MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT DETROIT TIGERS
10/03/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 2392 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3RD , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Minnesota Twins (67-93) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Detroit Tigers (79-81) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10 0
Tigers Need Extra Innings to Top Twins, 3-2
Detroit Tigers starter Jack Morris turned in a sterling performance against the Minnesota Twins, leading his team to a slim, 3-2 win in 11 innings. The Tigers, at 79-81, sit in third place in the American League Central Division.

Detroit got a jolt from Norm Cash. The pinch hitter ripped a solo home run in the bottom of the 11th inning to win the game. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it brought the house down.

"There's no crying in baseball," said Minnesota manager , stoically.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Carew 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284 6 42
   a-Z. Versalles PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 3
   b-B. Myer 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
T. Hunter CF 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 .133 0 0
K. Puckett LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .272 16 59
C. Travis 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 4 43
   c-J. Cronin PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 1 1
   f-J. Judge 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .391 0 3
   g-H. Killebrew PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225 21 67
G. Goslin DH 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .218 3 19
   d-C. Knoblauch DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .267 12 61
J. Morneau 1B 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .268 3 13
   e-E. Yost PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 0 1
B. Allison RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .158 4 11
R. Peckinpaugh SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .230 1 32
E. Battey C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .141 2 7
Totals 39 2 7 2 2 9 13      
a - Z. Versalles pinch hit for R. Carew in the 8th
b - B. Myer substituted for Z. Versalles in the 8th
c - J. Cronin pinch hit for C. Travis in the 9th
d - C. Knoblauch inserted as DH in the 9th
e - E. Yost pinch hit for J. Morneau in the 9th
f - J. Judge substituted for J. Cronin in the 9th
g - H. Killebrew pinch hit for J. Judge in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Morneau (5, 7th Inning off J. Morris, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Goslin (13, 7th Inning off J. Morris, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Myer (2, 11th Inning off W. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Goslin (3, 5th Inning off J. Morris, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Myer 3 , J. Cronin , G. Goslin 6 , J. Morneau 3 , R. Peckinpaugh
2-out RBI: J. Morneau
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Travis , C. Knoblauch , E. Yost , B. Allison
GIDP: B. Allison
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Knoblauch (31)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Crawford RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .262 3 31
T. Cobb CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .292 5 60
H. Heilmann DH 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .261 9 65
H. Greenberg 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .273 29 97
C. Gehringer 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .251 7 47
   a-P. Polanco PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176 0 4
   c-N. Cash PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .226 3 18
A. Trammell SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225 15 55
G. Kell 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .258 1 13
B. Freehan C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .266 8 48
B. Veach LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .375 0 1
   b-T. Phillips PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .214 1 10
Totals 40 3 10 3 1 7 11      
a - P. Polanco pinch hit for C. Gehringer in the 9th
b - T. Phillips pinch hit for B. Veach in the 9th
c - N. Cash pinch hit for P. Polanco in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Crawford (21, 3rd Inning off J. Santana, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Kell (4, 5th Inning off J. Santana, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Heilmann (9, 1st Inning off J. Santana, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Cash (3, 11th Inning off J. Nathan, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Crawford 3 , T. Cobb 2 , H. Heilmann 5 , C. Gehringer , N. Cash 4 , G. Kell 3
2-out RBI: S. Crawford , H. Heilmann
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Cobb 2 , H. Greenberg , A. Trammell , T. Phillips
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Gehringer (12) , G. Kell (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Trammell-Gehringer-Greenberg)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Santana 7.2 7 2 2 0 3 1 102 4.25   
E. Guardado 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 5.04   
J. Nathan L (3-9) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 11 4.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Santana 60
Batters Faced: J. Santana 30, E. Guardado 6, J. Nathan 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Santana 11-9, E. Guardado 1-1, J. Nathan 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Santana 102-70, E. Guardado 23-14, J. Nathan 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Guardado 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Morris 7.1 5 2 2 1 5 1 103 4.42   
J. Hiller 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 1.60   
W. Hernandez 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 18 3.07   
H. Coveleski W (4-1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 1.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Morris 64
Batters Faced: J. Morris 27, J. Hiller 6, W. Hernandez 6, H. Coveleski 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Morris 8-8, J. Hiller 2-2, W. Hernandez 2-0, H. Coveleski 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Morris 103-67, J. Hiller 21-14, W. Hernandez 18-12, H. Coveleski 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hiller 1-0 , H. Coveleski 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jack Morris
Ballpark: Comerica Tigers Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:08 PM ET
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 34098
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