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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL DETROIT TIGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS 09/11/2048 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| DETROIT TIGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS |  
					| GAME ID: 2700 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 2048 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Detroit Tigers (49-92) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |  
								| Minnesota Twins (85-57) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 7 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Tigers Fall Short, 3-2, at Minnesota |  
					| Minnesota rode a fine outing from starter Bud Puffer to victory over the Detroit Tigers at Target Field. The final score was 3-2. Puffer, the winner, moves to 14-8. He threw 7 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 7 and giving up 3 walks. Minnesota, at 85-57, is 2 games up in the American League Central Division. 
 Chaim Huting  helped out the Minnesota cause in the bottom of the sixth inning with a run-scoring  sacrifice fly. For the game, the right fielder went 1 for 3.
 
 "We're scuffling right now," said losing manager Jeff Martin.
 
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					| DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE |  | MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - D. Reynolds pinch hit for F. McConnell in the 8th b - B. Jeleniewski inserted as DH in the 9th
 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
R. Holland
 (6, 3rd Inning off B. Puffer, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Home Runs: 
R. Holland
 (9, 7th Inning off B. Puffer, 1 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
F. McConnell
, 
R. Stinson
, 
C. Wheatley
, 
R. Holland
 6
 2-out RBI: 
R. Holland
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
F. McConnell
, 
A. Novakovic
 GIDP: 
M. Black
 Team LOB: 
4
 
 BASERUNNING
 CS: 
R. Stinson
 (12)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Friess-Novakovic)
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
W. Leslie
 (25, 6th Inning off K. Hockenbury, 2 on, 0 outs) 
, 
J. Molina
 (8, 7th Inning off K. Hockenbury, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Home Runs: 
J. Molina
 (4, 5th Inning off E. Putnam, 0 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
M. Gonzalez
, 
W. Leslie
 2
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H. Vink
 2
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C. Huting
, 
J. Molina
 6
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
R. Batista
, 
A. Rodriguez Jr.
, 
J. Molina
 Sac Fly: 
C. Huting
 Team LOB: 
6
 
 BASERUNNING
 CS: 
H. Vink
 (2)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Gonzalez-Rodriguez Jr.-Harman)
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| B. Puffer W (14-8) | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 96 | 3.71 |  
	| I. Wakamatsu SV (22) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0.62 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Bud Puffer Ballpark: 
Target Field
 Weather: 
Rain (62 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
 Start Time: 
6:10 PM CT
 Time: 
3:06
 Attendance: 
38808
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