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Making his fourth start in his fifth appearance, Olson allowed one run on four hits and one walk across 5⅓ innings. Olson, who started 10 games for Triple-A Toledo before his promotion to the Tigers, has recorded 28 strikeouts (with six walks) in the first 24⅔ innings of his MLB career. Giving him a different look, and certainly Cisnero can throw the sinker or change, and he's been pitching great.' With Buxton, he can hit the breaking ball. 'You know, Reese had done so well up to that point. 'The bullet double play was right up my sleeve, and I played that card,' Hinch said, laughing. Right-handed reliever José Cisnero finished the sixth inning for Olson by inducing an inning-ending double play on his second pitch to Byron Buxton. After that, Foley took over and got the third out of the inning. In the seventh inning, Joey Gallo launched a solo home run off left-handed reliever Chasen Shreve for the Twins' second run. It's not going to change that hitters are going to get in the box and try to take your money, so go out there, fill up the zone and have fun.' 'No one feels sorry for you, so go out and do your job,' Lange said of his up-and-down performance in June. He struck out the next two batters, including pinch-hitter Kyle Farmer, for his 12th save of the season. Lange returned for the ninth inning and walked Ryan Jeffers on four pitches with one out. 'Weak contact,' Lange said of his approach. A fielding error by third baseman Nick Maton allowed the Twins to load the bases.īut Lange struck out Royce Lewis with a curveball inside the strike zone to strand the bases loaded. Leading 3-2, the Tigers called Lange out of the bullpen to replace Foley with two outs in the eighth inning. 'I have all the confidence in the world in our bullpen,' Olson said. With the win, the Tigers (33-42) improved to 4½ games behind the Twins for first place in the American League Central. Right-handed relievers Jason Foley and Alex Lange protected a one-run lead in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings.

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JEFF SEIDEL: Tigers waste first opportunity in big weekend series against Minnesota TwinsĪfter Olson's dominance, the Tigers fended off a comeback attempt from the Twins to complete Saturday's 3-2 win at Comerica Park. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.HELP ARRIVING SOON? Tigers' Eduardo Rodriguez faces hitters, throws 50 pitches: 'Everything was perfect' With two out in the ninth, Detroit's Alex Lange walked Edouard Julien and Solano. Castro then hit a grounder to third baseman Nick Maton, who made a wild throw that allowed Lewis to score from second base. Lewis walked with two outs and pinch hitter Ryan Jeffers singled. He struck out the side in the fifth.ĭetroit had two baserunners on in the seventh but Brent Headrick struck out pinch hitter Zack Short to keep it a one-run game.Īn unearned run allowed the Twins to tie it in the eighth. Ober got stronger as he got deeper into his start. Kerry Carpenter gave Detroit a 3-2 lead with a two-out single to right that knocked in McKinstry. One out later, McKinstry doubled to right to bring home both runners. Jake Rogers followed with a double and Vierling stopped at third. Matt Vierling led off the bottom of the inning with a single. He advanced to third on a pair of long flyouts before Solano smashed a 420-foot blast over the left-center field wall. Vazquez started off Minnesota's two-run third with a single. Christian Vazquez drove home Castro with a two-out single. After a sacrifice, Willi Castro lined a single to knock in Lewis. Lewis led off the 10th inning against Brendan White (1-1) with an infield single as ghost runner Carlos Correa came around to score.

Tigers starter Michael Lorenzen gave up two runs and seven hits in five innings. Zach McKinstry drove in two runs for Detroit. Jhoan Duran got the last three outs for his 11th save. Griffin Jax (4-6) tossed an inning of scoreless relief to pick up the win. Minnesota starter Bailey Ober gave up three runs and five hits and struck out eight in six innings. Donovan Solano hit a two-run homer for the Twins, who have won four of their last five games. Lewis had three hits and scored two runs along with his RBI. June 26 - Royce Lewis drove home the go-ahead run during a three-run 10th inning as the visiting Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers 6-3 on Sunday.

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