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 Detroit Tigers defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 5, Detroit Tigers 6

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Span rf 5 2 2 0
Cabrera ss 4 2 3 1
Mauer c 4 0 1 1
Kubel dh 3 0 2 2
Cuddyer 1b 4 0 0 0
Young lf 4 1 1 0
Gomez cf 3 0 0 0
  Morales ph 1 0 0 0
Tolbert 3b 4 0 0 0
Punto 2b 4 0 1 1
Duensing p 0 0 0 0
  Keppel p 0 0 0 0
  Mahay p 0 0 0 0
  Crain p 0 0 0 0
  Guerrier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Raburn lf 4 1 1 0
Polanco 2b 4 1 2 0
Ordonez rf 3 0 1 2
  Thomas rf 1 0 0 0
Cabrera 1b 3 2 1 1
Thames dh 2 0 1 0
  Ramirez pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Inge 3b 4 0 2 2
Granderson cf 4 1 2 1
Laird c 4 0 0 0
Everett ss 4 1 2 0
Verlander p 0 0 0 0
  Rodney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 12 6
Minnesota 000 002 0215100
Detroit 012 020 01x6120
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Duensing  L(5-2) 4.2 7 5 5 3 3
  Keppel   1.0 3 0 0 0 0
  Mahay   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Crain   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Guerrier   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
6
6
4
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Verlander  W(18-9) 8.0 8 4 4 0 8
  Rodney  SV(36) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
0
9

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 1. Punto-Cabrera-Cuddyer.  2B–Minnesota Span (14,off Verlander); Mauer (29,off Verlander); Kubel (34,off Verlander); Punto (15,off Rodney), Detroit Ordonez (22,off Duensing); Inge (14,off Duensing).  HR–Detroit Cabrera (33,2nd inning off Duensing 0 on 0 out); Granderson (30,8th inning off Guerrier 0 on 0 out).  SF–Kubel (4,off Verlander).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Polanco (7,off Duensing).  IBB–Cabrera (13,by Duensing).  Team–8.  U-HP–Lance Barksdale, 1B–Paul Emmel, 2B–Angel Hernandez, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:50.  A–30,240.
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