Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins
April 20, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 2004 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. 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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Detroit Tigers 4, Minnesota Twins 6

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 4 0 1 0
Guillen ss 4 0 1 2
Rodriguez c 3 1 0 0
White lf 4 1 2 2
Pena 1b 4 0 0 0
Monroe rf 2 0 0 0
  Norton ph 0 0 0 0
Munson 3b 4 0 1 0
  Infante pr 0 0 0 0
Shelton dh 3 1 1 0
  Higginson ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Inge cf 3 1 1 0
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Colyer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 3 0 0 0
Rivas 2b 4 0 0 0
Mientkiewicz 1b 4 1 1 0
Koskie 3b 4 1 1 0
Ford cf 4 2 2 2
Jones rf 3 1 1 0
Ryan dh 3 1 3 2
  Offerman ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Blanco c 2 0 0 0
Punto ss 3 0 1 2
Silva p 0 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Nathan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 9 6
Detroit 000 220 000471
Minnesota 001 203 00x691
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (1-3) 5.0 8 6 6 2 2
  Patterson   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Colyer   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
6
6
2
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Silva  W (2-0) 6.0 6 4 4 2 1
  Rincon   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Nathan  SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
4
4

  E–Johnson (1), Stewart (1).  DP–Detroit 1, Minnesota 1.  2B–Detroit White (3,off Silva); Shelton (1,off Silva), Minnesota Mientkiewicz (7,off Johnson); Koskie (2,off Johnson); Ford (1,off Johnson).  HR–Detroit White (4,4th inning off Silva 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Vina (2,by Silva).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Blanco (2,off Patterson).  Team–4.  SB–Monroe (1,2nd base off Silva/Blanco); Ryan (1,2nd base off Johnson/Rodriguez).  HBP–Silva (1,Vina).  U-HP–CB Bucknor, 1B–Eric Cooper, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Chuck Meriwether.  T–2:52.  A–15,079.
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