Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 2, Detroit 1
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
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Ben Revere CF-RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .293
Jamey Carroll 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .263
Joe Mauer C 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .323
Josh Willingham LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .261
     Eduardo Escobar SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
Justin Morneau 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .276
Ryan Doumit DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .273
Trevor Plouffe 3B 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .234
Matt Carson RF-LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .244
Pedro Florimon SS 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .239
     Denard Span PH-CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .287
Totals 36 2 7 1 2 7 15  
Batting
TB - Jamey Carroll 2, Josh Willingham, Justin Morneau 2, Matt Carson, Denard Span
RBI - Jamey Carroll (39)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Justin Morneau (63), Trevor Plouffe (48)
S - Pedro Florimon (3)
Team LOB - 7
Baserunning
SB - Jamey Carroll (9, 2nd off Smyly/Avila)
Fielding
E - Justin Morneau (5)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
P.J. Walters 6.0 5 1 1 1 4 0 5.88
Brian Duensing 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.68
Jared Burton (W 2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.01
Glen Perkins (SV 14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.44
WP - P.J. Walters
Pitches-Strikes - P.J. Walters 90-54, Brian Duensing 18-13, Jared Burton 10-9, Glen Perkins 8-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - P.J. Walters 6-4, Brian Duensing 1-0, Jared Burton 1-1, Glen Perkins 1-1
Batters Faced - P.J. Walters 23, Brian Duensing 6, Jared Burton 3, Glen Perkins 3
Detroit
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Austin Jackson CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .299
Quintin Berry LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .272
Miguel Cabrera 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .331
Prince Fielder 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .307
Delmon Young DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .268
Brennan Boesch RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242
     Avisail Garcia PH-RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .382
Jhonny Peralta SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .242
Alex Avila C 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .246
     Gerald Laird PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
Ramon Santiago 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .207
     Omar Infante PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
Totals 34 1 6 1 1 8 12  
Batting
2B - Miguel Cabrera (40)
TB - Austin Jackson, Quintin Berry, Miguel Cabrera 2, Prince Fielder 2, Avisail Garcia
RBI - Miguel Cabrera (133)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Delmon Young (55)
GIDP - Delmon Young (18), Alex Avila (12)
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
E - Drew Smyly (3), Alex Avila (6), Prince Fielder (9)
Outfield Assists - Austin Jackson (Carroll at 2nd), Brennan Boesch (Revere at Home)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Drew Smyly 4.1 3 1 0 2 2 0 4.24
Al Alburquerque 2.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
Joaquin Benoit 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.19
Jose Valverde (L 3-4) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.08
Pitches-Strikes - Drew Smyly 78-45, Al Alburquerque 35-25, Joaquin Benoit 28-17, Jose Valverde 17-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Drew Smyly 5-3, Al Alburquerque 4-1, Joaquin Benoit 0-3, Jose Valverde 2-0
Batters Faced - Drew Smyly 19, Al Alburquerque 10, Joaquin Benoit 6, Jose Valverde 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Al Alburquerque 3-1