Twins 6, Tigers 2

October 3rd, 2009 Tigers lose, tied with Twins for AL Central leadDETROIT — The AL Central has come down to the final day. The Detroit Tigers dropped into a first-place tie with Minnesota, looking listless Saturday night in a 5-1 loss to Freddy Garcia and the Chicago White Sox.

September 30th, 2009 Tigers beat Twins; move closer to AL Central titleDETROIT — Magglio Ordonez hit a three-run double and the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 7-2 on Wednesday night to move closer to the AL Central title. Eddie Bonine pitched five effective innings after getting off to a rough start for Detroit, which increased its lead to three games over the Twins.

September 30th, 2009 Tigers 7, Twins 2 Minnesota Detroitab r h biab r h biSpan cf 5 0 2 0 Grndrs cf5 0 0 0OCarer ss 5 1 1 0 Polanc 2b3 1 1 0Mauer c 4 1 1 0 Thoms rf3 1 0 0Kubel rf 3 0 1 1 MiCarr 1b4 1 2 0Cuddyr 1b 3 0 1 0 Ordonz dh4 1 2 3DlmYn lf 4 0 2 1 CGuilln lf2 1 0 0JMorls dh 2 0 0 0 Raburn lf1 0 0 0Tolbert 3b 4 0 1 0 Inge 3b4 1 2 2Punto 2b 4 0 0 0 Avila c2 0 0 0WRmrz pr0 0 0 0Laird c0 0 0 0Santiag ss3 1 2 2Totals 34 2 9 2 Totals31 7 9 7 Minnesota 200 000 000—2Detroit 040 030 00x—7DP_Minnesota 1, Detroit 1. LOB_Minnesota 10, Detroit 6.

September 30th, 2009 Twins-Tigers game postponed by rain; DH on TuesdayDETROIT — The scheduled game between the Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers has been postponed because of rain. Locked in a tight race for the AL Central title, the teams were supposed to begin a four-game series Monday night that could decide the division crown.

September 30th, 2009 Twins 3, Tigers 2, 10 innings Minnesota Detroitab r h biab r h biSpan cf-rf 4 1 2 1 Grndrs cf5 1 2 1OCarer ss 5 1 1 1 Polanc 2b5 0 0 0Mauer c 4 0 0 0 Thoms rf3 0 1 0Kubel rf 4 0 2 0 Raburn ph-rf2 0 0 0Gomez pr-cf 0 0 0 0 MiCarr 1b4 0 1 0Cuddyr 1b 3 0 1 0 A.Huff dh3 0 0 0DlmYn lf 4 0 1 1 Thams ph-dh1 0 0 0JMorls dh 3 0 1 0 CGuilln lf3 0 0 0ACasill pr-dh 2 0 1 0 WRmrz pr0 0 0 0Tolbert 3b 2 1 1 0 Kelly lf0 0 0 0Punto 2b 2 0 1 0 Laird c2 1 0 0Inge 3b4 0 2 0Santiag ss4 0 1 1Totals 33 3 11 3 Totals36 2 7 2 Minnesota 000 010 000 2—3Detroit 010 000 000 1—2DP_Detroit 2. LOB_Minnesota 10, Detroit 8.

September 30th, 2009 Tigers 6, Twins 5 Minnesota Detroitab r h biab r h biSpan rf 5 2 2 0 Raburn lf4 1 1 0OCarer ss 4 2 3 1 Polanc 2b4 1 2 0Mauer c 4 0 1 1 Ordonz rf3 0 1 2Kubel dh 3 0 2 2 Thoms rf1 0 0 0Cuddyr 1b 4 0 0 0 MiCarr 1b3 2 1 1DlmYn lf 4 1 1 0 Thams dh2 0 1 0Gomez cf 3 0 0 0 WRmrz pr-dh0 0 0 0JMorls ph 1 0 0 0 Inge 3b4 0 2 2Tolbert 3b 4 0 0 0 Grndrs cf4 1 2 1Punto 2b 4 0 1 1 Laird c4 0 0 0Everett ss4 1 2 0Totals 36 5 10 5 Totals33 6 12 6 Minnesota 000 002 021—5Detroit 012 020 01x—6DP_Minnesota 1. LOB_Minnesota 5, Detroit 8.

September 18th, 2009 Twins 3, Tigers 0 Detroit Minnesotaab r h biab r h biRaburn lf 4 0 0 0 Span cf-rf3 0 1 0Polanc 2b 2 0 0 0 OCarer ss4 0 0 0Ordonz rf 4 0 0 0 Mauer c2 0 0 0MiCarr 1b 4 0 0 0 Kubel rf4 2 2 0Thams dh 4 0 2 0 Gomez cf0 0 0 0Inge 3b 3 0 1 0 Cuddyr 1b4 1 1 2Avila ph 0 0 0 0 DlmYn lf4 0 2 1Grndrs cf 4 0 2 0 JMorls dh4 0 2 0Laird c 3 0 0 0 ACasill pr-dh0 0 0 0A.Huff ph 1 0 0 0 Tolbert 3b4 0 1 0Everett ss 2 0 0 0 Punto 2b2 0 0 0Santiag ph-ss 1 0 0 0Totals 32 0 5 0 Totals31 3 9 3 Detroit 000 000 000—0Minnesota 000 201 00x—3DP_Detroit 1. LOB_Detroit 8, Minnesota 8.

August 9th, 2009 Tigers 8, Twins 7 Minnesota Detroitab r h biab r h biSpan cf 3 0 0 0 Grndrs cf4 1 1 0OCarer ss 5 0 1 0 Polanc 2b5 1 3 1Mauer dh-c 4 0 1 0 Thams lf3 1 1 1Mornea 1b 5 1 1 0 Thoms lf-rf2 0 0 1Cuddyr rf 5 3 4 3 MiCarr 1b5 2 2 2DlmYn lf 5 1 1 1 CGuilln dh3 1 3 0Rdmnd c 4 1 3 1 Ordonz rf4 1 2 0Gomez pr 0 0 0 0 Raburn lf0 0 0 0BHarrs 3b 0 0 0 0 Inge 3b3 0 0 1Punto 3b-2b 4 1 1 0 Laird c4 1 2 1ACasill 2b 3 0 2 2 Santiag ss3 0 1 1Kubel ph 1 0 0 0Guerrir p 0 0 0 0Totals 39 7 14 7 Totals36 8 15 8 Minnesota 010 202 101—7Detroit 000 420 02x—8E_Cuddyer (5). DP_Minnesota 1.

August 9th, 2009 Pavano, Twins dominate Tigers in 11-0 winDETROIT —Carl Pavano allowed only five hits over seven innings in his Minnesota debut, Denard Span went 5-for-5 and Joe Mauer homered and drove in three runs to lift the Twins to a 11-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night. Jose Mijares and Glen Perkins completed the combined six-hit shutout with an inning each for third-place Minnesota, which moved to within 4½ games of first place Detroit in the A.L.

August 9th, 2009 Twins 11, Tigers 0 Minnesota Detroitab r h biab r h biSpan cf 5 3 5 1 Grndrs cf3 0 1 0OCarer ss 5 1 1 2 Thams ph-lf1 0 0 0Mauer c 4 1 2 3 Polanc 2b3 0 1 0Mornea 1b 4 1 1 2 Santiag 2b1 0 0 0Kubel dh 5 1 2 1 Thoms lf-cf4 0 0 0Cuddyr rf 5 1 1 0 MiCarr 1b2 0 0 0DlmYn lf 5 0 1 1 Raburn 1b1 0 0 0Punto 3b 3 1 1 0 CGuilln dh3 0 0 0ACasill 2b 2 2 1 1 Ordonz rf4 0 2 0Inge 3b3 0 0 0Laird c4 0 1 0Everett ss3 0 1 0Totals 38 11 15 11 Totals32 0 6 0 Minnesota 200 012 330—11Detroit 000 000 000— 0E_Thomas (4). DP_Minnesota 1, Detroit 2.

August 8th, 2009 Tigers 10, Twins 8 Minnesota Detroitab r h biab r h biSpan lf-cf 6 1 4 1 Grndrs cf5 3 3 0OCarer ss 6 1 1 0 Polanc 2b5 1 4 1Mauer c 5 2 4 3 Thoms lf-rf5 1 1 2Mornea 1b 4 0 1 0 MiCarr 1b5 2 2 3Kubel dh 2 1 1 2 CGuilln dh4 1 2 0Cuddyr rf 5 1 1 0 Ordonz rf4 0 0 0BHarrs 3b 5 0 1 0 Raburn lf1 0 0 0Gomez cf 3 1 1 0 Inge 3b3 1 1 0DlmYn lf 1 0 1 1 Avila c4 1 2 4Punto 2b 3 1 0 1 Everett ss4 0 0 0Totals 40 8 15 8 Totals40 10 15 10 Minnesota 130 002 002— 8Detroit 610 020 01x—10E_Morneau (2), Polanco (2), Thomas (3). DP_Detroit 1.

August 3rd, 2009 After strong '08, Twins' rotation in rough shapeMINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota's young starting pitchers exceeded expectations and propelled the Twins to the brink of the playoffs last season. This year, the rotation is holding the Twins back in an AL Central race that remains wide open.

July 15th, 2009 Twins recall Mulvey, option MoralesMINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins have recalled right-hander Kevin Mulvey from Triple-A Rochester to add some depth to their bullpen. Mulvey was 3-6 with a 3.93 ERA in 17 starts for the Red Wings this year.

July 5th, 2009 Twins 4, Tigers 3LOB_Detroit 3, Minnesota 10. 2B_Ordonez (10), Morneau (22).

July 4th, 2009 Tigers 11, Twins 9, 16 inningsE_Dolsi (1), Mauer (2). DP_Detroit 2, Minnesota 1.