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Tigers vs Twins Game Time: 5:05 p.m. ET Stadium: Metrodome Surface: Turf

Detroit
Date	at	Opp	SC	Time /Sur	Home Open	Home Close	Total Open	Total Close	Starter	Dec	O/U
9/25/09	At	Cws	0-2	N/g	-155	-165	9.0-120	9.0-115	Bonine,ed	L	U
9/26/09	At	Cws	12-5	N/g	-115	-120	9.0-115	9.5+100	Robertson,na	W	O
9/27/09	At	Cws	4-8	D/g	+135	+125	8.5-120	8.5-120	Jackson,ed	L	O
9/29/09		Min	6-5	N/g	-165	-163	8.0-120	8.0-115	Verlander,ju	W	O
9/29/09		Min	2-3	D/g	-130	-130	9.0-120	9.0-120	Porcello,ri	L	U
9/30/09		Min	7-2	N/g	+110	+100	9.0-115	9.5+105	Bonine,ed	W	U
10/01/09		Min	3-8	D/g	+105	+110	9.5+100	9.0-105	Robertson,na	L	O
10/02/09		Cws	0-8	N/g	-135	-137	8.0-120	8.0-115	Jackson,ed	L	P
10/03/09		Cws	1-5	N/g	-140	-140	9.5+100	9.5+100	Figaro,al	L	U
10/04/09		Cws	5-3	D/g	-200	-200	7.5+100	7.5+100	Verlander,ju	W	O
Minnesota
Date	at	Opp	SC	Time /Sur	Home Open	Home Close	Total Open	Total Close	Starter	Dec	O/U
9/25/09	At	Kc	9-4	N/g	+100	-105	9.0-110	8.5-115	Pavano,ca	W	O
9/26/09	At	Kc	11-6	N/g	+155	+155	9.0-120	9.0-120	Baker,sc	W	O
9/27/09	At	Kc	1-4	D/g	-170	-180	8.0+100	8.0-110	Liriano,fr	L	U
9/29/09	At	Det	5-6	N/g	-165	-163	8.0-120	8.0-115	Duensing,br	L	O
9/29/09	At	Det	3-2	D/g	-130	-130	9.0-120	9.0-120	Blackburn,ni	W	U
9/30/09	At	Det	2-7	N/g	+110	+100	9.0-115	9.5+105	Pavano,ca	L	U
10/01/09	At	Det	8-3	D/g	+105	+110	9.5+100	9.0-105	Baker,sc	W	O
10/02/09		Kc	10-7	N/t	-200	-200	9.5-110	9.5-110	Manship,je	W	O
10/03/09		Kc	5-4	D/t	+120	+115	7.5-110	7.5-120	Blackburn,ni	W	O
10/04/09		Kc	13-4	D/t	-220	-220	9.5-110	9.5-110	Pavano,ca	W	O

Head-To-Head

Head-To-Head
Date	Opp	SC	Time /Sur	Home Open	Home Close	Total Open	Total Close	Winner	Dec	O/U
8/07/09	Min	10-8	N/g	-125	-107	9.5-120	9.5-115	Galarraga,ar	W	O
8/08/09	Min	0-11	N/g	-200	-185	8.5-120	8.5-110	Pavano,ca	L	O
8/09/09	Min	8-7	D/g	-132	-123	8.5+110	8.5+110	Lyon,br	W	O
9/18/09	Det	3-0	N/t	-125	-135	9.0-110	8.5-120	Duensing,br	W	U
9/19/09	Det	6-2	D/t	+120	+110	8.5+100	8.0-110	Crain,je	W	P
9/20/09	Det	2-6	D/t	-170	-180	9.0+100	8.5-110	Robertson,na	L	U
9/29/09	Min	6-5	N/g	-165	-163	8.0-120	8.0-115	Verlander,ju	W	O
9/29/09	Min	2-3	D/g	-130	-130	9.0-120	9.0-120	Rauch,jo	L	U
9/30/09	Min	7-2	N/g	+110	+100	9.0-115	9.5+105	Bonine,ed	W	U
10/01/09	Min	3-8	D/g	+105	+110	9.5+100	9.0-105	Baker,sc	L	O

W/L Record Comparison

Detroit
		Home	Units	Away	Units	Total	Units
2009		51-30	+935	35-46	-1077	86-76	-142
Last	10	3-4	-207	1-2	-125	4-6	-332
Minnesota
		Home	Units	Away	Units	Total	Units
2009		48-33	+369	38-43	-104	86-76	+265
Last	10	3-0	+315	4-3	+110	7-3	+425
RECORDS
		Day	Night	Grass	Turf	Fav	Dog
Detroit		33-25	53-51	80-66	6-10	58-38	24-34
Minnesota		26-33	60-43	35-39	51-37	48-37	31-35

Over/Under Comparison
(Based on taking the Over)

Detroit
		Home	Units	Away	Units	Total	Units
2009		38-40	-625	31-47	-2025	69-87	-2650
Last	10	3-3	-25	2-1	+85	5-4	+60
Minnesota
		Home	Units	Away	Units	Total	Units
2009		41-34	+305	32-45	-1775	73-79	-1470
Last	10	3-0	+300	4-3	+65	7-3	+365

Away Pitcher

DETROIT TIGERS -- PORCELLO,RICK (R)
	GS	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Day		Ngt		Grs		Trf
	GS	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	L
Away	15	6	6	81.1	91	43	38	20	39	4.20	3	3	3	3	6	3	0	3
Home	15	8	3	83.2	80	36	36	30	42	3.87	2	0	6	3	8	3	0	0
Total	30	14	9	165.0	171	79	74	50	81	4.04	5	3	9	6	14	6	0	3

2009 BULLPEN FOR PORCELLO,RICK
GMS	IP	R	ER	ERA	H	BB	SO	HR	W	L	SV	BS
30	101.0	43	41	3.65	94	55	83	12	4	3	9	3

Last Five Starts
Date	Opp	SC	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	BB	SO	HR	H/Open	H/Close	Tot Op	Tot Cl
9/08/09	at KC	5-7		6.0	4	4	7	1	4	0	+165	+145	9.5+100	9.5-105
9/13/09	TOR	7-2	W	6.0	2	2	4	2	2	0	-160	-150	9.0+100	8.5-120
9/18/09	at MIN	0-3	L	6.0	3	3	8	1	1	1	-125	-135	9.0-110	8.5-120
9/23/09	at CLE	11-3	W	5.0	1	1	6	3	1	0	+110	+105	9.0+105	9.0+105
9/29/09	MIN	2-3		6.1	1	1	7	1	1	0	-130	-130	9.0-120	9.0-120

VS. Opponent ( Last 5 Starts - Since 1997)
Date	Opp	SC	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	BB	SO	HR	H/Open	H/Close	Tot Op	Tot Cl
5/05/09	MIN	9-0	W	7.0	0	0	4	3	3	0	-110	-107	9.5-110	10.0-120
7/05/09	at MIN	2-6	L	4.0	6	4	7	2	3	1	-138	-145	9.0+100	9.0-105
9/18/09	at MIN	0-3	L	6.0	3	3	8	1	1	1	-125	-135	9.0-110	8.5-120
9/29/09	MIN	2-3		6.1	1	1	7	1	1	0	-130	-130	9.0-120	9.0-120

Bullpen ( Last 5 Games )
Date	Opp	IP	R	ER	ERA	H	BB	SO	HR	W	L	SV	BS
9/30/09	MIN	4.0	0	0	0.00	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
10/01/09	MIN	3.0	4	4	12.00	4	3	4	0	0	0	0	0
10/02/09	CWS	4.0	0	0	0.00	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
10/03/09	CWS	7.2	3	3	3.52	6	7	4	0	0	0	0	0
10/04/09	CWS	1.1	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Home Pitcher

MINNESOTA TWINS -- BAKER,SCOTT (R)
	GS	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Day		Ngt		Grs		Trf
	GS	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	L
Away	16	9	4	95.0	93	45	44	31	75	4.17	3	2	6	2	9	2	0	2
Home	16	6	5	99.0	91	51	50	15	85	4.55	2	2	4	3	0	0	6	5
Total	32	15	9	194.0	184	96	94	46	160	4.36	5	4	10	5	9	2	6	7

2009 BULLPEN FOR BAKER,SCOTT
GMS	IP	R	ER	ERA	H	BB	SO	HR	W	L	SV	BS
31	87.1	48	44	4.53	91	42	65	7	4	4	11	2

Last Five Starts
Date	Opp	SC	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	BB	SO	HR	H/Open	H/Close	Tot Op	Tot Cl
9/10/09	at TOR	2-3	L	6.2	3	3	5	4	7	1	+120	+137	8.5-120	9.0-110
9/15/09	CLE	5-4		5.1	3	3	5	2	5	0	-185	-220	9.0-120	9.0-105
9/20/09	DET	2-6	L	4.2	4	4	8	1	5	0	-170	-180	9.0+100	8.5-110
9/26/09	at KC	11-6	W	6.1	4	4	6	1	5	2	+155	+155	9.0-120	9.0-120
10/01/09	at DET	8-3	W	5.0	1	0	5	3	3	0	+105	+110	9.5+100	9.0-105

VS. Opponent ( Last 5 Starts - Since 1997)
Date	Opp	SC	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	BB	SO	HR	H/Open	H/Close	Tot Op	Tot Cl
9/06/08	DET	4-6		7.1	3	3	4	4	5	0	-125	-145	8.5-120	8.5-125
5/14/09	DET	6-5		6.0	5	5	7	1	4	0	+120	-110	8.5+105	8.0+100
8/09/09	at DET	7-8		4.1	6	6	9	0	3	2	-132	-123	8.5+110	8.5+110
9/20/09	DET	2-6	L	4.2	4	4	8	1	5	0	-170	-180	9.0+100	8.5-110
10/01/09	at DET	8-3	W	5.0	1	0	5	3	3	0	+105	+110	9.5+100	9.0-105

Bullpen ( Last 5 Games )
Date	Opp	IP	R	ER	ERA	H	BB	SO	HR	W	L	SV	BS
9/30/09	at DET	3.1	0	0	0.00	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
10/01/09	at DET	4.0	2	0	0.00	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
10/02/09	KC	3.2	3	3	7.36	6	1	7	0	0	0	1	0
10/03/09	KC	2.0	2	2	9.00	3	0	2	1	1	0	1	1
10/04/09	KC	3.1	0	0	0.00	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0

Updated Mon, Oct 5 1:10 PM EST

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