Twins 7, Tigers 6
Kenny Rogers received a no-decision after seven strong innings Thursday. (Duane Burleson/AP)
By Jason Beck / MLB.com
A five-run fourth inning sparked by Matt Joyce's seventh homer of the season broke the game wide open, but the bullpen couldn't hang on -- losing the lead in the ninth inning and the game in the 11th. Jeff Larish and Marcus Thames each added three-hit efforts.
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Minnesota 7, Detroit 6
Today's Boxes 7/10/08
PHI 4, STL 1
NYM 7, SF 3
MIL 11, COL 1
CIN 12, CHC 7
OAK 3, SEA 2
PIT 4, NYY 2
CLE 13, TB 2
TOR 6, BAL 5
ARI 7, WSH 5
LAA 11, TEX 10
KC 4, CWS 1
FLA 5, LAD 4
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Standings thru 7/10/08 | Recap: MIN | DET | Gameday | Twins stats | Tigers stats
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gomez , CF4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .260
a-Mauer , PH-C 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .328
Casilla , 2B5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .306
Redmond , C4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279
b-Kubel , PH-RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
Morneau , 1B5 2 5 1 1 0 0 .324
Monroe , DH3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .207
c-Lamb , PH-DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224
Young , LF6 0 0 1 0 0 3 .288
Harris , 3B5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .255
Punto , SS4 2 3 0 1 0 1 .320
Span , RF-CF4 2 4 1 1 0 0 .361
Totals 44 7 15 6 5 1 22
BATTING 2B : Harris (15, Rogers), Morneau 2 (20, Rogers, Rodney).3B : Span (2, Rogers).HR : Morneau (14, 11th inning off Dolsi, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Casilla; Kubel; Morneau 10; Harris 2; Punto 3; Span 6.RBI : Span (7), Gomez (31), Casilla (36), Young (35), Mauer (39), Morneau (68).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Harris 2; Casilla 3; Lamb.SF : Casilla; Mauer.GIDP : Monroe.Team LOB : 11.BASERUNNING SB : Span (5, 2nd base off Dolsi/Rodriguez).CS : Span (3, 3rd base by Rogers/Rodriguez).FIELDING E : Punto (3, throw).DP : (Morneau-Punto).
Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Granderson , CF6 0 1 1 0 2 4 .299
Polanco , 2B6 0 1 1 0 0 1 .309
Guillen , 3B4 0 1 0 2 0 1 .284
Cabrera , DH4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .289
1-Raburn , PR-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
Joyce , RF6 1 2 1 0 1 2 .253
Thames , LF4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .282
Thomas , LF 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .277
Larish , 1B5 1 3 1 0 1 4 .244
Rodriguez , C4 1 1 0 1 2 4 .288
Santiago , SS3 2 1 2 2 1 0 .349
Totals 44 6 13 6 7 8 20
BATTING 2B : Granderson (13, Slowey), Santiago (5, Slowey), Larish (2, Crain), Joyce (5, Guerrier).HR : Joyce (7, 4th inning off Slowey, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Granderson 2; Polanco; Guillen; Joyce 6; Thames 3; Larish 4; Rodriguez; Santiago 2.RBI : Granderson (31), Joyce (15), Larish (8), Santiago 2 (13), Polanco (31).2-out RBI : Polanco.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Guillen; Cabrera; Granderson 2; Rodriguez 3; Thomas.GIDP : Larish.Team LOB : 12.BASERUNNING SB : Guillen (8, 2nd base off Nathan/Mauer).CS : Thames (3, 3rd base by Breslow/Redmond).FIELDING E : Joyce (2, fielding).DP : (Rogers-Polanco-Larish).
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Rogers 7.0 9 3 3 2 1 0 4.55
Rodney (H, 2)1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 8.64
Jones, T (BS, 2)0.2 3 2 1 0 0 0 5.09
Seay 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.04
Dolsi (L, 1-3)2.1 2 1 1 2 0 1 3.21
WP : Nathan.IBB : Thomas (by Nathan), Mauer (by Dolsi).Pitches-strikes : Slowey 77-52, Breslow 29-17, Crain 25-15, Reyes 11-8, Nathan 31-15, Guerrier 25-18, Rogers 97-62, Rodney 21-13, Jones, T 19-12, Seay 4-0, Dolsi 34-18.Ground outs-fly outs : Slowey 6-4, Breslow 0-2, Crain 2-3, Reyes 1-0, Nathan 0-1, Guerrier 3-2, Rogers 14-5, Rodney 3-0, Jones, T 1-1, Seay 0-0, Dolsi 4-3.Batters faced : Slowey 21, Breslow 7, Crain 7, Reyes 3, Nathan 6, Guerrier 7, Rogers 30, Rodney 4, Jones, T 5, Seay 1, Dolsi 11.Inherited runners-scored : Breslow 2-0, Seay 1-0, Dolsi 2-0.Umpires : HP: Jim Reynolds. 1B: Tim Timmons. 2B: Gary Cederstrom. 3B: Fieldin Culbreth.Weather : 82 degrees, sunny.Wind : 4 mph, R to L.T : 3:57.Att : 41,952.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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