Minnesota 8, Detroit 6
Tuesday, July 3, 2012 7:05 PM
When: 7:05 PM ET, Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature:
79°
Umpires:
Home -
Paul Nauert, 1B -
Doug Eddings, 2B -
Dana DeMuth, 3B -
Angel Campos
Attendance:
36757
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Minnesota
|
35-45 |
17-25 |
18-20 |
W5 |
| Detroit
|
39-42 |
17-20 |
22-22 |
L2 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this loss, the Detroit Tigers have a 17-20 record at home this season. The Minnesota Twins have a 18-20 record on the road.
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Detroit has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Tigers have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Minnesota has a streak of 5 straight up wins. The Twins have won 7 of their last 10 games.
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Jeff Gray pitched 2.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.08. Glen Perkins closed out the game to get the save and has 4 saves for the season. Brayan Villarreal took the loss for Detroit.
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Austin Jackson, Brennan Boesch hit homeruns for Detroit. Joe Mauer, Josh Willingham, Trevor Plouffe hit homeruns for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Minnesota |
|
Detroit |
|
Nick Blackburn |
Player |
Duane Below |
|
Loss |
W/L |
Loss |
|
4.0 |
IP |
2.2 |
|
1 |
Strikeouts |
3 |
|
8 |
Hits |
5 |
|
13.50 |
ERA |
3.38 |
Hitting
| Minnesota |
|
Detroit |
|
Joe Mauer
| Player |
Brennan Boesch |
|
3 |
Hits |
3 |
|
1 |
RBI |
3 |
|
1 |
HR |
1 |
|
7 |
TB |
6 |
|
.600 |
Avg |
.750 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
E |
| Minnesota
|
10 |
3 |
21 |
.270 |
10 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
| Detroit
|
10 |
2 |
17 |
.286 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Upcoming Games
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Detroit will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Tigers have a W/L % of .359 after a win and .595 after a loss.
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Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Twins have a W/L % of .441 after a win and .435 after a loss.
