GDT GM1: 9/29/09 - DET (83-72) VS MIN (81-74) - 12:05 p.m. E

B:2 S:3 O:2 -
Carlos Guillen on foul tip.

B:0 S:0 O:3 -
Gerald Laird grounds out, shortstop Orlando Cabrera to first baseman Michael Cuddyer.

DET 1, MIN 0 after 3 innings

1-2-3-???!!!

welllllllll....batters from both hit by pitch...

need this out...

Inning 4
Top Half

B:0 S:1 O:1 -
Joe Mauer flies out to left fielder Carlos Guillen.

B:2 S:2 O:2 -
Jason Kubel flies out to left fielder Carlos Guillen.

B:1 S:1 O:2 -
Michael Cuddyer hit by pitch.

B:1 S:2 O:2 -
Delmon Young singles on a line drive to right fielder Clete Thomas. Michael Cuddyer to 2nd.

B:0 S:0 O:3 -
Jose Morales grounds out, second baseman Placido Polanco to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

DET 1, MIN 0 after 3.5 innings

gotta go to dr. be back later.

good luck gogetem

i did say fragile lead

guillen walks

this is unbelievable

Detroit will not make it to the series, not thsi way...and as a fan, i hate saying that.

forget it.

i was hoping for better this year

I'm leaving for game 2 shortly. Hopefully a better result than this one! If we're tied with the Twins at the end of today we're going to have a tough time splitting the series.

Go Tigers.

So no win I assume?

Inning 4
Bottom Half

B:0 S:1 O:0 -
Brandon Inge singles on a line drive to center fielder Denard Span.

B:2 S:0 O:1 -
Ramon Santiago grounds out, shortstop Orlando Cabrera to first baseman Michael Cuddyer. Brandon Inge to 2nd.

B:0 S:2 O:2 -
Curtis Granderson pops out to third baseman Matt Tolbert in foul territory.

B:1 S:3 O:3 -
Placido Polanco swinging.

DET 1, MIN 0 after 4 innings

Inning 5
Top Half

B:3 S:2 O:0 -
Matt Tolbert doubles (6) on a line drive to right fielder Clete Thomas.

B:0 S:1 O:1 -
Nick Punto out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Rick Porcello to first baseman Miguel Cabrera. Matt Tolbert to 3rd.

B:0 S:1 O:2 -
Denard Span out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Curtis Granderson. Matt Tolbert scores.
MIN 1, DET 1



B:1 S:1 O:3 -
Orlando Cabrera pops out to second baseman Placido Polanco.
Bottom Half

B:1 S:0 O:1 -
Clete Thomas pops out to second baseman Nick Punto.

B:1 S:1 O:2 -
Miguel Cabrera lines out to third baseman Matt Tolbert.

B:2 S:0 O:3 -
Aubrey Huff grounds out to first baseman Michael Cuddyer.

MIN 1, DET 1 after 5 innings

Inning 6
Top Half

B:0 S:2 O:1 -
Joe Mauer grounds out, second baseman Placido Polanco to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

B:2 S:1 O:2 -
Jason Kubel lines out to center fielder Curtis Granderson.

B:2 S:2 O:2 -
Michael Cuddyer singles on a ground ball to center fielder Curtis Granderson.

B:1 S:2 O:3 -
Delmon Young grounds out, shortstop Ramon Santiago to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

Bottom Half

B:3 S:3 O:1 -
Carlos Guillen swinging.

B:1 S:1 O:2 -
Gerald Laird grounds out, third baseman Matt Tolbert to first baseman Michael Cuddyer.

B:2 S:3 O:3 -
Brandon Inge swinging.

MIN 1, DET 1 after 6 innings

Inning 7
Top Half

B:2 S:1 O:0 -
Jose Morales singles on a ground ball to right fielder Clete Thomas.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Alexi Casilla replaces Jose Morales.

B:0 S:2 O:1 -
Matt Tolbert out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Rick Porcello to first baseman Miguel Cabrera. Alexi Casilla to 2nd.

B:4 S:1 O:1 -
Nick Punto walks.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Pitcher Change: Zach Miner replaces Rick Porcello.

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

B:1 S:0 O:2 -
Denard Span flies out to right fielder Clete Thomas.

B:2 S:3 O:3 -
Orlando Cabrera swinging.

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Alexi Casilla remains in the game as the designated hitter.

B:2 S:1 O:1 -
Ramon Santiago flies out to center fielder Denard Span.

B:3 S:2 O:2 -
Curtis Granderson flies out to left fielder Delmon Young.

B:3 S:2 O:3 -
Placido Polanco grounds out, third baseman Matt Tolbert to first baseman Michael Cuddyer.

MIN 1, DET 1 after 7 innings

Inning 8
Top Half

B:3 S:2 O:1 -
Joe Mauer grounds out, first baseman Miguel Cabrera to pitcher Zach Miner.

B:2 S:1 O:1 -
Jason Kubel singles on a fly ball to center fielder Curtis Granderson.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Carlos Gomez replaces Jason Kubel.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Michael Cuddyer flies out to center fielder Curtis Granderson.

B:0 S:1 O:3 -
Delmon Young flies out to right fielder Clete Thomas.

Bottom Half

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

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Carlos Gomez remains in the game as the center fielder.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Jose Mijares replaces Nick Blackburn.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Ryan Raburn replaces Clete Thomas.

B:1 S:0 O:1 -
Ryan Raburn flies out to center fielder Carlos Gomez.

B:1 S:1 O:2 -
Miguel Cabrera flies out to right fielder Denard Span.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Marcus Thames replaces Aubrey Huff.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Pitcher Change: Jon Rauch replaces Jose Mijares.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Coaching visit to mound.

B:1 S:0 O:3 -
Marcus Thames grounds out, third baseman Matt Tolbert to first baseman Michael Cuddyer.

MIN 1, DET 1 after 8 innings

Inning 9
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Ryan Raburn remains in the game as the right fielder.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Marcus Thames remains in the game as the designated hitter.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Brandon Lyon replaces Zach Miner.

B:2 S:2 O:0 -
Alexi Casilla doubles (7) on a fly ball to left fielder Carlos Guillen.

B:0 S:1 O:1 -
Matt Tolbert out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Brandon Lyon to second baseman Placido Polanco. Alexi Casilla to 3rd.

B:0 S:0 O:3 -
Nick Punto bunt pops into double play, pitcher Brandon Lyon to third baseman Brandon Inge. Alexi Casilla out at 3rd.

Bottom Half

B:4 S:1 O:0 -
Carlos Guillen walks.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Wilkin Ramirez replaces Carlos Guillen.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Gerald Laird out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Jon Rauch to second baseman Nick Punto. Wilkin Ramirez to 2nd.

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

B:2 S:1 O:2 -
Brandon Inge flies out to right fielder Denard Span.

B:0 S:2 O:3 -
Ramon Santiago lines out to right fielder Denard Span.

MIN 1, DET 1 after 9 innings

Inning 10
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive Substitution: Don Kelly replaces Wilkin Ramirez, batting 6th, playing left field.

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

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

B:2 S:1 O:0 -
With Orlando Cabrera batting, wild pitch by Brandon Lyon, Denard Span to 2nd.

B:3 S:1 O:0 -
With Orlando Cabrera batting, wild pitch by Brandon Lyon, Denard Span to 3rd.

B:3 S:1 O:0 -
Orlando Cabrera singles on a line drive to left fielder Don Kelly. Denard Span scores.
MIN 2, DET 1



B:4 S:2 O:0 -
Joe Mauer walks. Orlando Cabrera to 2nd.

B:0 S:0 O:1 - Carlos Gomez out on a sacrifice bunt,
pitcher Brandon Lyon to second baseman Placido Polanco. Orlando Cabrera
to 3rd. Joe Mauer to 2nd.

B:4 S:0 O:1 -
Brandon Lyon intentionally walks Michael Cuddyer.

B:0 S:1 O:2 - Delmon Young out on a sacrifice fly to
center fielder Curtis Granderson. Orlando Cabrera scores. Joe Mauer to
3rd. Michael Cuddyer to 2nd.
MIN 3, DET 1



B:0 S:1 O:3 -
Alexi Casilla flies out to right fielder Ryan Raburn.

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Joe Nathan replaces Jon Rauch.

B:1 S:1 O:0 -
Curtis Granderson homers (29) on a fly ball to right field. MIN 3, DET 2



B:2 S:2 O:1 -
Placido Polanco lines out to center fielder Carlos Gomez.

B:0 S:1 O:2 -
Ryan Raburn flies out to left fielder Delmon Young.

B:0 S:0 O:3 -
Miguel Cabrera grounds out, third baseman Matt Tolbert to first baseman Michael Cuddyer.

MIN WINS 3, DET 2 after 10 innings

September 29, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		R	H	E
Minnesota	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2		3	11	0
Detroit	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		2	7	0

Minnesota AB-- R-- H-- RBI- BB- SO- LOB -AVG- Span, CF-RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .313 Cabrera, O, SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .275 Mauer, C 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .368 Kubel, RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .295 --2-Gomez, C, PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Cuddyer, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .278 Young, D, LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .271 Morales, J, DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .336 --1-Casilla, A, PR-DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .198 Tolbert, 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .229 Punto, 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .232 Totals 33 3 11 3 3 2 15 1-Ran for Morales, J in the 7th. 2-Ran for Kubel in the 8th. BATTING 2B: Tolbert (6, Porcello), Casilla, A (7, Lyon). TB: Span 2; Cabrera, O; Kubel 2; Cuddyer; Young, D; Morales, J; Casilla, A 2; Tolbert 2; Punto. RBI: Span (67), Cabrera, O (69), Young, D (49). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cabrera, O 2; Morales, J; Casilla, A 2. S: Punto; Tolbert 2; Gomez, C. SF: Span; Young, D. GIDP: Cuddyer. Team RISP: 1-for-7. Team LOB: 10.		Detroit AB- R-- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB- AVG Granderson, CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .251 Polanco, 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .285 Thomas, C, RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .244 --a-Raburn, PH-RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Cabrera, M, 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .329 Huff, A, DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .242 --b-Thames, PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Guillen, C, LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .255 --1-Ramirez, W, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 --Kelly, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Laird, C 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .228 Inge, 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .230 Santiago, SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .271 Totals 36 2 7 2 2 4 19 a-Flied out for Thomas, C in the 8th. b-Grounded out for Huff, A in the 8th. 1-Ran for Guillen, C in the 9th. BATTING 2B: Granderson (23, Blackburn), Thomas, C (13, Blackburn). HR: Granderson (29, 10th inning off Nathan, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Granderson 6; Thomas, C 2; Cabrera, M; Inge 2; Santiago. RBI: Santiago (33), Granderson (69). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Huff, A; Polanco 2; Laird; Santiago. S: Laird. Team RISP: 2-for-14. Team LOB: 8. FIELDING DP: 2 (Lyon-Inge, Cabrera, M-Santiago-Cabrera, M).
Minnesota IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Blackburn 7.0 6 1 1 1 4 0 4.08 Mijares, Jo 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.07 Rauch (W, 6-3) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.80 Nathan (S, 45) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.25		Detroit IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Porcello 6.1 7 1 1 1 1 0 4.04 Miner 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.23 Lyon (L, 6-5) 2.0 3 2 2 2 0 0 2.99
WP: Lyon 2. IBB: Cuddyer (by Lyon). HBP: Laird (by Blackburn), Cuddyer (by Porcello). Pitches-strikes: Blackburn 111-65, Mijares, Jo 5-3, Rauch 15-8, Nathan 12-9, Porcello 111-74, Miner 21-13, Lyon 32-19. Groundouts-flyouts: Blackburn 11-6, Mijares, Jo 0-2, Rauch 2-2, Nathan 1-2, Porcello 9-9, Miner 1-3, Lyon 2-3. Batters faced: Blackburn 29, Mijares, Jo 2, Rauch 5, Nathan 4, Porcello 27, Miner 6, Lyon 10. Inherited runners-scored: Miner 2-0. Umpires: HP: Randy Marsh. 1B: Marvin Hudson. 2B: Paul Emmel. 3B: Angel Hernandez. Weather: 7 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, Out to LF. T: 2:52. Att: 35,243. September 29, 2009