Adrianza got on track after meeting with Molitor

Adrianza's go-ahead slam in 7th DETROIT -- About a month ago, manager Paul Molitor and Ehire Adrianza talked about how the shortstop could improve at the plate. But the conversation wasn't as conventional as a coach saying what needs to be done.

"It wasn't like manager to player. It was more like friends," Adrianza said Thursday before the Twins' series finale against the Tigers at Comerica Park.

View Full Game Coverage

Adrianza, 28, struggled as a hitter through all of April and most of May. He batted .265 last season with the Twins, but that was in only 70 games, the highest mark of his five-year Major League career. Adrianza is the everyday shortstop now. Thursday was his 50th game. In…