Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 11,
Detroit 7
When: 7:05 PM ET, Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 64°
Umpires: Home - Eric Cooper, 1B - Marty Foster, 2B - Tim Timmons, 3B - Jeff Kellogg
Attendance: 33955
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 64°
Umpires: Home - Eric Cooper, 1B - Marty Foster, 2B - Tim Timmons, 3B - Jeff Kellogg
Attendance: 33955
Final Scoring Summary
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Erik Komatsu | CF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 |
| Brian Dozier | SS | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .286 |
| Joe Mauer | DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| Josh Willingham | LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .299 |
| Justin Morneau | 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .228 |
| Ryan Doumit | C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .264 |
| Drew Butera | C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Trevor Plouffe | RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .138 |
| Alexi Casilla | 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| Jamey Carroll | 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .229 |
| Totals | 42 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 17 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Joe Mauer (8), Josh Willingham 2 (13), Justin Morneau (6), Drew Butera (1), Jamey Carroll (6) | |||||||||
| HR - Brian Dozier (2), Trevor Plouffe (2) | |||||||||
| TB - Brian Dozier 4, Joe Mauer 3, Josh Willingham 5, Justin Morneau 2, Ryan Doumit 2, Drew Butera 2, Trevor Plouffe 4, Alexi Casilla, Jamey Carroll 3 | |||||||||
| RBI - Brian Dozier 3 (5), Joe Mauer (16), Josh Willingham (22), Ryan Doumit (24), Trevor Plouffe 2 (5), Alexi Casilla (5), Jamey Carroll 2 (9) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Brian Dozier 3 (5), Alexi Casilla (2) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Brian Dozier (5), Josh Willingham (10), Ryan Doumit (19), Alexi Casilla (12), Jamey Carroll 2 (16) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Jamey Carroll (4) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Nick Blackburn | 2.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8.37 |
| Jeff Gray | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.12 |
| Alex Burnett (W 1-0) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.61 |
| Brian Duensing (H 4) | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.89 |
| Jared Burton (H 6) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.68 |
| Glen Perkins | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.80 |
| IBB - Alex Avila (by Burnett) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Nick Blackburn 53-33, Jeff Gray 25-14, Alex Burnett 22-10, Brian Duensing 25-17, Jared Burton 14-8, Glen Perkins 10-7 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Nick Blackburn 0-3, Jeff Gray 4-3, Alex Burnett 2-1, Brian Duensing 1-1, Jared Burton 1-2, Glen Perkins 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Nick Blackburn 13, Jeff Gray 9, Alex Burnett 5, Brian Duensing 6, Jared Burton 4, Glen Perkins 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Alex Burnett 1-0, Brian Duensing 1-0, Jared Burton 2-0 | ||||||||
Detroit
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Austin Jackson | CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .331 |
| Don Kelly | CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .220 |
| Andy Dirks | LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .370 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .311 |
| Prince Fielder | 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .293 |
| Delmon Young | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .234 |
| Alex Avila | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .232 |
| Ryan Raburn | 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .157 |
| Brennan Boesch | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 |
| Ramon Santiago | SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .164 |
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Miguel Cabrera (6), Delmon Young (7) | |||||||||
| TB - Austin Jackson 2, Andy Dirks 3, Miguel Cabrera 3, Prince Fielder, Delmon Young 2, Brennan Boesch, Ramon Santiago | |||||||||
| RBI - Austin Jackson (17), Andy Dirks (12), Miguel Cabrera 2 (33), Prince Fielder 2 (20), Ramon Santiago (6) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Delmon Young (9), Ryan Raburn 3 (11) | |||||||||
| SF - Prince Fielder 2 (3) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Miguel Cabrera (7) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Miguel Cabrera (1, 2nd by Blackburn/Doumit) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Prince Fielder (4), Ramon Santiago (2), Ryan Raburn (2), Miguel Cabrera (5) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Rick Porcello | 4.0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5.12 |
| Duane Below (L 2-1) | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.79 |
| Luke Putkonen | 1.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10.50 |
| Collin Balester | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.50 |
| WP - Luke Putkonen | ||||||||
| IBB - Ryan Doumit (by Putkonen) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Rick Porcello 100-65, Duane Below 37-23, Luke Putkonen 41-25, Collin Balester 17-8 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Rick Porcello 7-3, Duane Below 2-2, Luke Putkonen 1-1, Collin Balester 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Rick Porcello 20, Duane Below 10, Luke Putkonen 10, Collin Balester 5 | ||||||||