Final
for this game
Miller has tough task against Twins, Santana
Jul 18, 2007 - 1:44 PM Detroit (55-36) at Minnesota (49-44), 8:10 pm EDTMINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) - When the Detroit Tigers drafted Andrew Miller with the sixth overall pick in the 2006 draft, they saw the lefthander as their future version of the Minnesota Twins' Johan Santana.
Miller will square off against Santana on Wednesday when the Twins host the Tigers in the middle game of a three-game series.
Miller's meteoric rise through the Detroit system has seen him take seven starts in the majors in just his second professional season, dominating at times. Minnesota, however, had no problem with the 22-year-old when they faced him at the Metrodome on June 30, pushing six runs across the plate - five earned - in five innings to hand the youngster a loss.
Miller (4-3, 3.35 ERA) rebounded nicely from that drubbing, surrendering three combined earned runs over his past two starts, going 1-1 against Boston and at Seattle.
Fresh off his third straight All-Star appearance, Santana (11-6, 2.60) tossing seven scoreless innings last Friday against Oakland to push his post-All-Star break record to 33-3 since 2004.
Behind Nate Robertson, the Tigers posted a 1-0 victory in Tuesday's series opener.
- AL
FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 1
MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 10 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: DET - ANDREW MILLER, JASON GRILLI (6TH), BOBBY SEAY (7TH), CHAD
DURBIN (7TH), MACAY MCBRIDE (8TH), TODD JONES (9TH) AND IVAN
RODRIGUEZ
MIN - JOHAN SANTANA, PAT NES
Jul 18 11:41 PM - AL
AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY LUIS CASTILLO SCORED JEFF CIRILLO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, N PUNTO ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 3
MINNESOTA 2 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J BARTLETT (.258, 2-FOR-3)
Tigers vs. TwinsJul 18 10:24 PM - AL
AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MAGGLIO ORDONEZ (15) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 6TH OFF JOHAN SANTANA.
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 3, MINNESOTA 1
DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.310, 0-FOR-2)
Tigers vs. TwinsJul 18 10:10 PM - AL
AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
JUSTIN MORNEAU HIT BY ANDREW MILLER PITCH WITH BASES LOADED
SCORED NICK PUNTO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J MORNEAU ON FIRST, M CUDDYER ON SECOND, J
BARTLETT ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2
MINNESOTA 1 BOTTOM, 5TH
DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J KUBEL (.241, 7 HR, 37 RBI)
Tigers vs. TwinsJul 18 10:01 PM - AL
AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MAGGLIO ORDONEZ SCORED RYAN RABURN AND PLACIDO
POLANCO.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M ORDONEZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2
MINNESOTA 0 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.311, 0-FOR-1)
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