Maeda sharp as Twins top Tigers
Max Kepler hit a two-run triple during a four-run sixth inning and the Minnesota Twins waited out another young Detroit starter, beating the Tigers 4-2 Friday night.
The Canadian Press Kenta Maeda , The Canadian Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Max Kepler hit a two-run triple during a four-run sixth inning and the Minnesota Twins waited out another young Detroit starter, beating the Tigers 4-2 Friday night.
Like left-hander Tarik Skubal a night earlier, Detroit rookie Matt Manning didn’t allow a hit through the first four innings.
Minnesota finally broke through with an RBI single by Trevor Larnach to start the scoring in the sixth. Left fielder Robbie Grossman tried for Kepler’s sinking liner, but it hit the ground and skipped past him.
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Kenta Maeda might never wear short socks again.
The righthander took the mound for the Twins looking to sustain momentum after his previous start Sunday at Kansas City, the first appearance of the high socks. It was his strongest outing of the season, as he struck out 10 batters in six scoreless innings. The last outing, that s what gave me momentum coming into this one, Maeda said through an interpreter. I had a good frame of mind and I like to have that kind of mind and carry it on to my future games as well.
Maeda struck out seven in five scoreless innings of work Friday night, when the Twins defeated the Tigers 4-2 despite managing only four hits at Target Field. All seven batters he struck out went down swinging. Of the 84 pitches he threw, 52 were strikes, and 17 were swung on and missed.
Max Kepler, Kenta Maeda help Twins top Tigers
Field Level Media
10 Jul 2021, 13:40 GMT+10
Max Kepler hit a two-run triple to highlight a four-run sixth inning and Kenta Maeda extended his scoreless inning streak to 11 as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers 4-2 on Friday night in Minneapolis, Minn.
Maeda held the Tigers to just two singles and two walks over five innings while striking out seven. He left after throwing 84 pitches, 52 for strikes. Over his last two starts against Detroit and the Kansas City Royals, Maeda has pitched 11 shutout innings while allowing four hits all singles and three walks and striking out 17.
MLB roundup: Indians get another walk-off vs. Royals
Field Level Media
10 Jul 2021, 17:19 GMT+10
Bobby Bradley homered in the ninth inning as host Cleveland defeated Kansas City 2-1 on Friday, the second consecutive night that the Indians topped the Royals in walk-off fashion.
Indians starter Triston McKenzie allowed just one hit in seven innings, his longest career outing. He walked just one and struck out nine.
Royals starter Brad Keller yielded one run on four hits in 7 2/3 innings, the longest outing by a Kansas City starter this season. He had a season-high nine strikeouts.
Cleveland s Bradley Zimmer opened the scoring with an RBI single in the second inning, and Kansas City s Jorge Soler tied the contest with an eighth-inning home run.
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