导出博客文章DETROIT -- The Minnesota Twins are finally seeing the Hector Santiago they
expected when they acquired him from the Los Angeles Angels at the trade
deadline.Santiago held the Detroit Tigers to one run in 5 2/3 innings on
Thursday as the Twins earned a split of the four-game series with a 5-1
win.Hector had to dance out of trouble a few times, but he did a nice job, Twins
manager Paul Molitor said. If he pitches like this, his spot with us next year
will take care of itself.Santiago lost his first four starts with the Twins,
posting a 10.89 ERA, but hes 2-0 in the last four with a 1.82 ERA.I made some
adjustments when I got here, but I ended up leaving a bunch of pitches over the
plate, he said. Now Im back to trying to throw good pitches, not just getting
strike one.Santiago only got one groundball out and three strikeouts.I had
really good command of the fastball, so I was able to keep jamming guys up and
in, he said. They kept popping it up, so I kept throwing it.The Tigers can
little afford losses in the crowded AL wild-card race. Detroit came into the
series with a 10-2 record against Minnesota.This is obviously not what we
wanted, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. Any time you lose four out of seven, it
isnt a good homestand.Mike Pelfrey (4-10) lost in his first major-league
appearance since July 31. He started the game with a 60-pitch limit, but only
lasted 36, giving up four runs on five hits in 1 2/3 innings.The Twins took the
lead in the second on Max Keplers RBI single, and he moved to third when Miguel
Cabrera missed a pick-off attempt. Eduardo Escobar singled to make it 2-0, and
Eddie Rosario beat out a bunt single.Juan Centeno bunted the runners over, and
Pelfrey retired Byron Buxton. That brought up Brian Dozier with two on, two out
and first base open. Despite his torrid numbers in the second half, Ausmus
decided to pitch to him.With the bases loaded, you dont have any room to
maneuver, he said. If he grounds out to third, no one is asking me about
it.Instead, Dozier lined a soft single to left to give the Twins a 4-0 lead and
bring Blaine Hardy out of the bullpen.Our guys were going to attack Mikes
fastball, Molitor said of Pelfrey, who spent the last three seasons with the
Twins. That helped us get those two early runs, and then Dozier came up with
that huge hit to get the lead from two to four.The Tigers had two runners on in
the third, fourth and fifth innings, but Santiago escaped all three jams without
allowing a run.TRAINERS ROOMTwins: 3B Miguel Sano flew back to Minnesota to have
more tests run on his sore back. Sano left Mondays game, and said that the
problem hasnt improved. He will miss the weekend series against the Mets, but
could return next week when the Twins return home.OLYMPIC WEEK CONCLUDESFor the
fourth day in a row, the Tigers had a Rio Olympic medalist throw out the
ceremonial first pitch. On Thursday, it was swimmer Connor Jaeger, who won
silver in the 1,500-meter freestyle. Jaeger swam for Michigan.PITCHING WOESWith
the Tigers fighting for a playoff spot, they have been badly let down by their
starting pitching. In the last three games of the Twins series, Pelfrey, Anibal
Sanchez and Matt Boyd combined to allow 17 runs in 9 1/3 innings.UP NEXTTwins:
Travel to New York for a three-game weekend series against the Mets. Friday
night, Minnesotas Jose Berrios (2-6. 9.27) faces New Yorks Bartolo Colon (13-7,
3.27).Tigers: Head to Cleveland for a three-game series and their last chance to
get back into the AL Central race. Rookie of the Year favorite Michael Fulmer
(10-6, 2.76) goes up against Cy Young candidate Corey Kluber (16-9, 3.05) in the
opener.
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the offensive co-ordinators duties in July. HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Terrence
Thompson and Jon Elmore each scored 20 points and Marshall held Jackson State to
just 26 second-half points en route to a 71-61 victory Monday night.Aleksa
Nikolic dunked off an offensive rebound to get Marshall within one at halftime
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