MINNEAPOLIS -- Victor Martinez has called Detroit home for the last six seasons. He looks just as comfortable hitting at Target Field.
Martinez hit two home runs and the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 6-3 on Friday night.
His 11 career homers at Minnesota's ballpark are tied for the third-most by a visitor, just three behind Salvador Perez and Jose Bautista.
"It's one of those things, I guess," Martinez said with a shrug.
Anibal Sanchez (2-0) gave up three runs and six hits with five strikeouts and three walks in 5 2/3 innings for the Tigers, who lost star Miguel Cabrera to a right clavicle contusion in the fourth inning. Cabrera had X-rays that were negative and he is listed as day-to-day.
Cabrera took a hard-hit grounder from Robbie Grossman off his chest in the fourth inning. He finished the inning in the field, but Andrew Romine pinch-hit for him in the fifth.
"I don't expect it to be anything long-term," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said.
Justin Wilson pitched the ninth for his 11th save in 13 chances.
Ervin Santana (11-7) had his shortest outing of the season for the Twins. He gave up five runs and seven hits with three strikeouts and two walks in 3 1/3 innings.
Martinez had his first multihomer game of the season and 11th of his career for the Tigers, who are 14-1 in their last 15 games at Target Field.
The Tigers bullpen of Daniel Stumpf, Shane Greene, Bruce Rondon and Wilson pitched 3 1/3 innings of one-hit ball after Sanchez left in the sixth inning. The lone hiccup came from Stumpf just as he entered the game when his errant pickoff throw sailed past first base and allowed Eddie Rosario to advance all the way to third. But he struck out Ehire Adrianza to end the threat and the Twins went quietly after that.
"Days where we get a lead we should hold them," Wilson said. "We did it tonight. Just need to keep it up."
The Twins fell 1 1/2 games behind Cleveland in the AL Central as the trade deadline approaches.
Santana gave up at least five earned runs for the fourth time in his last seven starts. Martinez hit a solo homer in the second inning and a two-run shot in the fourth, and the right-hander's night ended not long after a wild pitch allowed Mikie Mahtook to score for a 5-0 lead.
"There have been some games where his numbers get a little crooked," manager Paul Molitor said. "You could tell he was laboring a little bit. It wasn't his best night."
Mahtook had two hits and an RBI.
Adrianza had a two-run single in Minnesota's three-run fourth, but that was it for the Twins.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: Mahtook rolled his right ankle while trying to get back to second base in the second inning and came up limping. He was ruled out on a tag from Brian Dozier and hobbled back to the dugout, but was able to remain in the game.
Twins: LHP Hector Santiago's bullpen session went well on Friday, Molitor said. Santiago has been on the disabled list with a back issue and Molitor and will pitch twice for Triple-A Rochester next week. ... CF Byron Buxton will not need a rehab assignment and is likely to join the team on Tuesday, Molitor said.
KELLY HONORED
The Twins hosted a weekend celebration for the 30th anniversary of the 1987 team that won the franchise's first World Series title. Many of the players from that team were in attendance, and the Twins kicked things off by unveiling a statue for Tom Kelly, the manager of both World Series-winning teams in `87 and `91.
Kelly stood next to the 8-foot tall statue and joked, "I knew I managed during the steroids era. I just didn't know I took any."
UP NEXT
Tigers: RHP Jordan Zimmermann (6-7, 5.58 ERA) goes for the Tigers in Game 2 on Saturday night. Zimmermann is coming off one of his better outings of the season, striking out seven and allowing one run in 6 2/3 innings of a win at Kansas City.
Twins: RHP Kyle Gibson (5-8, 6.29 ERA) goes for the Twins, with his spot in the rotation potentially hanging in the balance. The Twins have been shopping for starting pitching and Gibson is one of the candidates to be replaced should they be successful.
Martinez hit two home runs and the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 6-3 on Friday night.
His 11 career homers at Minnesota's ballpark are tied for the third-most by a visitor, just three behind Salvador Perez and Jose Bautista.
"It's one of those things, I guess," Martinez said with a shrug.
Anibal Sanchez (2-0) gave up three runs and six hits with five strikeouts and three walks in 5 2/3 innings for the Tigers, who lost star Miguel Cabrera to a right clavicle contusion in the fourth inning. Cabrera had X-rays that were negative and he is listed as day-to-day.
Cabrera took a hard-hit grounder from Robbie Grossman off his chest in the fourth inning. He finished the inning in the field, but Andrew Romine pinch-hit for him in the fifth.
"I don't expect it to be anything long-term," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said.
Justin Wilson pitched the ninth for his 11th save in 13 chances.
Ervin Santana (11-7) had his shortest outing of the season for the Twins. He gave up five runs and seven hits with three strikeouts and two walks in 3 1/3 innings.
Martinez had his first multihomer game of the season and 11th of his career for the Tigers, who are 14-1 in their last 15 games at Target Field.
The Tigers bullpen of Daniel Stumpf, Shane Greene, Bruce Rondon and Wilson pitched 3 1/3 innings of one-hit ball after Sanchez left in the sixth inning. The lone hiccup came from Stumpf just as he entered the game when his errant pickoff throw sailed past first base and allowed Eddie Rosario to advance all the way to third. But he struck out Ehire Adrianza to end the threat and the Twins went quietly after that.
"Days where we get a lead we should hold them," Wilson said. "We did it tonight. Just need to keep it up."
The Twins fell 1 1/2 games behind Cleveland in the AL Central as the trade deadline approaches.
Santana gave up at least five earned runs for the fourth time in his last seven starts. Martinez hit a solo homer in the second inning and a two-run shot in the fourth, and the right-hander's night ended not long after a wild pitch allowed Mikie Mahtook to score for a 5-0 lead.
"There have been some games where his numbers get a little crooked," manager Paul Molitor said. "You could tell he was laboring a little bit. It wasn't his best night."
Mahtook had two hits and an RBI.
Adrianza had a two-run single in Minnesota's three-run fourth, but that was it for the Twins.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: Mahtook rolled his right ankle while trying to get back to second base in the second inning and came up limping. He was ruled out on a tag from Brian Dozier and hobbled back to the dugout, but was able to remain in the game.
Twins: LHP Hector Santiago's bullpen session went well on Friday, Molitor said. Santiago has been on the disabled list with a back issue and Molitor and will pitch twice for Triple-A Rochester next week. ... CF Byron Buxton will not need a rehab assignment and is likely to join the team on Tuesday, Molitor said.
KELLY HONORED
The Twins hosted a weekend celebration for the 30th anniversary of the 1987 team that won the franchise's first World Series title. Many of the players from that team were in attendance, and the Twins kicked things off by unveiling a statue for Tom Kelly, the manager of both World Series-winning teams in `87 and `91.
Kelly stood next to the 8-foot tall statue and joked, "I knew I managed during the steroids era. I just didn't know I took any."
UP NEXT
Tigers: RHP Jordan Zimmermann (6-7, 5.58 ERA) goes for the Tigers in Game 2 on Saturday night. Zimmermann is coming off one of his better outings of the season, striking out seven and allowing one run in 6 2/3 innings of a win at Kansas City.
Twins: RHP Kyle Gibson (5-8, 6.29 ERA) goes for the Twins, with his spot in the rotation potentially hanging in the balance. The Twins have been shopping for starting pitching and Gibson is one of the candidates to be replaced should they be successful.
8:10PM,EDT,July 21,2017
Target Field, Minneapolis,Minnesota
Target Field, Minneapolis,Minnesota
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Ervin Santana pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| Kinsler grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Avila grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Upton lined out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| Dozier singled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| Granite flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Mauer grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Dozier out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ervin Santana pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Castellanos flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Martínez homered to right (408 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Mahtook walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Presley singled to center, Mahtook out at third. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| Sanó singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Kepler popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Grossman popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Rosario grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ervin Santana pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| Iglesias singled to left center. | 1 | 0 |
| Kinsler grounded out to shortstop, Iglesias to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Avila struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Upton doubled to deep right center, Iglesias scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| Adrianza struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Castro struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Dozier grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ervin Santana pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| Castellanos doubled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Martínez homered to right (411 feet), Castellanos scored. | 4 | 0 |
| Mahtook tripled to deep right. | 4 | 0 |
| Presley grounded out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| Mahtook scored on Santana's wild pitch. | 5 | 0 |
| Iglesias walked. | 5 | 0 |
| Belisle relieved Santana. | 5 | 0 |
| Iglesias caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 5 | 0 |
| Kinsler grounded out to third. | 5 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| Granite singled to right. | 5 | 0 |
| Granite stole second. | 5 | 0 |
| Mauer walked. | 5 | 0 |
| Sanó singled to center, Granite scored, Mauer to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Kepler struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| Grossman grounded out to first, Mauer to third, Sanó to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Rosario walked. | 5 | 1 |
| Adrianza singled to right, Mauer and Sanó scored, Rosario to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Castro flied out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matt Belisle pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| Avila grounded out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Upton struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Romine hit for Cabrera. | 5 | 3 |
| Romine hit by pitch. | 5 | 3 |
| Castellanos popped out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| Romine at first base. | 5 | 3 |
| Dozier grounded out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Granite flied out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| Mauer doubled to left center. | 5 | 3 |
| Sanó struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Matt Belisle pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| Martínez struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Mahtook reached on infield single to pitcher. | 5 | 3 |
| Presley struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Iglesias grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Mahtook out at second. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| Kepler flied out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| Grossman struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| Rosario walked. | 5 | 3 |
| Stumpf relieved Sánchez. | 5 | 3 |
| Rosario safe at third on throwing error by pitcher Stumpf. | 5 | 3 |
| Adrianza struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Buddy Boshers pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| Boshers relieved Belisle. | 5 | 3 |
| Kinsler lined out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| Avila flied out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| Upton walked. | 5 | 3 |
| Upton stole second. | 5 | 3 |
| Romine grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Stumpf pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| Castro grounded out to first. | 5 | 3 |
| Greene relieved Stumpf. | 5 | 3 |
| Dozier popped out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Granite singled to left. | 5 | 3 |
| Mauer grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Duffey pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| Duffey relieved Boshers. | 5 | 3 |
| Castellanos reached on infield single to shortstop. | 5 | 3 |
| Martínez grounded out to pitcher, Castellanos to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Mahtook grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Castellanos out at third. | 5 | 3 |
| Presley fouled out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Bruce Rondon pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| Rondón relieved Greene. | 5 | 3 |
| Sanó struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Kepler grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 3 |
| Grossman struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Craig Breslow pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| Breslow relieved Duffey. | 5 | 3 |
| Iglesias singled to left center. | 5 | 3 |
| Iglesias stole second. | 5 | 3 |
| Kinsler singled to right, Iglesias to third. | 5 | 3 |
| Avila hit sacrifice fly to center, Iglesias scored. | 6 | 3 |
| Upton grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Kinsler out at second. | 6 | 3 |
| Romine grounded out to third. | 6 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Justin Wilson pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| J. Wilson relieved Rondón. | 6 | 3 |
| Rosario struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| Adrianza popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 3 |
| Escobar hit for Castro. | 6 | 3 |
| Escobar walked. | 6 | 3 |
| Dozier grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Kinsler 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .244 | .324 | .397 |
| Avila C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .286 | .411 | .502 |
| Upton LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | .276 | .363 | .497 |
| Cabrera 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .261 | .351 | .429 |
a-Romine PH-1B
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .223 | .291 | .356 |
| Castellanos 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .254 | .318 | .464 |
| Martínez DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .265 | .334 | .390 |
| Mahtook CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .289 | .309 | .478 |
| Presley RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .313 | .368 | .413 |
| Iglesias SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .255 | .287 | .346 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 166 | |||
| a-hit by pitch for M Cabrera in the 5th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Upton (26, Santana); Castellanos (19, Santana) 3B: Mahtook (2, Santana) HR: Martínez 2 (8, 2nd inning off Santana 0 on, 2 Out; 4th inning off Santana 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: Martínez 3 (41), Upton (57), Avila (30) SF: Avila 2-out RBI: Martínez, Upton Tigers RISP: 3-8 (Cabrera 0-1, Kinsler 1-1, Martínez 1-1, Avila 0-1, Presley 0-1, Mahtook 0-1, Upton 1-1, Romine 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Upton (8, 2nd base off Boshers/Castro); Iglesias (6, 2nd base off Breslow/Castro) CS: Iglesias (3, 2nd base by Belisle/Castro) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Stumpf (1, throw) DP: 1 (Iglesias-Cabrera). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| 1B CABRERA (RIGHT CLAVICAL CONTUSION) LEFT GAME TOP 5TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Target Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 22,369 (57.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:34 |
| Weather | 83 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Timmons, First Base - James Hoye, Second Base - Will Little, Third Base - Jeff Kellogg |
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