Nolasco’s quality start squandered

DETROIT — Matt Boyd tossed six scoreless innings with seven strikeouts for arguably his best outing as a Tiger, allowing Justin Upton’s second-inning solo homer off Ricky Nolasco to stand as the lone run in a 1-0 win over the Twins on Monday at Comerica Park.

Boyd, making his second start since rejoining the injury-riddled Tigers rotation, held Minnesota to three hits and one runner in scoring position. The southpaw mixed fastballs and breaking balls to fan seven, including All-Star Eduardo Nunez and slugger Miguel Sano twice each. Boyd also induced seven ground-ball outs, including a key double play from Brian Dozier after Sano singled leading off the fourth.

Boyd (1-2) earned his second Major League win in his 19th big league start. It was his strongest outing since his Tigers debut, when he tossed seven innings of one-run ball to beat the Royals last Aug. 5.

That game, too, was a pitching duel. Ricky Nolasco (4-8) matched Boyd with three hits over six innings, …

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