil Pinto | C | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .359 |
| Chris Parmelee | 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .227 |
| Clete Thomas | LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .216 |
| Darin Mastroianni | PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 |
| Eduardo Escobar | 3B-SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .229 |
| Pedro Florimon | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .223 |
| Ryan Doumit | PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 |
| Doug Bernier | PR-SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 |
| Trevor Plouffe | PH-3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| Totals | 44 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 30 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Alex Presley (4), Clete Thomas (15), Eduardo Escobar (5), Ryan Doumit (27) | |||||||||
| HR - Brian Dozier (18) | |||||||||
| TB - Alex Presley 3, Chris Herrmann, Brian Dozier 5, Josh Willingham, Josmil Pinto 2, Chris Parmelee, Clete Thomas 2, Darin Mastroianni, Eduardo Escobar 3, Ryan Doumit 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Brian Dozier (65), Josmil Pinto (10), Eduardo Escobar (10), Ryan Doumit (53) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Alex Presley 2 (13), Chris Herrmann 2 (13), Josmil Pinto 2 (7), Pedro Florimon 2 (57) | |||||||||
| S - Eduardo Escobar (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 15 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Mike Pelfrey | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5.19 |
| Casey Fien | 0.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.01 |
| Ryan Pressly | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.82 |
| Jared Burton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.82 |
| Glen Perkins | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.34 |
| Anthony Swarzak (W 3-2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.98 |
| IBB - Andy Dirks (by Fien) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Mike Pelfrey 102-59, Casey Fien 21-12, Ryan Pressly 2-1, Jared Burton 10-6, Glen Perkins 27-15, Anthony Swarzak 11-6 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Mike Pelfrey 6-3, Casey Fien 0-0, Ryan Pressly 1-0, Jared Burton 1-0, Glen Perkins 2-1, Anthony Swarzak 2-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Mike Pelfrey 27, Casey Fien 6, Ryan Pressly 1, Jared Burton 3, Glen Perkins 7, Anthony Swarzak 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Ryan Pressly 3-0 | ||||||||