Sanó homers, Twins Withstand Late Rally To Beat Tigers 3-2

MINNEAPOLIS -- AP -- Miguel Sanó homered and Minnesota pitchers shut down Detroit until the ninth inning, as the Twins beat the Tigers 3-2. Jorge Alcala (4-6) earned the win with a perfect inning in relief of starter Charlie Barnes. Tyler Duffey, Caleb Thielbar, Ralph Garza Jr. each pitched scoreless innings for Minnesota.

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Alexander Colomé allowed two runs in the ninth, yet earned his 17th save. Tyler Alexander (2-4) surrendered one run in six innings for Detroit. Akil Baddoo and Jonathan Schoop had RBI singles in the ninth off Colomé.