Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 2, Detroit 1
Sunday, September 23, 2012 7:05 PM
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
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 0000100001271
Detroit 1000000000163
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Minnesota 64-89 29-46 35-43 W2
Detroit 80-72 46-31 34-41 L2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Detroit Tigers have a 46-31 record at home this season. The Minnesota Twins have a 35-43 record on the road.
  • Detroit has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Tigers have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Twins have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Jared Burton pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.01. Glen Perkins closed out the game to get the save and has 14 saves for the season. Jose Valverde took the loss for Detroit.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota   Detroit
P.J. Walters Player Drew Smyly
Loss W/L Loss
6.0 IP 4.1
4 Strikeouts 2
5 Hits 3
1.50 ERA 0.00
Hitting
Minnesota   Detroit
Justin Morneau Player Prince Fielder
2 Hits 2
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
2 TB 2
.500 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Minnesota 7 0 7 .194 7 1 2 1 1
Detroit 6 0 7 .176 8 1 1 0 3
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against Kansas City. The Tigers have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .556 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against NY Yankees. The Twins have a W/L % of .429 after a win and .411 after a loss.