Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers
September 18, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 2002 at Comerica Park. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 2, Detroit Tigers 0

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Rivas 2b 4 0 1 1
Mohr lf 4 1 1 0
Kielty cf 4 0 1 0
LeCroy dh 3 0 1 1
Cuddyer 3b 3 0 1 0
  Lamb ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Pierzynski c 3 0 1 0
  Valentin c 1 0 1 0
Restovich rf 4 0 0 0
Sears 1b 4 0 0 0
Hocking ss,3b 2 1 2 0
Mays p 0 0 0 0
  Santana p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Santiago ss 4 0 2 0
Infante 2b 4 0 1 0
Higginson lf 4 0 1 0
Pena 1b 2 0 1 0
Fick rf 4 0 1 0
Bocachica cf 3 0 0 0
Munson dh 3 0 0 0
Truby 3b 3 0 0 0
  Rivera ph 1 0 0 0
Inge c 3 0 0 0
  Simon ph 1 0 0 0
Sparks p 0 0 0 0
  Acevedo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 6 0
Minnesota 100 000 010290
Detroit 000 000 000060
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Mays  W (4-7) 6.0 3 0 0 1 2
  Santana   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Jackson   1.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Guardado  SV (43) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
4
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Sparks  L (8-16) 8.0 8 2 2 1 1
  Acevedo   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
2

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 1, Detroit 3.  PB–Inge (9).  2B–Minnesota Mohr (22,off Sparks); Hocking (13,off Sparks); Rivas (21,off Sparks).  HBP–Hocking (1,by Sparks).  IBB–LeCroy (1,by Sparks).  SB–Santiago (8,2nd base off Mays/Pierzynski).  WP–Santana (15).  HBP–Sparks (12,Hocking).  IBB–Sparks (3,LeCroy).  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Chuck Meriwether, 2B–Ted Barrett, 3B–Brian Runge.  T–2:26.  A–11,214.
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