Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers
September 29, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 29, 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."

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Minnesota Twins 3, Detroit Tigers 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Span cf,rf 4 1 2 1
Cabrera ss 5 1 1 1
Mauer c 4 0 0 0
Kubel rf 4 0 2 0
  Gomez pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Cuddyer 1b 3 0 1 0
Young lf 4 0 1 1
Morales dh 3 0 1 0
  Casilla pr,dh 2 0 1 0
Tolbert 3b 2 1 1 0
Punto 2b 2 0 1 0
Blackburn p 0 0 0 0
  Mijares p 0 0 0 0
  Rauch p 0 0 0 0
  Nathan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 11 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Granderson cf 5 1 2 1
Polanco 2b 5 0 0 0
Thomas rf 3 0 1 0
  Raburn ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Cabrera 1b 4 0 1 0
Huff dh 3 0 0 0
  Thames ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Guillen lf 3 0 0 0
  Ramirez pr 0 0 0 0
  Kelly lf 0 0 0 0
Laird c 2 1 0 0
Inge 3b 4 0 2 0
Santiago ss 4 0 1 1
Porcello p 0 0 0 0
  Miner p 0 0 0 0
  Lyon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 7 2
Minnesota 000 010 000 23110
Detroit 010 000 000 1270
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blackburn   7.0 6 1 1 1 4
  Mijares   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Rauch  W(4-1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Nathan  SV(45) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
10.0
7
2
2
2
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Porcello   6.1 7 1 1 1 1
  Miner   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Lyon  L(6-5) 2.0 3 2 2 2 0
Totals
10.0
11
3
3
3
2

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 2. Cabrera-Santiago-Cabrera, Lyon-Inge.  2B–Minnesota Tolbert (6,off Porcello); Casilla (7,off Lyon), Detroit Granderson (23,off Blackburn); Thomas (13,off Blackburn).  HR–Detroit Granderson (29,10th inning off Nathan 0 on 0 out).  SH–Punto (12,off Porcello); Tolbert 2 (10,off Porcello,off Lyon); Gomez (7,off Lyon); Laird (10,off Rauch).  SF–Span (6,off Porcello); Young (5,off Lyon).  HBP–Cuddyer (5,by Porcello); Laird (10,by Blackburn).  IBB–Cuddyer (3,by Lyon).  Team LOB–10.  Team–8.  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Marvin Hudson, 2B–Paul Emmel, 3B–Angel Hernandez.  T–2:52.  A–35,243.
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