MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT DETROIT TIGERS
10/02/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 2381 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2ND , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (67-92) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 1
Detroit Tigers (78-81) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 10 0
Tigers Nip Twins, 2-1
The Detroit Tigers got a stellar effort from pitcher Jim Bunning, helping Detroit score a win over the visiting Minnesota Twins, 2-1. With the win, the Tigers improved to 78-81.

The climactic moment came in the bottom of the ninth for Detroit. That's when 31-year old second baseman Placido Polanco hit a run-scoring double off Eddie Guardado to win the game. The home crowd erupted in celebration.

"Luck comes in waves -- good and bad," said Minnesota manager . "So, we've got to keep pressing on."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .223 1 37
   f-T. Hunter PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 0 0
R. Carew 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .285 6 42
   g-E. Yost PH, 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .111 0 1
K. Puckett LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .274 16 59
C. Travis 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .253 4 43
   h-H. Killebrew PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .226 21 67
   i-B. Myer 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 0 0
J. Mauer C 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .257 17 59
   b-Z. Versalles PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296 0 3
   d-J. Morneau 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 3 12
C. Knoblauch DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .268 12 61
J. Judge 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .391 0 3
   c-J. Cronin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 1 1
   e-B. Harper C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
B. Allison RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 4 11
   a-T. Oliva PH, RF 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .245 14 54
R. Peckinpaugh SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 7 .230 1 32
Totals 35 1 11 1 3 5 27      
a - T. Oliva pinch hit for B. Allison in the 7th
b - Z. Versalles pinch hit for J. Mauer in the 8th
c - J. Cronin pinch hit for J. Judge in the 8th
d - J. Morneau substituted for Z. Versalles in the 8th
e - B. Harper substituted for J. Cronin in the 8th
f - T. Hunter pinch hit for S. Rice in the 9th
g - E. Yost pinch hit for R. Carew in the 9th
h - H. Killebrew pinch hit for C. Travis in the 9th
i - B. Myer substituted for H. Killebrew in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Yost (1, 9th Inning off W. Hernandez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Carew , E. Yost 2 , K. Puckett , C. Travis 2 , J. Mauer 2 , Z. Versalles , C. Knoblauch , J. Judge , T. Oliva
2-out RBI: E. Yost
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Carew , C. Travis , H. Killebrew , J. Mauer , J. Cronin , R. Peckinpaugh
GIDP: C. Knoblauch , J. Judge
Sac Bunt: R. Peckinpaugh
Hit by Pitch: B. Allison
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Carew (35)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Johnson (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Carew-Judge)
OF assists: 1 (Rice(Whitaker at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Crawford RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 3 30
   a-K. Gibson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 5 15
A. Trammell SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .227 15 55
H. Greenberg 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .275 29 97
T. Cobb CF 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .291 5 60
H. Heilmann DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .260 8 64
A. Kaline LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .289 7 73
D. Evans 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .197 9 49
   b-G. Kell PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .242 1 13
L. Whitaker 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .400 0 0
   c-P. Polanco PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .180 0 4
B. Freehan C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268 8 48
Totals 32 2 10 2 3 4 14      
a - K. Gibson substituted for S. Crawford in the 9th
b - G. Kell pinch hit for D. Evans in the 9th
c - P. Polanco pinch hit for L. Whitaker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Whitaker (1, 5th Inning off W. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Polanco (4, 9th Inning off E. Guardado, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Trammell 2 , H. Greenberg , H. Heilmann , A. Kaline 2 , D. Evans , L. Whitaker 3 , P. Polanco 2
2-out RBI: A. Kaline
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Evans
GIDP: B. Freehan
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Greenberg-Trammell-Greenberg, Trammell-Whitaker-Greenberg)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Johnson L (9-10) 8.0 8 2 2 2 4 0 117 2.66   
E. Guardado 0.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 5.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Johnson 60
Batters Faced: W. Johnson 32, E. Guardado 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Johnson 13-5, E. Guardado 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Johnson 117-79, E. Guardado 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Guardado 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bunning 7.1 8 0 0 2 4 0 109 4.49   
J. Hiller H (15) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 1.65   
W. Hernandez W (4-5), BS (7) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 21 3.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bunning 64
Batters Faced: J. Bunning 31, J. Hiller 3, W. Hernandez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bunning 11-5, J. Hiller 1-1, W. Hernandez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bunning 109-72, J. Hiller 14-8, W. Hernandez 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hiller 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Bunning
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Bunning
Ballpark: Comerica Tigers Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:08 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 27759
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