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- Updated: July 20, 2016
DETROIT — An unexpected pitching duel between Tommy Milone and Anibal Sanchez broke out before the Twins busted out a five-run seventh inning, capped by a Brian Dozier two-run home run, for a 6-2 victory over the Tigers on Tuesday at Comerica Park.
The win was Minnesota’s first over Detroit in eight tries this season.
Milone (3-2), pitching for the first time since his wife gave birth to their baby daughter last week, held a Detroit lineup stacked with right-handed bats to a James McCann single and two leadoff walks over his first eight innings before three consecutive singles rallied Detroit in the ninth. He induced 11 groundouts along the way to a season-best 8 1/3 innings.
Milone’s work bought the Twins time to figure out Sanchez (5-11), whose 10 strikeouts marked his first venture into double digits since May 24 of last …
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