Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Detroit 8,
Minnesota 7
When: 7:05 PM ET, Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 89°
Umpires: Home - Paul Emmel, 1B - Rob Drake, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Bruce Dreckman
Attendance: 22649
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 89°
Umpires: Home - Paul Emmel, 1B - Rob Drake, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Bruce Dreckman
Attendance: 22649
Final Scoring Summary
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Denard Span | CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .297 |
| Alexi Casilla | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .230 |
| Justin Morneau | 1B | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .247 |
| Michael Cuddyer | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .262 |
| Jim Thome | DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .240 |
| Danny Valencia | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .231 |
| Delmon Young | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .211 |
| Rene Rivera | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .216 |
| Matt Tolbert | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 15 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Danny Valencia (10), Matt Tolbert (4) | |||||||||
| HR - Justin Morneau 2 (4) | |||||||||
| TB - Denard Span 2, Justin Morneau 8, Michael Cuddyer, Jim Thome, Danny Valencia 2, Delmon Young, Rene Rivera, Matt Tolbert 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Alexi Casilla (7), Justin Morneau 3 (20), Jim Thome (12), Delmon Young (11) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Justin Morneau 3 (10), Delmon Young (5) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Michael Cuddyer (22), Delmon Young (11), Rene Rivera (6) | |||||||||
| SF - Alexi Casilla (2), Jim Thome (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Michael Cuddyer (3, 2nd off Scherzer/Martinez) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Matt Tolbert (3), Anthony Slama (1) | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Delmon Young (Cabrera at Home) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Brian Duensing | 4.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5.37 |
| Anthony Slama | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jose Mijares (BS 1) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.84 |
| Phil Dumatrait (L 0-1) | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.84 |
| IBB - Miguel Cabrera (by Duensing), Miguel Cabrera (by Dumatrait) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Brian Duensing 91-57, Anthony Slama 30-17, Jose Mijares 25-15, Phil Dumatrait 28-14 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Brian Duensing 5-2, Anthony Slama 1-1, Jose Mijares 0-2, Phil Dumatrait 2-3 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Brian Duensing 24, Anthony Slama 5, Jose Mijares 5, Phil Dumatrait 7 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Anthony Slama 1-0, Phil Dumatrait 2-0 | ||||||||
Detroit
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Austin Jackson | CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .225 |
| Casper Wells | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .228 |
| Brennan Boesch | DH | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .254 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .310 |
| Victor Martinez | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .301 |
| Jhonny Peralta | SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .310 |
| Brandon Inge | 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .215 |
| Ryan Raburn | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .197 |
| Don Kelly | LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| Danny Worth | 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Totals | 32 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 14 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Casper Wells (4), Victor Martinez 2 (13), Jhonny Peralta 2 (10) | |||||||||
| TB - Austin Jackson, Casper Wells 2, Brennan Boesch, Victor Martinez 4, Jhonny Peralta 4, Brandon Inge 2, Ryan Raburn, Danny Worth 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Austin Jackson (14), Casper Wells (5), Brennan Boesch 2 (25), Victor Martinez (28), Jhonny Peralta 2 (31) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Jhonny Peralta (10) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Casper Wells (8), Victor Martinez (11), Jhonny Peralta (17), Brandon Inge (20), Ryan Raburn 2 (26) | |||||||||
| S - Austin Jackson (7), Casper Wells (1) | |||||||||
| SF - Brennan Boesch (4), Jhonny Peralta (3) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Austin Jackson (5) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 9 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Max Scherzer | 6.2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4.38 |
| Charles Furbush | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Al Alburquerque (W 3-1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.12 |
| Joaquin Benoit (SV 2) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.85 |
| WP - Max Scherzer 2 | ||||||||
| HBP - Michael Cuddyer (by Scherzer) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Max Scherzer 107-73, Charles Furbush 3-3, Al Alburquerque 16-9, Joaquin Benoit 21-13 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Max Scherzer 3-7, Charles Furbush 0-0, Al Alburquerque 0-0, Joaquin Benoit 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Max Scherzer 31, Charles Furbush 1, Al Alburquerque 3, Joaquin Benoit 5 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Charles Furbush 1-0 | ||||||||