GDT 10/1/09 - DET (85-73) VS MIN (82-76) - 1:05 p.m. ET

B:0 S:2 O:2 -
Joe Mauer singles on a line drive to left fielder Carlos Guillen. Orlando Cabrera scores.
MIN 8, DET 1



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

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Pitcher Change: Jeremy Bonderman replaces Bobby Seay.

GoGetEmTigers wrote:

Seay, you suck!

That about sums it up.

And to think....we have to face Peavy on Saturday. Not looking any better for the Tigers. Sunday will be our best day to clinch

OK...gotta start making dinner. Catch ya's later. Have a good one gang

B:0 S:2 O:2 -
Michael Cuddyer singles on a ground ball to right fielder Magglio Ordonez. Joe Mauer to 2nd.

B:0 S:0 O:3 -
Carlos Gomez pops out to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

MIN 8, DET 1 after 7.5 innings

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive Substitution: Matt Tolbert replaces third baseman Brendan Harris, batting 7th, playing third base.

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

B:1 S:2 O:1 -
Marcus Thames flies out to left fielder Delmon Young.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Brandon Inge lines out to first baseman Michael Cuddyer.

B:1 S:0 O:2 -
With Gerald Laird batting, Carlos Guillen advances to 2nd on defensive indifference.

B:3 S:1 O:2 -
Gerald Laird reaches on fielding error by third baseman Matt Tolbert. Carlos Guillen scores.
MIN 8, DET 2

keep it going guys

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

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Pitcher Change: Jose Mijares replaces Matt Guerrier.

B:1 S:0 O:2 -
With Adam Everett batting, Gerald Laird advances to 2nd on defensive indifference.

B:1 S:0 O:2 -
Coaching visit to mound.

B:2 S:0 O:2 -
Detroit Tigers Manager Jim Leyland ejected by HP umpire Angel Hernandez.

B:2 S:0 O:2 -
On-field Delay.

B:2 S:0 O:2 -
On-field Delay.

B:4 S:0 O:2 -
Adam Everett walks.

B:1 S:2 O:2 -
Curtis Granderson singles on a line drive to left fielder Delmon Young. Gerald Laird scores. Adam Everett to 2nd.
MIN 8, DET 3

B:3 S:2 O:3 -
Ramon Santiago grounds out, shortstop Orlando Cabrera to first baseman Michael Cuddyer.

MIN 8, DET 3 after 8 innings

Inning 9
Top Half

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Delmon Young hit by pitch.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive Substitution: Alex Avila replaces catcher Gerald Laird, batting 8th, playing catcher.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Armando Galarraga replaces Jeremy Bonderman.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Detroit Tigers pitcher Jeremy Bonderman ejected by HP umpire Angel Hernandez.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
On-field Delay.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Detroit Tigers catcher Gerald Laird ejected by HP umpire Angel Hernandez.


B:1 S:0 O:1 -
Matt Tolbert grounds out, shortstop Adam Everett to first baseman Miguel Cabrera. Delmon Young to 2nd.

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

I love fights! Too bad I couldn't see this one

B:3 S:3 O:3 -
Nick Punto on foul tip.

MIN 8, DET 3 after 8.5 innings

Let's get six runs!

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Joe Nathan replaces Jose Mijares.

B:4 S:2 O:0 -
Magglio Ordonez walks.

B:3 S:2 O:1 -
Miguel Cabrera flies out to center fielder Carlos Gomez.

Come on! We need hits!

B:1 S:1 O:2 -
Carlos Guillen flies out to left fielder Delmon Young.

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

Don't quite agree with PHing Huff.

B:3 S:2 O:3 -
Aubrey Huff flies out to left fielder Delmon Young.

Tigers lose 3-8

I thought Fox did bad game coverage, the MLB network homers are even worse! Give me ESPN tomorrow.

Damn. A chance to clinch thrown away.

October 1, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Minnesota	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	4	0		8	13	4
Detroit	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		3	7	1

Minnesota AB- R-- H-- RBI- BB- SO- LOB -AVG- Span, CF-RF 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .315 Cabrera, O, SS 5 1 2 3 0 0 5 .278 Mauer, DH 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .367 Cuddyer, 1B 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .277 Kubel, RF 3 0 0 1 0 2 3 .296 --Gomez, C, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .228 Young, D, LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .279 Harris, B, 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .262 --Tolbert, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .223 Redmond, M, C 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .237 Punto, 2B 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 .233 Totals 38 8 13 8 3 6 23 BATTING 2B: Span (15, Robertson, N), Cabrera, O (34, Seay). TB: Span 2; Cabrera, O 3; Mauer 2; Cuddyer 2; Young, D 3; Redmond, M; Punto 2. RBI: Mauer 2 (95), Cuddyer (90), Kubel (94), Span (68), Cabrera, O 3 (73). 2-out RBI: Cabrera, O 3; Mauer. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cabrera, O; Kubel 2; Gomez, C; Punto. S: Punto. SF: Kubel. Team RISP: 4-for-13. Team LOB: 10. FIELDING E: Young, D (5, fielding), Harris, B 2 (12, fielding, fielding), Tolbert (4, fielding). Outfield assists: Span (Santiago at 1st base). DP: 2 (Cabrera, O-Punto-Cuddyer, Span-Cabrera, O-Cuddyer).		Detroit AB- R-- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB- AVG Granderson, CF 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .250 Santiago, 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .271 Ordonez, RF 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .301 Cabrera, M, 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .329 Guillen, C, LF 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 .250 Thames, DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .252 --a-Huff, A, PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Inge, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .233 Laird, C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .229 --Avila, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Everett, SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .236 Totals 35 3 7 2 6 3 24 a-Flied out for Thames in the 9th. BATTING TB: Granderson; Ordonez 2; Cabrera, M; Thames; Laird 2. RBI: Laird (33), Granderson (71). 2-out RBI: Granderson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Guillen, C; Santiago 3. GIDP: Cabrera, M. Team RISP: 2-for-7. Team LOB: 12. FIELDING E: Inge (20, throw). Outfield assists: Ordonez (Cuddyer at 3rd base).
Minnesota IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Baker, S (W, 15-9) 5.0 5 1 0 3 3 0 4.36 Rauch (H, 16) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.71 Mahay (H, 6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.35 Guerrier (H, 32) 1.2 0 2 0 1 0 0 2.28 Mijares, Jo 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.05 Nathan 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.22		Detroit IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Robertson, N (L, 2-3) 6.0 9 4 3 0 2 0 5.44 Perry 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.99 Ni 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.67 Fien 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 0 10.80 Seay 0.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 4.25 Bonderman 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.71 Galarraga 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.60
Robertson, N pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. Seay pitched to 3 batters in the 8th. Bonderman pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. IBB: Mauer (by Perry). HBP: Thames (by Baker, S), Span (by Robertson, N), Young, D (by Bonderman). Pitches-strikes: Baker, S 105-68, Rauch 10-7, Mahay 3-2, Guerrier 26-13, Mijares, Jo 16-8, Nathan 27-16, Robertson, N 90-62, Perry 11-5, Ni 3-3, Fien 20-9, Seay 14-8, Bonderman 5-4, Galarraga 11-6. Groundouts-flyouts: Baker, S 6-6, Rauch 0-2, Mahay 0-1, Guerrier 0-4, Mijares, Jo 1-0, Nathan 0-3, Robertson, N 7-8, Perry 1-0, Ni 0-0, Fien 0-1, Seay 0-0, Bonderman 0-1, Galarraga 2-0. Batters faced: Baker, S 24, Rauch 3, Mahay 1, Guerrier 7, Mijares, Jo 3, Nathan 4, Robertson, N 28, Perry 3, Ni 1, Fien 4, Seay 3, Bonderman 3, Galarraga 3. Inherited runners-scored: Mahay 1-0, Mijares, Jo 1-1, Perry 2-0, Ni 3-0, Seay 2-2, Bonderman 1-0, Galarraga 1-0. Ejections: Detroit Tigers pitcher Jeremy Bonderman ejected by HP umpire Angel Hernandez (9th); Detroit Tigers catcher Gerald Laird ejected by HP umpire Angel Hernandez (9th); Detroit Tigers Manager Jim Leyland ejected by HP umpire Angel Hernandez (8th). Umpires: HP: Angel Hernandez. 1B: Randy Marsh. 2B: Lance Barksdale. 3B: Marvin Hudson. Weather: 54 degrees, sunny. Wind: 8 mph, R to L. T: 3:33. Att: 40,533. October 1, 2009