Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers Box Score on Aug 13, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Aug 13, 2017

DETROIT -- Byron Buxton's tie-breaking line single to center with one out in the eighth inning Sunday keyed a two-run rally that gave the Minnesota Twins a 6-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers, their seventh win in eight games.

Reliever Bruce Rondon (1-3) threw nine pitches, just one a strike, at the start of the eighth and was yanked for Warwick Saupold after the two walks. Saupold gave up a sacrifice bunt and Buxton's RBI single to give the Twins a 5-4 lead. Ehire Adrianza followed with a sacrifice fly to left for a 6-4 edge.

Tyler Duffey (2-3) picked up the win for the Twins with a scoreless seventh plus two outs in the eighth. Rookie Trevor Hildenberger retired Justin Upton to end the eighth and stayed on for the ninth to get his first major league save.

Ervin Santana was replaced after a freaky fifth inning in which the Tigers tied the score at 4-4 with three passed balls by catcher Chris Gimenez playing a key part. Santana gave up seven hits, struck out six and walked two.

A Detroit runner also reached base on an error by first baseman Miguel Sano so only the second of the three runs was earned. Two runs scored on passed balls, and Nicholas Castellanos singled in the third after a wild pitch advanced runners to second and third.

Detroit got four hits in the fourth but only one run, on a sacrifice fly John Hicks, as Santana got two strikeouts to leave the bases loaded. That trimmed Minnesota's lead to 4-1.

Matthew Boyd lasted two outs into the sixth for the Tigers, allowing four runs on six hits -- including two home runs -- with five strikeouts.

Sano hit his 26th home run, a drive to left, with a man on in the third to open up a 4-0 lead for Minnesota. Brian Dozier singled and was forced at second prior to the home run.

Eddie Rosario singled and Giminez walked to open the Twins second. Jorge Polanco sacrificed both runners up a base and Rosario scored on a squeeze bunt by Buxton to make it 2-0.

Dozier opened the game by hitting his 23rd home run, his sixth leading off a game this year and the 25th of his career, to get Minnesota off to a 1-0 start. The ball went to left field.

NOTES: The Tigers designated RHP Edward Mujica for assignment Sunday and purchased the contract of RHP Jeff Ferrell from Triple-A Toledo to replace him. ... Twins manager Paul Molitor set his rotation for Cleveland from Tuesday through Thursday. RHP Bartolo Colon will open, followed by RHP Kyle Gibson and RHP Jose Berrios. ... LHP Daniel Norris (groin) of Detroit will begin a rehab assignment Wednesday, throwing about 45 pitches for Triple-A Toledo. ... Rookie LHP Dietrich Enns was available to relieve Sunday and will make his next start Saturday against Arizona.