Milone pitches to contact, nearly gets first shutout

DETROIT — It has been four years since Tommy Milone threw the lone nine-inning complete game of his career. Tuesday night at Comerica Park, Milone entered the ninth three outs away from notching his first career shutout.

Milone, however, ran into a bit of a wall in the ninth, allowing three straight hits to lead off the inning. After giving up a Nick Castellanos sacrifice fly with runners at the corners, Milone’s night was over after 8 1/3 innings. He delivered his best outing of the season — and his longest as a Twin — giving up two earned runs on four hits, with four strikeouts, in Minnesota’s 6-2 win over Detroit.

Milone picked up his third win of the month as the Twins earned their first win over the Tigers in eight tries this season.

“Obviously it’s no secret that we’ve struggled against them this year,” Milone said, “so it’s always nice to get that first one out of the way, and hopefully …

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