Granderson stars as Tigers top Twins
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Curtis Granderson homered and drove in three runs, Nate Robertson became Detroit's fourth 10-game winner, and the Tigers held on to beat the Minnesota Twins 8-6 Saturday.
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Johan Santana and Nick Punto led the   Minnesota Twins to a 12-1 win over the jittery Detroit Tigers   in American League action on Sunday.
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The Detroit Tigers called up reliever Roberto Novoa, outfielder Curtis Granderson and infielder Ryan Raburn from Double-A Erie on Sunday.
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The Minnesota Twins once again couldn't score for Johan Santana. In the ninth inning, they more than made up for it. Mike Redmond's RBI single capped a three-run rally in the ninth inning against Atlanta closer Bob Wickman, ruining Tim Hudson's strong start and lifting the Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Braves on Thursday night.
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Jeremy Bonderman began his All-Star campaign in style Sunday night. Bonderman beat Scott Baker in an old-fashioned pitchers' duel, and Marcus Thames homered with two outs in the eighth inning to send the Detroit Tigers to a 1-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins.
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Gary Sheffield hit one of Detroitâs three home runs against Daisuke Matsuzaka yesterday, and the Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox, 6-5, to complete a three-game sweep at home.
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Lew Ford homered and drove in two runs to back a strong outing by Brad Radke, leading the Minnesota Twins to a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Monday night and a sweep of the four-game series.
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Magglio Ordonez homered and drove in all three runs against Johan Santana, lifting the Detroit Tigers to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night and ending Santana's five-start winning streak.
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Minnesota's Johan Santana continues his home unbeaten streak in aÃÂ 12-1 win over DetroitÃÂ on Sunday, pulling the Twins within two games of the first-place Tigers
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Undaunted by the loss of Francisco Liriano, the Minnesota Twins got a big game from longtime leader Torii Hunter and pulled within one game of first place. Hunter homered and drove in four runs Thursday night in a 9-4 victory at Cleveland that left the surging Twins right on the heels of AL Central-leading Detroit. The last time Minnesota was only one game out was the second day of the season, April 5.
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Outfielder Curtis Granderson and the Detroit Tigers agreed Monday to a five-year contract that includes a club option for 2013.
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Gary Sheffield put on a power display for the hometown fans. Sheffield homered twice and drove in five runs, and Jeremy Bonderman won his fourth straight start as the Detroit Tigers cruised past the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 14-2 on Tuesday night.
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Boof Bonser brought the Minnesota Twins a little bit closer in the tightening three-team race in the American League Central.
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Boof Bonser made his first start in his hometown something special. Bonser allowed one run in 6 1-3 innings and Rondell White hit a go-ahead two-run homer to help Minnesota beat Tampa Bay 2-1 on Monday, continuing the Twins' domination of the Devil Rays.
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A three-run homer in the 11th inning by Torii Hunter led the home-field Minnesota Twins to an 8-5 victory over the Texas Rangers. Hunter finished with three hits and six RBI
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Placido Polanco&#039;s two-out double in the 10th scored Curtis Granderson from first base and lifted the Detroit Tigers to a 7-6 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.
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Brad Radke won for the seventh time in eighth decisions, lifting the Minnesota Twins over Detroit 4-2 Tuesday night and stopping the Tigers' four-game winning streak.