The iron-man catcher came through again with the go-ahead single in Saturday’s seventh inning, sending the Twins to a 6-2 win over the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park.
Advertisement
He gave up six runs in the second and failed to record the third out, ending his day after seven hits, a walk, and three strikeouts through 1 2/3 innings of work. As Nick wrote yesterday, the second-half has been a huge struggle for the left-hander. Perkins was going for the backdoor slider to get Davis, but as he said after the game, he just hung the pitch and Davis took advantage.
The Minnesota Twins took the rubber game of their three-game series with the Detroit Tigers Sunday.
It was the type of loss Minnesota may look back on if it doesn’t make the postseason.
Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus watches batting practice before the game against the Minnesota Twins, Saturday, September 26, 2015 in Detroit. They entered the day trailing Houston by 1 1/2 games for the second wild card in the American League, and they led 4-1 in the seventh against the sub-.500 Tigers before the bullpen gave away the lead.
Suzuki had his third single of the game with two outs in the ninth and came home on Escobar’s 12th home run of the season, off left-hander Kyle Lobstein.
A replay review – ordered by the crew chief, as part of a home run review – showed that a young fan had interfered with the ball, and technically overturned the call.
Suzuki’s RBI single got Minnesota on the board, and Buxton and Brian Dozier followed with doubles to make it 4-0. Hicks stole third to put runners on the corners, and Escobar beat out a 3-6-3 double-play attempt, allowing Hicks to score Minnesotas fourth run.
Miguel Cabrera led off with a single and moved to third on J.D. Martinezs one-out double.
On paper, it will appear to be just a routine flyout to left field in the seventh inning, yet it was anything but.
With the Twins up by five runs and Detroit emptying its bench, Buxton’s teammates sensed the moment was right. He gave the Twins seven innings of one-run baseball, striking out five, walking one, and giving up just six hits.
Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Tyler Duffey yells into his glove as he walks to the dugout during …
“So I’ve enjoyed it. I’ve said all along, despite what’s written, people around town are great to me”. The first batter he faced was James McCann, who grounded out to second base for the first out of the inning. Two of the four runs were unearned.NOTES: Minnesota re-instated RHP Ricky Nolasco (right ankle surgery) off the 60-day disabled list, replacing him on the disabled list with LHP Logan Darnell, who has pneumonia.
Advertisement
“The games are dwindling”, Twins manager Paul Molitor said.
