Tigers

Hitters	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
C. Granderson CF	1-5	5	0	1	0	0	1	12	.250	.331	.455
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: C Granderson struck out looking. 2nd: C Granderson flied out to center. 4th: C Granderson singled to left. 6th: C Granderson grounded out to second. 9th: C Granderson fouled out to second.
P. Polanco 2B	4-5	5	2	4	0	0	0	21	.282	.328	.404
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: P Polanco singled to center. 3rd: P Polanco singled to right. 4th: P Polanco singled to center, C Granderson to third. 6th: P Polanco grounded out to third. 9th: P Polanco doubled to deep left center.
C. Guillen LF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	2	15	.235	.324	.395
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: C Guillen struck out swinging. 3rd: C Guillen popped out to third. 4th: C Guillen struck out looking. 7th: C Guillen flied out to center.
D. Kelly LF	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.293	.333
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R. Raburn PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.275	.336	.492
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 9th: R Raburn grounded out to pitcher.
M. Cabrera 1B	3-4	4	0	3	1	0	0	13	.333	.403	.553
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: M Cabrera singled to center, P Polanco scored. 3rd: M Cabrera singled to right, P Polanco to second. 5th: M Cabrera singled to right. 7th: M Cabrera flied out to left.
A. Huff DH	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	1	14	.245	.310	.394
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: A Huff popped out to shortstop. 3rd: A Huff singled to left, P Polanco scored, M Cabrera to second. 5th: A Huff grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Cabrera out at second. 7th: A Huff struck out looking.
M. Ordonez RF	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	18	.288	.358	.393
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: M Ordonez grounded out to third. 3rd: M Ordonez grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, A Huff out at second, M Cabrera to third. 5th: M Ordonez singled to left, A Huff to second. 8th: M Ordonez grounded out to first.
C. Thomas RF	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.329	.391
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B. Inge 3B	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	12	.235	.322	.424
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: B Inge hit by pitch. 3rd: B Inge flied out to center. 5th: B Inge singled to right, A Huff to third, M Ordonez to second. 8th: B Inge flied out to right.
G. Laird C	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	9	.224	.303	.328
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: G Laird singled to right center, B Inge to second. 4th: G Laird flied out to right. 5th: G Laird grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, B Inge out at second. 8th: G Laird grounded out to second.
A. Everett SS	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	11	.239	.291	.329
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: A Everett grounded out to second, B Inge to third, G Laird to second. 4th: A Everett grounded out to third. 6th: A Everett popped out to shortstop. 9th: A Everett flied out to left.

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
J. Verlander	7.1	9	5	5	2	6	1	128-82	3.44	128
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B. Lyon	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	1	11-9	2.97	11
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Twins

Hitters	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D. Span CF-LF	2-4	4	1	2	0	0	0	9	.309	.390	.413
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: D Span grounded out to first. 3rd: D Span singled to left center. 5th: D Span flied out to center. 8th: D Span singled to left.
O. Cabrera SS	2-4	4	1	2	0	0	1	29	.269	.305	.366
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: O Cabrera popped out to second. 3rd: O Cabrera struck out swinging. 6th: O Cabrera singled to right. 8th: O Cabrera doubled to left, D Span to third.
J. Mauer C	1-3	3	2	1	1	1	1	18	.373	.442	.612
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: J Mauer homered to right. 3rd: J Mauer struck out swinging. 6th: J Mauer grounded out to first, O Cabrera to second.
J. Kubel RF	1-4	4	1	1	2	0	0	14	.303	.372	.529
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: J Kubel lined out to first. 4th: J Kubel grounded out to second. 6th: J Kubel grounded out to shortstop, O Cabrera to third. 8th: J Kubel singled to left, D Span and O Cabrera scored, J Mauer to second.
M. Cuddyer 1B	1-4	4	1	1	3	0	0	13	.274	.336	.518
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: M Cuddyer flied out to center. 4th: M Cuddyer flied out to right. 6th: M Cuddyer grounded out to second. 8th: M Cuddyer homered to left center, J Mauer and J Kubel scored.
D. Young LF	2-3	3	0	2	0	0	1	7	.268	.291	.386
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: D Young singled to center. 4th: D Young struck out swinging. 7th: D Young reached on infield single to third.
C. Gomez PR-CF	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.235	.291	.346
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 8th: C Gomez flied out to right.
J. Morales DH	1-3	3	0	1	0	1	1	18	.367	.414	.433
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: J Morales walked, D Young to second. 5th: J Morales singled to left. 7th: J Morales flied out to left. 8th: J Morales struck out swinging.
B. Buscher 3B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	2	10	.235	.360	.316
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: B Buscher struck out swinging. 5th: B Buscher struck out swinging. 7th: B Buscher grounded out to second.
M. Tolbert 3B	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.293	.255
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N. Punto 2B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	18	.226	.323	.283
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: N Punto grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Morales out at second. 5th: N Punto flied out to center. 8th: N Punto struck out swinging.

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
C. Pavano	7.0	11	2	2	0	4	0	101-70	4.82	101
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J. Crain	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	5.11	11
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
J. Mijares	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	13-8	2.15	13
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
M. Guerrier	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-1	2.21	2
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Game Stats

Walks Issued
- DET2
- 0MIN
Stolen Bases
- DET0
- 0MIN
Strikeouts Thrown
- DET7
- 4MIN
Total Bases
- DET13
- 17MIN

Game Information

Mall of America Field

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55488

Attendance: 43,338

Game Time: 2:48

Umpires: Home Plate Umpire - Tony Randazzo, First Base Umpire - Chris Guccione, Second Base Umpire - Mike Winters, Third Base Umpire - Jerry Layne

Kubel's big hit cuts Twins' Central deficit to 2

The latest ball lost in the Metrodome's deceiving roof spoiled Justin Verlander's stellar start in the eighth inning, and the Minnesota Twins rallied past the Detroit Tigers 6-2 Saturday to move within two games of the AL Central lead.

9/20/2009 Associated Press

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Tigers DET	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	12	0
Twins MIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	-	6	10	0

WINJesse CrainJ. Crain(6-4)1.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

LOSSJustin VerlanderJ. Verlander(16-9)7.1 IP, 5 ER, 6 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

		DET	MIN
1st	M Cabrera singled to center, P Polanco scored.	1	0
1st	J Mauer homered to right.	1	1
3rd	A Huff singled to left, P Polanco scored, M Cabrera to second.	2	1
8th	J Kubel singled to left, D Span and O Cabrera scored, J Mauer to second.	2	3
8th	M Cuddyer homered to left center, J Mauer and J Kubel scored.	2	6