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
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
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 | ||||||||