MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT DETROIT TIGERS
08/17/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 1206 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (63-50) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 1
Detroit Tigers (48-60) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 X 3 7 0
Tigers Post 3-1 Win
In a low-scoring contest between the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins, Justin Verlander was the X factor. The Detroit right-hander spearheaded the 3-1 win. The winning pitcher was Verlander, now 3-13. He tossed 6.2 innings of 3-hit ball, while walking 2 and fanning 10. Detroit goes to 48-60, Minnesota to 63-50.

The Twins had been locked in a 0-0 tie with the Tigers going into the bottom of the fifth inning. That changed quickly when the 33-year old second baseman Charlie Gehringer came to the plate. Gehringer hit a 3-run home run on a 1-1 fastball from Minnesota hurler Bert Blyleven. It was Gehringer's 6th home run of the year.

In postgame remarks, Gehringer applauded his team's "toughness."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .264 2 19
   a-H. Killebrew PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .148 5 12
   b-T. Oliva RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 6 16
R. Carew 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .311 3 24
J. Gibson C 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .206 31 69
O. Charleston CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .246 25 67
K. Puckett LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .236 6 25
C. Travis 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 1 19
   c-B. Harper PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
B. DeMoss 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .208 1 14
C. Knoblauch DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .194 4 8
Z. Versalles SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .233 0 6
Totals 31 1 4 1 2 12 10      
a - H. Killebrew pinch hit for S. Rice in the 8th
b - T. Oliva substituted for H. Killebrew in the 8th
c - B. Harper pinch hit for C. Travis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Z. Versalles (5, 8th Inning off H. Coveleski, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gibson (31, 6th Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Rice , J. Gibson 4 , K. Puckett , Z. Versalles 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Rice , R. Carew , J. Gibson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. DeMoss (10)

FIELDING
Errors: Z. Versalles (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Cobb CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 6 .288 1 28
C. Gehringer 2B 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 .258 6 51
H. Heilmann DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .265 8 67
H. Greenberg 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .237 20 49
A. Kaline LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .251 3 34
V. Wertz RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .219 7 37
A. Trammell SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .231 6 32
D. Evans 3B 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .213 11 37
B. Freehan C 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .221 5 27
Totals 32 3 7 3 5 9 22      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Greenberg (16, 1st Inning off B. Blyleven, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Heilmann (28, 5th Inning off B. Blyleven, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: H. Heilmann (6, 4th Inning off B. Blyleven, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Gehringer (6, 5th Inning off B. Blyleven, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Gehringer 4 , H. Heilmann 5 , H. Greenberg 2 , A. Kaline , V. Wertz 2
2-out RBI: C. Gehringer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Cobb 2 , H. Greenberg , A. Kaline , V. Wertz
Team LOB: 10
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Blyleven L (10-8) 5.1 6 3 3 3 7 1 95 2.90   
R. Aguilera 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 3.80   
F. Marberry 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Blyleven 48
Batters Faced: B. Blyleven 25, R. Aguilera 6, F. Marberry 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Blyleven 4-5, R. Aguilera 1-3, F. Marberry 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Blyleven 95-57, R. Aguilera 23-12, F. Marberry 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Aguilera 2-0
WP: F. Marberry
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Verlander W (3-13) 6.2 3 1 1 2 10 1 99 4.68   
H. Coveleski H (7) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 2.43   
W. Hernandez SV (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 5.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Verlander 72
Batters Faced: J. Verlander 25, H. Coveleski 5, W. Hernandez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Verlander 5-5, H. Coveleski 1-2, W. Hernandez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Verlander 99-63, H. Coveleski 16-10, W. Hernandez 14-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Verlander
Ballpark: Comerica Tigers Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 33683
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