game 2

SECOND INNING

Detroit: Victor Martinez singled to center off Twins starter Trevor May. J.D. Martinez singled to right, V. Martinez advanced to second. Nick Castellanos lined out to left. Bryan Holaday singled to center, scoring V. Martinez.

Twins: Kennys Vargas singled to left-center off Detroit starter Justin Verlander. Oswaldo Arcia lined into a double play, Vargas was out at first. Trevor Plouffe doubled to right. Kurt Suzuki singled to center, scoring Plouffe.

Detroit 1, Twins 1

THIRD INNING

Detroit: Torii Hunter hit a one-out single to center. Miguel Cabrera lined out to left. V. Martinez singled to left-center, Hunter went to third. J.D. Martinez singled to left-center, scoring Hunter.

Detroit 2, Twins 1

Twins: Danny Santana singled to center off Detroit starter Justin Verlander. Brian Dozier walked, Santana advanced to second. Joe Mauer doubled to right, scoring Santana and moving Dozier to third. Kennys Vargas struck out. Oswaldo Arcia struck out. Trevor Plouffe doubled to left, scoring Dozier and Mauer.

Twins 4, Detroit 2

FIFTH INNING

Detroit: Ian Kinsler singled to center. Hunter singled to right, Kinsler advanced to third.

Cabrera grounded into a double play, scoring Kinsler.

Twins 4, Detroit 3

SIXTH INNING

Detroit: Castellanos hit a one-out single to left-center. Holaday doubled to center, Castellanos advanced to third. Eugenio Suarez singled to center, scoring Castellanos and Holaday.

Detroit 5, Twins 4

SEVENTH INNING

Detroit: Hunter singled to center off reliever Jared Burton. Cabrera grounded into a double play, Hunter was out at second.V. Martinez singled to right. J.D. Martinez doubled to left, V. Martinez advanced to third. Castellanos singled to right, scoring Martinez and Martinez.

Twins: Dozier doubled to left off reliever Blaine Hardy. Mauer grounded out to second, Dozier went to third. Vargas grounded out to second, scoring Dozier.

Detroit 7, Twins 5

EIGHTH INNING

Detroit: Suarez singled to right off reliever Samuel Deduno. Rajai Davis grounded out to third, Suarez advanced to second. Kinsler flied out to right. Hunter was hit by a pitch. Cabrera singled to center, scoring Suarez.

Detroit 8, Twins 5

NINTH INNING

Twins: Jordan Schafer singled to right off reliever Joe Nathan. Santana flied out to left. Schafer stole second. Dozier doubled to left, scoring Schafer.

Detroit 8, Twins 6

DetroitABRHBIBBSOAvg.

Kinsler 2b511001.281

Hunter rf413000.273

Cabrera dh501100.308

Romine pr-dh000000.216

V.Martinez 1b523000.326

J.Martinez lf513101.304

Carrera cf000000.237

Castellanos 3b512201.263

Kelly 3b000000.242

Holaday c512100.246

Suarez ss412202.254

Davis cf-lf400000.279

Totals42817705

TWINSABRHBIBBSOAvg.

Santana cf512000.323

Dozier 2b422110.235

Mauer 1b511101.280

Vargas dh501101.322

Arcia rf400001.230

Plouffe 3b413200.250

Suzuki c401101.294

Escobar ss300011.284

Schafer lf311011.280

Totals37611636

Detroit011 012 210—8171

Twins013 000 101—6111

E—Verlander (5), Santana (5). LOB—Detroit 8, Twins 7. 2B—J.Martinez (23), Holaday (3), Dozier 2 (28), Mauer (22), Plouffe 2 (36). 3B—Santana (6). RBI—Cabrera (89), J.Martinez (57), Castellanos 2 (54), Holaday (12), Suarez 2 (17), Dozier (57), Mauer (39), Vargas (23), Plouffe 2 (65), Suzuki (50). SB—Schafer (8). DP—Detroit 1, Twins 1.

DETROITIPHRERBBSONPERA

Verlander W, 11-115 2/3844361054.82

Hardy H, 31 1/311100132.05

Chamberlain H, 2310000083.48

Nathan S, 27-33121100205.36

TWINSIPHRERBBSONPERA

May L, 0-35 1/3115504998.79

Burton1 1/342201254.35

Fien1/30000032.68

Deduno221100214.47

Inherited runners-scored—B.Hardy 2-0, Burton 1-0, Fien 1-0. HBP—by Deduno (Tor.Hunter). WP—May. Umpires—Home, Chris Guccione; First, Eric Cooper; Second, Tom Hallion; Third, Stu Scheurwater. T—3:23. A—25,578 (39,021).