Miguel Cabrera homers twice as Justin Verlander baffles Twins
Miguel Cabrera homered twice and Justin Verlander pitched his fifth complete game to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1 on Wednesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
1
Detroit Tigers
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DET | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Comerica Park · 41,023 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-5
Pitch 2: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
M Cabrera homered to left (369 feet), A Jackson scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-5
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
M Cabrera homered to center (440 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
C Parmelee homered to right (412 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
P Fielder doubled to center, R Raburn and M Cabrera scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-2
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Advancing On Play 0-1
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 1-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
J Mauer flied out to left.
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Fly Out 1-5
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
J Mauer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
B Revere grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 1-5
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
B Revere batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
D Span struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 4: strike 3 (looking)
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
D Span batting
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Start Inning 1-5
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 1-5
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
A Avila struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-5
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
A Avila batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
D Kelly lined out to first.
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Line Out 1-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Head to Head
Injuries
Detroit Tigers
- Jake Miller Out
- Will Vest Out
- Trey Sweeney Out
- Wenceel Perez Out
- Reese Olson Out
Minnesota Twins
- Trevor Larnach Out
- Cole Sands Out
- David Festa Out
- Mick Abel Out
- Anthony Banda Out
Lineups
ConfirmedDET
Austin JacksonCF16
Ryan RaburnLF18
Miguel Cabrera3B24
Prince Fielder1B84
Delmon YoungDH27
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Brennan BoeschRF31
Alex AvilaC6
Ramon Santiago2B9
Substitutes
Don T KellyRF31
MIN
Denard SpanCF4
Ben RevereRF25
Joe MauerC7
Josh WillinghamLF7
Chris Mathhew Parmelee1B89
Trevor Plouffe3B80
Ryan DoumitDH4
Jamey CarrollSS1
Alexi Casilla2B
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