Tigers lose, fall into tie with Twins
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Melvin Mora doubled in two runs in the eighth inning, capping a comeback that carried the Baltimore Orioles past the Detroit Tigers 4-3 Thursday.
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Before they lost another game, the Detroit Tigers lost both of their All-Stars to knee injuries. &quot;I&#39;m OK,&quot; catcher Pudge Rodriguez reported, after Saturday night&#39;s 3-2 loss to Minnesota.
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Detroit's Kenny Rogers strikes out eight asÃÂ the TigersÃÂ shut out New York, 6-0, to take a 2-1 series lead over the Yankees on Friday night.
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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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The Minnesota Twins were forced to take another frustrating step back, thanks to Magglio Ordonez's mastery of Johan Santana and the relentless Detroit Tigers.
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Detroit, MI -- Jacque Jones&#39; single in the seventh scored Pat Borders with the go-ahead run and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park.
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The Red Sox' 6-0 victory may have been little more than a footnote for the home team, but it was still a matter of some urgency for the Minnesota Twins, who took the field knowing the Detroit Tigers had lost that afternoon, giving them a chance, with a victory last night, to vault ahead of the Tigers into first place ...
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Jason Bartlett's single to deep center field with the bases loaded in the 10th inning Thursday night gave Minnesota a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals and moved the Twins into a tie for first place in the AL Central with Detroit.
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Minnesota turned a season-high five double plays and Scott Baker pitched six strong innings as the Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 6-1 Sunday, keeping pressure on Detroit and Chicago in the race for postseason play. The Twins came in two games behind the Tigers in the AL Central and three games ahead of Chicago in the wild-card chase.
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This was the third straight postseason series in which the Twins won the opening game. But with Saturday&#39;s elimination, they&#39;re now a collective 0-10 in every other game of those last three series.
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Lew Ford homered and drove in a pair  of runs and Brad Radke pitched seven strong innings to lead the  streaking Minnesota Twins to a 5-3 road win over the Detroit  Tigers in American League action on Monday.
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The Detroit Tigers had everything lined up to take command of the American League Central race. They had a five-run lead against the lowly Kansas City Royals . . . and simply blew it.
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The Detroit Tigers' recent swoon couldn't have come at a worse time. With the surging Chicago White Sox coming to town, Detroit lost for the ninth time in 12 games Sunday, falling 7-6 to the Texas Rangers.
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The Tigers had the best record in the majors for most of the season, but they lost 31 of their last 50 games and finished second in the A.L. Central to Minnesota.
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The Chicago White Sox have been chasing the first-place Tigers in the AL Central for much of the season. The defending World Series champions better start watching their backs, too, because the Twins are gaining fast.
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Every time it appears the Detroit Tigers are about to mount a surge, they fall flat. A day after the Tigers rallied with four runs in the ninth for a thrilling win over Toronto, they fell behind by 11 runs and lost 13-6 Monday to the Rangers in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.
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The Minnesota Twins moved within a   game of the faltering Detroit Tigers in the American League   Central with a 9-4 win over Cleveland on Thursday.