Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins
September 16, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 2007 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 6, Minnesota Twins 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Granderson cf 5 1 2 1
Polanco 2b 5 0 1 0
Sheffield dh 3 2 1 0
Ordonez rf 4 0 2 0
Guillen 1b 4 1 1 1
Rodriguez c 3 0 0 1
Perez lf 4 1 2 0
  Clevlen pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Santiago ss 3 1 1 0
Inge 3b 3 0 1 1
Jurrjens p 0 0 0 0
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
  Rodney p 0 0 0 0
  Zumaya p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tyner lf 4 1 1 1
Kubel dh 5 0 0 0
Hunter cf 5 0 1 0
Morneau 1b 3 0 0 0
Cuddyer rf 4 1 0 0
Buscher 3b 1 0 0 2
  Casilla pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Heintz c 3 0 1 0
  Mauer ph,c 1 0 0 0
Rodriguez 2b,3b 4 1 2 0
Punto ss 4 1 2 1
Baker p 0 0 0 0
  Neshek p 0 0 0 0
  Cali p 0 0 0 0
  DePaula p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
Detroit 121 000 0206112
Minnesota 000 001 111472
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Jurrjens  W (3-1) 5.1 2 1 1 1 6
  Byrdak   1.2 2 2 1 1 0
  Rodney   0.2 0 0 0 2 1
  Zumaya   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Jones  SV (37) 1.0 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
6
9
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Baker  L (9-8) 7.0 8 4 3 0 3
  Neshek   0.2 2 2 2 1 0
  Cali   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  DePaula   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
1
3

  E–T. Perez (2), Byrdak (2), Morneau (5), Baker (2).  DP–Minnesota 2. Punto-Morneau, Casilla-Punto-Morneau.  2B–Detroit Ordonez (49,off Baker); Sheffield (20,off Baker); Guillen (30,off Neshek); T. Perez (7,off Neshek), Minnesota Punto (16,off Jurrjens).  3B–Minnesota Tyner (2,off Jurrjens); Rodriguez (1,off Jones).  HR–Detroit Granderson (22,1st inning off Baker 0 on 0 out).  SH–Inge (7,off Baker); Santiago (3,off Baker).  SF–Rodriguez (2,off Neshek); Buscher (1,off Byrdak).  Team LOB–5.  Team–10.  SB–Granderson (23,2nd base off Baker/Heintz); Inge (9,2nd base off Baker/Heintz).  U-HP–Tony Randazzo, 1B–Greg Gibson, 2B–Larry Vanover, 3B–Chad Fairchild.  T–3:06.  A–21,771.
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