Boyd (1-2) earned his second Major League win in his 19th big league start. It was his strongest outing since his Tigers debut, when he tossed seven innings of one-run ball to beat the Royals last Aug. 5.
That game, too, was a pitching duel. Ricky Nolasco (4-8) matched Boyd with three hits over six innings, but the one that left the yard doomed him to the Twins' seventh loss to the Tigers in as many matchups this season.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Upton, up and away: Upton, playing his second game in eight days after the All-Star break and a two-day bereavement leave, just missed a line-drive double down the left-field line in his first at-bat.