The game between the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins is far from over but we’ll update you on the score throughout the day.
LIVE UPDATE: Nick Punto walks to start the 9th. Denard Span lays down a perfect sacrifice bunt that he almost beats out. Brandon Inge makes an incredible diving play to stop an Orlando Cabrera grounder. Joe Mauer intentionally walked. 2 out, runners on 1st and 2nd. Score tied. Carlos Gomez coming up.
We are heading to the bottom of the 9th with the score between the Twins and Tigers tied at 4-4. Orlando Cabrera hit a 2-run shot in the 7th to give Minnesota the lead but Magglio Ordonez just answered with a 1-run shot in the 8th before Joe Nathan came in to get out of the inning.
Detroit had runners on 1st and 3rd with no outs in the top half of the 9th but were unable to get a score across home plate. Now it's up to Minnesota to win this game.
The Tigers drove in all of their other runs in the 3rd inning with Magglio Ordonez singling home Curtis Granderson for the score before Miguel Cabrera went deep for a 2-run shot.
Minnesota scored their first run on a botched pickoff attempt from Tigers' starter Rick Porcello. Smart base running saw Matt Tolbert come home for the Twins. Jason Kubel added a 1-run homer innings after.read more
