Tigers 4 - 6 Twins
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Tigers target seventh straight triumph

Jul 1, 2008 - 2:45 PM Detroit (42-40) at Minnesota (45-38), 8:10 pm EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) -- With the talent the Detroit Tigers have in their lineup, it seemed only a matter of time before they started producing. That time appears to be now.

The Tigers eye their season-high seventh straight win Tuesday when they continue their three-game series against the Minnesota Twins.

Detroit pounded out 12 hits in its series-opening 5-4 comeback victory on Monday to move a season-high two games over .500. Viewed by many as a World Series contender before the season, the Tigers fell as many as 12 games under the .500 mark (24-36) in June, only to win 18 of their next 22 games.

Led by Curtis Granderson, who had the go-ahead hit in the their latest win, the Tigers are batting .375 (84-for-224) with 34 runs scored during their six-game streak, collecting no fewer than 11 hits in any game during that stretch.

Detroit also has been winning recently when Nate Robertson (6-6, 5.23 ERA) takes the mound. The Tigers have won six of the lefthander's last seven starts after just winning two of his first nine.

Robertson settled for a no-decision, however, in his last outing as allowed an unearned run over 6 1/3 innings in Thursday's 3-2, 10-inning win over St. Louis.

The Twins will counter with Scott Baker (4-2, 3.57), who will look to win three consecutive starts for the first time in his career. The righthander yielded three runs and six hits over six innings in Thursday's 4-3 victory at San Diego.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    DETROIT 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 4 10 0
    MINNESOTA 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 x 6 14 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: DET - NATE ROBERTSON, ZACH MINER (5TH), BOBBY SEAY (7TH) AND IVAN
    RODRIGUEZ
    MIN - SCOTT BAKER, BRIAN BASS (7TH), DENNYS REYES
    (8TH), JOE NATHAN (9TH) AND MIKE REDM

    Jul 1 10:56 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY GARY SHEFFIELD SCORED CARLOS GUILLEN.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G SHEFFIELD ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 4
    MINNESOTA 6 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C THOMAS (.318, 0-FOR-3)

    Tigers 4, Twins 6  Top 8, 0 OutsJul 1 10:41 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MARCUS THAMES (16) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT
    IN THE 6TH OFF SCOTT BAKER SCORED CARLOS GUILLEN.
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 3, MINNESOTA 6
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M JOYCE (.214, 0-FOR-2)

    Tigers 3, Twins 6  Top 6, 0 OutsJul 1 9:53 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MIKE REDMOND SCORED CARLOS GOMEZ AND ALEXI
    CASILLA.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M REDMOND ON FIRST, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 1
    MINNESOTA 6 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORNEAU (.310, 1-FOR-2)

    Tigers 1, Twins 6  Bot 5, 0 OutsJul 1 9:33 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY ALEXI CASILLA SCORED DENARD SPAN.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A CASILLA ON SECOND, C GOMEZ ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 1
    MINNESOTA 4 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M REDMOND (.293, 1-FOR-2)

    Tigers 1, Twins 4  Bot 5, 0 OutsJul 1 9:30 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY CRAIG MONROE (8) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT
    IN THE 4TH OFF NATE ROBERTSON SCORED MIKE REDMOND AND JUSTIN
    MORNEAU.
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 1, MINNESOTA 3
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: D YOUNG (.281, 0-FOR-0, BB)

    Tigers 1, Twins 3  Bot 4, 0 OutsJul 1 9:16 PM

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