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DETROIT -- Chris Herrmann thought he had missed his
chance to give the Minnesota Twins a much-needed win in a
road series. But his second RBI double of the game broke
an eighth-inning tie and helped the Twins beat the
Detroit Tigers 7-6 on Thursday. With two outs, the Twins
catcher lined a ball into the right-centre field gap.
Center fielder Austin Jackson got a bad break on the
ball, and just missed while attempting a shoestring
catch. Doug Bernier scored from second to give the Twins
the lead. "I thought I hit it right at him, and it isnt
like hes going to drop the ball," Herrmann said. "I still
have no idea why it started hooking right, but Ill take
it." Jackson took a couple of indecisive steps toward
right-centre and then realized he was in trouble. He got
close, but his style of not diving for balls cost him. He
tried to grab the ball off the top of the grass, and
couldnt hang on. "It looked like the ball fooled Jackson,
but thats one of those crazy plays that you need to beat
the Tigers," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "Herrmann
did a great job to hit that ball off (Drew) Smyly. That
guy is really tough against lefties." Jackson said the
seemingly routine liner somehow turned into a nasty
slider. "I started running for it, and then all of a
sudden the ball turned the other way and broke down
hard," he said. "I tried to make a play, but I didnt want
to dive, because if I miss it, the batter ends up on
third. Thats the last thing you want to do in that
situation." Jared Burton pitched a scoreless eighth, and
Glen Perkins got through the middle of the Tigers order
in the ninth for his 30th save in 33 chances. Casey Fien
(3-2) earned the win. Bruce Rondon (1-2) took the loss.
Detroit had trailed 6-2 going into the bottom of the
sixth, but rallied to tie it on Jacksons three-run homer.
That allowed Justin Verlander to extend his unbeaten
streak against the Twins to 11 starts, despite allowing
six runs and 10 hits in seven innings. "Today was tough,"
he said. "Id say frustrating was a good word for it." In
his last 20 starts, Verlander is 8-7 with a 4.45 ERA. He
has talked about finding mechanical flaws, and he had
allowed only eight runs in his previous four starts, but
things fell apart again on Thursday. "It has been a real
grind for me all season," Verlander said. "Its been a
real battle. When you look at my numbers and then look at
my record (12-9), you realize it could be a lot worse."
Twins starter Andrew Albers escaped several jams with his
assortment of slow and slower pitches, but ran out of gas
in the sixth. Throwing a fastball in the mid-80s, a
changeup in the 70s, and a slow curve, Albers gave up
five runs, nine hits and a walk in 5 2-3 innings. The
Twins needed only eight pitches to take the lead. Brian
Dozier just missed a homer on Verlanders second pitch --
the ball hooking just outside of the foul pole -- and
then singled. Herrmann followed with an RBI double, but
Verlander escaped without further trouble. "It was huge
to get that first run," Herrmann said. "But you know that
one run isnt going to beat the Tigers." Detroit killed
its own rally in the second inning on a baserunning
mistake by Prince Fielder. After lining a ball into the
left-centre field gap, Fielder tried to stretch the hit
into a double, even though Clete Thomas had cut the ball
off easily. Thomas threw to second, and Brian Dozier spun
to make a quick tag, only to realize that Fielder was
still 20 feet away. Bryan Holaday tied it in the third
with his first career homer, a long drive over the
bullpens in left. It also marked Holadays first career
RBI in his 16th game. Fielder made it 2-1 with an RBI
single later in the inning, barely rounding first base
before retreating to the bag. Former Tigers player Wilkin
Ramirez got the Twins even in the fourth with a check-
swing RBI bloop single, and Ryan Doumit hit a three-run
homer over the right-centre field video board to give
Minnesota a 5-2 lead in the fifth. It was Doumits second
straight hit against Verlander after an 0-for-12 stretch
to start his career. Holaday beat out an infield single
for his second career RBI in the sixth, chasing Albers.
Jackson tied the game with a shot off Josh Roenickes
second pitch. NOTES: Verlander hadnt allowed six earned
runs to the Twins since June 29, 2007 -- a span of 19
starts. He hasnt lost to them since April 27, 2010. ...
The Twins said they will recall pitcher Liam Hendriks on
Saturday to start in Cleveland. Hendriks has spent most
of the season with Triple-A Rochester, but has gone 0-1
with a 3.94 ERA in three starts for the Twins. ... C Alex
Avila will begin a rehab stint with Triple-A Toledo on
Thursday as he continues to recover from a concussion.
... C Joe Mauer, on the 7-day concussion list, was
cleared by a Tigers team doctor to fly back to Minnesota
on Thursday night.
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