"A lot to like today and when you win like we did today, it’s pretty a loud clubhouse in there.” “I think everybody does in games like that where you get positive at-bats all the way through the order, you get tremendous pitching from the beginning of the game through the entirety of the game, and some really big two-out hits and some balls out of the ballpark," Detroit manager A.J. Six Tigers pitchers combined to allow seven hits and strikeout 10. Mason Englert (2-2) got the victory with two innings in relief of opener Will Vest. Drew Hutchison (1-4, 4.66) is scheduled to start the opener against Sean Manaea (5-4, 4.11).Detroit’s Jonathan Schoop added an RBI single against his former team. Tigers: Host San Diego for three games starting on Monday. Dylan Bundy (6-4, 4.71 ERA) will get the start against a to-be-announced Brewers pitcher. Twins: Off on Monday, and start a two-game series in Milwaukee on Tuesday. X-rays on Kepler’s foot were inconclusive, but he was walking around the clubhouse without difficulty after the game. “I expect he’ll be in the lineup tomorrow - if he’s not, you’ll know why.” He could play defense, but he wasn’t sure he could grip a bat,” Hinch said. “Javy got smoked in the nerve right at the end of the elbow. Kepler left the game after being hit on the right foot in the third inning, while Baez came out in the sixth inning with a bruised upper arm after being hit in the fourth. “I don’t get caught up in narratives, but this is a team we think we can beat and we’ve lost two games to them.” “We’re here to win games and we’re not doing enough of that,” Hinch said. The Tigers (38-58) are a season-worst 20 games under. Kody Clemens pitched the ninth for Detroit, the third time he has pitched this season, allowing one run on three hits. The Twins scored three runs in the seventh, including RBI doubles by Urshela and Polanco, and Sanchez made it 8-1 with a two-run double in the eighth.Īny thoughts of a late Tigers rally ended in the bottom of the eighth, when Gordon reached over the left-field fence to rob Riley Greene of a home run. Miguel Cabrera drew a two-out walk, and Eric Haase made it 3-1 with a single. I think he’ll be shut down again for a bit.”ĭetroit didn’t get a baserunner until Gray hit Javy Baez with one out in the fourth. “This is a pain radiating down his bicep that started on his last two pitches today. “This is a separate injury than what he was dealing with before,” Hinch said. He was activated before the game after having been on the injured list with shoulder problems. Garcia (3-3) allowed three runs on three hits and three hit batters in 2 2/3 innings before leaving with elbow soreness. If they hit it out, we still have the lead, and I got some outs with that today.” “If I get into a tough count, I can throw a fastball down the middle with conviction and see what they can do with it. “It always helps to get an early lead, because it gives me more options,” Gray said. Tigers first baseman Harold Castro misplayed Alex Kiriloff’s grounder, allowing Polanco to score, and Rony Garcia hit Nick Gordon and Miranda to force in Minnesota’s third run. “Jonathan made the right play, and if the throw is a little more to the catcher’s left, he’s probably out.” “We played the infield in, because our offense hasn’t been doing a lot lately and we had some concerns about hitting Sonny Gray,” Tigers manager A.J. Miranda gets something, Gio gets something and we’re building from that.”īoston Red Sox recall infielder Bobby Dalbec and left-hander Chris Murphy from Triple-A Worcester The bottom of our order has gotten us going a lot this year. “If you wait for your 1-2-3 hitters to get you going every game, you are going to have a lot of bad days. “We’ve been talking about that all season,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. The bottom three hitters in Minnesota’s order - Miranda, Gio Urshela and Gary Sanchez - combined for six hits, five RBIs and four runs. Jose Miranda had three hits and scored twice for the Twins, who are 2-0 since the All-Star break. “I was able to throw my fastball for strikes and I was able to land my breaking ball where I needed it.” “I’m pretty familiar with their lineup, which helps, but I think a lot of this was building on some good things I found in my last start before the break,” he said. Gray (5-3) is 2-0 against the Tigers this season, allowing one run on six hits in 13 innings. DETROIT (AP) - Sonny Gray allowed two hits in six innings to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 9-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.
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