-Nick Castellanos continued his recent tear with a double, a walk and a run scored. But there is one person that has been on the Twins roster since 2012 that fully exhibits hope for the future, and no it’s not Manager Paul Molitor.
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Soria would then walk Aaron Hicks, loading the bases. Danny Santana followed with a double to score Suzuki and give the Twins a 3-0 lead.
In the past week the Tigers have gone 4-2, and with a four game series against the Twins up next the Tigers will have an opportunity to move into second place in the AL Central. Dombrowski will no doubt go after aces such as Cole Hamels and Johnny Cueto, and if he can land anyone remotely close to the talent of those guys it will go a long way in boosting the Tigers to the top.
Dozier was added to the AL All-Star team as a replacement for Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista, who will skip the game for treatment on his sore shoulder. He pitched well through 12 starts this season but has fallen apart since then. “He stuck with his fastball”.
Hughes has turned his season around, capturing three straight decisions as the Twins have won the last five times he has started.
Kinsler’s early blast gave Detroit a 1-0 lead.
“We could’ve very easily come out flat or whatever and felt like we wasted it all last night, but, no, we were right back at it, ” Dozier said. Leake allowed three hits in eight innings and had a season-high 10 strikeouts to help the Cincinnati Reds beat Miami 1-0. Martinez hit his 25th homer beyond the fence in right-center field for a six-run lead.
Down on the farm, Oswaldo Arcia hit another home run for the AAA Red Wings. He allowed an infield hit and struck out one.
The Tigers scored 7.2 runs per game in the first five since Cabrera strained his calf, but they had to scratch and claw for everything they got against Pelfrey.
1B – Kelly Johnson, Braves: Johnson went 2 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs in a 5-3 loss to the Rockies.
In Seattle, Mike Trout and C.J. “I haven’t looked at his first-half numbers the past few years, but I imagine these are surpassing what he has done since I don’t know what year”.
Pelfrey was one pitch from making it through eight when the Detroit Tigers ended his night. In 5 1/3 innings, he allowed 3 hits and 1 run on Melvin Upton Jr.’s leadoff home run in the sixth.
LOS ANGELES – Joc Pederson drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI double in the seventh inning and Los Angeles rallied past Milwaukee. It was his first game in a uniform other than the Texas Rangers.
CHICAGO – Emilio Bonifacio broke a scoreless tie in the eighth inning, scoring on J.B.
The White Sox took the opener of the three-game interleague city series in front of an announced crowd of 41,530 at Wrigley Field on a sun-kissed afternoon featuring temperatures in the mid-70s.
Schoop lined a homer to left field on a 2-2 pitch from Roark for the first walk-off homer of his young career.
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The Minnesota Twins continue to have the flare for the dramatic when it comes to winning baseball games. “After the leadoff home run, he settled in fairly well”.
