MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT DETROIT TIGERS
10/04/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 2414 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (67-94) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 0
Detroit Tigers (80-81) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 7 2
Twins Handed 4-3 Loss by Detroit
The Detroit Tigers scooted past the Minnesota Twins, 4-3, at Comerica Tigers Park. Detroit pitcher Hal Newhouser, in particular, performed like a star. Detroit is in third place in the American League Central Division with a record of 80-81.

Curtis Granderson took Minnesota hurler Bert Blyleven deep in the bottom of the third. His 2-run home run put the Tigers on top, 4-2. In all, Granderson had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 3.

"I want us to come out, have fun, hit some balls, and score. We're having a tough time," said , the Minnesota manager.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .223 1 37
   d-J. Cronin PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 1 1
T. Oliva DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .245 15 55
   e-T. Hunter DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 0 0
C. Knoblauch 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .267 12 61
H. Killebrew 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .228 22 68
B. Allison RF 4 0 1 1 0 3 2 .163 4 12
C. Travis 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252 4 43
   a-K. Puckett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 16 59
   b-E. Yost 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 1
J. Mauer C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255 17 59
G. Goslin LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 3 19
   c-Z. Versalles PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 0 3
R. Peckinpaugh SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .230 1 32
Totals 36 3 8 3 1 5 11      
a - K. Puckett pinch hit for C. Travis in the 8th
b - E. Yost substituted for K. Puckett in the 8th
c - Z. Versalles pinch hit for G. Goslin in the 9th
d - J. Cronin pinch hit for S. Rice in the 9th
e - T. Hunter inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Knoblauch (28, 3rd Inning off H. Newhouser, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Killebrew (23, 8th Inning off H. Newhouser, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Oliva (15, 1st Inning off H. Newhouser, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Killebrew (22, 1st Inning off H. Newhouser, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Rice , T. Oliva 4 , C. Knoblauch 2 , H. Killebrew 6 , B. Allison , C. Travis , R. Peckinpaugh
2-out RBI: H. Killebrew , B. Allison
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hunter , H. Killebrew , B. Allison , R. Peckinpaugh
Sac Bunt: G. Goslin
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
PB: J. Mauer
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Gibson RF 4 1 1 0 0 3 3 .229 5 15
C. Gehringer 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .251 7 47
H. Greenberg 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .271 29 97
H. Heilmann DH 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .261 9 67
A. Kaline LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .287 7 73
C. Granderson CF 3 1 2 2 0 1 1 .262 2 11
D. Evans 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .195 9 49
B. Freehan C 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 8 48
B. Rogell SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .350 0 1
Totals 29 4 7 4 2 11 13      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Heilmann (32, 1st Inning off B. Blyleven, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Granderson (2, 3rd Inning off B. Blyleven, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Gibson , C. Gehringer , H. Heilmann 2 , C. Granderson 5 , B. Freehan , B. Rogell
2-out RBI: C. Granderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Gehringer 2 , C. Granderson
Hit by Pitch: B. Freehan
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Gibson (6)
CS: C. Gehringer (5) , C. Granderson (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Evans 2 (16)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Blyleven L (13-13) 6.0 7 4 4 2 9 1 108 3.57   
R. Aguilera 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23 6.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Blyleven 49
Batters Faced: B. Blyleven 25, R. Aguilera 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Blyleven 3-4, R. Aguilera 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Blyleven 108-62, R. Aguilera 23-13
Hit Batsmen: R. Aguilera
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Newhouser W (18-9) 8.2 8 3 3 0 5 2 117 2.54   
H. Coveleski SV (5) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 1.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Newhouser 61
Batters Faced: H. Newhouser 36, H. Coveleski 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Newhouser 15-6, H. Coveleski 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Newhouser 117-73, H. Coveleski 8-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Coveleski 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hal Newhouser
Ballpark: Comerica Tigers Park
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:08 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 40670
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