Cabrera, Upton homer to lead Tigers over Twins 9-4
Miguel Cabrera had four hits, including his 28th home run, and Justin Upton added a three-run homer as the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 9-4 on Wednesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Detroit Tigers
9
Minnesota Twins
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Out 9-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
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Play Result 9-4
Plouffe singled to center, Grossman scored, Sanó to second.
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Advancing On Force 9-4
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
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Play Result 9-3
Maybin singled to left, Romine scored.
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Advancing On Play 9-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
Romine singled to right, J.D. Martinez and McGehee scored, Romine to third on throwing error by right fielder Kepler.
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Advancing On Play 8-3
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Advancing On Play 7-3
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Dozier homered to left (419 feet).
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: 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 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: foul
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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 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Grossman homered to left (392 feet).
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
Upton homered to left center (427 feet), V. Martínez and J.D. Martinez scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-1
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Advancing On Force 5-1
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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End Inning 9-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
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Play Result 9-4
Grossman struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 9-4
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 9-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 9-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-4
Grossman batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
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Play Result 9-4
Dozier fouled out to catcher.
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Foul Out 9-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 9-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-4
Dozier batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
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Play Result 9-4
Rosario struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 9-4
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 9-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 9-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 9-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-4
Rosario batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
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Play Result 9-4
Suzuki safe at first on error by left fielder Upton, Kepler to second.
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Error 9-4
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Error 9-4
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Batter Reached On Error - Batter To First 9-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 9-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 9-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-4
Suzuki batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
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Play Result 9-4
Kepler singled to center.
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Single 9-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 9-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-4
Kepler batting
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Play Result 9-4
Rondón relieved Greene.
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Start Inning 9-4
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 9-4
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Lineup Change 9-4
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End Inning 9-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
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Play Result 9-4
Upton grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 9-4
Pitch 5: in play
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Head to Head
DET wins series 3-0
Injuries
Minnesota Twins
- Cole Sands Out
- David Festa Out
- Mick Abel Out
- Anthony Banda Out
- Jeff Hoffman Out
Detroit Tigers
- Jake Miller Out
- Will Vest Out
- Trey Sweeney Out
- Wenceel Perez Out
- Reese Olson Out
Lineups
ConfirmedMIN
Brian Dozier2B15
Robbie GrossmanLF8
Miguel SanoDH22
Trevor Plouffe1B80
Jorge PolancoSS11
Eduardo Escobar3B3
Max KeplerRF22
Kurt SuzukiC24
Eddie RosarioCF9
DET
Cameron MaybinCF15
Erick AybarSS0
Miguel Cabrera1B24
Victor MartinezDH41
J.D. MartinezRF28
Justin UptonLF8
Casey McGehee3B31
Jarrod SaltalamacchiaC12
Andrew Romine2B24
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