Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit Tigers

Monday, September 15th, 2014 7:10PM CST

Minnesota Twins

Twins

MIN

Home

6
vs.
Final

Tigers

DET

Away

8
Detroit Tigers

Game Recap

On Monday night, September 16, 2014, the Detroit Tigers secured their fourth straight victory by defeating the Minnesota Twins with a final score of 8 to 6. This win helped the Tigers tighten their grip on the American League Central division. A pivotal moment occurred in the ninth inning when Torii Hunter and Miguel Cabrera hit home runs back-to-back.

Game Details

Date: Monday, September 15th, 2014

Time: 7:10PM CST

Stadium: Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 19,700

Line Score

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Game Stats


Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Doubles: K Suzuki (30, J Soria)

Home Runs: O Arcia (18, 5th inning off M Scherzer 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: O Arcia (52), J Mauer 4 (50), T Plouffe (77)

Sacrifice Flies: T Plouffe

Ground Into Double Play: C Parmelee; E Nunez

Team Left On Base: 4

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-6 (E Nunez 0-1, C Parmelee 0-1, J Mauer 2-2, D Santana 0-1, J Pinto 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: D Santana 1


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: A Swarzak 14-23; A Achter 4-9; R Pressly 2-5; C Fien 3-3; M Tonkin 2-2

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: A Swarzak 15-2-10-20; A Achter 3-2-6-8; R Pressly 5-2-1-4; C Fien 1-1-0-3; M Tonkin 2-2-2-0

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Swarzak 6-5; A Achter 2-4; R Pressly 2-1; C Fien 0-1; M Tonkin 0-0

Game Scores: A Swarzak 18


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 3 (D Santana-B Dozier-J Mauer, B Dozier-D Santana-J Mauer, C Parmelee-K Suzuki)

Assists: C Parmelee (V Martinez at Home)


Minnesota Twins Baserunning

Twins Baserunning

Caught Stealing: J Schafer (3, 2nd base by M Scherzer/B Holaday)

Stolen Bases: D Santana (16, 3rd base off P Coke/B Holaday); B Dozier (21, 2nd base off P Coke/B Holaday)



Detroit Tigers Batting

Tigers Batting

Doubles: M Cabrera (46, A Swarzak); V Martinez 2 (31, A Swarzak 2); J Martinez (28, A Swarzak); B Holaday (5, A Swarzak); A Romine (6, R Pressly)

Home Runs: T Hunter (16, 9th inning off C Fien 0 on, 0 Out); M Cabrera (23, 9th inning off C Fien 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: V Martinez (99), J Martinez (72), B Holaday (15), A Romine 2 (11), N Castellanos (60), T Hunter (78), M Cabrera (102)

2-out Runs Batted In: V Martinez, J Martinez

Ground Into Double Play: I Kinsler; R Davis

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-11 (R Davis 0-2, J Martinez 1-1, A Romine 1-1, V Martinez 1-1, B Holaday 1-2, I Kinsler 0-2, N Castellanos 1-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: I Kinsler 1; N Castellanos 1


Detroit Tigers Pitching

Tigers Pitching

Pitcher Notes: J Chamberlain pitched to 2 batters in the 8th;A Alburquerque pitched to 1 batter in the 8th

Wild Pitches: M Scherzer

Intentional Walks: J Martinez (By A Swarzak)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: M Scherzer 17-27; J Chamberlain 0-2; P Coke 1-2; A Alburquerque 1-1; K Ryan 0-1; J Soria 4-4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: M Scherzer 24-8-17-20; J Chamberlain 4-0-0-0; P Coke 2-2-4-1; A Alburquerque 0-0-0-1; K Ryan 0-0-0-1; J Soria 4-1-4-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Scherzer 4-11; J Chamberlain 0-0; P Coke 0-0; A Alburquerque 0-0; K Ryan 2-0; J Soria 2-0

Game Scores: M Scherzer 51


Detroit Tigers Fielding

Tigers Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (I Kinsler-A Romine-M Cabrera, A Romine-I Kinsler-M Cabrera)


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