MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT DETROIT TIGERS
05/01/2043
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 979 - FRIDAY, MAY 1ST , 2043 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Minnesota Twins (14-14) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 12 0
Detroit Tigers (14-13) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 4
Tigers Lose, 5-2, in 12
The Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers put on quite a show.

Minnesota Twins starter Steve Diedrich pitched a strong game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park, leading the Twins to victory, 5-2. Minnesota has a record of 14-14.

The game was at a stalemate until left fielder Eli Favela came to bat in the top of the 12th. Facing Detroit pitcher Joe Watkins, he hit a 0-2 fastball for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Minnesota on top, 3-2.

"Our team found a way to get it done," said Favela.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Bowker RF 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .225 1 7
   a-C. Barreda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227 3 10
   b-F. Cerda RF, 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .059 0 0
R. Knapp 1B 6 0 0 0 0 1 4 .240 1 2
M. Lail 3B 6 0 0 0 0 2 3 .270 2 11
   c-O. Ornelas RF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 0
L. Munoz DH 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 .294 9 19
C. Martin CF 6 3 3 0 0 1 3 .247 1 5
E. Favela LF, RF 5 1 2 1 1 1 0 .263 0 9
A. McCaffrey 2B 6 0 2 1 0 1 3 .217 1 3
S. Hansen C 5 1 2 2 1 2 4 .263 3 5
J. Guzik SS 5 0 1 0 1 2 3 .265 1 5
Totals 50 5 12 4 4 15 26      
a - C. Barreda pinch hit for V. Bowker in the 8th
b - F. Cerda substituted for C. Barreda in the 8th
c - O. Ornelas substituted for M. Lail in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Munoz (4, 1st Inning off D. Goldman, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. McCaffrey (1, 8th Inning off J. McCormick, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Martin (1, 12th Inning off J. Watkins, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Hansen (3, 12th Inning off J. Watkins, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Munoz 3 , C. Martin 5 , E. Favela 2 , A. McCaffrey 3 , S. Hansen 5 , J. Guzik
2-out RBI: S. Hansen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Bowker , C. Barreda , R. Knapp , M. Lail , C. Martin , J. Guzik
GIDP: M. Lail
Hit by Pitch: V. Bowker
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Cerda (2) , C. Martin (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Gardocki LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .211 3 8
V. Haynes DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 0 3
   a-J. Venzor DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .151 0 5
J. Pea 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .304 7 20
O. Rodrigues SS 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .298 3 18
D. Mueller 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .227 5 12
S. Sporrer RF 5 0 1 1 0 3 1 .212 4 8
M. Kleeberg CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 1
J. Day C 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .103 1 1
D. Davila 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .364 0 0
   b-C. Suarez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 6 17
   c-J. Wooldridge 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 1
Totals 41 2 5 2 1 13 7      
a - J. Venzor inserted as DH in the 8th
b - C. Suarez pinch hit for D. Davila in the 10th
c - J. Wooldridge substituted for C. Suarez in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Rodrigues (8, 4th Inning off S. Diedrich, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Pea (4, 4th Inning off S. Diedrich, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Pea 2 , O. Rodrigues 4 , S. Sporrer
2-out RBI: O. Rodrigues , S. Sporrer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Mueller , S. Sporrer , M. Kleeberg
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Rodrigues 2 (8)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Goldman (1) , O. Rodrigues 2 (4) , S. Sporrer (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Davila-Pea-Mueller)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Diedrich 7.0 4 2 2 0 11 0 100 3.51   
J. Clark 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 3.29   
D. Witucki 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.29   
S. Hopkins 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 3.00   
J. Merritt W (2-1) 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Diedrich 72
Batters Faced: S. Diedrich 25, J. Clark 3, D. Witucki 1, S. Hopkins 4, J. Merritt 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Diedrich 5-5, J. Clark 0-2, D. Witucki 0-1, S. Hopkins 1-0, J. Merritt 4-5
Pitches - Strikes: S. Diedrich 100-68, J. Clark 11-7, D. Witucki 6-4, S. Hopkins 17-12, J. Merritt 36-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Witucki 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Goldman 5.0 5 2 0 2 8 0 95 2.66   
D. Morton 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 30 1.17   
J. McCormick 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 26 4.15   
J. Alston 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 20 8.44   
J. Watkins L (0-1) 1.1 3 3 3 0 0 1 23 6.23   
M. Justice 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Goldman 59
Batters Faced: D. Goldman 23, D. Morton 9, J. McCormick 9, J. Alston 5, J. Watkins 7, M. Justice 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Goldman 4-2, D. Morton 1-1, J. McCormick 2-3, J. Alston 0-2, J. Watkins 0-4, M. Justice 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Goldman 95-64, D. Morton 30-21, J. McCormick 26-17, J. Alston 20-12, J. Watkins 23-14, M. Justice 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Morton 1-1 , J. Watkins 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Morton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Diedrich
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM ET
Time: 4:19
Attendance: 29604
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