“With the infield in, even though it didn’t take Kinsler back very far, it’s still a play where he was moving away from the infield”, Twins manager Paul Molitor said.
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The first four innings were over in roughly 45 minutes, as both offenses struggled. “I wish I had two batters back – the first two of the fifth inning”. The three RBIs gave the Twins a 3-0 lead. That lead would be extended a short time later when Eduardo Escobar hit a sacrifice fly to second base that allowed Rosario to score and extend the lead to 4-0. He also added his 16 outfield assist in the game. Casey Fien got the seventh inning and it started with a strikeout.
Suzuki threw Machado out on a safety squeeze try with runners at first and third with one out in the fourth. Duffey struck out three and walked one on the evening. He was 28-28 in his save opportunities and recorded the final out of the All-Star Game for the second straight season. It’s disappointing. This whole second half for me has been torture. Miguel Cabrera is 5 for 21 against Santana with a home run and five strikeouts. Victor Martinez then tied the game on a double to center field that scored Kinsler and Miguel Cabrera. Perkins was able to strike out JD Martinez to keep the game tied. Staying in that pose until Davis finished his trot in the bottom of the eighth inning, the Twins reliever dragged his left hand across his brow and stared down at the grass in disbelief. All of a sudden, the Tigers were trailing by four runs despite having given up only a single hit. And Perkins looked exasperated as Davis touched them all.
The Tigers cost themselves two runs with sloppy fielding in the inning, and Rosario and the Twins cashed in.
“We’re running out of games here”, Pelfrey said.
The Twins got just enough from Mike Pelfrey and just enough offense to win on Friday night. Last night, it was a combination. Rosario gave the team the big hit after a couple of walks, but aside from that the offense did nothing. Detroit had a three-game winning streak snapped. The Twins went down 1-2-3 in the ninth, and the team’s playoff hopes took a significant hit. For him to go have that AB and come back up and hit the homer, I told him, ‘You earned that one on your last AB. The line for Twins starter Tyler Duffey: 6IP, 8H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 3SO.
The Twins are now 78-75.
“I wish I had two hitters back, my first two of the fifth inning”. “I know there’s probably a lot of “hashtag Fire Ausmus” but it’s a good group of (players)”.
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Davis’ playing time was affected a bit by the additions of Anthony Gose and Yoenis Cespedes in the early goings of this season, but he has continued to make the most out of his opportunities.
