Tigers 5 - 4 Twins
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Tigers look to keep rolling at Twins

Jun 30, 2008 - 2:59 PM Detroit (41-40) at Minnesota (45-37) 8:10 p.m. EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) - The Detroit Tigers go for their sixth straight win when they open a three-game series at the Minnesota Twins on Monday.

Detroit had lost its first seven games and was 24-36 before a torrid stretch has pushed it over the .500 mark for the first time this season. The Tigers swept the Colorado Rockies over the weekend.

Rookie Armando Galarraga (7-2, 3.32 ERA) hopes to continue Detroit's momentum and bounce back from a poor outing when he takes the mound.

The righthander has not lost since May 23, but he lasted only 4 2/3 innings and allowed five runs - four earned - against St. Louis on Wednesday. The Tigers did rally for an 8-7 victory.

Galarraga has also lost both of his starts this season to Minnesota, which posted a 5-0 victory over Milwaukee on Sunday, one day after having its 10-game winning streak snapped.

Kevin Slowey pitched his first career complete game shutout in Sunday's win, allowing just three hits while striking out eight.

Glen Perkins (4-2, 4.47) looks to follow up Slowey's strong outing when he takes the mound for the Twins. The lefthander has won two straight starts and is 1-0 in his career against the Tigers.

Perkins allowed three runs over five innings, earning the win in Minnesota's 9-3 victory at San Diego on Wednesday.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    DETROIT 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 5 12 3
    MINNESOTA 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 13 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: DET - ARMANDO GALARRAGA, CASEY FOSSUM (7TH), JOEL ZUMAYA (8TH) AND
    IVAN RODRIGUEZ
    MIN - GLEN PERKINS, JESSE CRAIN (7TH), DENNYS REYES
    (7TH), MATT GUERRIER (7TH), C

    Jun 30 11:19 PM


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    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY CURTIS GRANDERSON SCORED MATTHEW JOYCE.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C GRANDERSON ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 5
    MINNESOTA 4 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: E RENTERIA (.272, 0-FOR-3, BB)

    Tigers 5, Twins 4  Top 8, 0 OutsJun 30 10:47 PM
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    RUWTbot Took away 60 roots (Close Finish)

    Tigers 5, Twins 4  Top 8, 0 OutsJun 30 10:47 PM


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    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    TRIPLE BY MATTHEW JOYCE SCORED GARY SHEFFIELD.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M JOYCE ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 4
    MINNESOTA 4 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.298, 2-FOR-3)

    Tigers 4, Twins 4  Top 8, 0 OutsJun 30 10:45 PM
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    Tigers 4, Twins 4  Top 8, 0 OutsJun 30 10:45 PM


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    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY CARLOS GUILLEN SCORED EDGAR RENTERIA.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C GUILLEN ON FIRST, P POLANCO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 3
    MINNESOTA 4 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C THOMAS (.337, 1-FOR-2)

    Tigers 3, Twins 4  Top 7, 0 OutsJun 30 10:27 PM
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    Tigers 3, Twins 4  Bot 7, 0 OutsJun 30 10:27 PM


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    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY PLACIDO POLANCO SCORED CURTIS GRANDERSON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P POLANCO ON FIRST, E RENTERIA ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2
    MINNESOTA 4 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.290, 0-FOR-2, BB)

    Tigers 2, Twins 4  Top 7, 0 OutsJun 30 10:16 PM


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    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY DENARD SPAN SCORED BRIAN BUSCHER.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D SPAN ON SECOND, B HARRIS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 1
    MINNESOTA 4 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: C GOMEZ (.264, 1-FOR-3)

    Tigers 1, Twins 4  Bot 6, 0 OutsJun 30 10:03 PM


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    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JOE MAUER SCORED CARLOS GOMEZ.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J MAUER ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 1
    MINNESOTA 3 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORNEAU (.310, 2-FOR-2)

    Tigers 1, Twins 3  Bot 5, 0 OutsJun 30 9:43 PM
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    Tigers 1, Twins 2  Bot 5, 0 OutsJun 30 9:32 PM


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    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    ERROR BY CLETE THOMAS ALLOWED JOE MAUER TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J MORNEAU ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 1
    MINNESOTA 2 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J KUBEL (.266, 0-FOR-1)

    Tigers 1, Twins 2  Bot 3, 0 OutsJun 30 9:09 PM


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    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY MARCUS THAMES (15) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 0
    OUT IN THE 2ND OFF GLEN PERKINS.
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 1, MINNESOTA 1
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G SHEFFIELD (.219, 5 HR, 16 RBI)

    Tigers 1, Twins 1  Top 2, 0 OutsJun 30 8:30 PM


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    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JOE MAUER SCORED ALEXI CASILLA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J MAUER ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0
    MINNESOTA 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORNEAU (.306, 12 HR, 63 RBI)

    Tigers 0, Twins 1  Bot 1, 0 OutsJun 30 8:22 PM

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