The Twins booted balls in the field, didn’t reach second base the first six innings, watched the Mariners hit through the lineup in the seventh inning, then craned their necks in the eighth inning to watch Nelson Cruz’s two-run homer travel 454 feet. From there, they have a four game series with Cleveland, who have dominated the Tigers this year with a 13-2 record, before finishing out the season on the road against the Braves, who have become spoilers this month and winners of six straight.
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“You can hear every single thing said in the stands”, Ausmus said.
Mets 9, Phillies 8: Jose Reyes hit a tying two-run homer in the ninth inning and Asbrubal Cabrera hit a three-run drive in an 11th-inning comeback to lift NY to a dramatic victory over Philadelphia that kept it tied for the NL wild-card lead.
Light finished with three walks and three earned runs in two-thirds of an inning. Aybar later advanced to third base on a wild pitch and scored on a passed ball to make it a 4-2 Tigers advantage.Minnesota’s offense couldn’t do much against Verlander or Detroit’s bullpen.
“The offence is having a tough time”, Molitor said. Some guys are scuffling.
Minnesota got its only run later in the inning after Gamel misplayed Miguel Sano’s leadoff drive to right field into a triple. Verlander (15-8) struck out 11 batters in six innings, limiting Minnesota to two runs on four hits. “It just isn’t happening right now”.
“It’s unfortunate for him that he hasn’t been able to celebrate a lot of those home runs with the losses”, Molitor said.
Davey Johnson and Rogers Hornsby hold the Major League Baseball record with 42.
Dozier also extended his hit streak to 24 games with the record-setting homer. Ryan O’Rourke, J.T. Chargois, Buddy Boshers, and Tommy Milone all surrendered runs out of the bullpen as another Twins game turned non-competitive. Sano was sidelined since September 12 because of a back injury.
Tigers: 2B Ian Kinsler (concussion) had an on-field workout and could be cleared to play Friday if he feels well after the workout. Molitor said Sano was still sore but was anxious to return. Adam Lind and Seth Smith are both 2-for-6 with a homer versus Gibson, who is 2-1 with a 2.81 ERA in five career starts against the Mariners.
Tigers: RHP Michael Fulmer (10-7) is to start Friday against Kansas City LHP Danny Duffy (12-2) in the opener of Detroit’s final homestand. Miranda has gone 4-0 with a 2.16 ERA in his last four starts with 20 strikeouts in 25 innings.
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SEATTLE – Reserve catcher Steve Clevenger was suspended for the rest of the season without pay Friday by the Seattle Mariners in the wake of his tweets regarding a recent police shooting in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the Black Lives Matter movement.
