Detroit 10, Minnesota 6
Friday, May 25, 2012 8:10 PM
Location -
Target Field
Temperature -
66°
Umpires -
Home Plate -
Todd Tichenor,
First Base -
Alan Porter,
Second Base -
Larry Vanover,
Third Base -
Brian Gorman,
Attendance -
37688
Final Scoring Summary
|
Final
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
X |
R
|
H
|
E
|
|
Detroit
|
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
10
|
16 |
2 |
|
Minnesota
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
6
|
10 |
0 |
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Detroit
|
21-24 |
11-12 |
10-12 |
W1 |
| Minnesota
|
15-30 |
6-15 |
9-15 |
L3 |
Recap
Tigers 10, Twins 6: Alex Avila drove in three runs with a pair of doubles to help visiting Detroit snap a three-game losing streak.
Prince Fielder and Brennan Boesch added three hits, two RBIs and two runs scored apiece as the Tigers went 9-for-16 with runners in scoring position after going 3-for-28 in such situations in getting swept by Cleveland this week.
Rookie Drew Smyly (2-1) allowed four runs (three earned) in five innings for Detroit, which is 12-21 since starting the season 9-3.
Anthony Swarzak (0-4) yielded six runs and nine hits in 3 2/3 innings for Minnesota, which has lost three straight after winning five of its previous six.
After Brian Dozier's two-out, two-run double in the first inning gave the Twins a 2-0 lead, the Tigers took control with four runs in the second. Boesch started the uprising with an RBI double before Avila drove in two more with a double. Quintin Berry capped the inning with a two-out RBI single.
Detroit added two in the fourth on Avila's RBI ground-rule double and Ryan Raburn's run-scoring single - both with two outs. The Twins got to within 6-3 in the bottom half on Jamey Carroll's sacrifice fly before Prince Fielder restored the Tigers' four-run cushion with an RBI double in the fifth.
The Twins closed to within 7-5 on Alexi Casilla's sacrifice fly and Carroll's RBI single in the sixth before the Tigers blew it open in the seventh on run-scoring singles by Fielder and Boesch, which sandwiched Delmon Young's RBI double.
Justin Morneau's RBI groundout in the seventh made it 10-6.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Tigers have won nine of their last 11 games at Target Field. ... Minnesota (15-30) shares the worst record in the major leagues with the Chicago Cubs. ... Carroll and Twins manager Ron Gardenhire were ejected after arguing a close call to end the eighth inning. ... Young had three hits.
Top Game Performances
Hitting
| Detroit |
|
Minnesota |
|
Brennan Boesch | Player |
Denard Span
|
|
3 |
Hits |
3 |
|
2 |
RBI |
0 |
|
0 |
HR |
0 |
|
5 |
TB |
5 |
|
.750 |
Avg |
.600 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Detroit
|
16 |
0 |
22 |
.410 |
18 |
8 |
10 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
| Minnesota
|
10 |
0 |
15 |
.278 |
21 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
-
Minnesota
will play their next game at home against Detroit.
The
Twins
have a W/L % of
.267
after a win and
.367
after a loss.
-
Detroit will play their next game on the road against Minnesota.
The
Tigers
have a W/L % of
.300
after a win and
.600
after a loss.