MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT DETROIT TIGERS
09/27/2006
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 9881 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 2006 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (62-96) 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 5 7 0
Detroit Tigers (73-86) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Twins Hand Tigers 5-1 Loss
The Minnesota Twins picked up a win at Comerica Park, downing the Detroit Tigers, 5-1. On the mound for Minnesota was right-hander Jin-ho Cho, who played a pivotal role in the win. The winner was Cho. He threw 8.0 innings of 7-hit ball. The loser was Oscar Alvarez. Brendon Cowsill converted his 12th save in 12 tries.

Chuck Koone broke a 1-1 tie in the top of the fifth with a run-scoring sacrifice fly. It put the Twins in front, 2-1. For the game, Koone was 1 for 3 with a walk.

"It was a good effort all around," said Koone.

The win has Minnesota at 62-96.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Koone RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 4 .234 11 44
A. Sustaita DH 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .258 13 46
L. Guzman 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .291 2 21
M. Upton Jr. SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282 19 79
J. Kendall C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294 3 44
S. Moss LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .237 4 35
A. Heether 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .237 13 66
V. Garcia CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .196 13 65
M. Padilla 3B 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .312 10 22
Totals 31 5 7 5 3 4 12      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Heether (27, 5th Inning off O. Alvarez, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Sustaita (19, 7th Inning off O. Alvarez, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Padilla (2, 7th Inning off O. Alvarez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Koone , A. Sustaita 2 , J. Kendall , A. Heether 2 , V. Garcia 2 , M. Padilla 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Sustaita , M. Upton Jr.
GIDP: C. Koone
Sac Fly: C. Koone , L. Guzman
Hit by Pitch: J. Kendall , M. Padilla
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Kendall (11)

FIELDING
Triple Plays: 1 (Padilla-Heether-Guzman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cust CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .230 18 67
E. Alfonzo SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .239 10 64
D. Mientkiewicz C 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .292 4 51
J. Parra DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260 22 72
O. Young 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .297 21 107
D. Richar 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .287 5 26
F. Tatis 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .258 20 77
D. Span LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .253 3 14
J. Ruiz RF 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .250 1 3
   a-J. Fraga PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 10 32
Totals 33 1 8 1 2 7 16      
a - J. Fraga pinch hit for J. Ruiz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Richar (9, 2nd Inning off J. Cho, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Cust , E. Alfonzo , D. Mientkiewicz , O. Young , D. Richar 2 , D. Span , J. Ruiz 2
2-out RBI: D. Mientkiewicz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Mientkiewicz , D. Span
GIDP: J. Fraga
Hit by Pitch: D. Richar
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cust (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Alfonzo-Richar-Tatis)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cho W (13-14) 8.0 7 1 1 1 7 0 130 3.81   
M. Carvajal 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 5.28   
B. Cowsill SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cho 70
Batters Faced: J. Cho 33, M. Carvajal 2, B. Cowsill 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cho 6-11, M. Carvajal 0-0, B. Cowsill 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cho 130-86, M. Carvajal 7-3, B. Cowsill 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Cowsill 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Cho
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Alvarez L (11-9) 6.2 6 5 5 3 4 0 101 3.98   
M. Reyes 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.99   
R. Harden 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Alvarez 43
Batters Faced: O. Alvarez 30, M. Reyes 4, R. Harden 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Alvarez 6-9, M. Reyes 4-0, R. Harden 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Alvarez 101-60, M. Reyes 9-7, R. Harden 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Reyes 1-0
Hit Batsmen: O. Alvarez 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jin-ho Cho
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 27997
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