GDT: 7/5/09 - DET (44-36) at MIN (42-40) - 2:10 p.m. ET

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Fu-Te Ni replaces Rick Porcello.

B:4 S:1 O:0 -
Joe Mauer walks.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Coaching visit to mound.

B:1 S:2 O:1 - Justin Morneau grounds into a force out,
shortstop Adam Everett to second baseman Ramon Santiago. Joe Mauer out
at 2nd. Justin Morneau to 1st.

B:1 S:2 O:3 - Jason Kubel grounds into double play,
shortstop Adam Everett to second baseman Ramon Santiago to first
baseman Miguel Cabrera. Justin Morneau out at 2nd.

MIN 6, DET 0 after 5 innngs

Inning 6
Top Half

B:2 S:1 O:0 -
Adam Everett singles on a line drive to left fielder Delmon Young.

B:1 S:1 O:0 -
Curtis Granderson singles on a soft fly ball to right fielder Michael Cuddyer. Adam Everett to 2nd.

B:1 S:2 O:1 -
Ramon Santiago flies out to left fielder Delmon Young.

B:1 S:2 O:2 - Miguel Cabrera grounds out, pitcher Nick
Blackburn to first baseman Justin Morneau. Adam Everett to 3rd. Curtis
Granderson to 2nd.

B:1 S:3 O:3 -
Don Kelly called out on strikes.

MIN 6, DET 0 after 5.5 innngs

Bottom Half

B:0 S:3 O:1 -
Michael Cuddyer swinging.

B:2 S:3 O:2 -
Joe Crede called out on .

B:2 S:2 O:2 -
Delmon Young singles on a ground ball to right fielder Josh Anderson.

B:3 S:2 O:2 -
Nick Punto singles on a ground ball to right fielder Josh Anderson. Delmon Young to 2nd.

B:2 S:1 O:2 -
Denard Span singles on a ground ball to shortstop Adam Everett. Delmon Young to 3rd. Nick Punto to 2nd.

B:2 S:1 O:2 -
Coaching visit to mound.

B:0 S:3 O:3 -
Brendan Harris swinging.

MIN 6, DET 0 after 6 innngs

Good job Ni. no runs scored after getting in that jam.

Inning 7
Top Half

B:1 S:0 O:1 -
Brandon Inge grounds out, third baseman Joe Crede to first baseman Justin Morneau.

B:3 S:3 O:2 -
Magglio Ordonez swinging.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Josh Anderson singles on a line drive to center fielder Denard Span.

B:0 S:1 O:3 -
Gerald Laird lines out to right fielder Michael Cuddyer.

MIN 6, DET 0 after 6.5 innngs

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Zach Miner replaces Fu-Te Ni.

B:3 S:1 O:1 -
Joe Mauer grounds out, second baseman Ramon Santiago to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

B:1 S:1 O:1 -
Justin Morneau singles on a ground ball to right fielder Josh Anderson.

B:0 S:3 O:2 -
Jason Kubel called out on strikes.

B:2 S:1 O:3 -
Michael Cuddyer lines out to third baseman Brandon Inge.

MIN 6, DET 0 after 7 innngs

Inning 8
Top Half

B:0 S:1 O:1 -
Adam Everett pops out to first baseman Justin Morneau in foul territory.

B:2 S:1 O:2 -
Curtis Granderson pops out to first baseman Justin Morneau in foul territory.

B:1 S:0 O:3 -
Ramon Santiago flies out to center fielder Denard Span.
Bottom Half

B:3 S:2 O:0 -
Joe Crede singles on a line drive to left fielder Don Kelly.

B:0 S:0 O:2 - Delmon Young grounds into double play,
shortstop Adam Everett to second baseman Ramon Santiago to first
baseman Miguel Cabrera. Joe Crede out at 2nd.

B:1 S:3 O:3 -
Nick Punto strikes out swinging.

MIN 6, DET 0 after 8 innngs

Inning 9
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive switch from center field to left field for Denard Span.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive Substitution: Carlos Gomez replaces left fielder Delmon Young, batting 8th, playing center field.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Miguel Cabrera flies out to left fielder Denard Span.

B:1 S:0 O:1 -
Don Kelly reaches on fielding error by left fielder Denard Span. Don Kelly to 2nd.

B:1 S:2 O:1 -
Brandon Inge homers (19) on a fly ball to left field. Don Kelly scores.
MIN 6, DET 2



B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Magglio Ordonez singles on a line drive to right fielder Michael Cuddyer.

B:0 S:1 O:2 -
Josh Anderson grounds out to first baseman Justin Morneau. Magglio Ordonez to 2nd.

B:0 S:1 O:2 -
Gerald Laird singles on a bunt ground ball to third baseman Joe Crede. Magglio Ordonez to 3rd.

B:1 S:2 O:3 -
Adam Everett grounds out, shortstop Brendan Harris to first baseman Justin Morneau.

Tigers lose 2-6

July 5, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		2	7	1
Minnesota	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	X		6	12	1

Detroit AB- R- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB -AVG- Granderson, CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .256 Santiago, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .276 Cabrera, M, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .323 Kelly, LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .250 Inge, 3B 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .269 Ordonez, DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .266 Anderson, J, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 Laird, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .239 Everett, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .272 Totals 35 2 7 2 1 6 12 BATTING HR: Inge (19, 9th inning off Blackburn, 1 on, 1 out). TB: Granderson; Cabrera, M; Inge 4; Ordonez; Anderson, J; Laird; Everett. RBI: Inge 2 (54). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Santiago; Kelly 2; Everett. Team RISP: 2-for-7. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING SB: Granderson (15, 2nd base off Blackburn/Mauer). FIELDING E: Everett (8, throw). DP: 2 (Everett-Santiago-Cabrera, M 2).		Minnesota AB- R-- H-- RBI- BB- SO- LOB -AVG Span, CF-LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .291 Harris, B, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .270 Mauer, C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .389 Morneau, 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .323 Kubel, DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .302 Cuddyer, RF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .278 Crede, 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .234 Young, D, LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .269 --Gomez, C, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Punto, 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .220 Totals 33 6 12 4 3 8 11 BATTING 2B: Kubel (18, Porcello). HR: Morneau (21, 4th inning off Porcello, 1 on, 1 out). TB: Span 2; Mauer; Morneau 5; Kubel 3; Crede 2; Young, D 2; Punto. RBI: Morneau 2 (69), Young, D (25), Span (27). 2-out RBI: Young, D; Span. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Crede; Harris, B 3. GIDP: Kubel; Young, D. Team RISP: 3-for-7. Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING CS: Kubel (1, 2nd base by Porcello/Laird). FIELDING E: Span (2, fielding).
Detroit IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Porcello (L, 8-6) 4.0 7 6 4 2 3 1 4.14 Ni 2.0 3 0 0 1 3 0 1.80 Miner 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.78		Minnesota IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Blackburn (W, 7-4) 9.0 7 2 1 1 6 1 2.94
Pitches-strikes: Porcello 90-51, Ni 44-29, Miner 30-20, Blackburn 109-76. Groundouts-flyouts: Porcello 5-3, Ni 3-0, Miner 3-1, Blackburn 12-9. Batters faced: Porcello 20, Ni 9, Miner 7, Blackburn 36. Umpires: HP: Chuck Meriwether. 1B: Laz Diaz. 2B: Eric Cooper. 3B: Mike Reilly. Weather: 68 degrees, dome. Wind: Indoors. T: 2:25. Att: 33,274. July 5, 2009