Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers
May 4, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 2009 at Comerica Park. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Minnesota Twins 7, Detroit Tigers 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Span cf,lf 5 0 4 1
Casilla 2b 5 0 1 2
Mauer c 5 0 0 0
Morneau 1b 4 1 1 0
Kubel dh 3 2 1 0
Crede 3b 4 1 1 1
Cuddyer rf 3 0 2 3
Young lf 2 1 0 0
  Gomez cf 1 1 1 0
Punto ss 4 1 0 0
Liriano p 0 0 0 0
  Guerrier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 7
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Granderson cf 3 0 0 0
Polanco 2b 4 0 1 0
Ordonez rf 4 0 0 1
Cabrera 1b 3 1 1 1
Guillen lf 4 0 1 0
Laird c 4 0 0 0
Inge 3b 4 0 0 0
Raburn dh 2 0 0 0
Everett ss 3 1 1 0
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Lyon p 0 0 0 0
  Rapada p 0 0 0 0
  Perry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2
Minnesota 010 000 5017110
Detroit 000 001 010240
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Liriano  W(1-4) 7.1 4 2 2 3 9
  Guerrier   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
3
11
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L(1-2) 6.0 7 5 5 2 7
  Lyon   0.1 0 1 1 0 0
  Rapada   1.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Perry   1.2 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
2
10

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 2. Jackson-Cabrera-Everett, Inge-Polanco-Cabrera, Detroit 2. Jackson-Cabrera-Everett, Inge-Polanco-Cabrera.  2B–Minnesota Kubel (8,off Jackson); Crede (5,off Jackson); Gomez (4,off Perry), Detroit Polanco (11,off Liriano).  3B–Minnesota Cuddyer (2,off Jackson).  HR–Detroit Cabrera (6,6th inning off Liriano 0 on 2 out).  HBP–Young (2,by Lyon).  Team LOB–5.  Team–5.  U-HP–Brian Gorman, 1B–CB Bucknor, 2B–Mike Everitt, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–2:41.  A–21,298.
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