Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 6, Minnesota 4
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
 
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Detroit 020000040681
Minnesota 000000040461
Detroit
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Austin Jackson CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .299
Quintin Berry LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .263
Miguel Cabrera 3B 4 1 1 3 0 2 1 .327
Prince Fielder 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .309
Delmon Young DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .272
Andy Dirks RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .317
Jhonny Peralta SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .240
Alex Avila C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245
Omar Infante 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .263
Totals 36 6 8 6 2 9 9  
Batting
2B - Jhonny Peralta (32)
HR - Miguel Cabrera (43), Prince Fielder (29), Andy Dirks (8)
TB - Austin Jackson, Quintin Berry, Miguel Cabrera 4, Prince Fielder 4, Andy Dirks 5, Jhonny Peralta 2, Omar Infante
RBI - Miguel Cabrera 3 (136), Prince Fielder (106), Andy Dirks (35), Jhonny Peralta (62)
2-Out RBI - Andy Dirks (13)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Austin Jackson (48), Quintin Berry (15), Miguel Cabrera (34)
Team LOB - 5
Baserunning
SB - Austin Jackson (12, 2nd off Burnett/Doumit), Quintin Berry (21, 2nd off Walters/Doumit), Omar Infante (5, 2nd off Perdomo/Doumit)
Fielding
E - Jhonny Peralta (7)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Justin Verlander (W 17-8) 7.0 4 1 0 2 8 0 2.64
Joaquin Benoit 0.1 1 3 3 2 0 1 3.60
Al Alburquerque (H 1) 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
Jose Valverde (SV 33) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.90
Pitches-Strikes - Justin Verlander 117-76, Joaquin Benoit 20-9, Al Alburquerque 20-13, Jose Valverde 19-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Justin Verlander 9-2, Joaquin Benoit 1-0, Al Alburquerque 0-0, Jose Valverde 0-2
Batters Faced - Justin Verlander 28, Joaquin Benoit 4, Al Alburquerque 4, Jose Valverde 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Joaquin Benoit 1-1
Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Denard Span CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .284
Ben Revere LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .287
Joe Mauer DH 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .320
Justin Morneau 1B 4 1 0 0 1 3 4 .269
Ryan Doumit C 4 1 1 4 0 1 3 .277
Chris Parmelee RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .239
Trevor Plouffe 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .229
Jamey Carroll 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .263
Pedro Florimon SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .232
Totals 34 4 6 4 6 10 22  
Batting
2B - Trevor Plouffe (17)
HR - Ryan Doumit (18)
TB - Ben Revere 2, Ryan Doumit 4, Chris Parmelee, Trevor Plouffe 3
RBI - Ryan Doumit 4 (75)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Denard Span (42), Justin Morneau (65), Chris Parmelee (20), Pedro Florimon (16)
Team LOB - 9
Baserunning
SB - Ben Revere (39, 2nd off Verlander/Avila)
Fielding
E - Trevor Plouffe (18)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
P.J. Walters (L 2-5) 5.0 4 2 2 1 5 1 5.69
Brian Duensing 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.07
Alex Burnett 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 0 3.54
Casey Fien 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 2 2.10
Luis Perdomo 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.52
Pitches-Strikes - P.J. Walters 92-60, Brian Duensing 16-12, Alex Burnett 10-4, Casey Fien 16-10, Luis Perdomo 18-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - P.J. Walters 4-4, Brian Duensing 3-0, Alex Burnett 1-0, Casey Fien 0-1, Luis Perdomo 1-1
Batters Faced - P.J. Walters 21, Brian Duensing 5, Alex Burnett 3, Casey Fien 5, Luis Perdomo 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Casey Fien 2-2