Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 11, Detroit 7
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 7:05 PM
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
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 23100210211140
Detroit 1500100007114
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Minnesota 11-26 6-14 5-12 W1
Detroit 18-19 9-10 9-9 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Detroit Tigers have a 9-10 record at home this season. The Minnesota Twins have a 5-12 record on the road.
  • Detroit has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Tigers have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Twins have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Alex Burnett pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.61. Duane Below took the loss for Detroit.
  • Brian Dozier, Trevor Plouffe hit homeruns for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota   Detroit
Nick Blackburn Player Rick Porcello
Loss W/L Loss
2.0 IP 4.0
2 Strikeouts 3
6 Hits 6
27.00 ERA 4.50
Hitting
Minnesota   Detroit
Josh Willingham Player Andy Dirks
3 Hits 3
1 RBI 1
0 HR 0
5 TB 3
.600 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Minnesota 14 2 26 .333 8 11 3 0 0
Detroit 11 0 13 .324 4 7 4 0 4
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Tigers have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .632 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Twins have a W/L % of .100 after a win and .370 after a loss.