Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit Tigers

Thursday, April 4th, 2013 12:10PM CST

Minnesota Twins

Twins

MIN

Home

8
vs.
Final

Tigers

DET

Away

2
Detroit Tigers

Game Recap

On Thursday, April 4, 2013, the Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers by a score of 8-2, securing the season's opening series against them. Mike Pelfrey made his debut for Minnesota, pitching into the sixth inning, while Josh Willingham and Trevor Plouffe contributed home runs for the Twins.

Game Details

Date: Thursday, April 4th, 2013

Time: 12:10PM CST

Stadium: Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 24,752

Line Score

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Detroit TigersDET 101000000

Game Stats


Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Doubles: R Doumit (1, B Villarreal); P Florimon (1, B Villarreal)

Home Runs: J Willingham (1, 3rd inning off R Porcello 1 on, 2 Out); T Plouffe (1, 4th inning off R Porcello 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: J Willingham 2 (2), T Plouffe (1), C Parmelee (1), P Florimon 2 (2), A Hicks 2 (2)

2-out Runs Batted In: J Willingham 2, C Parmelee, P Florimon 2, A Hicks 2

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-8 (P Florimon 1-1, R Doumit 0-1, C Parmelee 1-2, J Mauer 0-1, J Carroll 0-1, T Plouffe 0-1, A Hicks 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: R Doumit 1; J Mauer 1; J Carroll 1


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: M Pelfrey 13-23; B Duensing 1-3; J Roenicke 3-4; T Robertson 0-1; C Fien 0-1; J Burton 2-3; R Pressly 3-4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: M Pelfrey 15-2-24-20; B Duensing 2-1-2-3; J Roenicke 3-1-0-1; T Robertson 0-2-2-0; C Fien 2-0-1-1; J Burton 0-1-3-1; R Pressly 3-1-4-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Pelfrey 11-4; B Duensing 0-2; J Roenicke 0-0; T Robertson 0-0; C Fien 0-1; J Burton 2-0; R Pressly 1-1

Game Scores: M Pelfrey 53


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (T Plouffe-J Carroll-J Morneau, J Carroll-P Florimon-J Morneau)

Errors: J Mauer (1, throw); P Florimon (2, throw)

Passed Balls: J Mauer


Minnesota Twins Baserunning

Twins Baserunning

Stolen Bases: C Parmelee (1, 2nd base off B Villarreal/A Avila)



Detroit Tigers Batting

Tigers Batting

Doubles: A Jackson (1, J Roenicke)

Runs Batted In: T Hunter (1), M Cabrera (4)

2-out Runs Batted In: M Cabrera

Ground Into Double Play: J Peralta; A Avila

Team Left On Base: 10

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-10 (A Avila 0-2, P Fielder 0-1, M Cabrera 1-2, V Martinez 0-1, T Hunter 0-3, J Peralta 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Avila 2; M Cabrera 2; V Martinez 2


Detroit Tigers Pitching

Tigers Pitching

Wild Pitches: A Alburquerque 2

Intentional Walks: M Cabrera (By J Roenicke)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: R Porcello 12-24; O Dotel 2-2; D Downs 2-3; B Villarreal 5-8; A Alburquerque 1-1

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: R Porcello 17-7-11-20; O Dotel 2-2-0-1; D Downs 3-5-2-1; B Villarreal 7-2-9-5; A Alburquerque 2-1-1-0

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Porcello 8-6; O Dotel 0-1; D Downs 1-0; B Villarreal 0-1; A Alburquerque 0-0

Game Scores: R Porcello 44


Detroit Tigers Baserunning

Tigers Baserunning

Stolen Bases: A Jackson (1, 2nd base off M Pelfrey/J Mauer)


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