Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers
September 17, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 2002 at Comerica Park. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Minnesota Twins 7, Detroit Tigers 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Jones lf 4 1 4 3
  Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0
Guzman ss 5 1 2 0
Koskie 3b 4 0 2 2
  Hocking 3b 0 0 0 0
Ortiz dh 5 0 0 0
Hunter cf 2 0 0 0
  Kielty pr,cf 2 0 0 0
Pierzynski c 4 1 1 0
Mohr rf,lf 4 0 1 0
Sears 1b 4 2 2 0
Rivas 2b 4 2 4 2
Radke p 0 0 0 0
  Fiore p 0 0 0 0
  Romero p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 16 7
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Bocachica cf 5 2 3 1
Infante ss 5 1 2 1
Higginson lf 4 1 2 1
Pena 1b 4 0 1 0
Fick rf 4 0 1 1
Halter 3b 4 0 1 0
Munson dh 4 0 1 0
Jackson 2b 4 0 1 0
Inge c 4 0 1 0
Loux p 0 0 0 0
  Eckenstahler p 0 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Rodney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 13 4
Minnesota 200 020 2107160
Detroit 000 003 1004130
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Radke  W (9-4) 6.0 8 3 3 0 1
  Fiore   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Romero   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Guardado  SV (42) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
4
4
0
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Loux  L (0-2) 6.0 8 4 4 0 3
  Eckenstahler   1.0 5 2 2 0 2
  Farnsworth   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Rodney   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
16
7
7
1
6

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 2, Detroit 2.  PB–Inge (8).  2B–Minnesota Guzman (29,off Loux); Sears (1,off Loux); Mohr (21,off Farnsworth), Detroit Higginson (24,off Radke); Infante (2,off Radke); Pena (16,off Radke); Inge (15,off Guardado).  3B–Minnesota Rivas (4,off Eckenstahler).  HR–Minnesota Jones (27,1st inning off Loux 0 on, 0 out), Detroit Bocachica (4,7th inning off Fiore 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Hunter (5,by Loux).  SB–Bocachica (2,2nd base off Radke/Pierzynski).  HBP–Loux (1,Hunter).  U-HP–Brian Runge, 1B–Tim McClelland, 2B–Chuck Meriwether, 3B–Ted Barrett.  T–2:46.  A–12,833.
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