Twins 7, Tigers 6
Joe Nathan and Nick Punto celebrate the Twins' fifth straight win. (AP)
By Leslie Parker / Special to MLB.com
Boof Bonser steadied after a tough first frame to give the Twins a chance, and the bats took him off the hook, overcoming a six-run deficit. Joe Mauer's two-run single in the seventh capped the comeback and sealed Minnesota's fifth straight win.
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Minnesota 7, Detroit 6
Today's Boxes 5/4/08
KC 2, CLE 0
NYY 8, SEA 2
TOR 4, CWS 3
FLA 10, SD 3
ATL 14, CIN 7
WSH 5, PIT 2
PHI 6, SF 5
BOS 7, TB 3
HOU 8, MIL 6
COL 7, LAD 2
LAA 6, BAL 5
OAK 3, TEX 1
NYM 5, ARI 2
STL 5, CHC 3
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Standings thru 5/4/08 | Recap: DET | MIN | Gameday | Tigers stats | Twins stats
Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Granderson , CF4 1 2 1 1 2 1 .317
Polanco , 2B4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .250
Cabrera , 1B5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .265
Ordonez , DH4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .311
Guillen , 3B4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .313
Thames , RF4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .220
Renteria , SS4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .306
Rodriguez , C4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .248
Jones, J , LF4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .165
Totals 37 6 10 4 1 7 13
BATTING 2B : Polanco (6, Bonser).HR : Granderson (5, 1st inning off Bonser, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Granderson 5; Polanco 3; Cabrera; Ordonez; Guillen; Thames; Renteria 2.RBI : Granderson (8), Ordonez (23), Guillen (13), Renteria (18).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Granderson; Cabrera 2; Ordonez.S : Polanco.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING SB : Granderson (1, 2nd base off Nathan/Mauer), Renteria (1, 2nd base off Bonser/Mauer).FIELDING E : Guillen (6, throw).
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gomez , CF4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .271
Harris , 2B4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .270
Mauer , C4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .333
Morneau , 1B4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .284
Cuddyer , RF4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280
Monroe , DH4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .278
Young , LF4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263
Tolbert , 3B3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .302
Punto , SS3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250
Totals 34 7 9 7 0 8 6
BATTING 2B : Mauer (8, Rogers), Punto (1, Rogers), Tolbert (4, Rogers), Harris (6, Miner).TB : Gomez; Harris 2; Mauer 3; Morneau; Monroe; Young; Tolbert 2; Punto 2.RBI : Morneau (25), Punto 2 (2), Gomez (8), Harris (7), Mauer 2 (14).2-out RBI : Morneau; Gomez; Harris; Mauer 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Harris.Team LOB : 3.FIELDING E : Mauer (1, throw).
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Rogers 6.2 6 5 3 0 6 0 6.27
Miner (L, 1-2)0.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 8.83
Seay (BS, 1)0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.89
Cruceta 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bonser 6.0 8 6 5 0 5 1 4.29
Guerrier (W, 2-1)2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.63
Nathan (S, 11)1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.69
WP : Bonser.Pitches-strikes : Rogers 96-67, Miner 6-4, Seay 9-6, Cruceta 10-8, Bonser 99-69, Guerrier 35-22, Nathan 11-10.Ground outs-fly outs : Rogers 5-9, Miner 0-0, Seay 0-0, Cruceta 2-0, Bonser 8-6, Guerrier 3-2, Nathan 1-1.Batters faced : Rogers 27, Miner 2, Seay 2, Cruceta 3, Bonser 27, Guerrier 8, Nathan 4.Inherited runners-scored : Miner 2-2, Seay 2-2.Umpires : HP: Tom Hallion. 1B: Brian O'Nora. 2B: Jerry Crawford. 3B: Paul Nauert.Weather : 70 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 2:46.Att : 29,821.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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