Tigers 4, Twins 2
Right-hander Nick Blackburn struck out four and walked two on Sunday. (Paul Sancya/AP)
By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com
Joe Mauer scored on a wild pitch and Brendan Harris singled in a run, but that was all the offense Minnesota could muster in support of starter Nick Blackburn, who gave up three runs, two earned, on five hits in seven innings on Sunday against Detroit.
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Detroit 4, Minnesota 2
Today's Boxes 7/13/08
CLE 5, TB 2
TOR 4, NYY 1
PHI 6, ARI 3
BOS 2, BAL 1
HOU 5, WSH 0
STL 11, PIT 6
MIL 3, CIN 2
SEA 4, KC 3
SF 4, CHC 2
TEX 12, CWS 11
LAA 4, OAK 3
ATL 12, SD 3
LAD 9, FLA 1
NYM 7, COL 0
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Standings thru 7/13/08 | Recap: MIN | DET | Gameday | Twins stats | Tigers stats
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gomez , CF4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253
Casilla , 2B4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .315
Mauer , C2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .322
Morneau , 1B3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .323
Kubel , LF3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .262
Harris , SS4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .262
Buscher , 3B4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .313
Lamb , DH4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .220
Span , RF3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .324
Totals 31 2 4 1 4 9 10
BATTING 2B : Morneau (21, Verlander).TB : Casilla; Morneau 2; Harris; Buscher.RBI : Harris (32).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Lamb; Kubel.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING E : Buscher (3, throw), Casilla (6, fielding).DP : (Harris-Casilla-Morneau).
Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Granderson , CF2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .292
Polanco , 2B4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .305
Guillen , 3B4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .284
Cabrera , 1B4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .284
Joyce , RF4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .266
Thames , DH3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .265
1-Raburn , PR-DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
Thomas , LF4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .284
Inge , C3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .220
Santiago , SS3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .347
Totals 31 4 6 4 3 4 12
BATTING 2B : Thomas (9, Blackburn).HR : Thomas (1, 2nd inning off Blackburn, 1 on, 1 out), Joyce (9, 8th inning off Bass, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Polanco; Guillen; Joyce 4; Thomas 6; Santiago.RBI : Thomas 2 (9), Cabrera (57), Joyce (18).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Polanco; Joyce.GIDP : Thomas.Team LOB : 6.
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Blackburn (L, 7-5)7.0 5 3 2 2 4 1 3.65
Bass 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 5.31
WP : Blackburn, Verlander, Zumaya.IBB : Morneau (by Zumaya).Pitches-strikes : Blackburn 108-70, Bass 16-9, Verlander 108-73, Zumaya 21-7, Jones, T 8-7.Ground outs-fly outs : Blackburn 5-12, Bass 3-0, Verlander 8-5, Zumaya 0-3, Jones, T 1-1.Batters faced : Blackburn 30, Bass 4, Verlander 27, Zumaya 5, Jones, T 3.Umpires : HP: Ron Kulpa. 1B: Jim Wolf. 2B: Jerry Layne. 3B: Ed Montague.Weather : 84 degrees, sunny.Wind : 14 mph, Out to LF.T : 2:27.Att : 41,453.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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