Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 8, Minnesota 7
When: 7:05 PM ET, Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 89°
Umpires: Home - Paul Emmel, 1B - Rob Drake, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Bruce Dreckman
Attendance: 22649
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Detroit 00006011-8120
Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Denard Span CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .297
Alexi Casilla 2B 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .230
Justin Morneau 1B 4 3 2 3 1 1 2 .247
Michael Cuddyer RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .262
Jim Thome DH 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .240
Danny Valencia 3B 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .231
Delmon Young LF 4 0 1 1 0 3 2 .211
Rene Rivera C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .216
Matt Tolbert SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .167
Totals 35 7 10 6 2 11 15  
Batting
2B - Danny Valencia (10), Matt Tolbert (4)
HR - Justin Morneau 2 (4)
TB - Denard Span 2, Justin Morneau 8, Michael Cuddyer, Jim Thome, Danny Valencia 2, Delmon Young, Rene Rivera, Matt Tolbert 2
RBI - Alexi Casilla (7), Justin Morneau 3 (20), Jim Thome (12), Delmon Young (11)
2-Out RBI - Justin Morneau 3 (10), Delmon Young (5)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Michael Cuddyer (22), Delmon Young (11), Rene Rivera (6)
SF - Alexi Casilla (2), Jim Thome (1)
Team LOB - 6
Baserunning
SB - Michael Cuddyer (3, 2nd off Scherzer/Martinez)
Fielding
E - Matt Tolbert (3), Anthony Slama (1)
Outfield Assists - Delmon Young (Cabrera at Home)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Brian Duensing 4.2 9 6 6 2 5 0 5.37
Anthony Slama 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
Jose Mijares (BS 1) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 5.84
Phil Dumatrait (L 0-1) 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2.84
IBB - Miguel Cabrera (by Duensing), Miguel Cabrera (by Dumatrait)
Pitches-Strikes - Brian Duensing 91-57, Anthony Slama 30-17, Jose Mijares 25-15, Phil Dumatrait 28-14
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Brian Duensing 5-2, Anthony Slama 1-1, Jose Mijares 0-2, Phil Dumatrait 2-3
Batters Faced - Brian Duensing 24, Anthony Slama 5, Jose Mijares 5, Phil Dumatrait 7
Inherited Runners-Scored - Anthony Slama 1-0, Phil Dumatrait 2-0
Detroit
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Austin Jackson CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .225
Casper Wells RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .228
Brennan Boesch DH 4 2 1 2 0 1 0 .254
Miguel Cabrera 1B 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 .310
Victor Martinez C 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .301
Jhonny Peralta SS 3 0 2 2 0 1 1 .310
Brandon Inge 3B 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .215
Ryan Raburn LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .197
     Don Kelly LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
Danny Worth 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .333
Totals 32 8 12 7 5 7 14  
Batting
2B - Casper Wells (4), Victor Martinez 2 (13), Jhonny Peralta 2 (10)
TB - Austin Jackson, Casper Wells 2, Brennan Boesch, Victor Martinez 4, Jhonny Peralta 4, Brandon Inge 2, Ryan Raburn, Danny Worth 2
RBI - Austin Jackson (14), Casper Wells (5), Brennan Boesch 2 (25), Victor Martinez (28), Jhonny Peralta 2 (31)
2-Out RBI - Jhonny Peralta (10)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Casper Wells (8), Victor Martinez (11), Jhonny Peralta (17), Brandon Inge (20), Ryan Raburn 2 (26)
S - Austin Jackson (7), Casper Wells (1)
SF - Brennan Boesch (4), Jhonny Peralta (3)
GIDP - Austin Jackson (5)
Team LOB - 9
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Max Scherzer 6.2 9 7 7 1 7 2 4.38
Charles Furbush 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Al Alburquerque (W 3-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.12
Joaquin Benoit (SV 2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.85
WP - Max Scherzer 2
HBP - Michael Cuddyer (by Scherzer)
Pitches-Strikes - Max Scherzer 107-73, Charles Furbush 3-3, Al Alburquerque 16-9, Joaquin Benoit 21-13
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Max Scherzer 3-7, Charles Furbush 0-0, Al Alburquerque 0-0, Joaquin Benoit 1-1
Batters Faced - Max Scherzer 31, Charles Furbush 1, Al Alburquerque 3, Joaquin Benoit 5
Inherited Runners-Scored - Charles Furbush 1-0