Thursday, April 4th, 2013 12:10PM CST
On Thursday, April 4, 2013, the Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers by a score of 8-2, securing the season's opening series against them. Mike Pelfrey made his debut for Minnesota, pitching into the sixth inning, while Josh Willingham and Trevor Plouffe contributed home runs for the Twins.
Date: Thursday, April 4th, 2013
Time: 12:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 24,752
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
DET |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: R Doumit (1, B Villarreal); P Florimon (1, B Villarreal)
Home Runs: J Willingham (1, 3rd inning off R Porcello 1 on, 2 Out); T Plouffe (1, 4th inning off R Porcello 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: J Willingham 2 (2), T Plouffe (1), C Parmelee (1), P Florimon 2 (2), A Hicks 2 (2)
2-out Runs Batted In: J Willingham 2, C Parmelee, P Florimon 2, A Hicks 2
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-8 (P Florimon 1-1, R Doumit 0-1, C Parmelee 1-2, J Mauer 0-1, J Carroll 0-1, T Plouffe 0-1, A Hicks 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: R Doumit 1; J Mauer 1; J Carroll 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: M Pelfrey 13-23; B Duensing 1-3; J Roenicke 3-4; T Robertson 0-1; C Fien 0-1; J Burton 2-3; R Pressly 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: M Pelfrey 15-2-24-20; B Duensing 2-1-2-3; J Roenicke 3-1-0-1; T Robertson 0-2-2-0; C Fien 2-0-1-1; J Burton 0-1-3-1; R Pressly 3-1-4-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Pelfrey 11-4; B Duensing 0-2; J Roenicke 0-0; T Robertson 0-0; C Fien 0-1; J Burton 2-0; R Pressly 1-1
Game Scores: M Pelfrey 53

Double Plays: 2 (T Plouffe-J Carroll-J Morneau, J Carroll-P Florimon-J Morneau)
Errors: J Mauer (1, throw); P Florimon (2, throw)
Passed Balls: J Mauer

Stolen Bases: C Parmelee (1, 2nd base off B Villarreal/A Avila)

Doubles: A Jackson (1, J Roenicke)
Runs Batted In: T Hunter (1), M Cabrera (4)
2-out Runs Batted In: M Cabrera
Ground Into Double Play: J Peralta; A Avila
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-10 (A Avila 0-2, P Fielder 0-1, M Cabrera 1-2, V Martinez 0-1, T Hunter 0-3, J Peralta 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Avila 2; M Cabrera 2; V Martinez 2

Wild Pitches: A Alburquerque 2
Intentional Walks: M Cabrera (By J Roenicke)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: R Porcello 12-24; O Dotel 2-2; D Downs 2-3; B Villarreal 5-8; A Alburquerque 1-1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: R Porcello 17-7-11-20; O Dotel 2-2-0-1; D Downs 3-5-2-1; B Villarreal 7-2-9-5; A Alburquerque 2-1-1-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Porcello 8-6; O Dotel 0-1; D Downs 1-0; B Villarreal 0-1; A Alburquerque 0-0
Game Scores: R Porcello 44

Stolen Bases: A Jackson (1, 2nd base off M Pelfrey/J Mauer)
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