Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins
August 14, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 2012 at Target Field. 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 8, Minnesota Twins 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Jackson cf 3 1 1 1
Infante 2b 5 3 2 0
Cabrera 3b 5 1 3 2
Fielder 1b 4 0 0 0
Peralta ss 5 0 1 2
Young dh 5 0 2 1
Baker rf 3 0 0 0
  Berry ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Dirks lf,rf 3 2 2 1
Laird c 5 1 2 1
Fister p 0 0 0 0
  Valverde p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 13 8
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Revere cf 5 1 2 0
Mastroianni rf 3 1 0 1
Mauer 1b 3 0 0 0
Willingham lf 4 1 1 3
Morneau dh 4 0 1 0
Doumit c 4 0 1 0
Plouffe 3b 4 0 0 0
Carroll ss 4 1 0 0
Casilla 2b 3 0 1 0
Duensing p 0 0 0 0
  Fien p 0 0 0 0
  Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Perdomo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 6 4
Detroit 220 001 1028132
Minnesota 004 000 000462
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Fister  W(7-7) 8.0 5 4 0 2 7
  Valverde   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
1
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Duensing  L(2-8) 6.0 8 5 5 2 4
  Fien   1.1 3 1 1 1 1
  Burnett   1.0 2 2 0 1 0
  Perdomo   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
1
0

  E–Infante (5), Fielder (8), Plouffe (11), Carroll (10).  DP–Minnesota 1. Carroll-Mauer.  2B–Detroit Jackson (20,off Duensing); D. Young (18,off Duensing); Cabrera (31,off Burnett), Minnesota Doumit (25,off Fister); Morneau (23,off Fister).  3B–Detroit Laird (1,off Duensing); Infante (3,off Fien).  HR–Detroit Dirks (5,6th inning off Duensing 0 on 1 out), Minnesota Willingham (30,3rd inning off Fister 2 on 2 out).  SH–Berry (4,off Fien); Mastroianni (2,off Fister).  IBB–Dirks 2 (2,by Fien,by Perdomo); Fielder (16,by Burnett).  Team LOB–10.  Team–6.  U-HP–Alan Porter, 1B–Jim Wolf, 2B–Chris Guccione, 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–2:54.  A–37,544.
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