Detroit 6, Minnesota 4
Saturday, September 29, 2012 4:05 PM
When: 4:05 PM ET, Saturday, September 29, 2012
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature:
80°
Umpires:
Home -
Wally Bell, 1B -
Jim Wolf, 2B -
Ted Barrett, 3B -
Ron Kulpa
Attendance:
32839
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Detroit
|
85-73 |
50-31 |
35-42 |
W1 |
| Minnesota
|
66-92 |
31-49 |
35-43 |
L1 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this loss, the Minnesota Twins have a 31-49 record at home this season. The Detroit Tigers have a 35-42 record on the road.
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Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Twins have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Detroit has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Tigers have won 6 of their last 10 games.
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Justin Verlander pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.64. Jose Valverde closed out the game to get the save and has 33 saves for the season. P.J. Walters took the loss for Minnesota.
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Ryan Doumit had the only homerun for Minnesota. Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder, Andy Dirks hit homeruns for Detroit.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Detroit |
|
Minnesota |
|
Justin Verlander
|
Player |
P.J. Walters |
|
Win |
W/L |
Loss |
|
7.0 |
IP |
5.0 |
|
8 |
Strikeouts |
5 |
|
4 |
Hits |
4 |
|
0.00 |
ERA |
3.60 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
E |
| Detroit
|
8 |
3 |
18 |
.222 |
9 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
| Minnesota
|
6 |
1 |
10 |
.176 |
10 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
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Minnesota will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Twins have a W/L % of .409 after a win and .424 after a loss.
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Detroit will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Tigers have a W/L % of .512 after a win and .568 after a loss.
