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- Updated: May 18, 2016
DETROIT — In a span of four pitches, the Twins’ bullpen turned a tie game into a five-run deficit as the Tigers scored seven in the seventh inning en route to a 7-2 win on Tuesday night at Comerica Park.
Starter Phil Hughes exited with a 2-1 lead after 6 1/3 innings and just 75 pitches due to shoulder fatigue, but a collapse by the bullpen dropped Minnesota to 10-28 on the season.
“It’s just not getting the ball where you want to get the ball, and these guys do damage in a hurry,” manager Paul Molitor said.
After Hughes gave up a triple to Miguel Cabrera and a sacrifice fly to Victor Martinez to open the seventh, his night was done. Right-hander Michael Tonkin took over and put Nick Castellanos in an 0-2 hole, but it was worked to a full count, and Castellanos singled on an inside fastball. Justin Upton hit a ground-rule double in the next at-bat, and Cameron Maybin singled to tie it at 2.
“It’s frustrating,” Tonkin said. “We know what we can do. We’re not doing it. These past couple games, we have these flashes of doing what …
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