GDT GM2: 9/29/09 - DET (83-72) VS MIN (81-74) - 7:05 p.m. ET

Inning 7
Top Half

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

B:2 S:2 O:2 -
Carlos Gomez grounds out, second baseman Placido Polanco to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

B:1 S:1 O:3 -
Matt Tolbert grounds out to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

10 pitch 1-2-3 inning for JV

DET 5, MIN 2 after 6.5 innings

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Jesse Crain replaces Ron Mahay.

B:3 S:1 O:1 -
Miguel Cabrera flies out to left fielder Delmon Young.

B:4 S:2 O:1 -
Marcus Thames walks.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Wilkin Ramirez replaces Marcus Thames.

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

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
With Brandon Inge batting, Jesse Crain picks off Wilkin Ramirez at 1st on throw to Michael Cuddyer. (Wilkin in trouble with the boss)


B:1 S:3 O:3 -
Brandon Inge swinging. (as usual)

DET 5, MIN 2 after 7 innings

Inning 8
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Wilkin Ramirez remains in the game as the designated hitter.

B:1 S:2 O:1 -
Nick Punto flies out to left fielder Ryan Raburn.

B:2 S:1 O:1 -
Denard Span singles on a ground ball to right fielder Clete Thomas.

B:0 S:2 O:1 -
Orlando Cabrera singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ryan Raburn. Denard Span to 2nd.

B:2 S:0 O:1 -
With Joe Mauer batting, wild pitch by Justin Verlander, Denard Span to 3rd. Orlando Cabrera to 2nd.

B:2 S:0 O:2 -
Joe Mauer grounds out to first baseman Miguel Cabrera. Denard Span scores. Orlando Cabrera to 3rd.
DET 5, MIN 3



B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Jason Kubel doubles (34) on a line drive to center fielder Curtis Granderson. Orlando Cabrera scores.
DET 5, MIN 4



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


B:1 S:2 O:3 -
Michael Cuddyer grounds out, third baseman Brandon Inge to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

DET 5, MIN 4 AFTER 7.5 innings

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Matt Guerrier replaces Jesse Crain.

B:2 S:0 O:0 -
Curtis Granderson homers (30) on a fly ball to right field.
DET 6, MIN 4


B:2 S:0 O:1 -
Gerald Laird grounds out, third baseman Matt Tolbert to first baseman Michael Cuddyer.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Adam Everett singles on a ground ball to left fielder Delmon Young.

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

B:3 S:1 O:3 -
Placido Polanco pops out to third baseman Matt Tolbert.

DET 6, MIN 4 AFTER 8 innings

woo hoo!

Inning 9
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Fernando Rodney replaces Justin Verlander.

B:0 S:2 O:0 -
Delmon Young singles on a ground ball to second baseman Placido Polanco.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Jose Morales replaces Carlos Gomez.

B:1 S:3 O:1 -
Jose Morales on foul tip.


B:2 S:2 O:2 -
Matt Tolbert pops out to second baseman Placido Polanco.


B:0 S:1 O:2 -
Nick Punto doubles (15) on a line drive to center fielder Curtis Granderson. Delmon Young scores. (Grandy plays too shallow)

DET 6, MIN 5






B:1 S:1 O:3 -
Denard Span flies out to left fielder Ryan Raburn.

Tigers Win 6-5

September 29, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1		5	10	0
Detroit	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	1	X		6	12	0

Minnesota AB-- R-- H-- RBI- BB- SO- LOB -AVG- Span, RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .314 Cabrera, O, SS 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .278 Mauer, C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .367 Kubel, DH 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 .297 Cuddyer, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .276 Young, D, LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .271 Gomez, C, CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .228 --a-Morales, J, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 Tolbert, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .223 Punto, 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .232 Totals 36 5 10 5 0 9 9 a-Struck out for Gomez, C in the 9th. BATTING 2B: Span (14, Verlander), Mauer (29, Verlander), Kubel (34, Verlander), Punto (15, Rodney). TB: Span 3; Cabrera, O 3; Mauer 2; Kubel 3; Young, D; Punto 2. RBI: Cabrera, O (70), Kubel 2 (92), Mauer (93), Punto (38). 2-out RBI: Kubel; Punto. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cuddyer 2; Span. SF: Kubel. Team RISP: 2-for-6. Team LOB: 5. FIELDING DP: (Punto-Cabrera, O-Cuddyer). Pickoffs: Crain (Ramirez, W at 1st base).		Detroit AB- R-- H-- RBI- BB- SO- LOB- AVG Raburn, LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .283 Polanco, 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .287 Ordonez, RF 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .297 --Thomas, C, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .244 Cabrera, M, 1B 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .329 Thames, DH 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .251 --1-Ramirez, W, PR-DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 Inge, 3B 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .232 Granderson, CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .252 Laird, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .226 Everett, SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .238 Totals 33 6 12 6 4 4 14 1-Ran for Thames in the 7th. BATTING 2B: Ordonez (22, Duensing), Inge (14, Duensing). HR: Cabrera, M (33, 2nd inning off Duensing, 0 on, 0 out), Granderson (30, 8th inning off Guerrier, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Raburn; Polanco 2; Ordonez 2; Cabrera, M 4; Thames; Inge 3; Granderson 5; Everett 2. RBI: Cabrera, M (101), Ordonez 2 (44), Inge 2 (81), Granderson (70). 2-out RBI: Ordonez 2; Inge 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cabrera, M; Everett; Granderson; Thomas, C. S: Polanco. GIDP: Inge. Team RISP: 3-for-9. Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING PO: Ramirez, W (1st base by Crain).
Minnesota IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Duensing (L, 5-2) 4.2 7 5 5 3 3 1 3.69 Keppel 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.70 Mahay 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.44 Crain 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.66 Guerrier 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 2.33		Detroit IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Verlander (W, 18-9) 8.0 8 4 4 0 8 0 3.45 Rodney (S, 36) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.41
WP: Verlander. IBB: Cabrera, M (by Duensing). Pitches-strikes: Duensing 82-50, Keppel 21-14, Mahay 5-3, Crain 15-7, Guerrier 14-7, Verlander 129-87, Rodney 20-16. Groundouts-flyouts: Duensing 7-4, Keppel 1-2, Mahay 1-0, Crain 0-1, Guerrier 1-2, Verlander 8-8, Rodney 0-2. Batters faced: Duensing 23, Keppel 6, Mahay 1, Crain 3, Guerrier 5, Verlander 32, Rodney 5. Inherited runners-scored: Keppel 3-2, Mahay 2-0. Umpires: HP: Lance Barksdale. 1B: Paul Emmel. 2B: Angel Hernandez. 3B: Randy Marsh. Weather: 58 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, Out to RF. T: 2:50. Att: 30,240. September 29, 2009

Barksdale wore an umpire coat ; Only the third time all season at Comerica Park the home plate umpire wore a coat; Joe West [ in July!] and Paul Emmel [ home opener] were the others


Looking good Lance!