Twins 6 - 5 Tigers
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Baker hopes to lead Twins over Tigers

Jul 12, 2008 - 10:08 AM Minnesota (52-41) at Detroit (46-46), 3:55 pm EDT

DETROIT (Ticker) -- Young, talented pitching has been a surplus for the Minnesota Twins this season.

They hope that trend continues as Scott Baker takes the mound in the third-game of four against the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.

Baker (5-2, 3.32 ERA) is one of four starters in the Twins' rotation under the age of 27 and has been a stalwart for a unit still without injured Francisco Liriano.

The 26-year-old righthander is coming off a brilliant outing against the Boston Red Sox in which he tossed seven shutout innings and hopes to build on solid pitching that starter Glen Perkins gave the Twins on Friday.

Perkins threw 6 2/3 innings and allowed two runs on his way to a 3-2 victory, marking the second time he's beaten the Tigers in three starts.

Nate Robertson (6-7, 5.19) will take the mound for Detroit after throwing a complete-game four-hitter against the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.

Detroit , which is 4-9 against Minnesota this season, managed only three runners into scoring position before the seventh on Friday. The loss dropped the club back to the .500 mark.

Meanwhile, the Twins have won 18 of their last 23.








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

    BATTERIES: MIN - SCOTT BAKER, JESSE CRAIN (8TH), DENNYS REYES (8TH), BRIAN BASS
    (8TH), JOE NATHAN (9TH) AND JOE MAUER
    DET - NATE ROBERTSON, AQUILINO LOPEZ (8TH), JOEL ZUMAYA


    Jul 12 7:00 PM
  • 45
    roots
    bigbelly Added 5 roots

    Twins 6, Tigers 5  Bot 9, 0 OutsJul 12 6:55 PM
  • 40
    roots
    senorpepr Added 5 roots

    Twins 6, Tigers 5  Top 9, 0 OutsJul 12 6:31 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY RYAN RABURN SCORED PLACIDO POLANCO.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C GUILLEN ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 6
    DETROIT 5 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M THAMES (.271, 0-FOR-3)

    Twins 6, Tigers 5  Bot 8, 0 OutsJul 12 6:24 PM
  • 35
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish)

    Twins 6, Tigers 5  Bot 8, 0 OutsJul 12 6:24 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY CURTIS GRANDERSON (10) TO RIGHT CENTER
    WITH 0 OUT IN THE 8TH OFF SCOTT BAKER SCORED RAMON SANTIAGO.
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 6, DETROIT 4
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: P POLANCO (.304, 0-FOR-3)

    Twins 6, Tigers 4  Bot 8, 0 OutsJul 12 6:09 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY BRENDAN HARRIS SCORED CRAIG MONROE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B BUSCHER ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 6
    DETROIT 2 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: D SPAN (.343, 0-FOR-3)

    Twins 6, Tigers 2  Top 8, 0 OutsJul 12 6:01 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JOE MAUER (5) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
    7TH OFF NATE ROBERTSON SCORED ALEXI CASILLA.
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 5, DETROIT 2
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORNEAU (.324, 1-FOR-3)

    Twins 5, Tigers 2  Top 7, 0 OutsJul 12 5:41 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY BRENDAN HARRIS (5) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 7TH OFF NATE ROBERTSON.
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 3, DETROIT 2
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: D SPAN (.348, 0-FOR-2)

    Twins 3, Tigers 2  Top 7, 0 OutsJul 12 5:35 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MATTHEW JOYCE (8) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT
    IN THE 4TH OFF SCOTT BAKER SCORED CARLOS GUILLEN.
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 2, DETROIT 2
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M THAMES (.274, 0-FOR-1)

    Twins 2, Tigers 2  Bot 4, 0 OutsJul 12 5:02 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY BRENDAN HARRIS SCORED DELMON YOUNG.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B HARRIS ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 2
    DETROIT 0 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: D SPAN (.354, 0-FOR-1)

    Twins 2, Tigers 0  Top 4, 0 OutsJul 12 4:54 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY BRENDAN HARRIS SCORED JUSTIN MORNEAU.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B HARRIS ON FIRST, D YOUNG ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1
    DETROIT 0 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: D SPAN (.359, 0 HR, 7 RBI)

    Twins 1, Tigers 0  Top 2, 0 OutsJul 12 4:15 PM

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