SCORECARD
First inning
Twins: Detroit starter Anibal Sanchez issued a two-out walk to Josh Willingham. Justin Morneau doubled to left, scoring Willingham. Ryan Doumit walked. Chris Parmelee singled to left-center, scoring Morneau.
Twins 2, Detroit 0
SECOND inning
Twins: Pedro Florimon singled to right. Brian Dozier struck out. Jamey Carroll doubled to left, scoring Florimon.
Twins 3, Detroit 0
sixth inning
Detroit: Austin Jackson hit a one-out double to left off Twins starter Scott Diamond. Torii Hunter singled to right, scoring Jackson; Hunter advanced to second advancing on throw home. Miguel Cabrera doubled to left, scoring Hunter.
Twins 3, Detroit 2
seventh inning
Twins: Aaron Hicks tripled to right off reliever Bruce Rondon. Florimon singled to center, scoring Hicks. Florimon stole second. Dozier flied out to center. Carroll walked. Willingham walked, loading the bases. Darin Downs relieved Rondon. Morneau singled to center, scoring Florimon.
Twins 5, Detroit 2
EIGHTH inning
Twins: Parmelee homered to right.
Twins 6, Detroit 2
TWINSABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Dozier 2b500002.227
Carroll 3b401111.292
Willingham dh310023.239
Morneau 1b512201.261
Doumit c301011.200
Parmelee rf412201.236
Arcia lf401001.220
Hicks cf411001.120
Florimon ss422100.255
Totals366106411
DetroitABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Jackson cf411000.284
Hunter rf411100.365
Cabrera 3b302100.371
Fielder 1b301011.302
Martinez dh400000.212
Tuiasosopo lf200000.300
Dirks ph-lf200001.211
Peralta ss301001.293
Pena c300002.200
Santiago 2b300000.091
Totals3126215
Twins210 000 210—6100
Detroit000 002 000—260
LOB—Twins 7, Detroit 4. 2B—Carroll (1), Morneau (6), Jackson (5), Cabrera (7). 3B—Hicks (1). HR—Parmelee (2), off Downs. RBI—Carroll (3), Morneau 2 (13), Parmelee 2 (8), Florimon (7), Hunter (13), Cabrera (29). SB—Doumit (1), Florimon (2). CS—Peralta (1). DP—Twins 1, Detroit 1.
TWINSIPHRERBBSONPERA
Diamond W, 2-2642213883.97
Fien H, 2100001173.60
Burton100000150.87
Perkins120001133.72
DETROITIPHRERBBSONPERA
Sanchez L, 3-26533291151.82
Rondon1/3222201711.57
Downs1 2/331100293.38
Ortega100002120.00
Inherited runners-scored—Downs 3-1. HBP—by Diamond (Cabrera). Umpires—Home, Jeff Kellogg; First, Eric Cooper; Second, Paul Schrieber; Third, Chad Fairchild. T—2:54. A—36,028 (41,255).