FINAL: TIGERS 8, TWINS 3
It was back-and-forth early on, but the Tigers found their groove at the plate, playing long ball and putting together a pair of three-run innings to pull away from the Twins, 8-3.
After the Tigers took advantage of three wild pitches in the sixth inning from Minnesota pitching, Erick Aybar and Victor Martinez went deep in the seventh to give the Tigers a comfortable lead.
That was all Anibal Sanchez would need, bouncing back from some early hiccups to throw two consecutive perfect innings before exiting the game after the seventh.