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Upton, Zimmermann propel Tigers to fourth straight win

Minneapolis – It was a little like a scene from the movie Bull Durham.

Tigers pitcher Jordan Zimmermann was in full cruise mode. Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia would put down a sign, Zimmermann would nod and execute the pitch.

The two worked in near-perfect harmony for seven innings and Zimmermann was able to raise his record to 5-0 and help the Tigers win their fourth straight and beat the Twins, 4-1 on Saturday.

But there was that one blemish, that one Bull Durham moment.

It came with two outs in the fourth inning. Zimmermann had Twins slugger Byung Ho Park in a 1-2 hole.