Romine's grand slam lifts Tigers to 5-3 win over Twins
Andrew Romine hit his first career grand slam, and the Detroit Tigers rallied from an early three-run deficit to beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3 on Wednesday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
3
Detroit Tigers
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 3-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Bunted Foul 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Bunted Foul 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
Romine homered to right (401 feet), V. Martínez, Upton and Collins scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-5
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Advancing On Force 3-4
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Advancing On Force 3-3
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
Collins singled to left, Castellanos scored, V. Martínez to third, Upton to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-1
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Mauer singled to center, Rosario and Kepler scored, Sanó to third.
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
Dozier homered to center (423 feet).
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End Inning 3-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
Escobar flied out to center.
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Fly Out 3-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 3-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-5
Escobar batting
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Play Result 3-5
Buxton ran for Castro.
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
Castro walked.
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 6: ball 4
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Strike Looking 3-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Play Result 3-5
Polanco to second on fielder's indifference.
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Fielders Indifference 3-5
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-5
Castro batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
Polanco walked.
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 6: ball 4
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Strike Looking 3-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 3-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-5
Polanco batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
Mauer lined out to left.
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Line Out 3-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 3-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-5
Mauer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
Sanó struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-5
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 3-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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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
- Cole Sands Out
- David Festa Out
- Mick Abel Out
- Anthony Banda Out
- Jeff Hoffman Out
Lineups
ConfirmedDET
Ian Kinsler2B3
Nick Castellanos3B21
Miguel Cabrera1B24
Victor MartinezDH41
Justin UptonLF8
Tyler CollinsRF18
James McCannC8
Andrew RomineCF24
Jose IglesiasSS7
MIN
Brian Dozier2B15
Max KeplerRF22
Miguel SanoDH22
Joe Mauer1B7
Jorge PolancoSS11
Jason CastroC18
Eduardo Escobar3B3
Eddie RosarioCF9
Danny SantanaLF22
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