Sunday, August 23, 2009

Twins Complete Four Game Sweep of Tigers




Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2009 Detroit Tigers At 2009 Minnesota Twins 8/13/2009

Tigers AB R H RBI AVG Twins AB R H RBI AVG
C.Granderson CF 3 0 0 0 .245 R.Durham 2B 5 2 2 0 .301
C.Barmes 2B 4 0 1 0 .232 H.Pence RF 5 2 3 3 .274
A.Ramirez 3B 2 0 0 0 .291 J.Bay LF 3 1 1 1 .285
M.Cabrera 1B 3 1 0 0 .312 J.Morneau 1B 4 1 1 0 .299
M.Stairs DH 3 0 0 0 .271 J.Mauer C 4 0 2 0 .321
D.Dellucci RF 4 0 0 0 .249 S.Drew SS 4 0 1 2 .270
R.Raburn LF 4 1 1 2 .227 M.Mora 3B 4 0 2 0 .273
D.Eckstein SS 4 0 1 0 .280 J.Reed CF 3 0 0 0 .295
J.Molina C 3 0 1 0 .188 R.Vazquez DH 3 1 0 0 .284
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 30 2 4 2 Totals 35 7 12 6


Tigers.......... 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 0
Twins........... 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 - 7 12 0

Tigers (54-76) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Verlander LOSS(7-12) 6 7 3 3 3 6 0 106 5.79 A1 C9
N.Robertson 2 5 4 4 1 2 2 46 6.52 D1
Totals 8 12 7 7 4 8 2

Twins (79-49) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
M.Cain WIN(10-8) 8 1/3 4 2 2 4 9 1 141 3.94 A1 D6
D.Wheeler 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.19 D7
Totals 9 4 2 2 4 10 1

ATTENDANCE- 45,643 DATE- Wednesday, August 13th 2009 TIME- Night
UMPIRES- Chuck Meriwether, Tim Timmons, Tim Tschida, Greg Gibson
T- 3:08
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 6 Twins: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1 Twins: 1
DOUBLES- R.Durham-2(47th), S.Drew(36th), M.Mora-2(15th)
HOME RUNS- R.Raburn(2nd), H.Pence-2(26th)
WALKS- C.Granderson, A.Ramirez, M.Cabrera, M.Stairs, J.Bay, J.Morneau, J.Reed,
R.Vazquez
HIT BY PITCH- A.Ramirez, J.Bay
STRIKE OUTS- C.Granderson, C.Barmes, A.Ramirez, M.Cabrera-2, M.Stairs-2,
D.Dellucci-2, R.Raburn, R.Durham, J.Bay-2, J.Morneau, S.Drew-2,
M.Mora, J.Reed
GIDP- M.Cabrera, R.Vazquez
WILD PITCHES- J.Verlander-2

Right fielder Hunter Pence blasted 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI as the Minnesota
Twins outscored the struggling Detroit Tigers 7 to 2.

Pence enjoyed a big evening at the plate. He laced a base-hit plating a run
in the 5th inning, hit a bases-empty home run in the 7th inning and blasted a
solo shot (his 26th of the season) in the 8th inning. Minnesota finished
with 12 hits while Detroit ended up with 4.

Matt Cain(10-8) went 8 and 1/3 innings allowing 2 runs for the victory. Justin
Verlander(7-12) was the loser. He gave up 3 runs and 7 hits in 6 innings.


SCORESHEET: 2009 Detroit Tigers at 2009 Minnesota Twins
C.Grande-A1 A1:P/4 *3*:G/3 C1:K D1:W>b1


C.Barmes-A1 A2:K B2:G/13 C2:Si>12 D2:F/7


A.Ramire-A1 A3:F/7 B3:HBP C3:W>23 1 *8*:K
2 b1

M.Cabrer-A1 *2*:W>b1 B4:K C4:G-DP/6 D4:K
43>1o

M.Stairs-A1 A5:K *4*:W>b1 *6*:K D5:F/7


D.Delluc-A1 A6:K B6:K C6:F/9 *9*:G/63


R.Raburn-A1 A7:HR>1# B7:G/43>1 C7:F/7 D7:K
b# 2

D.Eckste-A1 A8:Si B8:P/6 *7*:G/53 D8:P/6


J.Molina-A1 A9:FO/5 *5*:Si C9:L/5



R.Durham-A1 A1:Do B1:G/63 C1:Do>13 *7*:G/63 E1:K


H.Pence-A1 A2:L/5 *3*:F/7 C2:Si>3# D2:HR>b# E2:HR>b#
23

J.Bay-A1 A3:Si>2# B3:K C3:WP>3# D3:HBP E3:W>b1
12 K

J.Mornea-A1 A4:WP>12 B4:K C4:W>b1 D4:Si>12 E4:F/9
G/13

J.Mauer-A1 A5:Si>23 *4*:G/13 C5:F/8 D5:Si>23
12

S.Drew-A1 A6:K B6:K C6:L/4 D6:Do>3#
2# 13

M.Mora-A1 *2*:Do B7:Do *6*:G/53 D7:K


J.Reed-A1 A8:W>b1 B8:K C8:F/9 D8:G/53


R.Vazque-A1 A9:G-DP/5 *5*:W>b1 C9:G/63 *8*:G/63
43>23 1o











Twins Blank Tigers




Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2009 Detroit Tigers At 2009 Minnesota Twins 8/12/2009

Tigers AB R H RBI AVG Twins AB R H RBI AVG
C.Granderson CF 4 0 0 0 .246 R.Durham 2B 5 1 2 0 .299
C.Barmes 2B 4 0 0 0 .232 W.Venable CF 2 1 0 0 .333
A.Ramirez 3B 4 0 1 0 .292 J.Bay LF 3 0 0 0 .285
M.Cabrera 1B 4 0 0 0 .313 J.Morneau 1B 4 0 2 2 .300
M.Stairs DH 3 0 1 0 .274 M.Mora 3B 4 0 1 1 .269
D.Dellucci RF 3 0 1 0 .254 H.Pence RF 3 0 0 0 .271
B-R.Spilborghs LF 0 0 0 0 .337 J.Mauer C 4 0 1 0 .320
R.Langerhans LF,RF 3 0 0 0 .227 J.Kubel DH 4 0 0 0 .242
D.Eckstein SS 3 0 1 0 .281 S.Drew SS 4 2 2 0 .270
C-A.Everett SS 0 0 0 0 .198
J.Molina C 2 0 0 0 .185
A-D.Mientkiewicz PH 1 0 0 0 .296
D-G.Laird C 0 0 0 0 .259
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 31 0 4 0 Totals 33 4 8 3

A-Pinch Hit For Molina In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Dellucci In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Eckstein In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Mientkiewicz In 8th Inning

Tigers.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 2
Twins........... 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 - 4 8 0

Tigers (54-75) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
S.Kazmir LOSS(9-12) 6 1/3 7 4 4 4 5 0 122 4.18 A1 D2
F.Rodney 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 26 4.97 D3
Totals 8 8 4 4 4 6 0

Twins (78-49) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Chamberlai WIN(7-3) 9 4 0 0 0 11 0 121 3.20 A1
Totals 9 4 0 0 0 11 0

ATTENDANCE- 43,927 DATE- Tuesday, August 12th 2009 TIME- Night
UMPIRES- Marvin Hudson, Gary Cederstrom, Dale Scott, Ian Lamplugh
T- 2:36
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 4 Twins: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1 Twins: 0
ERRORS- A.Ramirez, A.Everett
DOUBLES- R.Durham(45th), J.Morneau(36th)
WALKS- W.Venable-2, J.Bay, H.Pence
STRIKE OUTS- C.Granderson-3, C.Barmes-2, A.Ramirez, M.Cabrera, M.Stairs,
R.Langerhans-2, D.Eckstein, R.Durham-2, J.Bay, M.Mora, H.Pence,
J.Kubel
GIDP- J.Morneau

Joba Chamberlain whiffed 11 batters at Metrodome as the Minnesota Twins beat
the floundering Detroit Tigers by the count of 4 to 0.

Chamberlain(7-3) was indeed brilliant as he hand-cuffed the Detroit offense.
He didn't allow much, just 4 hits and no walks in 9 innings lowering his ERA
from 3.53 to 3.20. Minnesota rapped out 8 hits for the night.

Scott Kazmir(9-12) was the loser. He allowed 7 hits and 4 walks in 6 and 1/3
innings. 'He came out with good stuff,' Rich Cafiero said about Chamberlain.
'He threw the ball good from the first pitch on.'

SCORESHEET: 2009 Detroit Tigers at 2009 Minnesota Twins
C.Grande-A1 A1:K B1:K C1:K D1:G/13


C.Barmes-A1 A2:G/23 *4*:K C2:G/63 *9*:K


A.Ramire-A1 A3:Si B3:K *7*:F/7 D3:F/8


M.Cabrer-A1 A4:K B4:G/53 C4:F/7 D4:G/43


M.Stairs-A1 *2*:G/13 *5*:K C5:Si


D.Delluc-A1 A6:F/8 B6:G/13 C6:Si>12
R.Spilbo-D2

R.Langer-A1 A7:K B7:G/43 C7:K


D.Eckste-A1 *3*:G/63 *6*:Si *8*:K
A.Everet-D2

J.Molina-A1 A9:F/7 B9:G/43>1 C9:G/43
D.Mientk-C9 2
G.Laird-D2

R.Durham-A1 A1:Si B1:F/7 C1:K D1:Do>13 E1:K


W.Venabl-A1 A2:G/3>12 B2:W>12 b *5*:W>b1 D2:P/3
1

J.Bay-A1 A3:W>b1 B3:F/8 C3:K D3:E/5>3#
23

J.Mornea-A1 A4:G-DP/6 B4:Si>2# C4:L/4 D4:Do>3#
43>1o 13 13

M.Mora-A1 *2*:F/9 B5:Si>3# C5:K D5:G/53
12

H.Pence-A1 A6:K B6:W>23 1 *6*:G/53 D6:P/6
2 b1

J.Mauer-A1 A7:Si B7:F/7 C7:G/63 *8*:P/2


J.Kubel-A1 A8:G/43 *4*:K C8:F/7 D8:F/8


S.Drew-A1 *3*:Si B9:G/13 *7*:Si D9:E/6












Twins Down Tigers 6-4




Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2009 Detroit Tigers At 2009 Minnesota Twins 8/11/2009

Tigers AB R H RBI AVG Twins AB R H RBI AVG
C.Granderson CF 3 2 1 1 .248 R.Durham 2B 4 0 1 0 .298
C.Barmes 2B 4 0 0 0 .235 H.Pence RF 5 0 0 0 .273
A.Ramirez 3B 4 0 2 1 .293 J.Bay LF 3 1 1 0 .287
M.Cabrera 1B 3 0 1 1 .316 J.Morneau 1B 3 1 1 1 .298
M.Stairs DH 4 0 1 0 .273 M.Mora 3B 4 0 0 0 .270
D.Dellucci LF 2 0 0 0 .253 J.Mauer C 2 3 2 1 .320
B-R.Spilborghs PH,LF 1 0 0 0 .337 S.Drew SS 4 1 1 2 .268
R.Langerhans RF 4 1 2 0 .234 R.Vazquez DH 4 0 2 2 .287
A.Everett SS 3 0 0 0 .198 J.Reed CF 4 0 2 0 .298
J.Molina C 2 0 1 0 .188
A-C.Guillen PH 1 1 1 0 .288
C-G.Laird ,C 1 0 0 1 .259
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 32 4 9 4 Totals 33 6 10 6

A-Pinch Hit For Molina In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Dellucci In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively ( ) For Guillen In 8th Inning

Tigers.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 4 9 1
Twins........... 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 - 6 10 0

Tigers (54-74) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Webb LOSS(8-18) 6 2/3 7 5 5 5 1 0 121 3.83 A1 D5
D.Weathers 1 1/3 3 1 1 0 0 1 15 4.09 D6
Totals 8 10 6 6 5 1 1

Twins (77-49) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
N.Blackburn WIN(15-5) 7 6 3 3 3 5 1 112 4.19 A1 D1
J.Devine 0 2/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 16 2.41 D2 D5
W.Wright SAVE(2nd) 1 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 0 17 4.98 D6
Totals 9 9 4 4 3 6 1

ATTENDANCE- 47,557 DATE- Monday, August 11th 2009 TIME- Night
UMPIRES- Mike Winters, Bill Welke, Fieldin Culbreth, Andrew Fletcher
T- 3:08
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 6 Twins: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1 Twins: 2
ERRORS- B.Webb
DOUBLES- R.Langerhans(9th), R.Durham(44th), J.Morneau(35th), J.Mauer(27th),
S.Drew(35th)
HOME RUNS- C.Granderson(21st), J.Mauer(12th)
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Everett
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Cabrera
WALKS- C.Granderson-2, D.Dellucci, R.Durham, J.Bay, J.Morneau, J.Mauer-2
STRIKE OUTS- C.Barmes, M.Cabrera, M.Stairs-2, R.Langerhans, A.Everett, J.Reed
GIDP- M.Cabrera, A.Everett, J.Reed
WILD PITCHES- B.Webb
WEB GEMS- Bot 8th: Gerald Laird blocked the plate, saving a run!

Joe Mauer jacked one out of the ballyard and scored 3 times at Metrodome as
the very talented Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 6 to 4.

Minnesota came up with 4 runs in the 3rd inning with the help of 3 hits. That
was all the runs Nick Blackburn(15-5) needed. Minnesota had 10 hits for the
night.

Wesley Wright recorded his 2nd save. The loss was charged to Brandon
Webb(8-18). He gave up 5 runs and 7 hits in 6 and 2/3 innings.

SCORESHEET: 2009 Detroit Tigers at 2009 Minnesota Twins
C.Grande-A1 A1:HR>b# B1:W>b1 C1:F/9 D1:W>12 b E1:F/7
1

C.Barmes-A1 A2:G/63 B2:G/63 *6*:G/63 D2:K


A.Ramire-A1 A3:Si *4*:F/8 C3:G/53 D3:Si>2#
13

M.Cabrer-A1 A4:G-DP/6 B4:Si C4:K D4:SF/7>3
43>1o #

M.Stairs-A1 *2*:F/9 B5:K *7*:K D5:Si>12


D.Delluc-A1 A6:P/4 B6:G/53 C6:W>b1 D6:Force/
R.Spilbo-D6 64>1o b1

R.Langer-A1 A7:F/9 *5*:Si C7:K *9*:Do


A.Everet-A1 *3*:K B8:G-DP/6 C8:L/4 D8:Sac/54
43>1o >23

J.Molina-A1 A9:P/6 B9:Si *8*:Si D9:G/43>3
C.Guille-C9 #
G.Laird-D7

R.Durham-A1 A1:F/8 B1:W>12 b C1:F/8 *6*:G/43 E1:Do>1o
1

H.Pence-A1 A2:E/1 B2:FO/6 *4*:F/7 D2:G/63 E2:F/9


J.Bay-A1 A3:G/63>1 *3*:W>b1 C3:Si D3:G/63
2

J.Mornea-A1 A4:W>b1 B4:Do>1# C4:G/43>1 *7*:G/63
2

M.Mora-A1 A5:L/5 B5:G/63 C5:L/5 D5:F/9


J.Mauer-A1 *2*:Do B6:W>b1 *5*:W>b1 D6:HR>b#


S.Drew-A1 A7:F/9 B7:Do>2# C7:WP>12 D7:G/43
1# F/9

R.Vazque-A1 A8:Si>2# B8:G/43>3 C8:Si>23 *8*:G/31
#

J.Reed-A1 A9:K B9:Si C9:G-DP/6 D9:Si
43>1o











Tigers Once Again Shutout by Twins




Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2009 Detroit Tigers At 2009 Minnesota Twins 8/10/2009

Tigers AB R H RBI AVG Twins AB R H RBI AVG
C.Granderson CF 4 0 0 0 .248 R.Durham 2B 4 1 3 1 .299
C.Barmes 2B 4 0 1 0 .238 H.Pence RF 3 1 1 2 .275
C.Guillen 1B 3 0 0 0 .287 J.Bay LF 3 1 2 0 .287
M.Cabrera DH 4 0 0 0 .316 J.Morneau 1B 3 0 1 1 .298
A.Ramirez 3B 3 0 1 0 .291 M.Mora 3B 4 0 0 0 .274
R.Spilborghs LF 3 0 1 0 .339 J.Mauer C 3 0 0 0 .317
R.Langerhans RF 3 0 0 0 .223 S.Drew SS 4 0 1 0 .269
A.Everett SS 2 0 0 0 .203 J.Kubel DH 4 0 0 0 .247
J.Molina C 3 0 0 0 .183 J.Reed CF 2 1 1 0 .295
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 29 0 3 0 Totals 30 4 9 4


Tigers.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0
Twins........... 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 - 4 9 1

Tigers (54-73) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Backe LOSS(6-7) 7 2/3 9 4 4 5 10 1 126 7.18 A1 D7
N.Robertson 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.34 D8
Totals 8 9 4 4 5 10 1

Twins (76-49) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
C.Lee WIN(16-5) 9 3 0 0 2 3 0 113 2.49 A1
Totals 9 3 0 0 2 3 0

ATTENDANCE- 48,502 DATE- Sunday, August 10th 2009 TIME- Day
UMPIRES- Bill Miller, Jerry Meals, Larry Young, Rob Drake
T- 2:38
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 4 Twins: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 3 Twins: 1
ERRORS- S.Drew
DOUBLES- R.Durham(43rd), J.Morneau(34th), S.Drew(34th)
HOME RUNS- H.Pence(24th)
STOLEN BASES- A.Everett(1st)
WALKS- C.Guillen, A.Everett, H.Pence, J.Bay, J.Morneau, J.Mauer, J.Reed
STRIKE OUTS- C.Barmes, M.Cabrera, R.Spilborghs, R.Durham, H.Pence, J.Bay,
J.Morneau, M.Mora, J.Mauer-2, S.Drew-2, J.Kubel
GIDP- R.Langerhans, H.Pence, J.Morneau, M.Mora

Cliff Lee was on top of his game, blanking Detroit on just 3 hits as the
powerful Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers 4 to 0 at
Metrodome.

Lee(16-5) was tremendous on the mound for Minnesota. He didn't give up much,
just 3 hits and 2 walks in 9 innings. Minnesota rapped out 9 hits for the
afternoon.

The losing pitcher was Brandon Backe(6-7). Despite taking the loss, he
whiffed 10 batters in 7 and 2/3 innings. Tom Fischer was obviously impressed
with the pitching of Lee, 'That guy made us look a little silly out there
this afternoon. We just couldn't get to him at all - everything was working
for him. I just hope that he got that kinda performance out of his system.'

SCORESHEET: 2009 Detroit Tigers at 2009 Minnesota Twins
C.Grande-A1 A1:G/31 B1:G/43 *6*:G/43 *9*:F/9


C.Barmes-A1 A2:G/63 *4*:G/53 C2:K D2:Si


C.Guille-A1 A3:G/3 B3:W>b1 C3:G/63 D3:F/9


M.Cabrer-A1 *2*:G/53 B4:G/13>1 *7*:G/63 D4:K
2

A.Ramire-A1 A5:E/6 B5:Si>2o C5:G/43


R.Spilbo-A1 A6:Si>12 *5*:F/8 C6:K


R.Langer-A1 A7:G-DP/3 B7:G/43 *8*:F/8
63>1o

A.Everet-A1 *3*:F/7 B8:W>b1 C8:G/53


J.Molina-A1 A9:F/7 B9:SB>12 C9:G/13
F/9


R.Durham-A1 A1:Si B1:K C1:Do>1# D1:Si


H.Pence-A1 A2:K B2:G-DP/5 C2:W>b1 D2:HR>1#
43>1o b#

J.Bay-A1 A3:W>12 b *4*:Si C3:Si>23 D3:K
1 12

J.Mornea-A1 A4:K B4:Do>1# C4:G-DP/4 *8*:W>b1
63>1o

M.Mora-A1 A5:Force/ B5:K *6*:G/43 D5:G-DP/6
54>1o b1 43>1o

J.Mauer-A1 *2*:K B6:K C6:G/63 D6:W>b1


S.Drew-A1 A7:K B7:F/7 C7:K D7:Do>13


J.Kubel-A1 A8:G/43 *5*:K *7*:G/3 D8:G/43


J.Reed-A1 *3*:Si B9:W>b1 C9:G/43












Yankees Blank Twins




Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2009 Minnesota Twins At 2009 New York (AL) Yankees 8/7/2009

Twins AB R H RBI AVG Yankees AB R H RBI AVG
R.Durham 2B 4 0 0 0 .293 J.Pierre LF 4 0 3 3 .296
H.Pence RF 5 0 0 0 .275 A.Casilla 2B 4 0 1 0 .247
J.Bay LF 4 0 0 0 .284 J.Loney 1B 4 0 0 0 .293
J.Morneau 1B 3 0 1 0 .297 A.Huff 3B 4 1 1 0 .269
M.Mora 3B 4 0 0 0 .279 A.Rowand CF 3 1 2 0 .230
J.Mauer C 3 0 1 0 .319 A.Laroche DH 4 1 1 0 .230
R.Vazquez DH 3 0 0 0 .283 M.Scutaro SS 4 1 1 2 .271
S.Drew SS 4 0 1 0 .269 R.Martin C 2 1 1 0 .242
J.Reed CF 3 0 1 0 .294 J.Cust RF 3 0 0 0 .260
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 33 0 4 0 Totals 32 5 10 5


Twins........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
Yankees......... 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 - 5 10 2

Twins (75-49) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
N.Blackburn LOSS(14-5) 7 1/3 10 5 5 1 4 0 122 4.20 A1 D5
J.Grabow 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.06 D6
Totals 8 10 5 5 1 5 0

Yankees (56-72) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
M.Batista WIN(1-1) 9 4 0 0 5 2 0 138 5.75 A1
Totals 9 4 0 0 5 2 0

ATTENDANCE- 32,124 DATE- Thursday, August 7th 2009 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Rob Drake, Bill Miller, Jerry Meals, Larry Young
T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Twins:11 Yankees: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 2 Yankees: 0
ERRORS- A.Casilla-2
DOUBLES- J.Morneau(33rd), J.Pierre(8th)
TRIPLES- S.Drew(9th)
WALKS- R.Durham, J.Morneau, J.Mauer, R.Vazquez, J.Reed, R.Martin
HIT BY PITCH- A.Rowand
STRIKE OUTS- R.Vazquez-2, A.Casilla, A.Laroche-2, J.Cust-2
GIDP- J.Loney, A.Laroche

Miguel Batista shutout Minnesota while allowing the New York (AL) bullpen a
day-off at Yankee Stadium where the New York (AL) Yankees beat the Minnesota
Twins by the score of 5 to 0.

Batista(1-1) contributed a very nicely pitched game. He surrendered only 4
hits and 5 walks in 9 innings. The pitchers took over after the 4th inning
as neither team was able to score again.

Nick Blackburn(14-5) took the loss. He pitched 7 and 1/3 innings and
surrendered 10 hits and 1 walk.

SCORESHEET: 2009 Minnesota Twins at 2009 New York (AL) Yankees
R.Durham-A1 A1:G/13 *3*:W>b1 *5*:F/7 D1:F/9 E1:G/43>1
2

H.Pence-A1 A2:G/63 B2:Force/ C2:G/53 D2:E/4>12 E2:F/8
46>1o b1

J.Bay-A1 A3:E/4 B3:F/7 C3:G/13 D3:L/5


J.Mornea-A1 A4:W>12 b B4:Do>13 *6*:G/43 *8*:G/43
1

M.Mora-A1 A5:F/9 B5:L/5 C5:F/9 D5:G/53


J.Mauer-A1 *2*:G/13 *4*:G/63 C6:Si D6:W>b1


R.Vazque-A1 A7:W>b1 B7:K C7:G/13 D7:K


S.Drew-A1 A8:F/8 B8:Tr *7*:G/63 *9*:G/13


J.Reed-A1 A9:G/43 B9:G/13 C9:W>b1 D9:Si



J.Pierre-A1 A1:Si B1:Si>13 C1:Do>3# D1:P/6
2# 1#

A.Casill-A1 A2:Force/ B2:K C2:F/9 D2:Si
64>1o b1

J.Loney-A1 A3:G-DP/3 *4*:F/8 *5*:P/2 D3:F/7
63>1o

A.Huff-A1 *2*:G/43 B4:Si C4:G/31 *8*:P/4


A.Rowand-A1 A5:Si B5:Si>12 C5:G/13 D5:HBP


A.Laroch-A1 A6:G-DP/3 B6:Si>23 *6*:K D6:K
63>1o 12

M.Scutar-A1 *3*:G/53 B7:Si>3# C7:G/13 D7:F/9
2# 13

R.Martin-A1 A8:Si B8:W>12 b C8:G/63
1

J.Cust-A1 A9:K B9:F/9 *7*:K












Twins Down Yankees 3-1




Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2009 Minnesota Twins At 2009 New York (AL) Yankees 8/6/2009

Twins AB R H RBI AVG Yankees AB R H RBI AVG
R.Durham 2B 5 0 0 0 .297 R.Martin C 4 0 1 0 .241
H.Pence RF 5 0 1 0 .278 J.Pierre LF 4 0 1 0 .288
J.Bay LF 5 0 3 0 .287 J.Bartlett SS 4 0 1 0 .290
J.Morneau 1B 4 1 2 0 .297 A.Huff 3B 4 1 1 0 .269
M.Mora 3B 4 1 0 0 .284 J.Loney 1B 4 0 1 0 .295
J.Mauer C 3 1 2 1 .319 A.Rowand CF 3 0 0 0 .227
R.Vazquez DH 3 0 1 1 .287 M.Scutaro 2B 2 0 0 1 .271
S.Drew SS 3 0 0 1 .269 A-A.Laroche PH 1 0 0 0 .230
J.Reed CF 3 0 0 0 .293 J.Payton RF 3 0 0 0 .243
J.Cust DH 2 0 1 0 .263
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 35 3 9 3 Totals 31 1 6 1

A-Pinch Hit For Scutaro In 9th Inning

Twins........... 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 9 0
Yankees......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 1

Twins (75-48) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
C.Lee WIN(15-5) 7 2/3 6 1 1 1 2 0 103 2.61 A1 D2
J.Devine HOLD(15th) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.45 D3 D5
B.Jenks SAVE(18th) 0 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 1.81 D6
Totals 9 6 1 1 2 3 0

Yankees (55-72) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Maine LOSS(10-10) 6 6 3 2 3 1 0 109 5.95 A1 D1
C.Condrey 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 32 6.38 D2
Totals 9 9 3 2 3 1 0

ATTENDANCE- 27,898 DATE- Wednesday, August 6th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Bill Welke, Fieldin Culbreth, Andrew Fletcher, Mike Winters
T- 3:05
LEFT ON BASE- Twins:10 Yankees: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 1 Yankees: 0
ERRORS- M.Scutaro
DOUBLES- J.Morneau-2(32nd), J.Mauer(26th), J.Bartlett(16th), J.Loney(29th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Vazquez, S.Drew, M.Scutaro
WALKS- J.Morneau, J.Mauer, J.Reed, A.Rowand, J.Cust
STRIKE OUTS- M.Mora, J.Loney, A.Rowand, J.Payton

Catcher Joe Mauer had 2 base hits at Yankee Stadium where the Minnesota Twins
beat the New York (AL) Yankees by the score of 3 to 1.

Minnesota jumped on top of New York (AL) in the 2nd inning scoring one runner.
Minnesota had 9 hits overall, while New York (AL) had 6.

The victory was credited to Cliff Lee(15-5) who went 7 and 2/3 innings,
allowing 1 run. Bobby Jenks earned his 18th save. John Maine(10-10) was hit
with the loss.


SCORESHEET: 2009 Minnesota Twins at 2009 New York (AL) Yankees
R.Durham-A1 A1:G/13 *3*:FO/2 C1:G/53 D1:F/7 *9*:F/7


H.Pence-A1 A2:F/9 B2:L/6 C2:Si *7*:G/53 E2:F/7


J.Bay-A1 A3:Si B3:Si C3:F/9 D3:F/8 E3:Si


J.Mornea-A1 A4:F/9 B4:W>12 b *6*:Do D4:Do E4:F/9
1

M.Mora-A1 *2*:K B5:G/3 C5:E/4>23 D5:G/53


J.Mauer-A1 A6:W>b1 *4*:G/31 C6:Si>3# *8*:Do
13

R.Vazque-A1 A7:Si>13 B7:F/9 C7:SF/8>3 D7:F/8
#

S.Drew-A1 A8:SF/8>3 B8:F/9 C8:Force/ D8:F/7
# 64>1o b1

J.Reed-A1 A9:G/43 *5*:G/63 C9:W>12 b D9:G/63
1


R.Martin-A1 A1:L/5 *4*:F/8 C1:Si>12 D1:Force/
54>1o b1

J.Pierre-A1 A2:Si B2:L/4 C2:FO/2 D2:F/9


J.Bartle-A1 A3:L-DP/5 B3:Do C3:G/3 D3:G/63
3>1o

A.Huff-A1 *2*:F/7 B4:F/7 *7*:Si *9*:F/8


J.Loney-A1 A5:G/63 *5*:G/63 C5:Do>13 D5:K


A.Rowand-A1 A6:F/8 B6:L/5 C6:K D6:W>b1


M.Scutar-A1 *3*:G/63 B7:G/53 C7:SF/7>3 D7:G/3
A.Laroch-D7 #

J.Payton-A1 A8:G/53 *6*:L/4 C8:K


J.Cust-A1 A9:G/31 B9:Si *8*:W>b1












Tigers Crawl Back but Come Up Short Against Twins




Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2009 Minnesota Twins At 2009 Detroit Tigers 8/3/2009

Twins AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG
R.Durham 2B 4 2 2 0 .301 C.Granderson CF 5 1 1 0 .250
H.Pence RF 4 1 1 0 .279 C.Barmes 2B 5 0 1 1 .238
J.Bay LF 4 2 1 0 .283 A.Ramirez 3B 4 2 2 1 .291
J.Morneau 1B 5 3 4 2 .296 M.Cabrera 1B 5 2 3 1 .318
M.Mora 3B 4 1 1 4 .289 C.Guillen DH 5 2 3 0 .289
J.Mauer C 5 1 2 1 .317 D.Dellucci LF 2 1 0 1 .255
S.Drew SS 5 0 2 1 .271 E.Velez RF 3 0 2 3 .242
J.Kubel DH 5 0 0 0 .251 A-D.Mientkiewicz PH,R 1 0 0 0 .297
J.Reed CF 4 0 1 0 .297 O.Quintanilla SS 4 0 0 0 .222
J.Molina C 3 0 0 0 .188
B-D.Eckstein PH 1 0 0 0 .280
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 40 10 14 8 Totals 38 8 12 7

A-Pinch Hit For Velez In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Molina In 9th Inning

Twins........... 2 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 - 10 14 1
Tigers.......... 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 - 8 12 1

Twins (74-48) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
M.Cain WIN(9-8) 7 1/3 9 7 7 2 2 1 118 4.03 A1 D6
J.Grabow HOLD(11th) 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 21 4.11 D7 E3
B.Jenks SAVE(17th) 0 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 1.83 E4
Totals 9 12 8 8 3 3 1

Tigers (54-72) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Verlander LOSS(7-11) 6 2/3 10 8 6 3 4 1 134 5.85 A1 D6
N.Robertson 2 1/3 4 2 2 0 3 2 47 6.35 D7
Totals 9 14 10 8 3 7 3

ATTENDANCE- 39,979 DATE- Sunday, August 3rd 2009 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Ian Lamplugh, Marvin Hudson, Gary Cederstrom, Dale Scott
T- 3:16
LEFT ON BASE- Twins: 7 Tigers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 2 Tigers: 0
ERRORS- S.Drew, E.Velez
DOUBLES- R.Durham-2(42nd), C.Barmes(33rd), M.Cabrera-2(32nd), E.Velez(8th)
HOME RUNS- J.Morneau(12th), M.Mora(12th), J.Mauer(11th), A.Ramirez(17th)
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Mora
WALKS- R.Durham, H.Pence, J.Bay, A.Ramirez, D.Dellucci-2
STRIKE OUTS- R.Durham, H.Pence-2, J.Bay, M.Mora, J.Mauer, J.Kubel, C.Granderson,
A.Ramirez, O.Quintanilla
GIDP- C.Guillen, D.Dellucci
WILD PITCHES- J.Grabow, J.Verlander
PASSED BALLS- J.Mauer, J.Molina

Justin Morneau had 4 hits and 2 RBI at Comerica Park where the very potent
Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 10 to 8.

Minnesota set the tone of the game in the first inning as they scored 2 runs
on 1 base hits. Minnesota rapped out 14 hits for the afternoon.

Matt Cain(9-8) got credit for the victory, pitching 7 and 1/3 innings and
allowing 7 runs. Cain got help from Bobby Jenks who was credited with his
17th save. Justin Verlander(7-11) took the loss. He got hit hard, allowing
10 hits and 3 walks in 6 and 2/3 innings.

The Minnesota ballclub's record now stands at 74-48. With the loss, Detroit
has a record of 4-6 lately, 54-72, worst in the division overall.

SCORESHEET: 2009 Minnesota Twins at 2009 Detroit Tigers
R.Durham-A1 A1:W>b1 *3*:Do C1:Do>13 D1:F/7 E1:K


H.Pence-A1 A2:WP>12 B2:W>b1 C2:K D2:K E2:Si
G/53

J.Bay-A1 A3:W>b1 B3:L/5 C3:P/6 *7*:Si E3:K


J.Mornea-A1 A4:Si>2# B4:F/9>23 *5*:Si D4:Si>12 *9*:HR>b#
13 12

M.Mora-A1 A5:G/43>3 B5:HR>3# C5:F/9 D5:Sac/34 E5:K
# 12 2# b# >23 12

J.Mauer-A1 A6:G/31 B6:Si C6:F/7 D6:K E6:HR>b#


S.Drew-A1 *2*:G/43 B7:G/43 C7:Si+E/9 D7:PB>3# E7:G/63
>1# 23 Si>3#

J.Kubel-A1 A8:K *4*:G/43 C8:F/8 D8:G/13 E8:G/13


J.Reed-A1 A9:L/4 B9:Si *6*:F/7 *8*:F/8



C.Grande-A1 A1:F/8 B1:G/3 *6*:F/7 D1:K E1:Si


C.Barmes-A1 A2:L/5 *4*:G/63 C2:F/8 D2:G/13 E2:Do>1#


A.Ramire-A1 A3:K B3:G/43 C3:Si *8*:HR>b# E3:W>b1


M.Cabrer-A1 *2*:Do B4:G/53 C4:PB>12 D4:G/63 E4:Si>23
Do>2# 12

C.Guille-A1 A5:G/3>23 *5*:Si C5:Si>23 D5:Si E5:G-DP/6
43>1o

D.Delluc-A1 A6:G/63>3 B6:G-DP/6 C6:W>12 b D6:W>12 b
# 43>1o 1 1

E.Velez-A1 A7:G/23 B7:Si C7:Do>3# D7:Force/
D.Mientk-D7 2# 1# 14>23 1o
b1
O.Quinta-A1 *3*:G/13 B8:E/6>12 C8:G/13 D8:WP>3#
12 K

J.Molina-A1 A9:G/43 B9:F/7 *7*:F/8 *9*:F/7
D.Eckste-D9











Twins Blank Tigers 6-0




Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2009 Minnesota Twins At 2009 Detroit Tigers 8/2/2009

Twins AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG
R.Durham 2B 5 1 2 0 .299 C.Granderson CF 3 0 0 0 .251
W.Venable CF 5 1 1 0 .345 C.Barmes 2B 4 0 1 0 .238
J.Bay LF 4 2 2 3 .284 A.Ramirez 3B 4 0 0 0 .289
J.Morneau 1B 4 0 0 0 .290 M.Cabrera 1B 3 0 0 0 .315
M.Mora 3B 4 1 2 2 .290 C.Guillen DH 3 0 0 0 .285
H.Pence RF 4 0 0 0 .279 D.Dellucci RF 2 0 1 0 .258
J.Mauer C 3 1 3 0 .316 E-R.Raburn PH 1 0 0 0 .226
J.Kubel DH 3 0 0 0 .257 E.Velez LF 3 0 1 0 .227
S.Drew SS 4 0 2 0 .269 O.Quintanilla SS 2 0 1 0 .226
A-D.Mientkiewicz PH 0 0 0 0 .299
C-G.Laird C 0 0 0 0 .260
J.Molina C 2 0 0 0 .192
B-M.Stairs PH 1 0 0 0 .273
D-D.Eckstein SS 0 0 0 0 .282
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 36 6 12 5 Totals 28 0 4 0

A-Pinch Hit For Quintanilla In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Molina In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Mientkiewicz In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Stairs In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Dellucci In 9th Inning

Twins........... 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 6 12 0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1

Twins (73-48) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Chamberlai WIN(6-3) 7 4 0 0 2 11 0 92 3.53 A1 C9
W.Wright 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 30 4.93 D1
Totals 9 4 0 0 3 11 0

Tigers (54-71) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
S.Kazmir LOSS(9-11) 6 2/3 9 4 4 1 8 1 109 4.10 A1 D1
C.Fossum 2 1/3 3 2 2 1 2 1 43 3.86 D2
Totals 9 12 6 6 2 10 2

ATTENDANCE- 37,264 DATE- Saturday, August 2nd 2009 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Tim Timmons, Tim Tschida, Greg Gibson, Chuck Meriwether
T- 2:43
LEFT ON BASE- Twins: 5 Tigers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 1 Tigers: 3
ERRORS- E.Velez
DOUBLES- R.Durham-2(40th), S.Drew(33rd)
TRIPLES- M.Mora(2nd), J.Mauer(5th)
HOME RUNS- J.Bay(24th), M.Mora(11th)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Granderson, E.Velez
WALKS- J.Mauer, J.Kubel, C.Granderson, M.Cabrera, D.Mientkiewicz
HIT BY PITCH- C.Guillen, D.Dellucci
STRIKE OUTS- W.Venable, J.Bay, J.Morneau, M.Mora-2, H.Pence-3, J.Kubel, S.Drew,
C.Granderson-2, A.Ramirez-2, C.Guillen, D.Dellucci, E.Velez-2,
O.Quintanilla, J.Molina, M.Stairs
GIDP- R.Durham, J.Kubel, S.Drew, A.Ramirez
WILD PITCHES- S.Kazmir

Jason Bay hit one over the fence and had 3 RBI and Joba Chamberlain dominated
striking out 11 Detroit batters at Comerica Park where the Minnesota Twins
beat the Detroit Tigers by the score of 6 to 0.

Chamberlain(6-3) was in control of the game from the outset. He surrendered
only 4 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings improving his ERA from 3.84 to 3.53.
Minnesota had 12 hits overall, while Detroit had 4.

The losing pitcher was Scott Kazmir(9-11). Chamberlain was humble when
questioned about his performance, 'Well, I felt pretty confident in my
pitches this afternoon. But, I had great support behind me and I just threw
what was called. That was an extremely well called game!'

SCORESHEET: 2009 Minnesota Twins at 2009 Detroit Tigers
R.Durham-A1 A1:Do B1:G-DP/6 C1:G/43 D1:G/63 E1:Do
43>1o

W.Venabl-A1 A2:K *3*:Si *5*:F/9 D2:G/3 E2:FO/5


J.Bay-A1 A3:Si+E/7 B3:WP>12 C3:G/43 *8*:K
>2# HR>2# b#

J.Mornea-A1 A4:K B4:G/53 C4:G/53 D4:G/3


M.Mora-A1 A5:Tr>2# B5:K *6*:K D5:HR>b#


H.Pence-A1 A6:K B6:G/43 C6:K D6:K


J.Mauer-A1 *2*:Si *4*:Si C7:W>b1 *9*:Tr


J.Kubel-A1 A8:K B8:G-DP/6 C8:F/8 D8:W>b1
43>1o

S.Drew-A1 A9:Si>13 B9:Do *7*:K D9:G-DP/6
43>3# 1o


C.Grande-A1 A1:K B1:F/9 *6*:K *8*:W>b1


C.Barmes-A1 A2:G/63 B2:G/63 C2:Si D2:CS/24>
1o G/63

A.Ramire-A1 A3:K *4*:K C3:G-DP/6 D3:G/13
43>1o

M.Cabrer-A1 *2*:W>b1 B4:F/7 *7*:G/63 *9*:G/63


C.Guille-A1 A5:Force/ B5:K C5:HBP D5:G/63
64>1o b1

D.Delluc-A1 A6:K *5*:HBP C6:Si>12 D6:G/63
R.Raburn-D6

E.Velez-A1 A7:K B7:Si>13 C7:K


O.Quinta-A1 *3*:Si B8:CS/26> C8:W>23 1
D.Mientk-C8 1o K 2 b1
G.Laird-D1
J.Molina-A1 A9:G/3>12 B9:K C9:K
M.Stairs-C9
D.Eckste-D1










Twins Destroy Tigers 7-2




Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2009 Minnesota Twins At 2009 Detroit Tigers 8/1/2009

Twins AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG
R.Durham 2B 5 1 3 3 .297 C.Granderson CF 3 0 0 0 .252
H.Pence RF,CF 5 0 0 0 .282 C.Barmes 2B 4 1 1 1 .238
J.Bay LF 4 0 1 0 .282 D-G.Laird C 0 0 0 0 .260
J.Morneau 1B 4 0 2 1 .293 A.Ramirez 3B 4 0 0 0 .291
M.Mora 3B 5 1 3 1 .286 M.Cabrera 1B 3 0 0 0 .317
J.Mauer C 5 0 1 1 .312 C.Guillen DH 3 1 1 1 .287
S.Drew SS 4 2 2 1 .267 F-M.Stairs PH 1 0 0 0 .274
R.Vazquez DH 3 1 0 0 .286 D.Dellucci RF 3 0 0 0 .255
J.Reed CF 3 2 2 0 .298 E.Velez LF 3 0 0 0 .224
A-J.Kubel PH,RF 0 0 0 0 .261 O.Quintanilla SS 2 0 0 0 .224
B-R.Raburn PH,2B 1 0 0 0 .229
J.Molina C 2 0 1 0 .195
C-D.Mientkiewicz PH 1 0 0 0 .299
E-D.Eckstein SS 0 0 0 0 .282
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 38 7 14 7 Totals 30 2 3 2

A-Pinch Hit For Reed In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Quintanilla In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Molina In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Barmes In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Mientkiewicz In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Guillen In 9th Inning

Twins........... 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 7 14 1
Tigers.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 3 0

Twins (72-48) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
N.Blackburn WIN(14-4) 7 3 2 2 1 4 2 89 4.11 A1 C7
D.Wheeler 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 30 4.25 C8
Totals 9 3 2 2 2 6 2

Tigers (54-70) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Webb LOSS(8-17) 3 1/3 12 5 5 1 3 0 89 3.73 A1 C5
N.Robertson 4 1/3 2 2 2 2 3 2 57 6.33 C6 E2
E.Gagne 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 4.66 E3
Totals 9 14 7 7 4 7 2

ATTENDANCE- 37,339 DATE- Friday, August 1st 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Chuck Meriwether, Tim Timmons, Tim Tschida, Greg Gibson
T- 2:28
LEFT ON BASE- Twins: 8 Tigers: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 1 Tigers: 3
ERRORS- S.Drew
DOUBLES- R.Durham(38th)
HOME RUNS- M.Mora(10th), S.Drew(19th), C.Barmes(7th), C.Guillen(7th)
WALKS- J.Bay, J.Morneau, R.Vazquez, J.Kubel, C.Granderson, M.Cabrera
STRIKE OUTS- R.Durham, H.Pence, J.Bay-3, R.Vazquez-2, C.Granderson-2, A.Ramirez,
D.Dellucci, E.Velez, R.Raburn
GIDP- J.Morneau, M.Mora, J.Mauer, C.Barmes
WILD PITCHES- N.Robertson
WEB GEMS- Top 3rd: Omar Quintanilla robbed Joe Mauer of a base hit.

The Minnesota Twins had an easy time of it at Comerica Park defeating the
Detroit Tigers by a score of 7 to 2.

Nick Blackburn(14-4) earned his pay with a solid performance for Minnesota.
He went 7 innings surrendering 3 hits and 1 walk and gave up 2 homeruns.
Minnesota had 14 hits for the night while Detroit had 3.

Brandon Webb(8-17) ended up with the loss. He was knocked around,
surrendering 5 runs in 3 and 1/3 innings.

SCORESHEET: 2009 Minnesota Twins at 2009 Detroit Tigers
R.Durham-A1 A1:Si B1:Si>3# C1:Do>3# D1:K E1:Force/
23 1# 54>1o b1

H.Pence-A1 A2:F/8 B2:K C2:P/6 *6*:G/43 E2:WP>12
F/8

J.Bay-A1 A3:K B3:K *4*:Si D3:W>b1 E3:K


J.Mornea-A1 A4:Si>12 B4:Si>3# C4:F/8 D4:G-DP/6 *9*:W>b1
12 43>1o

M.Mora-A1 A5:Si>23 B5:G/63 C5:Si>12 *7*:HR>b# E5:G-DP/6
12 43>1o

J.Mauer-A1 A6:Si>3# *3*:G/63 C6:G-DP/6 D6:G/43 E6:G/43
23 12 43>1o

S.Drew-A1 A7:G/13 B7:Si *5*:HR>b# D7:F/7


R.Vazque-A1 *2*:W>b1 B8:F/8 C8:K D8:K


J.Reed-A1 A9:Si>13 B9:Si>13 C9:G/13 *8*:W>b1
J.Kubel-D9


C.Grande-A1 A1:G/13 B1:K C1:K D1:W>b1


C.Barmes-A1 A2:HR>b# B2:G-DP/6 C2:F/8 D2:G/63
G.Laird-D3 43>1o

A.Ramire-A1 A3:F/8 *4*:L/5 *7*:F/8 *9*:K


M.Cabrer-A1 A4:W>b1 B4:G/53 C4:G/63 D4:F/7


C.Guille-A1 A5:G/43 B5:G/31 C5:HR>b# D5:G/43
M.Stairs-D5

D.Delluc-A1 *2*:K *5*:G/43 C6:E/6


E.Velez-A1 A7:G/31 B7:K C7:P/3


O.Quinta-A1 A8:G/13 B8:P/4 *8*:K
R.Raburn-C8

J.Molina-A1 *3*:Si *6*:G/63 C9:F/7
D.Mientk-C9
D.Eckste-D3










Tigers Down A's 4-2




Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2009 Detroit Tigers At 2009 Oakland Athletics 8/7/2009

Tigers AB R H RBI AVG Athletics AB R H RBI AVG
C.Granderson CF 4 0 1 1 .252 G.Blanco CF 3 1 1 0 .234
C.Barmes 2B 4 0 0 0 .231 E.Dukes RF 3 0 1 2 .290
C-G.Laird C 0 0 0 0 .260 P.Burrell DH 4 0 0 0 .209
A.Ramirez 3B 4 1 1 0 .295 M.Thames LF 4 0 1 0 .254
M.Cabrera 1B 3 0 0 0 .318 B.Butler 1B 2 0 1 0 .241
D-D.Eckstein 2B 0 0 0 0 .282 A-E.Hinske PH,1B 2 0 0 0 .211
E-C.Guillen PH 1 0 0 0 .288 V.Martinez C 4 0 2 0 .284
F-R.Raburn 2B 0 0 0 0 .225 K.Kouzmanoff 3B 4 0 0 0 .255
M.Stairs DH 4 1 2 0 .275 Y.Escobar SS 3 0 0 0 .285
R.Langerhans RF 4 1 1 3 .230 R.Cano 2B 3 1 1 0 .277
E.Velez LF 3 1 1 0 .222
G-R.Spilborghs LF 0 0 0 0 .339
O.Quintanilla SS 2 0 0 0 .225
J.Molina C 2 0 0 0 .195
B-D.Mientkiewicz PH,1 1 0 0 0 .305
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 32 4 6 4 Totals 32 2 7 2

A-Pinch Hit For Butler In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Molina In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Barmes In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Cabrera In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Eckstein In 9th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Guillen In 9th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Velez In 9th Inning

Tigers.......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 - 4 6 0
Athletics....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 7 0

Tigers (53-69) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
S.Kazmir WIN(9-10) 6 3 0 0 1 8 0 72 4.02 A1 C3
D.Weathers 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 4.07 C4 C6
F.Rodney 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 21 5.35 C7 D3
T.Jones SAVE(18th) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 4.55 D4
Totals 9 7 2 2 2 10 0

Athletics (48-76) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
C.Young LOSS(5-10) 9 6 4 4 0 5 1 120 4.51 A1
Totals 9 6 4 4 0 5 1

ATTENDANCE- 21,171 DATE- Thursday, August 7th 2009 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Gerry Davis, Chris Guccione, Rich Rieker, Paul Emmel
T- 2:27
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 2 Athletics: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 2 Athletics: 0
DOUBLES- E.Velez(7th), G.Blanco(15th), V.Martinez(15th)
HOME RUNS- R.Langerhans(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- O.Quintanilla
WALKS- G.Blanco, E.Dukes
STRIKE OUTS- C.Granderson, C.Barmes, A.Ramirez, M.Stairs, R.Langerhans,
G.Blanco, E.Dukes-2, P.Burrell-3, B.Butler, E.Hinske, V.Martinez,
K.Kouzmanoff
GIDP- V.Martinez, K.Kouzmanoff
WILD PITCHES- F.Rodney

In a close game it was the Detroit Tigers 4, the hopeless Oakland Athletics 2
at McAfee Coliseum.

Scott Kazmir(9-10) was in control of the game from the outset. He didn't
allow much, just 3 hits and 1 walk in 6 innings. Kazmir mowed down 8 Oakland
batters lowering his ERA from 4.24 to 4.02. The game was a scoreless duel
until the 6th inning.

Todd Jones earned his 18th save. Chris Young(5-10) absorbed the loss. He
gave up just 4 runs and 6 hits in 9 innings.

SCORESHEET: 2009 Detroit Tigers at 2009 Oakland Athletics
C.Grande-A1 A1:K *4*:F/8 C1:Si>3# D1:G/63


C.Barmes-A1 A2:K B2:G/31 C2:G/63 D2:G/53
G.Laird-D3

A.Ramire-A1 A3:F/7 B3:K *7*:Si *9*:G/63


M.Cabrer-A1 *2*:L/5 *5*:F/8 C4:F/8 D4:F/7
D.Eckste-D3
C.Guille-D4+
M.Stairs-A1 A5:G/63 B5:K C5:Si>12 D5:Si


R.Langer-A1 A6:F/8 B6:K C6:HR>2# D6:G/63
1# b#

E.Velez-A1 *3*:F/8 *6*:Do C7:G/63
R.Spilbo-D7

O.Quinta-A1 A8:L/3 B8:Sac/54 C8:F/8
>23

J.Molina-A1 A9:F/8 B9:L/4 *8*:F/7
D.Mientk-C9


G.Blanco-A1 A1:K B1:Do C1:G/63 D1:W>12 b
1

E.Dukes-A1 A2:K B2:K C2:W>b1 D2:WP>23
12 Si>3#
2#
P.Burrel-A1 A3:K *4*:F/8 C3:K D3:K


M.Thames-A1 *2*:F/8 B4:G/63 *7*:Si *9*:G/43


B.Butler-A1 A5:Si B5:K C5:Force/ D5:K
E.Hinske-C5 46>1o b1

V.Martin-A1 A6:K *5*:Si C6:G-DP/6 D6:Do
43>1o

K.Kouzma-A1 A7:K B7:G-DP/6 *8*:G/53 D7:F/8
43>1o

Y.Escoba-A1 *3*:G/43 B8:G/63 C8:G/43


R.Cano-A1 A9:L/4 *6*:F/9 C9:Si