Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 2,
Detroit 1
When: 7:05 PM ET, Sunday, September 23, 2012
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 56°
Umpires: Home - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Chad Fairchild, 2B - Alfonso Marquez, 3B - David Rackley
Attendance: 39839
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 56°
Umpires: Home - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Chad Fairchild, 2B - Alfonso Marquez, 3B - David Rackley
Attendance: 39839
Final Scoring Summary
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Ben Revere | CF-RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .293 |
| Jamey Carroll | 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .263 |
| Joe Mauer | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .323 |
| Josh Willingham | LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| Eduardo Escobar | SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 |
| Justin Morneau | 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .276 |
| Ryan Doumit | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .273 |
| Trevor Plouffe | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .234 |
| Matt Carson | RF-LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .244 |
| Pedro Florimon | SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .239 |
| Denard Span | PH-CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 |
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| TB - Jamey Carroll 2, Josh Willingham, Justin Morneau 2, Matt Carson, Denard Span | |||||||||
| RBI - Jamey Carroll (39) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Justin Morneau (63), Trevor Plouffe (48) | |||||||||
| S - Pedro Florimon (3) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Jamey Carroll (9, 2nd off Smyly/Avila) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Justin Morneau (5) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| P.J. Walters | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5.88 |
| Brian Duensing | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.68 |
| Jared Burton (W 2-1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.01 |
| Glen Perkins (SV 14) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.44 |
| WP - P.J. Walters | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - P.J. Walters 90-54, Brian Duensing 18-13, Jared Burton 10-9, Glen Perkins 8-7 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - P.J. Walters 6-4, Brian Duensing 1-0, Jared Burton 1-1, Glen Perkins 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - P.J. Walters 23, Brian Duensing 6, Jared Burton 3, Glen Perkins 3 | ||||||||
Detroit
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Austin Jackson | CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .299 |
| Quintin Berry | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .331 |
| Prince Fielder | 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .307 |
| Delmon Young | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .268 |
| Brennan Boesch | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 |
| Avisail Garcia | PH-RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .382 |
| Jhonny Peralta | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .242 |
| Alex Avila | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .246 |
| Gerald Laird | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| Ramon Santiago | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .207 |
| Omar Infante | PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Miguel Cabrera (40) | |||||||||
| TB - Austin Jackson, Quintin Berry, Miguel Cabrera 2, Prince Fielder 2, Avisail Garcia | |||||||||
| RBI - Miguel Cabrera (133) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Delmon Young (55) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Delmon Young (18), Alex Avila (12) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 4 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Drew Smyly (3), Alex Avila (6), Prince Fielder (9) | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Austin Jackson (Carroll at 2nd), Brennan Boesch (Revere at Home) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Drew Smyly | 4.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.24 |
| Al Alburquerque | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Joaquin Benoit | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.19 |
| Jose Valverde (L 3-4) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.08 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Drew Smyly 78-45, Al Alburquerque 35-25, Joaquin Benoit 28-17, Jose Valverde 17-9 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Drew Smyly 5-3, Al Alburquerque 4-1, Joaquin Benoit 0-3, Jose Valverde 2-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Drew Smyly 19, Al Alburquerque 10, Joaquin Benoit 6, Jose Valverde 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Al Alburquerque 3-1 | ||||||||