Twins

Hitters	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D. Span RF	2-5	5	2	2	0	0	0	18	.314	.393	.419
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: D Span grounded out to second. 3rd: D Span lined out to left. 6th: D Span doubled to right center. 8th: D Span singled to right. 9th: D Span flied out to left.
O. Cabrera SS	3-4	4	2	3	1	0	0	12	.278	.313	.379
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: O Cabrera singled to left. 4th: O Cabrera lined out to left. 6th: O Cabrera singled to center, D Span scored. 8th: O Cabrera singled to left, D Span to second.
J. Mauer C	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	0	16	.367	.441	.597
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: J Mauer lined out to center. 4th: J Mauer grounded out to first. 6th: J Mauer doubled to right, O Cabrera to third. 8th: J Mauer grounded out to first, D Span scored, O Cabrera to third.
J. Kubel DH	2-3	3	0	2	2	0	0	18	.297	.369	.521
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: J Kubel flied out to right. 4th: J Kubel singled to left. 6th: J Kubel hit sacrifice fly to center, O Cabrera scored, J Mauer to third. 8th: J Kubel doubled to deep center, O Cabrera scored.
M. Cuddyer 1B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	2	21	.276	.338	.516
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: M Cuddyer struck out swinging. 4th: M Cuddyer grounded out to second. 6th: M Cuddyer struck out swinging. 8th: M Cuddyer grounded out to third.
D. Young LF	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	2	13	.271	.294	.396
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: D Young struck out swinging. 5th: D Young struck out swinging. 7th: D Young lined out to left. 9th: D Young reached on infield single to second.
C. Gomez CF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	2	15	.228	.287	.338
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: C Gomez struck out swinging. 5th: C Gomez struck out looking. 7th: C Gomez grounded out to second.
J. Morales PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	.333	.392	.389
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 9th: J Morales struck out swinging.
M. Tolbert 3B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	14	.223	.300	.291
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 3rd: M Tolbert grounded out to first. 5th: M Tolbert flied out to left. 7th: M Tolbert grounded out to first. 9th: M Tolbert popped out to second.
N. Punto 2B	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	2	15	.232	.337	.291
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 3rd: N Punto struck out looking. 6th: N Punto struck out swinging. 8th: N Punto flied out to left. 9th: N Punto doubled to deep center, D Young scored.

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
B. Duensing	4.2	7	5	5	3	3	1	82-50	3.69	82
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B. Keppel	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	21-14	4.70	21
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R. Mahay	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-3	4.44	5
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J. Crain	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	15-7	4.66	15
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M. Guerrier	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	14-7	2.33	14
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Tigers

Hitters	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
R. Raburn LF	1-4	4	1	1	0	1	1	24	.283	.347	.510
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: R Raburn grounded out to shortstop. 3rd: R Raburn struck out swinging. 5th: R Raburn walked. 6th: R Raburn singled to left center. 8th: R Raburn flied out to left.
P. Polanco 2B	2-4	4	1	2	0	0	0	16	.287	.333	.403
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: P Polanco fouled out to right. 3rd: P Polanco singled to center, A Everett to third. 5th: P Polanco sacrificed to pitcher, R Raburn to second. 6th: P Polanco singled to center, R Raburn to second. 8th: P Polanco popped out to third.
M. Ordonez RF	1-3	3	0	1	2	0	0	13	.297	.366	.404
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: M Ordonez popped out to second. 3rd: M Ordonez doubled to left, A Everett and P Polanco scored. 5th: M Ordonez flied out to center, R Raburn to third.
C. Thomas RF	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.244	.326	.391
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 6th: C Thomas grounded into fielder's choice to second, P Polanco out at second.
M. Cabrera 1B	1-3	3	2	1	1	1	0	15	.329	.400	.554
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: M Cabrera homered to left center. 3rd: M Cabrera flied out to center. 7th: M Cabrera flied out to left.
M. Thames DH	1-2	2	0	1	0	2	1	16	.251	.321	.455
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: M Thames singled to center. 4th: M Thames struck out looking. 5th: M Thames walked, M Cabrera to second. 7th: M Thames walked.
W. Ramirez PR-DH	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.385	.818
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
B. Inge 3B	2-4	4	0	2	2	0	1	13	.232	.319	.413
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: B Inge grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, M Thames out at second. 4th: B Inge doubled to deep left. 5th: B Inge singled to left, R Raburn and M Cabrera scored, M Thames to second. 7th: B Inge struck out swinging.
C. Granderson CF	2-4	4	1	2	1	0	0	14	.252	.330	.465
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: C Granderson grounded out to second. 4th: C Granderson reached on infield single to second, B Inge to third. 5th: C Granderson popped out to second. 8th: C Granderson homered to right.
G. Laird C	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	1	13	.226	.307	.325
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 3rd: G Laird grounded out to shortstop. 4th: G Laird struck out swinging. 6th: G Laird fouled out to catcher. 8th: G Laird grounded out to third.
A. Everett SS	2-4	4	1	2	0	0	0	8	.238	.288	.324
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 3rd: A Everett reached on infield single to shortstop. 4th: A Everett grounded out to pitcher. 6th: A Everett grounded out to third. 8th: A Everett singled to left.

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
J. Verlander	8.0	8	4	4	0	8	0	129-87	3.45	129
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F. Rodney	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	20-16	4.41	20
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Game Stats

Walks Issued
- MIN4
- 0DET
Stolen Bases
- MIN0
- 0DET
Strikeouts Thrown
- MIN4
- 9DET
Total Bases
- MIN14
- 20DET

Game Information

Detroit, Michigan 48201

Attendance: 30,240

73%

Capacity: 41,255

Game Time: 2:50

Umpires: Home Plate Umpire - Lance Barksdale, First Base Umpire - Paul Emmel, Second Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez, Third Base Umpire - Randy Marsh

Twins 2 games back of Tigers after twinbill split

Justin Verlander kept the Detroit Tigers on top in the AL Central, pitching eight innings in a 6-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night that salvaged a split of their critical doubleheader.

9/30/2009 Associated Press

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

WINJustin VerlanderJ. Verlander(18-9)8.0 IP, 4 ER, 8 K, 0 BB

LOSSBrian DuensingB. Duensing(5-2)4.2 IP, 5 ER, 3 K, 3 BB

SAVEFernando RodneyF. Rodney(36)1.0 IP, 1 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

		MIN	DET
2nd	M Cabrera homered to left center.	0	1
3rd	M Ordonez doubled to left, A Everett and P Polanco scored.	0	3
5th	B Inge singled to left, R Raburn and M Cabrera scored, M Thames to second.	0	5
6th	O Cabrera singled to center, D Span scored.	1	5
6th	J Kubel hit sacrifice fly to center, O Cabrera scored, J Mauer to third.	2	5
8th	J Mauer grounded out to first, D Span scored, O Cabrera to third.	3	5
8th	J Kubel doubled to deep center, O Cabrera scored.	4	5
8th	C Granderson homered to right.	4	6
9th	N Punto doubled to deep center, D Young scored.	5	6