DETROIT -- After two starts this season, Matthew Boyd already has both extremes covered.
Boyd allowed one hit in six outstanding innings, and James McCann homered in the fifth to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday. It was quite a turnaround for Boyd, who was pulled from last week's outing in the third inning but took a no-hitter into the sixth this time.
"It was good," he said. "It's nice to come back and put your team in a position to win. That being said, there's room to grow."
Boyd (1-1) did not allow a hit until Robbie Grossman lined a clean single to left field with two out in the sixth. The Detroit left-hander struck out six and walked two before turning the game over to the bullpen. Tigers relievers have struggled so far this season, but they were able to close this game out.
Francisco Rodriguez allowed a run in the ninth but recovered for his third save in four chances. Pinch hitter Max Kepler hit a popup with two on to end it.
Hector Santiago (1-1) allowed only three hits in 6 1/3 innings, but one of them was a two-run shot by McCann.
Boyd recovered nicely after giving up five runs in 2 1/3 innings in his first start of the season against the Chicago White Sox. The Tigers picked him over the more experienced Anibal Sanchez for a spot in the rotation, and they'll hope this start was more indicative of what he'll provide going forward.
"He shut us down pretty good," Twins manager Paul Molitor said. "We didn't adjust, I didn't think, particularly well, in terms of outs on offspeed. Between his changeup and breaking ball -- he mixed in some fastballs, but he got a lot of outs on his offspeed."
Detroit pulled even with the Twins atop the AL Central and has won four of five.
McCann, who hit 12 home runs last season, has provided some power for the Tigers in the early going with Miguel Cabrera struggling. His one-out drive to left in the fifth gave Detroit a 2-0 lead. It was his third homer of the year.
Jason Castro hit an RBI single with one out in the ninth for Minnesota, but right fielder Mikie Mahtook made a nice play to cut the ball off in the gap and prevent him from going to second.
"That was a huge play," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "That could be the difference in the game. We could still be playing right now."
Pinch hitter Joe Mauer followed with a bloop single to left, but Rodriguez retired Eddie Rosario on a flyout before Kepler's popout.
SLOW STARTS
Cabrera went 1 for 3 with a walk. He's now 3 for 24 with no extra-base hits on the year.
Minnesota's Byron Buxton struck out in all three of his plate appearances and is now 2 for 29 with 17 strikeouts. His spot came up in the ninth, and Kepler was sent up to hit instead.
STREAK
The Tigers have homered in each of their first seven games of the season, the second time they've done that since 1913. The other time was in 2014.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Twins: Closer Brandon Kintzler had a cracked nail during Sunday's win over the Chicago White Sox. The team was off Monday, and he did not pitch Tuesday with Minnesota trailing. He was warming up in the bullpen while the Twins batted in the ninth.
Tigers: Manager Brad Ausmus said OF J.D. Martinez (sprained right foot) swung in the batting cage Monday.
UP NEXT
Twins: RHP Kyle Gibson takes the mound Wednesday against Detroit. He had a no-decision in his first start of the season, Thursday against Kansas City.
Tigers: RHP Michael Fulmer starts for Detroit. He threw six scoreless innings Friday against Boston but did not factor into the decision.
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Minnesota Twins
Boyd allowed one hit in six outstanding innings, and James McCann homered in the fifth to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday. It was quite a turnaround for Boyd, who was pulled from last week's outing in the third inning but took a no-hitter into the sixth this time.
"It was good," he said. "It's nice to come back and put your team in a position to win. That being said, there's room to grow."
Boyd (1-1) did not allow a hit until Robbie Grossman lined a clean single to left field with two out in the sixth. The Detroit left-hander struck out six and walked two before turning the game over to the bullpen. Tigers relievers have struggled so far this season, but they were able to close this game out.
Francisco Rodriguez allowed a run in the ninth but recovered for his third save in four chances. Pinch hitter Max Kepler hit a popup with two on to end it.
Hector Santiago (1-1) allowed only three hits in 6 1/3 innings, but one of them was a two-run shot by McCann.
Boyd recovered nicely after giving up five runs in 2 1/3 innings in his first start of the season against the Chicago White Sox. The Tigers picked him over the more experienced Anibal Sanchez for a spot in the rotation, and they'll hope this start was more indicative of what he'll provide going forward.
"He shut us down pretty good," Twins manager Paul Molitor said. "We didn't adjust, I didn't think, particularly well, in terms of outs on offspeed. Between his changeup and breaking ball -- he mixed in some fastballs, but he got a lot of outs on his offspeed."
Detroit pulled even with the Twins atop the AL Central and has won four of five.
McCann, who hit 12 home runs last season, has provided some power for the Tigers in the early going with Miguel Cabrera struggling. His one-out drive to left in the fifth gave Detroit a 2-0 lead. It was his third homer of the year.
Jason Castro hit an RBI single with one out in the ninth for Minnesota, but right fielder Mikie Mahtook made a nice play to cut the ball off in the gap and prevent him from going to second.
"That was a huge play," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "That could be the difference in the game. We could still be playing right now."
Pinch hitter Joe Mauer followed with a bloop single to left, but Rodriguez retired Eddie Rosario on a flyout before Kepler's popout.
SLOW STARTS
Cabrera went 1 for 3 with a walk. He's now 3 for 24 with no extra-base hits on the year.
Minnesota's Byron Buxton struck out in all three of his plate appearances and is now 2 for 29 with 17 strikeouts. His spot came up in the ninth, and Kepler was sent up to hit instead.
STREAK
The Tigers have homered in each of their first seven games of the season, the second time they've done that since 1913. The other time was in 2014.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Twins: Closer Brandon Kintzler had a cracked nail during Sunday's win over the Chicago White Sox. The team was off Monday, and he did not pitch Tuesday with Minnesota trailing. He was warming up in the bullpen while the Twins batted in the ninth.
Tigers: Manager Brad Ausmus said OF J.D. Martinez (sprained right foot) swung in the batting cage Monday.
UP NEXT
Twins: RHP Kyle Gibson takes the mound Wednesday against Detroit. He had a no-decision in his first start of the season, Thursday against Kansas City.
Tigers: RHP Michael Fulmer starts for Detroit. He threw six scoreless innings Friday against Boston but did not factor into the decision.
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1:10PM,EDT,April 11,2017
Comerica Park, Detroit,Michigan
Comerica Park, Detroit,Michigan
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Minnesota - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Boyd pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| Dozier grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Grossman walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Polanco flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Sanó struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| Kinsler flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Castellanos grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matthew Boyd pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| Castro flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Gimenez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Rosario struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| V. Martínez singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Upton popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Mahtook grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, V. Martínez out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Matthew Boyd pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| Buxton struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| D. Santana popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Dozier lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| McCann lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones fouled out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matthew Boyd pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| Grossman flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Polanco fouled out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Sanó struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| Kinsler grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Castellanos grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| V. Martínez fouled out to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matthew Boyd pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| Castro lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Gimenez walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Rosario lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Buxton struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| Upton hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| Mahtook flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| McCann homered to left (374 feet), Upton scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Jones flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Machado flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Matthew Boyd pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| D. Santana grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Dozier flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Grossman singled to left center. | 0 | 2 |
| Polanco lined out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| Kinsler walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Castellanos flied out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| V. Martínez flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Shane Greene pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| Greene relieved Boyd. | 0 | 2 |
| Sanó grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Castro singled to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Gimenez walked, Castro to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan relieved Greene. | 0 | 2 |
| Rosario grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Gimenez out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| Upton flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Mahtook safe at first on error by shortstop Polanco. | 0 | 2 |
| Tonkin relieved Santiago. | 0 | 2 |
| McCann flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Justin Wilson pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| J. Wilson relieved Ryan. | 0 | 2 |
| Buxton struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| D. Santana lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Dozier walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Dozier to second on wild pitch by J. Wilson. | 0 | 2 |
| Grossman grounded out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Michael Tonkin pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| Machado flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Kinsler flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Castellanos singled to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Cabrera walked, Castellanos to second. | 0 | 2 |
| V. Martínez popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Rodriguez pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| Rodríguez relieved J. Wilson. | 0 | 2 |
| Polanco struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Sanó doubled to deep center. | 0 | 2 |
| Castro singled to deep right, Sanó scored. | 1 | 2 |
| Mauer hit for Gimenez. | 1 | 2 |
| Mauer singled to left, Castro to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Rosario flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Kepler hit for Buxton. | 1 | 2 |
| Kepler popped out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Erro | ||
Minnesota Twins
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dozier 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .214 | .313 | .250 |
| Grossman DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .278 | .409 | .389 |
| Polanco SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .318 | .375 | .545 |
| Sanó 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .333 | .429 | .792 |
| Castro C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .353 | .542 | .588 |
| Gimenez 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | .333 | .500 | .500 |
a-Mauer PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .211 | .318 | .211 |
| Rosario LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .125 | .192 | .167 |
| Buxton CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .069 | .100 | .103 |
b-Kepler PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .208 | .269 | .250 |
| D. Santana RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 148 | |||
| a-singled to left for C Gimenez in the 9th b-popped out to third for B Buxton in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Sanó (3, Rodríguez) RBI: Castro (6) GIDP: Rosario Twins RISP: 1-5 (Rosario 0-2, Kepler 0-1, Grossman 0-1, Castro 1-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Polanco (1, ground ball) DP: 1 (Dozier-Polanco-Gimenez). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 21,237 (51.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:39 |
| Weather | 65 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ed Hickox, First Base - Chris Conroy, Second Base - Jerry Meals, Third Base - Ron Kulpa |
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