MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT DETROIT TIGERS
09/14/2004
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 9544 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 2004 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (63-81) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 4 2
Detroit Tigers (76-68) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 4 11 2
Tigers Score Late to Beat Twins, 4-3
Detroit Tigers starter Robert Averette pitched a strong game against the Minnesota Twins at Comerica Park, leading the Tigers to victory, 4-3. John LeRoy snagged the win in relief. He goes to 4-4 on the season. Phil Hughes suffered the loss. The win elevated the Tigers to 76-68.

Mark Kotsay was the walk-off hero for Detroit. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Tigers center fielder hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"He who laughs last laughs best," Averette said, postgame.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Suzuki LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .279 5 45
N. Swisher DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .243 17 63
B. Abreu RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .300 18 71
C. Cruz 3B 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .228 14 68
J. Kendall C 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .252 4 42
H. Blalock 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .254 16 72
E. Alfonzo SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .293 13 57
   a-A. LaRoche PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .178 1 7
   b-M. Upton Jr. SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 3 16
J. Damon CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253 8 52
J. Ortiz 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 2
Totals 33 3 4 3 1 11 12      
a - A. LaRoche pinch hit for E. Alfonzo in the 9th
b - M. Upton Jr. substituted for A. LaRoche in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Abreu (49, 4th Inning off R. Averette, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Cruz (14, 8th Inning off D. Tankersley, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Suzuki , B. Abreu 2 , C. Cruz 4 , E. Alfonzo
2-out RBI: C. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Cruz , E. Alfonzo
Hit by Pitch: H. Blalock
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Suzuki (12)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Suzuki (5) , C. Cruz (18)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Tatis DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .278 19 70
M. Kotsay CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .291 18 76
B. Giles LF 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 .250 13 69
T. Clark 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .262 20 78
D. Lee 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .272 9 77
W. Otanez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 18 62
F. Sanchez 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .267 2 55
S. Lopez RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .325 3 19
   a-D. Mientkiewicz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 2 43
A. Munoz C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .253 5 22
Totals 36 4 11 3 1 6 10      
a - D. Mientkiewicz pinch hit for S. Lopez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Giles (22, 5th Inning off C. Bello, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Sanchez (36, 6th Inning off B. Petrick, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Kotsay 2 , B. Giles 5 , T. Clark , D. Lee , F. Sanchez 3 , A. Munoz
2-out RBI: B. Giles , T. Clark
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Clark , S. Lopez , A. Munoz
Sac Bunt: W. Otanez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Sanchez (4)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Lee (19) , W. Otanez (13)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bello 5.0 7 3 3 1 4 0 89 4.32   
B. Petrick 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 27 12.00   
P. Hughes L (5-8) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 24 5.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bello 44
Batters Faced: C. Bello 23, B. Petrick 8, P. Hughes 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bello 5-5, B. Petrick 2-3, P. Hughes 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bello 89-60, B. Petrick 27-17, P. Hughes 24-18
Balk: C. Bello
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Averette 7.1 3 1 0 0 7 0 98 3.73   
D. Tankersley BS (4) 0.2 1 2 0 1 2 1 17 5.97   
J. LeRoy W (4-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 2.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Averette 77
Batters Faced: R. Averette 28, D. Tankersley 4, J. LeRoy 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Averette 9-6, D. Tankersley 0-0, J. LeRoy 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Averette 98-67, D. Tankersley 17-9, J. LeRoy 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Tankersley 1-1
Hit Batsmen: R. Averette
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Robert Averette
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 38443
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