MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/19/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2185 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 19TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (61-63) 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 4 0 9 15 1
Minnesota Twins (56-69) 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 7 5 1
Tigers Topple Twins with Late Rally
Detroit and Minnesota duked it out at Target Field and the Tigers came out victorious.

Benefiting from Khris Davis's productive game, the Detroit Tigers downed the Minnesota Twins, 9-7. Davis was 3 for 5 with a home run and a double. He drove in 4 runs and scored once for the Tigers. Detroit's record now stands at 61-63, placing them second in the American League Central Division.

Had George Springer not delivered a key base hit in the top of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 3rd, Springer hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 8-7, in favor of the Tigers.

Springer told a Detroit News reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Segura SS 4 2 1 1 1 0 2 .310 9 43
S. Marte CF 4 2 1 0 1 1 4 .283 6 40
J. Marisnick RF 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .268 6 27
   a-G. Springer PH, RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .302 25 83
K. Davis DH 5 1 3 4 0 0 2 .237 31 88
A. Altherr LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .272 18 43
J. Realmuto C 5 1 2 0 0 3 0 .272 8 40
   b-E. Diaz C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 2 13
P. Alvarez 1B 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .236 16 44
   c-M. Trumbo 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 12 37
K. Wong 2B 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .263 9 38
J. Davis 3B 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .239 17 58
Totals 39 9 15 9 5 9 16      
a - G. Springer pinch hit for J. Marisnick in the 8th
b - E. Diaz substituted for J. Realmuto in the 9th
c - M. Trumbo substituted for P. Alvarez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Marte (17, 1st Inning off C. Richard, 0 on, 1 out) K. Davis (20, 8th Inning off T. Kahnle, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Realmuto (5, 4th Inning off C. Richard, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Segura (2, 8th Inning off T. Kahnle, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Davis (31, 7th Inning off A. Adams, 0 on, 2 outs) P. Alvarez (16, 8th Inning off T. Kahnle, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Marte 2 , J. Davis , K. Wong , J. Realmuto 4 , J. Marisnick 2 , A. Altherr , K. Davis 7 , J. Segura 3 , P. Alvarez 5 , G. Springer
2-out RBI: , K. Davis 3 , J. Segura , G. Springer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Marte , J. Davis , A. Altherr 2 , P. Alvarez
GIDP: K. Davis
Sac Bunt: J. Davis
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Wong (13)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Segura (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .300 11 47
H. Kendrick LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .298 10 35
F. Freeman 1B 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 .313 35 101
A. Garcia RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .276 21 73
K. Morales DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .282 23 59
M. Franco 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .265 22 71
A. Jones CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .267 17 62
C. Iannetta C 2 2 1 3 2 1 0 .218 16 42
M. Rojas SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .252 6 28
Totals 32 7 5 6 5 9 12      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Freeman (23, 3rd Inning off R. Hill, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Freeman (35, 1st Inning off R. Hill, 0 on, 2 outs) C. Iannetta (16, 4th Inning off R. Hill, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Rojas , F. Freeman 6 , A. Jones , C. Iannetta 4
2-out RBI: , F. Freeman 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Garcia , K. Morales
Hit by Pitch: W. Merrifield
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: T. Kahnle (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Rojas-Merrifield-Freeman)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Hill 4.2 5 6 6 3 5 2 83 48 5.54   
A. Schugel W (4-0) 2.1 0 1 0 2 2 0 28 17 2.61   
H. Neris H (15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 7 3.41   
J. Broxton SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 6.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Hill 32
Batters Faced: R. Hill 22, A. Schugel 10, H. Neris 3, J. Broxton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Hill 4-4, A. Schugel 3-2, H. Neris 0-1, J. Broxton 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Hill 83-48, A. Schugel 28-17, H. Neris 9-7, J. Broxton 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Schugel 1-0
WP: A. Schugel
Hit Batsmen: R. Hill
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Richard 5.0 9 4 4 3 3 0 85 49 5.98   
V. Arano H (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 7 5.79   
A. Adams H (8) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14 9 2.05   
T. Kahnle L (3-6), BS (3) 2.0 5 4 4 2 4 1 43 28 4.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Richard 33
Batters Faced: C. Richard 25, V. Arano 3, A. Adams 4, T. Kahnle 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Richard 5-5, V. Arano 1-1, A. Adams 1-1, T. Kahnle 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Richard 85-49, V. Arano 10-7, A. Adams 14-9, T. Kahnle 43-28
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Khris Davis
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM EST
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 33065
Special Notes: SP Rich Hill was injured while pitching.
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