MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/27/2098
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2799 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (77-72) 2 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 9 9 0
Minnesota Twins (79-70) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 4 0
Minnesota Decked by Knighten, Tigers
In the 9-3 Detroit win over Minnesota, the impact of Mike Knighten was substantial. Knighten, who is rated as the 70th best prospect by BNN, was 2-3 with 2 home runs, a walk, and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 3. Carlos Ramirez notched the win in relief. The left-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2.2 innings. His record now sits at 3-4. The win boosted Detroit to 77-72.

Knighten came through for the Tigers in the top of the second inning. With Detroit leading 2-0, the third baseman drew a walk, driving in 1 run. It made the score 3-0, Detroit.

In postgame comments to the Detroit Observer, Knighten said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Wilson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .290 7 57
   a-C. Johnson PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
A. Alessi SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .327 10 34
M. Knighten 3B 3 3 2 3 1 0 0 .318 8 29
M. He 1B 4 2 2 1 1 2 3 .239 24 76
D. Marshall LF 4 1 2 4 1 1 1 .242 20 46
B. Black DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .273 6 14
F. Yazîcîzâde C 3 2 0 0 2 1 1 .229 14 51
N. Penix RF 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 .253 10 32
J. Henson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .258 0 12
Totals 35 9 9 9 8 7 15      
a - C. Johnson pinch hit for T. Wilson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Marshall (9, 1st Inning off D. Ahlers, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. He (15, 5th Inning off D. Ahlers, 2 on, 0 outs) , N. Penix (15, 7th Inning off M. Prado, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Knighten 2 (8, 1st Inning off D. Ahlers, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Downing, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Marshall (20, 5th Inning off D. Ahlers, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Alessi , M. Knighten 8 , M. He 3 , D. Marshall 6 , B. Black , N. Penix 2
2-out RBI: , M. Knighten 3 , D. Marshall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Johnson , M. He , B. Black , N. Penix
GIDP: B. Black
Hit by Pitch: M. Knighten
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. He (2) , B. Black (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Alessi-Wilson-He)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rivera 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .307 5 26
D. Barker RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .265 3 17
W. Maki CF 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 .295 17 91
B. Widby DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .302 42 132
J. Looby LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .243 26 70
D. Mayes 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .272 20 52
C. Ward 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .260 3 31
N. White SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 2 28
C. Armstrong C 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .262 0 31
   a-G. Schuler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 3 18
Totals 30 3 4 2 7 8 14      
a - G. Schuler pinch hit for C. Armstrong in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Mayes (20, 2nd Inning off R. Mendoza, 0 on, 1 out) , W. Maki (17, 8th Inning off J. Young, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Maki 4 , J. Looby , D. Mayes 4 , C. Armstrong
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Barker , C. Ward , C. Armstrong
GIDP: W. Maki
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Looby (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (White-Ward-Rivera)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Mendoza 2.0 1 1 1 2 2 1 32 3.84   
C. Ramirez W (3-4) 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 33 5.51   
R. Mendoza 1.1 1 1 1 2 2 0 33 3.59   
J. Young 1.2 1 1 1 2 2 1 43 3.96   
K. Swanson 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Mendoza 46
Batters Faced: R. Mendoza 9, C. Ramirez 9, R. Mendoza 7, J. Young 8, K. Swanson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Mendoza 4-0, C. Ramirez 3-2, R. Mendoza 1-1, J. Young 2-1, K. Swanson 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Mendoza 32-17, C. Ramirez 33-17, R. Mendoza 33-18, J. Young 43-25, K. Swanson 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Mendoza 1-0 , K. Swanson 1-0
WP: R. Mendoza
Balk: R. Mendoza
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Ahlers L (4-3) 4.0 6 7 7 5 3 2 93 4.22   
J. Downing 2.0 1 1 1 2 1 1 34 3.53   
M. Prado 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 29 2.15   
J. Moore 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 2.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Ahlers 20
Batters Faced: D. Ahlers 23, J. Downing 9, M. Prado 8, J. Moore 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Ahlers 5-3, J. Downing 4-1, M. Prado 1-3, J. Moore 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Ahlers 93-53, J. Downing 34-18, M. Prado 29-17, J. Moore 20-11
WP: M. Prado
Hit Batsmen: D. Ahlers
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Knighten
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 36200
Saturday, April 13th , 2024 - OOTP Baseball 24.11 Build 85