MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT DETROIT TIGERS
04/23/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 286 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23RD , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (11-17) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
Detroit Tigers (10-12) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 X 3 12 0
Tigers Clip Twins in Tight Contest, 3-1
In a tight game between the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins, pitcher Andy Cooper was terrific on the mound. The Detroit left-hander helped his team to the 3-1 win. The win was credited to Harry Coveleski in relief. His record improves to 2-0. Firpo Marberry took the loss. Minnesota falls to 11-17.

The game was at a stalemate until center fielder Ty Cobb came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing Minnesota pitcher Firpo Marberry, he hit a 1-0 fastball for a 2-run single. It was a game-changer, putting Detroit on top, 3-1.

"Andy pitched like a champ," said Detroit manager .
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeMoss 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .232 1 3
K. Puckett LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .167 0 3
O. Charleston CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .320 9 20
J. Gibson DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .214 6 15
T. Oliva RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 3 7
   a-C. Knoblauch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 1 2
H. Killebrew 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .135 0 4
C. Travis 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .296 1 6
Z. Versalles SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 0 5
J. Mauer C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .253 1 11
Totals 31 1 6 1 1 10 6      
a - C. Knoblauch pinch hit for T. Oliva in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Mauer (7, 5th Inning off A. Cooper, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Travis (1, 2nd Inning off A. Cooper, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. DeMoss (1, 3rd Inning off A. Cooper, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. DeMoss 3 , K. Puckett , O. Charleston , C. Travis 4 , J. Mauer 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. DeMoss , Z. Versalles , J. Mauer
Sac Bunt: Z. Versalles
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Puckett (4)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Travis (3)
Double Plays: 1 (DeMoss-Versalles-Killebrew)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Cobb CF 5 0 2 3 0 0 2 .330 0 9
C. Gehringer 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .337 3 14
H. Heilmann DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .307 2 17
H. Greenberg 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .175 5 15
A. Kaline LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .177 1 5
V. Wertz RF 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .300 1 7
A. Trammell SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .171 1 5
   a-N. Cash PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 0 2
   c-P. Polanco SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 0
D. Evans 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .219 0 5
B. Freehan C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .203 0 3
   b-T. Phillips PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 0 3
   d-L. Parrish C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 36 3 12 3 3 5 26      
a - N. Cash pinch hit for A. Trammell in the 8th
b - T. Phillips pinch hit for B. Freehan in the 8th
c - P. Polanco substituted for N. Cash in the 9th
d - L. Parrish substituted for T. Phillips in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Gehringer (10, 1st Inning off D. Leonard, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Cobb 2 , C. Gehringer 3 , H. Heilmann , A. Kaline , V. Wertz 3 , N. Cash , D. Evans 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Gehringer , H. Heilmann , H. Greenberg , A. Kaline , A. Trammell
GIDP: D. Evans
Team LOB: 12
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Leonard 6.2 8 1 1 3 4 0 110 3.94   
F. Marberry L (2-4) 0.2 4 2 2 0 1 0 24 6.23   
E. Guardado 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Leonard 55
Batters Faced: D. Leonard 31, F. Marberry 6, E. Guardado 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Leonard 9-6, F. Marberry 1-0, E. Guardado 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Leonard 110-69, F. Marberry 24-16, E. Guardado 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Marberry 1-0 , E. Guardado 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Cooper 6.1 5 1 1 1 9 0 97 2.68   
H. Coveleski W (2-0) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.02   
W. Hernandez SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 8.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Cooper 67
Batters Faced: A. Cooper 25, H. Coveleski 5, W. Hernandez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Cooper 5-5, H. Coveleski 2-1, W. Hernandez 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Cooper 97-63, H. Coveleski 13-10, W. Hernandez 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Coveleski 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andy Cooper
Ballpark: Comerica Tigers Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 28591
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