Cabrera's late homer leads Tigers to key 9-6 win over Twins
Miguel Cabrera's homer broke a seventh-inning tie, and the Detroit Tigers rallied for a crucial 9-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
6
Detroit Tigers
9
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| DET | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-9
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 6-9
Iglesias scored, Kinsler to second on wild pitch by Tonkin.
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Wild Pitch 6-9
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-8
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Play Result 6-8
Kinsler singled to center, McCann scored, Iglesias to third.
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Advancing On Play 6-8
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 6-7
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
Cabrera homered to left center (419 feet).
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 6-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-6
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Play Result 6-6
Dozier doubled to deep left, Buxton scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-6
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-6
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Play Result 5-6
Cabrera singled to right center, Maybin scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-6
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
Maybin tripled to deep center, Kinsler scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-5
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Kinsler tripled to deep right, Romine scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-4
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Bunted Foul 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Romine singled to center, Upton scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-3
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Suzuki homered to left (375 feet), Kepler and Vargas scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-2
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Advancing On Force 4-2
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
Vargas singled to right, Polanco scored, Kepler to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-2
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Dozier homered to left (400 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 6-9
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-9
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Play Result 6-9
Schafer grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 6-9
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 6-9
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 6-9
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-9
Schafer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-9
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Play Result 6-9
Grossman flied out to center.
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Fly Out 6-9
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 6-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-9
Grossman batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-9
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Play Result 6-9
Escobar flied out to center.
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Fly Out 6-9
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 6-9
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-9
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 6-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-9
Escobar batting
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Start Inning 6-9
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 6-9
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Lineup Change 6-9
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End Inning 6-9
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-9
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Play Result 6-9
Cabrera struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 6-9
Pitch 6: strike 3 (looking)
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Ball 6-9
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Foul Ball 6-9
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 6-9
Iglesias scored, Kinsler to second on wild pitch by Tonkin.
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Wild Pitch 6-9
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Wild Pitch 6-9
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Ball 6-8
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 6-8
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Play Result 6-8
Murphy catching.
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Lineup Change 6-8
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Lineup Change 6-8
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-8
Cabrera batting
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Head to Head
DET leads series 2-1
Injuries
Detroit Tigers
- Jake Miller Out
- Will Vest Out
- Trey Sweeney Out
- Wenceel Perez Out
- Reese Olson Out
Minnesota Twins
- Cole Sands Out
- David Festa Out
- Mick Abel Out
- Anthony Banda Out
- Jeff Hoffman Out
Lineups
ConfirmedDET
Ian Kinsler2B3
Cameron MaybinCF15
Miguel Cabrera1B24
Victor MartinezDH41
J.D. MartinezRF28
Justin UptonLF8
James McCannC8
Andrew Romine3B24
Jose IglesiasSS7
MIN
Brian Dozier2B15
Jorge PolancoSS11
Max KeplerRF22
Kennys Vargas1B92
Kurt SuzukiC24
Eduardo Escobar3B3
Robbie GrossmanDH8
Logan SchaferLF32
Byron BuxtonCF25
Substitutes
John Ryan MurphyC18
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