MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT DETROIT TIGERS
09/18/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 2581 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (69-83) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 7 8 1
Detroit Tigers (74-76) 6 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 X 12 12 0
Multi-HR Game for Altherr in 12-7 Win
Aaron Altherr was instrumental in his team's 12-7 triumph over the Minnesota Twins. The left fielder slugged 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice for the Detroit Tigers. Detroit has 3 straight wins, Minnesota 3 straight losses.

Altherr had a big at-bat with the bases loaded in the bottom of the first inning, when he hit a grand slam. The Tigers went on to win.

"We played hard and won," said Altherr. "Sometimes, baseball really is that easy.'
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .299 13 59
Z. Borenstein LF 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 .310 0 4
F. Freeman 1B 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .315 42 119
   a-B. Nicholas PH, 1B 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 .143 0 4
K. Morales DH 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 .297 30 83
A. Garcia RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .285 22 86
A. Jones CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .272 21 78
M. Franco 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 27 84
   b-M. Rojas PH, 3B 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .249 6 36
C. Iannetta C 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .215 17 44
E. Sogard SS 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .273 1 9
Totals 33 7 8 6 7 7 12      
a - B. Nicholas pinch hit for F. Freeman in the 6th
b - M. Rojas pinch hit for M. Franco in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Merrifield (36, 5th Inning off M. Clevinger, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: Z. Borenstein (1, 8th Inning off O. Perez, 1 on, 1 out) A. Garcia (7, 4th Inning off M. Clevinger, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Iannetta (17, 2nd Inning off M. Clevinger, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Borenstein 3 , W. Merrifield 3 , C. Iannetta 4 , A. Garcia 4 , E. Sogard , K. Morales
2-out RBI: C. Iannetta , M. Rojas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Borenstein , C. Iannetta , M. Franco , A. Garcia , A. Jones
GIDP: A. Garcia
Sac Fly: B. Nicholas
Hit by Pitch: A. Jones
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: M. Franco (18)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Segura SS 4 2 1 0 2 1 2 .320 13 56
J. Marisnick CF 6 0 0 0 0 2 7 .249 8 36
G. Springer RF 2 3 1 1 3 0 0 .300 29 105
K. Davis DH 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 .233 37 103
M. Holliday 1B 4 1 3 3 1 1 0 .438 2 9
J. Realmuto C 4 1 1 0 1 2 5 .277 9 53
   b-E. Diaz C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 2 14
A. Altherr LF 4 2 2 5 1 2 3 .267 22 56
K. Wong 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .271 10 50
   a-G. Garcia PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274 4 18
J. Davis 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .236 20 68
Totals 36 12 12 11 11 11 22      
a - G. Garcia pinch hit for K. Wong in the 6th
b - E. Diaz substituted for J. Realmuto in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Davis (18, 1st Inning off T. Scott, 1 on, 1 out) K. Davis (23, 1st Inning off T. Scott, 2 on, 1 out) M. Holliday (1, 4th Inning off V. Arano, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Altherr 2 (22, 1st Inning off T. Scott, 3 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off B. Poyner, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Davis (37, 7th Inning off B. Poyner, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Springer , J. Davis 2 , J. Realmuto , A. Altherr 8 , K. Davis 7 , J. Segura , M. Holliday 4
2-out RBI: G. Springer , K. Davis , M. Holliday
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Wong , J. Realmuto , J. Marisnick 2 , A. Altherr
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Segura (31)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Segura-Garcia-Holliday)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Scott L (0-3) 1.0 3 6 5 6 0 1 53 22 5.90   
J. Nicasio 2.1 1 1 1 1 5 0 43 25 3.20   
V. Arano 1.1 5 3 3 2 1 0 43 22 5.65   
B. Poyner 2.1 2 2 2 0 3 2 36 23 3.89   
A. Meyer 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 27 14 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Scott 13
Batters Faced: T. Scott 12, J. Nicasio 9, V. Arano 11, B. Poyner 9, A. Meyer 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Scott 1-2, J. Nicasio 0-2, V. Arano 0-3, B. Poyner 2-2, A. Meyer 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Scott 53-22, J. Nicasio 43-25, V. Arano 43-22, B. Poyner 36-23, A. Meyer 27-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Nicasio 1-0 , V. Arano 1-1 , B. Poyner 2-0
WP: T. Scott
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Clevinger W (9-12) 5.0 3 1 1 2 4 1 84 52 5.33   
O. Perez 3.0 4 4 4 2 3 0 63 41 5.25   
A. Schugel 1.0 1 2 2 3 0 0 31 14 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Clevinger 59
Batters Faced: M. Clevinger 20, O. Perez 16, A. Schugel 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Clevinger 4-7, O. Perez 0-6, A. Schugel 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Clevinger 84-52, O. Perez 63-41, A. Schugel 31-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Schugel 1-1
WP: A. Schugel
Hit Batsmen: O. Perez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Altherr
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 4:13
Attendance: 32952
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