GDT: 8/15/12 - DET (62-55) AT MIN (50-66) - 1:10 p.m. ET

Tigers: RHP Max Scherzer (11-6, 4.65 ERA)

After a rough 2010 season against the Twins, Scherzer has won both of his starts at Target Field over the last two years, including 5 1/3 innings of three-run ball in May. A victory would earn him his third straight season with at least 12 wins.



Twins: RHP Cole De Vries (2-3, 4.77 ERA)

De Vries turned in the worst outing of his career against the Rays on Friday, giving up eight runs (seven earned) on seven hits over just 1 1/3 innings. He had gone at least five innings in each of his previous 10 starts.





INJURY UPDATE:

• RHP Al Alburquerque (right elbow surgery, 60-day disabled list on April 4).
• C Victor Martinez (left knee surgery, 60-day disabled list on March 12).
• OF Ryan Raburn (right thumb sprain, 15-day DL on August 1).
• LHP Daniel Schlereth (left shoulder tendinitis, 60-day DL on April 21).






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• Thursday, August 16:
OFF DAY


• Friday, August 17:
Tigers (RHP Justin Verlander (12-7, 2.46 ERA)) VS
Orioles (?HP TBA (TBA ERA)),
7:05 p.m. ET (FSD / 1270 AM & 97.1 FM)


• Saturday, August 18:
Tigers (RHP Rick Porcello (9-7, 4.68 ERA)) VS
Orioles (?HP TBA (TBA ERA)),
7:05 p.m. ET (FSD / 1270 AM & 97.1 FM)

STARTING LINEUP:


DET Batting

Jackson, A, CF
Dirks, RF
Cabrera, Mi, 3B
Fielder, 1B
Avila, C
Young, D, DH
Peralta, Jh, SS
Infante, 2B
Berry, LF

Top of 1st - Tigers first.
- A.Jackson popped out to second baseman A.Casilla.
- Dirks struck out.
- Mi.Cabrera homered to right on a 0-0 count.
- Fielder singled to center.
- Avila struck out.

Bottom of 1st - Twins first.
- Revere struck out.
- Mastroianni struck out.
- Mauer singled to center.
- Willingham grounded out, shortstop Jh.Peralta to first baseman Fielder.

1 - 0 AFTER 1 INNING

Top of 2nd - Tigers second.
- D.Young grounded out, shortstop J.Carroll to first baseman Morneau.
- Jh.Peralta lined out to center fielder Revere.
- Infante flied out to center fielder Revere.

Bottom of 2nd - Twins second.
- Morneau walked.
- Doumit walked on four pitches, Morneau to second.
- Plouffe struck out.
- J.Carroll struck out.
- A.Casilla struck out.

1 - 0 AFTER 2 INNINGS

Top of 3rd - Tigers third.
- Berry struck out.
- A.Jackson grounded out, shortstop J.Carroll to first baseman Morneau.
- Dirks walked.
- Mi.Cabrera flied out to right fielder Mastroianni.

Bottom of 3rd - Twins third.
- Revere singled to center.
- Revere was caught stealing, catcher Avila to shortstop Jh.Peralta.
- Mastroianni infield single to short.
- Mauer struck out.
- Willingham flied out to right fielder Dirks.

1 - 0 AFTER 3 INNINGS

DET - Top 4th
B:1 S:0 O:1
Prince Fielder grounds out, second baseman Alexi Casilla to first baseman Justin Morneau.

B:1 S:1 O:1
Alex Avila singles on a ground ball to right fielder Darin Mastroianni.

B:0 S:0 O:1
Delmon Young homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. Alex Avila scores.
3 - 0

B:1 S:2 O:1
Jhonny Peralta doubles (27) on a fly ball to left fielder Josh Willingham.

B:0 S:1 O:2
Omar Infante grounds out, shortstop Jamey Carroll to first baseman Justin Morneau. Jhonny Peralta to 3rd.

B:4 S:1 O:2
Quintin Berry walks.

B:1 S:0 O:3
Austin Jackson pops out to first baseman Justin Morneau.


MIN - Bot 4th
B:3 S:2 O:1
Justin Morneau grounds out, second baseman Omar Infante to first baseman Prince Fielder.

B:1 S:0 O:2
Ryan Doumit lines out to right fielder Andy Dirks.

B:1 S:3 O:3
Trevor Plouffe strikes out on a foul tip.

3 - 0 AFTER 4 INNINGS

DET - Top 5th
B:0 S:1 O:0
Andy Dirks doubles (14) on a fly ball to center fielder Ben Revere.

B:2 S:1 O:0
Miguel Cabrera singles on a line drive to center fielder Ben Revere. Andy Dirks scores.
4 - 0

B:2 S:2 O:0
Prince Fielder singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ben Revere. Miguel Cabrera to 2nd.

Coaching visit to mound.

Pitching Change: Jeff Manship replaces Cole De Vries.

B:3 S:2 O:1
Alex Avila flies out to left fielder Josh Willingham.

B:1 S:2 O:2
Delmon Young lines out to center fielder Ben Revere.

B:0 S:1 O:3
Jhonny Peralta flies out to center fielder Ben Revere.


MIN - Bot 5th
B:0 S:2 O:1
Jamey Carroll pops out to second baseman Omar Infante.

B:2 S:1 O:2
Alexi Casilla grounds out, second baseman Omar Infante to first baseman Prince Fielder.

B:1 S:2 O:3
Ben Revere grounds out, first baseman Prince Fielder to pitcher Max Scherzer.

4 - 0 AFTER 5 INNINGS

DET - Top 6th
B:1 S:2 O:1
Omar Infante flies out to right fielder Darin Mastroianni.

B:1 S:0 O:1
Quintin Berry singles on a ground ball to left fielder Josh Willingham.

B:2 S:3 O:2
Austin Jackson called out on strikes.

With Andy Dirks batting, Quintin Berry steals (16) 2nd base.

B:2 S:2 O:3
Andy Dirks flies out to center fielder Ben Revere.


MIN - Bot 6th
B:3 S:3 O:1
Darin Mastroianni strikes out on a foul tip.

B:2 S:1 O:2
Joe Mauer grounds out, second baseman Omar Infante to first baseman Prince Fielder.

B:2 S:3 O:3
Josh Willingham strikes out swinging.

4 - 0 AFTER 6 INNINGS

DET - Top 7th
B:2 S:1 O:1
Miguel Cabrera grounds out, third baseman Trevor Plouffe to first baseman Justin Morneau.

B:2 S:2 O:1
Prince Fielder hit by pitch.

B:2 S:1 O:2
Alex Avila grounds into a force out, second baseman Alexi Casilla to shortstop Jamey Carroll. Prince Fielder out at 2nd. Alex Avila to 1st.

B:3 S:3 O:3
Delmon Young strikes out swinging.


MIN - Bot 7th
B:1 S:0 O:0
Justin Morneau doubles (24) on a fly ball to left fielder Quintin Berry.

B:0 S:0 O:1
Ryan Doumit lines out softly to shortstop Jhonny Peralta.

B:2 S:2 O:2
Trevor Plouffe grounds out, second baseman Omar Infante to first baseman Prince Fielder. Justin Morneau to 3rd.

B:2 S:3 O:3
Jamey Carroll called out on strikes.

4 - 0 AFTER 7 INNINGS

DET - Top 8th
Pitching Change: Jeff Gray replaces Jeff Manship.

B:2 S:2 O:0
Jhonny Peralta hits a ground-rule double (28) on a line drive down the left-field line, on fan interference.

B:1 S:1 O:0
Omar Infante singles on a line drive to right fielder Darin Mastroianni. Jhonny Peralta scores.
5 - 0

B:1 S:0 O:1
Quintin Berry flies out to left fielder Josh Willingham.

B:1 S:0 O:2
Austin Jackson flies out to right fielder Darin Mastroianni.

B:0 S:3 O:3
Andy Dirks strikes out on a foul tip.


MIN - Bot 8th
Pitching Change: Octavio Dotel replaces Max Scherzer.

B:3 S:2 O:1
Alexi Casilla flies out to left fielder Quintin Berry.

B:1 S:0 O:1
Ben Revere triples (4) on a fly ball to center fielder Austin Jackson.

B:3 S:3 O:2
Darin Mastroianni strikes out on a foul tip.

B:0 S:2 O:2
Joe Mauer singles on a line drive to center fielder Austin Jackson. Ben Revere scores.
5 - 1

B:0 S:3 O:3
Josh Willingham strikes out swinging.

5 - 1 AFTER 8 INNINGS

DET - Top 9th
Pitching Change: Glen Perkins replaces Jeff Gray.

B:0 S:0 O:1
Miguel Cabrera flies out to right fielder Darin Mastroianni.

B:1 S:1 O:1
Prince Fielder singles on a ground ball to right fielder Darin Mastroianni.

B:1 S:2 O:3
Alex Avila grounds into a double play, shortstop Jamey Carroll to second
baseman Alexi Casilla to first baseman Justin Morneau. Prince Fielder
out at 2nd.


MIN - Bot 9th
Pitching Change: Joaquin Benoit replaces Octavio Dotel.

B:1 S:3 O:1
Justin Morneau strikes out swinging.

B:0 S:3 O:2
Ryan Doumit strikes out swinging.

B:3 S:2 O:3
Trevor Plouffe lines out to left fielder Quintin Berry.

WIN 5 - 1

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Game Over-R-H-E

Tigers	5	12	0
Twins	1	6	0

WP: Scherzer (12-6, 4.41)
LP: De Vries (2-4, 5.04)

Game Info



De Vries pitched to 3 batters in the 5th.

HBP: Fielder (by Manship).
Pitches-strikes: Scherzer 117-75, Dotel 23-16, Benoit 13-9, De Vries 84-50, Manship 48-28, Gray 17-12, Perkins 8-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Scherzer 6-1, Dotel 0-1, Benoit 0-0, De Vries 4-2, Manship 2-4, Gray 0-2, Perkins 1-1.
Batters faced: Scherzer 26, Dotel 5, Benoit 3, De Vries 22, Manship 11, Gray 5, Perkins 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Manship 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Jim Wolf. 1B: Chris Guccione. 2B: Derryl Cousins. 3B: Alan Porter.
Weather: 72 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 11 mph, R to L.
T: 3:08.
Att: 37,118.