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Twins 4

Tigers 3

Final

Hardy comes up big in the ninth

J.J. Hardy hit a triple in the ninth and scored the winning run on a wild pitch after the Tigers rallied to tie the game. Starter Nick Blackburn pitched a complete game for his second win of the season.

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Detroit	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Jackson, A, CF	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	.376
Damon, DH	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.314
Ordonez, RF	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	.291
Cabrera, Mi, 1B	4	0	2	1	0	1	1	.355
Boesch, LF	4	1	1	1	0	0	4	.294
Inge, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	3	.255
Sizemore, S, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.250
Laird, C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.141
Avila, C	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.162
Everett, SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.182
a-Santiago, PH-SS	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.315
Totals	35	3	11	3	1	2	16	.282

a-Singled for Everett in the 9th.

Minnesota	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Span, CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.250
Hudson, O, 2B	3	1	0	0	1	1	2	.297
Morneau, 1B	4	0	1	0	0	2	3	.351
Thome, DH	4	1	1	1	0	2	1	.263
Cuddyer, RF	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	.309
Young, D, LF	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	.274
Hardy, SS	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	.250
Ramos, W, C	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.583
Punto, 3B	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.237
Totals	31	4	8	3	3	8	11	.279

BATTING
2B: Everett (3, Blackburn), Avila (3, Blackburn).
HR: Boesch (2, 9th inning off Blackburn, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Jackson, A; Damon; Ordonez 2; Cabrera, Mi 2; Boesch 4; Inge; Avila 2; Everett 2; Santiago.
RBI: Ordonez (20), Cabrera, Mi (28), Boesch (10).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Sizemore, S 2; Damon.
GIDP: Ordonez; Inge.
Team RISP: 3-for-9.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Everett-Sizemore, S-Cabrera, Mi, Inge-Sizemore, S-Cabrera, Mi).

BATTING
2B: Thome (4, Willis), Cuddyer (6, Willis).
3B: Hardy (1, Perry).
TB: Span; Morneau; Thome 2; Cuddyer 2; Young, D 2; Hardy 4.
RBI: Thome (15), Young, D (11), Hardy (11).
2-out RBI: Thome; Young, D.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hardy; Morneau 2.
GIDP: Ramos, W; Cuddyer.
Team RISP: 4-for-8.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Hudson, O (3, 2nd base off Willis/Laird).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Hardy-Hudson, O-Morneau, Blackburn-Hardy-Morneau).

Detroit	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Willis	5.1	4	3	3	3	6	3.99
Zumaya	1.2	2	0	0	0	2	1.10
Coke	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	1.88
Perry(L, 1-2)	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	3.00
Totals	8.1	8	4	4	3	8	4.29

Minnesota	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Blackburn(W, 2-1)	9.0	11	3	3	1	2	1	5.79
Totals	9.0	11	3	3	1	2	1	3.64

WP: Perry.
Pitches-strikes: Willis 97-57, Zumaya 25-18, Coke 8-5, Perry 14-8, Blackburn 95-67.
Groundouts-flyouts: Willis 7-3, Zumaya 2-0, Coke 0-1, Perry 2-0, Blackburn 16-3.
Batters faced: Willis 23, Zumaya 6, Coke 2, Perry 3, Blackburn 36.
Inherited runners-scored: Zumaya 1-1, Perry 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Jim Wolf. 1B: Derryl Cousins. 2B: Jim Joyce. 3B: Jim Reynolds.
Weather: 70 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 19 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:32.
Att: 39,020.
Compiled by MLB Advanced Media

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