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Minnesota Twins Game Grades in 6-5 Loss to Detroit

In a game featuring Mike Pelfrey and Ricky Nolasco, you knew there would be a lot of pitches being thrown (323 total), and plenty of runners clogging the bases. A pretty game it was not. Pelfrey threw 98 pitches in just four innings, giving up 8 hits, 3 walks, and 5 runs. Nolasco left after 5.2 innings, throwing 104 pitches, giving up 8 hits and five runs as well.

The game swung on two-out hitting. Nolasco had the Twins in the lead, 5-2, in the 6th inning before giving up a game-tying 3-run home run to Nick Castellanos.