DETROIT -- As well pitched as this game was, Ian Kinsler couldn't be too picky about what the winning hit looked like.
His bloop single into shallow center field would do just fine.
"I was trying to get a base hit, find the outfield grass somehow -- get lucky," the Detroit second baseman said. "That's kind of what happened."
Kinsler's flare cleared the infield in the 10th inning, bringing Anthony Gose home from second with the winning run in the Tigers' 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night. It was Detroit's second consecutive extra-inning game -- the Tigers hadn't played any before losing in 10 innings to Kansas City on Sunday.
Gose hit a one-out double off Ryan Pressly (1-1) before Kinsler's hit dropped into an area no Minnesota fielder could get to.
"I knew that it was going to get over the second baseman's head and drop in front of the outfielders," Kinsler said. "It didn't have enough speed on it. Good spot to hit it."
Angel Nesbitt (1-1) pitched the 10th for his first career win.
J.D. Martinez homered for the Tigers in the fourth inning, and Minnesota tied it in the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Torii Hunter.
Alfredo Simon allowed a run and six hits in 7 2/3 innings for the Tigers. He struck out six and walked one.
Minnesota's Kyle Gibson was impressive as well, allowing a run and five hits in seven innings. He struck out six.
The Twins were outscored 22-1 in a season-opening three-game series at Detroit last month, and Tuesday wasn't much better offensively.
Minnesota looked poised to take an early lead in the second when Trevor Plouffe walked and Kurt Suzuki doubled. Plouffe was held at third with no outs, but Simon struck out Kennys Vargas, Eduardo Escobar and Aaron Hicks to keep the Twins off the scoreboard.
"Simon was tough, but we had some opportunities against him and we just didn't get the kind of at-bats that we've had with runners in scoring position lately," Twins manager Paul Molitor said. "We have a hit-and-run double, stop Plouffe at third with no one out and then we can't do anything to get the run in. That's frustrating."
Gibson had not allowed a run in either of his previous two starts, and the Tigers didn't do much against him until Martinez lined an opposite-field drive over the wall in right for his seventh homer of the year.
Vargas led off the fifth with a double and went to third on a groundout. But a flyout by Hicks wasn't deep enough to score the run, and Danny Santana hit a groundball for the third out.
Vargas hit a one-out single in the seventh, but he had to stay midway between first and second on Escobar's line drive to left, unsure if it would be caught. Detroit's Yoenis Cespedes played it on a short hop and threw to second in time for the force.
The Twins tied it in the eighth when Santana led off with a triple off the wall in right-center, and he scored on Hunter's one-out sacrifice fly.
Minnesota recovered nicely from that tough opening series against the Tigers and entered Tuesday's game only a game behind second-place Detroit in the AL Central. Even after the loss, the Twins are 9-3 in their last 12 games.
BULLPEN BOOST
Nesbitt lowered his ERA to 2.70, and opponents have hit .191 against him. For a bullpen that has struggled in recent years, he's been a welcome addition so far.
"He's really come into himself as far as wanting the ball in big situations," catcher James McCann said. "He obviously has the stuff to be that kind of a guy, but he's really pitched himself into that type of a guy. He's come out and thrown strikes."
NICE CATCH
The Twins called up Hicks from Triple-A Rochester and placed OF Shane Robinson on the family emergency list. Hicks made a nice catch in the third, running down Miguel Cabrera's fly ball in front of the out-of-town scoreboard in right-center.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Twins: Minnesota RHP Tim Stauffer (right intercostal strain) began a rehab assignment at Rochester.
Tigers: Detroit RHP Justin Verlander (strained triceps) threw a light bullpen session before the game. ... Tigers SS Jose Iglesias returned to the lineup after missing four games with a groin injury.
UP NEXT
Minnesota RHP Ricky Nolasco (2-1) faces Detroit LHP Kyle Lobstein (3-2) on Wednesday night.
His bloop single into shallow center field would do just fine.
"I was trying to get a base hit, find the outfield grass somehow -- get lucky," the Detroit second baseman said. "That's kind of what happened."
Kinsler's flare cleared the infield in the 10th inning, bringing Anthony Gose home from second with the winning run in the Tigers' 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night. It was Detroit's second consecutive extra-inning game -- the Tigers hadn't played any before losing in 10 innings to Kansas City on Sunday.
Gose hit a one-out double off Ryan Pressly (1-1) before Kinsler's hit dropped into an area no Minnesota fielder could get to.
"I knew that it was going to get over the second baseman's head and drop in front of the outfielders," Kinsler said. "It didn't have enough speed on it. Good spot to hit it."
Angel Nesbitt (1-1) pitched the 10th for his first career win.
J.D. Martinez homered for the Tigers in the fourth inning, and Minnesota tied it in the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Torii Hunter.
Alfredo Simon allowed a run and six hits in 7 2/3 innings for the Tigers. He struck out six and walked one.
Minnesota's Kyle Gibson was impressive as well, allowing a run and five hits in seven innings. He struck out six.
The Twins were outscored 22-1 in a season-opening three-game series at Detroit last month, and Tuesday wasn't much better offensively.
Minnesota looked poised to take an early lead in the second when Trevor Plouffe walked and Kurt Suzuki doubled. Plouffe was held at third with no outs, but Simon struck out Kennys Vargas, Eduardo Escobar and Aaron Hicks to keep the Twins off the scoreboard.
"Simon was tough, but we had some opportunities against him and we just didn't get the kind of at-bats that we've had with runners in scoring position lately," Twins manager Paul Molitor said. "We have a hit-and-run double, stop Plouffe at third with no one out and then we can't do anything to get the run in. That's frustrating."
Gibson had not allowed a run in either of his previous two starts, and the Tigers didn't do much against him until Martinez lined an opposite-field drive over the wall in right for his seventh homer of the year.
Vargas led off the fifth with a double and went to third on a groundout. But a flyout by Hicks wasn't deep enough to score the run, and Danny Santana hit a groundball for the third out.
Vargas hit a one-out single in the seventh, but he had to stay midway between first and second on Escobar's line drive to left, unsure if it would be caught. Detroit's Yoenis Cespedes played it on a short hop and threw to second in time for the force.
The Twins tied it in the eighth when Santana led off with a triple off the wall in right-center, and he scored on Hunter's one-out sacrifice fly.
Minnesota recovered nicely from that tough opening series against the Tigers and entered Tuesday's game only a game behind second-place Detroit in the AL Central. Even after the loss, the Twins are 9-3 in their last 12 games.
BULLPEN BOOST
Nesbitt lowered his ERA to 2.70, and opponents have hit .191 against him. For a bullpen that has struggled in recent years, he's been a welcome addition so far.
"He's really come into himself as far as wanting the ball in big situations," catcher James McCann said. "He obviously has the stuff to be that kind of a guy, but he's really pitched himself into that type of a guy. He's come out and thrown strikes."
NICE CATCH
The Twins called up Hicks from Triple-A Rochester and placed OF Shane Robinson on the family emergency list. Hicks made a nice catch in the third, running down Miguel Cabrera's fly ball in front of the out-of-town scoreboard in right-center.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Twins: Minnesota RHP Tim Stauffer (right intercostal strain) began a rehab assignment at Rochester.
Tigers: Detroit RHP Justin Verlander (strained triceps) threw a light bullpen session before the game. ... Tigers SS Jose Iglesias returned to the lineup after missing four games with a groin injury.
UP NEXT
Minnesota RHP Ricky Nolasco (2-1) faces Detroit LHP Kyle Lobstein (3-2) on Wednesday night.
7:08PM,EDT,May 12,2015
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 | 10 |
| Minnesota - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Alfredo Simon pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| Dozier popped out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Mauer struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Kyle Gibson pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| Gose lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Kinsler doubled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera grounded out to second, Kinsler to third. | 0 | 0 |
| V. Martínez flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Simon pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| Plouffe walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Suzuki doubled to deep right center, Plouffe to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Vargas struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Escobar struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Hicks struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Gibson pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| J.D. Martinez flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Céspedes grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Castellanos doubled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| McCann struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Simon pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| Santana grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Dozier struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter fouled out to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Gibson pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| Iglesias grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Gose singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Kinsler lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Simon pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| Mauer grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Plouffe lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Suzuki flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Gibson pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| V. Martínez grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J.D. Martinez homered to right (368 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Céspedes singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Castellanos lined out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| McCann grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Simon pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| Vargas doubled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Escobar grounded out to second, Vargas to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Hicks flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Santana grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Gibson pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| Iglesias hit by pitch. | 0 | 1 |
| Gose grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, Iglesias out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| Kinsler popped out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Simon pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| Dozier singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Hunter flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Mauer lined out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Dozier stole second. | 0 | 1 |
| Plouffe grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Gibson pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| V. Martínez grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| J.D. Martinez struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Simon pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| Suzuki lined out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Vargas singled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Escobar grounded into fielder's choice to left, Vargas out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| Hicks flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Gibson pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| Céspedes struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Castellanos struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| McCann struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Simon pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| Romine at third base. | 0 | 1 |
| Santana tripled to deep right. | 0 | 1 |
| Dozier lined out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Hunter hit sacrifice fly to center, Santana scored. | 1 | 1 |
| Mauer singled to left center. | 1 | 1 |
| Chamberlain relieved Simon. | 1 | 1 |
| Plouffe struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Blaine Boyer pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| Boyer relieved Gibson. | 1 | 1 |
| Iglesias reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Gose sacrificed to pitcher, Iglesias to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Kinsler grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 1 |
| Cabrera intentionally walked. | 1 | 1 |
| V. Martínez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Cabrera out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joakim Soria pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| Soria relieved Chamberlain. | 1 | 1 |
| Suzuki grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Vargas struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| Escobar struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Blaine Boyer pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| J.D. Martinez flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Céspedes doubled to deep center. | 1 | 1 |
| Davis hit for Romine. | 1 | 1 |
| Davis grounded out to second, Céspedes to third. | 1 | 1 |
| McCann lined out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Angel Nesbitt pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| Pérez at third base. | 1 | 1 |
| Nesbitt relieved Soria. | 1 | 1 |
| Hicks reached on infield single to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Santana bunt popped out to pitcher. | 1 | 1 |
| Dozier struck out swinging. Hicks caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Pressly pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| Pressly relieved Boyer. | 1 | 1 |
| Iglesias grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Gose doubled to left. | 1 | 1 |
| Kinsler singled to right center, Gose scored. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Dozier 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .242 | .322 | .430 |
| Hunter RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .280 | .320 | .466 |
| Mauer 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .286 | .350 | .365 |
| Plouffe 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | .261 | .354 | .441 |
| Suzuki C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .233 | .300 | .333 |
| Vargas DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .258 | .308 | .371 |
| Escobar LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .235 | .267 | .365 |
| Hicks CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| Santana SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .248 | .267 | .333 |
| Totals | 35 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 136 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Suzuki (3, Simon); Vargas (2, Simon) 3B: Santana (2, Simon) RBI: Hunter (20) SF: Hunter Twins RISP: 0-8 (Santana 0-1, Dozier 0-1, Plouffe 0-1, Vargas 0-1, Hicks 0-2, Escobar 0-2) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Dozier (3, 2nd base off Simon/McCann) CS: Hicks (1, 2nd base by Nesbitt/McCann) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Mauer-Santana-Gibson). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 26,177 (63.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:56 |
| Weather | 53 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 18 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - John Tumpane, First Base - Chris Guccione, Second Base - James Hoye, Third Base - Bill Welke |
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