Tigers manager Jim Leyland watches Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Anibal Sanchez (19) pitch after getting hit in the leg during the first inning against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field.(Jesse Johnson-US PRESSWIRE)
Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - Samuel Deduno pitched seven-plus innings to
remain unbeaten in his young career and Darin Mastroianni sparkled in a
highlight night with a homer and three RBI in Minnesota's 9-3 rout of the
Detroit Tigers.
Mastroianni also made a diving catch in the eighth inning to slow a Tigers
rally. Ryan Doumit smacked a three-run homer, as the Twins snapped a four-game
slide.
Deduno (4-0), who made his seventh major league start and 13th appearance,
surrendered five hits and three runs while fanning six batters.
Anibal Sanchez (1-3) was pelted for a season-high 12 hits and five runs over 5
1/3 innings, as the Tigers dropped their third in a row.
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