GDT: 8/8/09 - DET (58-50) VS MIN (53-56) - 7:05 p.m. ET

B:1 S:1 O:1 -
Miguel Cabrera hit by pitch.

B:0 S:3 O:2 -
Carlos Guillen called out on .


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

MIN 5, DET 0 after 6 innings

Inning 7
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Chris Lambert replaces Justin Verlander.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Nick Punto singles on a line drive to left fielder Clete Thomas.

B:1 S:1 O:0 - Alexi Casilla singles on a soft line
drive to left fielder Clete Thomas. Alexi Casilla to 2nd. Nick Punto
advances to 3rd, on throwing error by left fielder Clete Thomas.

B:1 S:0 O:0 -
Denard Span singles on a fly ball to left fielder Clete Thomas. Nick Punto scores.
MIN 6, DET 0



B:1 S:0 O:1 -
Orlando Cabrera flies out to right fielder Magglio Ordonez.

B:4 S:0 O:1 -
Joe Mauer walks. Alexi Casilla to 3rd. Denard Span to 2nd.

B:4 S:0 O:1 -
Coaching visit to mound.

B:1 S:1 O:1 - Justin Morneau singles on a line drive
to center fielder Curtis Granderson. Alexi Casilla scores. Denard Span
scores. Joe Mauer to 2nd.
MIN 8, DET 0

B:1 S:3 O:2 -
Jason Kubel on foul tip.

B:1 S:2 O:3 -
Michael Cuddyer flies out to center fielder Curtis Granderson.

MIN 8, DET 0 after 6.5 innings

Bottom Half

B:3 S:1 O:1 -
Brandon Inge pops out to first baseman Justin Morneau.

B:2 S:2 O:2 -
Gerald Laird pops out to catcher Joe Mauer in foul territory.

B:0 S:0 O:3 -
Adam Everett grounds out, first baseman Justin Morneau to pitcher Carl Pavano.

MIN 8, DET 0 after 7 innings

Inning 8
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive Substitution: Ramon Santiago replaces second baseman Placido Polanco, batting 2nd, playing second base.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive Substitution: Ryan Raburn replaces first baseman Miguel Cabrera, batting 4th, playing first base.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Delmon Young flies out to center fielder Curtis Granderson.

B:3 S:2 O:2 -
Nick Punto grounds out softly, pitcher Chris Lambert to first baseman Ryan Raburn.

B:4 S:2 O:2 -
Alexi Casilla walks.

B:0 S:1 O:2 -
Denard Span singles on a ground ball to center fielder Curtis Granderson. Alexi Casilla to 3rd.

B:0 S:2 O:2 - Orlando Cabrera triples (1) on a line
drive to center fielder Curtis Granderson. Alexi Casilla scores. Denard
Span scores.
MIN 10, DET 0

B:1 S:2 O:2 -
Joe Mauer singles on a line drive to center fielder Curtis Granderson. Orlando Cabrera scores.
MIN 11, DET 0



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

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Pitcher Change: Zach Miner replaces Chris Lambert.

B:1 S:0 O:3 -
Justin Morneau grounds out softly, pitcher Zach Miner to first baseman Ryan Raburn.

MIN 11, DET 0 after 7.5 innings

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Jose Mijares replaces Carl Pavano.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Marcus Thames replaces Curtis Granderson.


B:3 S:2 O:1 -
Marcus Thames lines out to center fielder Denard Span.

B:0 S:1 O:2 -
Ramon Santiago grounds out, third baseman Nick Punto to first baseman Justin Morneau.

B:2 S:3 O:3 -
Clete Thomas swinging.

MIN 11, DET 0 after 8 innings

Inning 9
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Marcus Thames remains in the game as the left fielder.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive switch from left field to center field for Clete Thomas.

B:1 S:0 O:0 -
Jason Kubel singles on a ground ball to right fielder Magglio Ordonez.

B:0 S:0 O:2 - Michael Cuddyer grounds into double
play, third baseman Brandon Inge to second baseman Ramon Santiago to
first baseman Ryan Raburn. Jason Kubel out at 2nd.


B:2 S:3 O:3 -
Delmon Young swinging.

MIN 11, DET 0 after 8.5 innings

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Glen Perkins replaces Jose Mijares.

B:1 S:1 O:1 -
Ryan Raburn flies out to center fielder Denard Span.

B:4 S:1 O:1 -
Carlos Guillen walks.

B:1 S:2 O:1 -
Magglio Ordonez singles on a line drive to left fielder Delmon Young. Carlos Guillen to 2nd.

B:2 S:2 O:2 -
Brandon Inge lines out to center fielder Denard Span. Carlos Guillen to 3rd.

B:0 S:0 O:3 - Gerald Laird grounds into a force out,
third baseman Nick Punto to second baseman Alexi Casilla. Magglio
Ordonez out at 2nd.

Tigers creamed 0-11

August 8, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Minnesota	2	0	0	0	1	2	3	3	0		11	15	0
Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	6	1

Minnesota AB- -R-- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB -AVG- Span, CF 5 3 5 1 0 0 0 .300 Cabrera, O, SS 5 1 1 2 0 1 6 .288 Mauer, C 4 1 2 3 1 1 0 .366 Morneau, 1B 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 .303 Kubel, DH 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .305 Cuddyer, RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .270 Young, D, LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .263 Punto, 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .206 Casilla, A, 2B 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 .167 Totals 38 11 15 11 4 8 14 BATTING 2B: Span (7, Verlander), Cuddyer (23, Verlander), Kubel (24, Verlander). 3B: Cabrera, O (1, Lambert). HR: Mauer (20, 1st inning off Verlander, 1 on, 1 out). TB: Span 6; Cabrera, O 3; Mauer 5; Morneau; Kubel 3; Cuddyer 2; Young, D; Punto; Casilla, A. RBI: Mauer 3 (66), Casilla, A (9), Kubel (62), Young, D (29), Span (40), Morneau 2 (91), Cabrera, O 2 (46). 2-out RBI: Young, D; Cabrera, O 2; Mauer. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cabrera, O; Cuddyer. SF: Casilla, A. GIDP: Cuddyer. Team RISP: 7-for-14. Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING CS: Young, D (3, 2nd base by Verlander/Laird). FIELDING DP: (Punto-Casilla, A-Morneau).		Detroit AB- R- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB- AVG Granderson, CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .261 --a-Thames, PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Polanco, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .272 --Santiago, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Thomas, C, LF-CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262 Cabrera, M, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .329 --Raburn, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Guillen, C, DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .229 Ordonez, RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .264 Inge, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254 Laird, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .228 Everett, SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .243 Totals 32 0 6 0 1 6 16 a-Lined out for Granderson in the 8th. BATTING 2B: Everett (14, Pavano). TB: Granderson; Polanco; Ordonez 2; Laird; Everett 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Granderson 2; Laird. GIDP: Polanco. Team RISP: 2-for-7. Team LOB: 8. FIELDING E: Thomas, C (4, throw). DP: 2 (Polanco, Inge-Santiago-Raburn).
Minnesota IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Pavano (W, 10-8) 7.0 5 0 0 0 5 0 5.09 Mijares, Jo 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.58 Perkins 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.89		Detroit IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR-- ERA Verlander (L, 12-6) 6.0 7 5 5 2 6 1 3.45 Lambert 1.2 7 6 6 2 1 0 32.40 Miner 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.60
Balk: Verlander. HBP: Inge (by Pavano), Cabrera, M (by Pavano). Pitches-strikes: Pavano 90-61, Mijares, Jo 14-9, Perkins 19-11, Verlander 88-61, Lambert 49-31, Miner 10-6. Groundouts-flyouts: Pavano 7-9, Mijares, Jo 1-1, Perkins 1-2, Verlander 5-5, Lambert 1-3, Miner 3-0. Batters faced: Pavano 27, Mijares, Jo 3, Perkins 5, Verlander 25, Lambert 14, Miner 4. Inherited runners-scored: Miner 1-0. Umpires: HP: Dana DeMuth. 1B: Doug Eddings. 2B: Brian Knight. 3B: Hunter Wendelstedt. Weather: 74 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, R to L. T: 2:34. Att: 39,685. August 8, 2009

76 degrees on the scoreboard when the game ended



Humid right now


It gonna be a scorcher on Sunday