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Twins Baffle Tigers in 11-1 Win

Posted May 2, 08 11:07 PM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – Livan Hernandez baffled Detroit's mighty offense for seven innings and the Twins beat up the Tigers in an 11-1 victory last night. Hernandez (4-1) gave up one run on eight hits to bounce back from a horrendous start in Texas, and the Twins scored four runs off Aquilino Lopez in the seventh inning to get some breathing room in their third straight win.

The Tigers bullpen entered the game with a 1.10 ERA and a .110 opponents batting average over the previous 13 games, helping them claw back to one game under .500 after starting the season 2-10. Brendan Harris homered, while Justin Morneau had three hits and two RBIs for the Twins. Magglio Ordonez went 2-for-3 with a solo homer for the Tigers.

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Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland (10) calls for a new pitcher as reliever Denny Bautista (52) leaves the game with an undisclosed injury during their game against Minnesota Twins last night.   (AP Photo/Paul Battaglia)
Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer, left, congratulates relief pitcher Juan Rincon (39) after they defeated the Detroit Tigers 11-1 during their game last night in Minneapolis.   (AP Photo/Paul Battaglia)
Minnesota Twins' Brendan Harris connects for a solo home run off Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Aquilino Lopez during the seventh inning of their game last night in Minneapolis. The Twins won 11-1.   (AP Photo/Paul Battaglia)
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MLB  • baseball  • Detroit Tigers  • Minnesota Twins  • Justin Morneau  • Magglio Ordonez  • Livan Hernandez  • Brendan Harris  • Aquilino Lopez


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