Detroit took advantage of a one-out error by Twins third baseman Eduardo Nunez in the first inning.
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Those eight games also included four road wins in National League cities against both the Miami Marlins and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Dozier scored on Joe Mauer’s double, and soon thereafter, Pelfrey was pulled with the bases loaded. That marked the sixth home run for Park, who signed for four years and $12 million over the winter, while Tigers new slugger Justin Upton managed his second blast on Saturday. He has allowed just one earned run in his four starts, including 24 1/3 scoreless innings to begin the year.
Facing his former teammates, Tigers starter Mike Pelfrey remained winless this season after working four innings and giving up five runs on eight hits.
Detroit Tigers’ designated hitter Victor Martinez was named the American League Player of the Week for the period ending May 1st.
In Arlington, Texas, Rougned Odor matched a Rangers record with three doubles, Mitch Moreland hit a three-run homer and Texas benefited from another replay challenge in a victory over Los Angeles.
Mark Lowe pitched an inning of shutout relief for his first win.
Park Byung-ho of the Minnesota Twins got his first hit with a runner in scoring position Sunday at home against the Detroit Tigers. “Rich Hill just pitched a great game against us the other day”.
Pelfrey ran into trouble from the get-go, allowing two runs, three hits and a walk over 32 pitches in the first inning. “I couldn’t really repeat my delivery or hit a spot”, he said.
Detroit is second in the AL Central at 14-and-10, three games behind Chicago.
Minnesota was within 4-2 as late as the eighth inning, but allowed solo homers to Victor Martinez and Castellanos then three-straight singles to the bottom third of the order as the Tigers jumped out to a 7-2 lead with three runs in the eighth.
And while the A’s are bringing up Manaea Friday they are going to at least think about a way to add another reliever, because the short innings by starters have led to relievers picking up 10.1 innings of work the last two days.
“The contract doesn’t have anything to do with the decisions I make”, Ausmus said. Mike Pelfrey is on the mound. “Before I knew it, it’s three runs and we’re trying to climb out of a hole”.
“It’s not just the bullpen, ” Melvin said.
Twins: GM Terry Ryan said 3B Trevor Plouffe (right intercostal strain) was OK after playing nine innings Saturday and was set to play again for Triple-A Rochester on Sunday.
The Tigers hope to keep their momentum going today as they send out 4-0 Jordan Zimmermann, who has been the Ace of the staff so far.
Ausmus has seen a number of players perform well, and a few players struggle.
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“Huge”, said Castellanos. “Even our starting pitching has been very good, over the course of this win streak”. His only other complete game was last September with Boston in a 9-2 victory over Philadelphia, when he allowed two runs and five hits.
