Hunter, Mauer lead Twins past Tigers 6-2
Hunter, Mauer lead Twins past Tigers 6-2
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
6
Detroit Tigers
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Comerica Park · 27,163 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Out 6-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Castellanos singled to center, Cabrera scored, Davis to third.
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Advancing On Play 6-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
Céspedes hit sacrifice fly to center, Kinsler scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-1
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-0
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Play Result 6-0
Suzuki doubled to center, Plouffe scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
Plouffe tripled to deep right, Mauer scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
Mauer tripled to deep right, Hicks, Santana and Hunter scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-0
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Advancing On Force 3-0
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Advancing On Force 2-0
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Foul Out 1-0
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 6-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Cabrera grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 6-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
Cabrera batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Kinsler fouled out to first.
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Foul Out 6-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
Kinsler batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Pérez struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-2
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
Pérez batting
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Play Result 6-2
Pérez hit for Gose.
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Play Result 6-2
Perkins relieved Boyer.
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Start Inning 6-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 6-2
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Lineup Change 6-2
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Lineup Change 6-2
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Lineup Change 6-2
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End Inning 6-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Mauer flied out to left.
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Fly Out 6-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
Mauer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Hunter walked.
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 6: ball 4
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Strike Swinging 6-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
Showing the last 40 of 629 events.
Head to Head
DET wins series 2-1
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
Anthony GoseCF34
Ian Kinsler2B3
Miguel Cabrera1B24
Victor MartinezDH41
J.D. MartinezRF28
Yoenis CespedesLF52
Nick Castellanos3B21
James McCannC8
Jose IglesiasSS7
Substitutes
Hernan PerezPH4
Rajai DavisRF18
MIN
Brian Dozier2B15
Torii HunterRF48
Joe Mauer1B7
Trevor Plouffe3B80
Kurt SuzukiC24
Eddie RosarioLF9
Eduardo EscobarDH3
Aaron HicksCF12
Danny SantanaSS22
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