A look back at Tigers vs. Twins in '09


Mon, May 4 (@ Detroit)
Minnesota 7, Detroit 2
Alexi Casilla gets Curtis Granderson out on a force. (KIRTHMON F. DOZIER)


Tue, May 5 (@ Detroit)
Detroit 9, Minnesota 0
Clete Thomas hits a triple to right field to drive in Josh Anderson and Placido Polanco in the second inning. (Duane Burleson / AP)


Tue, May 12 (@ Minnesota)
Minnesota 6, Detroit 2
Placido Polanco, left, relays to first after the force at second of the Twins' Joe Crede. (Jim Mone / AP)


Wed, May 13 (@ Minnesota)
Minnesota 14, Detroit 10 (13 innings)
Jeff Larish, left, scores on a two-run single by Adam Everett in the fourth inning. (Jim Mone / AP)


Thu, May 14 (@ Minnesota)
Minnesota 6, Detroit 5
Ramon Santiago (39) is forced out at second as Twins second baseman
Matt Tolbert, left, relays to first to complete the double play hit
into by Magglio Ordonez. (Jim Mone / AP)


Fri, Jul 3 (@ Minnesota)
Detroit 11, Minnesota 9 (16 innings)
Curtis Granderson slides safely into home, beating the throw to Twins catcher Joe Mauer in the third inning. (Marlin Levison / MCT)


Sat, Jul 4 (@ Minnesota)
Minnesota 4, Detroit 3
Twins pitcher Joe Nathan is congratulated by catcher Jose Morales following a 4-3 victory over the Tigers. (Anthony Souffle / MCT)


Sun, Jul 5 (@ Minnesota)
Minnesota 6, Detroit 2
Don Kelly, left, congratulates Brandon Inge after Inge's two-run home run off the Twins' Nick Blackburn. (Jim Mone / AP)


Fri, Aug 7 (@ Detroit)
Detroit 10, Minnesota 8
Curtis Granderson eludes the tag of Twins third baseman Brendan Harris to score in the first inning. (JULIAN H. GONZALEZ / DFP)

Sat, Aug 8 (@ Detroit)

Minnesota 11, Detroit 0
Brandon Inge gets hit by a pitch during the second inning. (Julian H. Gonzalez / DFP)


Sun, Aug 9 (@ Detroit)
Detroit 8, Minnesota 7
Miguel Cabrera falls over the the Twins' Michael Cuddyer while taking a
late pick off throw from catcher Gerald Laird in the seventh inning. (Julian H. Gonzalez / DFP)


Fri, Sep 18 (@ Minnesota)
Minnesota 3, Detroit 0
Michael Cuddyer is congratulated by teammates after his two-run home run against the Tigers in the fourth inning. (Jeff Wheeler / MCT)


Sat, Sep 19 (@ Minnesota)
Minnesota 6, Detroit 2
Denard Span (2) and Nick Punto (8) celebrate Michael Cuddyer's three-run homer in the eighth inning. (David Joles / MCT)


Sun, Sep 20 (@ Minnesota)
Detroit 6, Minnesota 2
Carlos Guillen (pictured) tripled to right scoring Magglio Ordonez in the fourth inning against the Twins. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii / MCT)


Tue, Sep 29 (Game 1) (@ Detroit)
Minnesota 3, Detroit 2 (10 innings)
Brandon Lyon, center, and his teammates exit the dugout after their 3-2
loss to the Twins during Game 1 of a doubleheader at Comerica Park. (JULIAN H. GONZALEZ / DFP)



Tue, Sep 29 (Game 2) (@ Detroit)
Detroit 6, Minnesota 5
Brandon Inge jokes around with 3B coach Gene Lamont at the end of the 5th after his 2 RBI single gave the Tigers a 5-0 lead. (JULIAN H. GONZALEZ / DFP)


Wed, Sep 30 (@ Detroit)
Detroit 7, Minnesota 2
Placido Polanco congratulates Carlos Guillen after he scored against the Twins during second inning action. (Kirthmon F. Dozier / DFP)


Thu, Oct 1 (@ Detroit)
Minnesota 8, Detroit 3
The Tigers and Twins benches cleared after Delmon Young was hit by Jeremy Bonderman's pitch to begin the ninth inning. (Kirthmon F. Dozier / DFP)

Playoff: Twins 6, Tigers 5 (12 innings)
tiebreaker game for the Central Division title on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009.


Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Rick Porcello pitches in the 3rd inning with a 3-0 lead against the Minnesota Twins


Detroit Tiger Miguel Cabrera watches his home run give the Tigers a 3-0 lead in the third inning


Detroit Tiger Miguel Cabrera, right, is greeted at home plate by Carlos Guillen and Magglio Ordonez after his home run


Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Rick Porcello reacts after getting a strikeout to end the third inning


Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland signals for a pitching change taking out starter Rick Porcello


Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland takes out starter Rick Porcello with
two outs in the sixth inning with a 3-2 lead against the Minnesota
Twins


Tigers relief pitcher Zach Miner reacts after hitting a batter to load the bases with two outs in the sixth inning


Tigers relief pitcher Zach Miner reacts after getting the last out of the sixth inning


Tigers relief pitcher Zach Miner is greeted at the dugout after getting the last out of the sixth inning with a 3-2 lead


Tiger Ryan Raburn reaches up and watches as a fan grabs the two-run home run off the bat of Minnesota Twin Orlando Cabrera


Tigers third baseman Brandon Inge turns away as excited Minnesota Twin
Nick Punto rounds the bases scoring ahead of Orlando Cabrera's two-run
homer

Tiger Magglio Ordonez gets a hand from on-deck batter Miguel Cabrera
after Ordonez's solo home run tied the game 4-4 to lead off the eighth


Pinch runner Don Kelly slides safely into home plate before Minnesota
catcher Joe Mauer can apply the tag giving the Tigers a 5-4 lead in the
eighth inning


Pinch runner Don Kelly celebrates the Tigers go-ahead run in the eighth inning against the Minnesota Twins


Tigers catcher Gerald Laird tags out Minnesota Twins Alexi Casilla to end the 10th inning with the game tied 5-5


Tiger Brandon Inge thought he was hit by a pitch in the top of the 12th inning


Tiger Brandon Inge thought he was hit by a pitch in the top of the 12th inning and argues with the home plate umpire


Minnesota Twins bench celebrates as Carlos Gomez scores the
game-winning run in the 12th inning to defeat the Detroit Tigers 6-5 on
Oct. 6, 2009. (JULIAN H. GONZALEZ/DFP)


Detroit Tiger Curtis Granderson consoles pitcher Fernando Rodney in the
dugout after he gave up the game-winning run to the Minnesota Twins in
the 12th inning of the Central Division tiebreaker game Oct. 6, 2009. (JULIAN H. GONZALEZ/DFP)


Detroit Tigers Zach Miner, Rick Porcello and Brent Dlugach watch the
Minnesota Twins celebrate their 12th-inning win from the dugout Oct. 6,
2009. (JULIAN H. GONZALEZ/DFP)


Detroit Tiger Aubrey Huff was the last one to leave the dugout after the team's 12th-inning loss