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On The Field
Comerica Park
Detroit, Michigan
Jeff Gray
Brayan Villarreal
W (5-0)
IP H ER BB K ERA
2.0 1 0 0 1 4.08
L (3-2)
IP H ER BB K ERA
2.0 3 1 2 1 1.61
Glen Perkins
S (4)
IP H ER BB K ERA
1.0 0 0 0 0 3.28

Twins 8, Tigers 6
The Detroit Tigers had a feel-good story in an 8-6 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night. Darin Downs made his major league debut, striking out one and walking one in a hitless ninth inning, to complete quite a comeback. He had a fractured skull and brain swelling after getting hit by a line drive while pitching for Tampa Bay's Double-A team in 2009, putting him on the brink of death. Downs said he didn't think about his journey during the...
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Scoring Summary
Top of 1st
- Willingham hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder Berry, Revere scored.
Bottom of 2nd
- Raburn doubled to right, Fielder scored, Avila to third.
- Boesch singled to center, Avila scored, Raburn scored.
Top of 3rd
- Mauer safe at first on R.Santiago's error, Revere scored.
- Willingham homered to left on a 3-1 count, Mauer scored.
- Plouffe homered to left on a 1-2 count, Morneau scored.
Bottom of 4th
- Boesch homered to left on a 0-0 count.
- A.Jackson homered to left on a 0-1 count, R.Santiago scored.
Top of 7th
- Doumit hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder A.Jackson, Mauer scored, Willingham to third, Morneau to second.
Top of 9th
- Mauer homered to left on a 3-1 count.

Season Series
Date Home Score Pitchers
Mon 4/1 Min DET 4 at
MIN 2
W: Verlander
L: Worley
Wed 4/3 Min DET 2 at
MIN 3
W: Perkins
L: Coke
Thu 4/4 Min DET 2 at
MIN 8
W: Pelfrey
L: Porcello
Mon 4/29 Det MIN 3 at
DET 4
W: Scherzer
L: Pelfrey
Tue 4/30 Det MIN 1 at
DET 6
W: Verlander
L: Worley
Wed 5/1 Det MIN 6 at
DET 2
W: Diamond
L: Sanchez
Date Home Time (ET)
Thu 5/23 DET 7:08 pm
Fri 5/24 DET 7:08 pm
Sat 5/25 DET 4:08 pm
Sun 5/26 DET 1:08 pm
Fri 6/14 MIN 8:10 pm
Sat 6/15 MIN 7:15 pm
Sun 6/16 MIN 2:10 pm
Tue 8/20 DET 7:08 pm
Wed 8/21 DET 7:08 pm
Thu 8/22 DET 1:08 pm
Mon 9/23 MIN 8:10 pm
Tue 9/24 MIN 8:10 pm
Wed 9/25 MIN 8:10 pm
Box Scores
Lineup
Name AB R H RBI BB
1. D. Span, CF 5 0 1 0 0
2. B. Revere, RF 4 2 2 0 1
3. J. Mauer, C 5 3 3 1 0
4. J. Willingham, LF 3 1 2 3 1
5. J. Morneau, 1B 4 1 1 0 1
6. T. Plouffe, 3B 4 1 1 2 1
7. R. Doumit, DH 3 0 0 1 1
8. B. Dozier, SS 5 0 0 0 0
9. A. Casilla, 2B 4 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 10 7 5
Lineup
Name AB R H RBI BB
1. A. Jackson, CF 4 1 1 2 0
2. Q. Berry, LF 3 0 1 0 1
3. M. Cabrera, 3B 4 0 0 0 0
4. P. Fielder, 1B 4 1 1 0 0
5. D. Young, DH 4 0 0 0 0
6. A. Avila, C 4 1 1 0 0
7. R. Raburn, 2B 4 1 1 1 0
8. B. Boesch, RF 4 1 3 3 0
9. R. Santiago, SS 4 1 2 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6 1
Pitcher
Name IP H R ER BB K ERA*
N Blackburn 4.0 8 6 6 1 1 8.10
J Gray
(W, 5-0)
2.0 1 0 0 0 1 4.08
K Waldrop
(H, 1)
1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0.00
T Robertson
(H, 2)
1.0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40
G Perkins
(S, 4)
1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3.28
Pitcher
Name IP H R ER BB K ERA*
D Below 2.2 5 5 1 0 3 2.75
J Ortega 2.1 1 1 1 1 4 3.38
B Villarreal
(L, 3-2)
2.0 3 1 1 2 1 1.61
J Benoit 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 2.37
D Downs 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0.00
* = Season Stat

BATTING
2B: J Mauer (18), J Willingham (21)
HR: J Mauer (5), J Willingham (18), T Plouffe (19)
BASERUNNING
SB: B Revere (16), J Mauer (4)
BATTING
2B: R Raburn (10)
HR: A Jackson (9), B Boesch (8)
BASERUNNING
CS: B Boesch (2)
Complete Box Score

Player News
Twins
Joe Mauer (MIN - C)

News: Mauer has a stiff back, keeping him out of the lineup for the series opener against Boston.  (STATS - Fri. May 17, 2013)

News: Mastroianni (ankle) will undergo surgery Wednesday and is expected to miss at least six weeks, MLB.com reports.  (RotoWire - Fri. May 17, 2013)
Joe Mauer (MIN - C)

News: Mauer was held out of Friday's lineup against the Red Sox due to back stiffness, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.  (RotoWire - Fri. May 17, 2013)
Tigers
Jose Valverde (DET - P)

News: Valverde pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn his fourth save of the season and preserve the Tigers 2-1 win over the Rangers on Friday. He gave up no hits, walked one and did not strike anyone out.  (RotoWire - Fri. May 17, 2013)
Miguel Cabrera (DET - 3B)

News: Cabrera went 3-for-4 with a double, one RBI and a run scored against the Rangers on Friday. He currently leads the AL with 42 RBI and is currently hitting .506 (27-for-53) with runners in scoring position.  (RotoWire - Fri. May 17, 2013)
Rick Porcello (DET - P)

News: Porcello held the Rangers to one run on five hits and a walk with six strikeouts over 5.2 innings Friday.  (RotoWire - Fri. May 17, 2013)

Injury Report
Twins
NameInjuryStatus
D MastroianniStress reaction in left ankleon 15-day DL
C De VriesRight forearm strainon 15-day DL
T WoodRight rotator cuff strainon 15-day DL
Tigers
NameInjuryStatus
A JacksonStrained right hamstringon 15-day DL
O DotelRight elbow inflammationon 15-day DL

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