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Short was not on AJ Hinch’s original lineup card.
He was inserted into the No. 8 spot after Nomar Mazara was scratched due to an illness. Goodrum,scheduled to play shortstop, moved to the outfield to get Short in the lineup.
Short quickly took advantage in his first at-bat, drilling a 2-2 pitch from 6-foot-9 Bailey Ober just over the wall in left. Short, who had two hits, was 1-for-22 this month prior to his third homer of the season.
He added a sacrifice fly in the fourth to give the Tigers a 4-0 lead.
Jimenez endures form reversal
Jimenez had become one of the bullpen’s most reliable arms after a rocky start to his season. He inherited a 4-2 lead on Saturday and couldn’t hold it.
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“They’re growing at this level,” manager AJ Hinch said. “They’re learning at this level. It doesn’t surprise me. We needed it because of the timeline (due to injuries) but it doesn’t surprise me in the least bit. … I don’t know what’s possible. They could get even better.”
Mize has been on a reduced pitch limit the last two starts but he’ll ramp back up after the All-Star break. He hasn t given up more than three runs in a start since April 23, a stretch of 13 starts. Before the pitch limit, he had lasted at least five innings in 11 straight starts.
Manning mixes it up
Just like Tarik Skubal on Thursday, Manning didn’t give up a hit until one out in the fifth.
He was fortunate early on, as Luis Arraez’s liner landed in Jeimer Candelario’s glove and Josh Donaldson’s 400-foot blast to center was caught at the wall by Akil Baddoo. Miguel Sano sent right fielder Nomar Mazara to the warning track in the third but Manning then settled in.
The 6-foot-6 Manning relied more on his secondary pitches, throwing them 48% of the time before his outing was through.
Minnesota’s first hit, Max Kepler’s opposite-field single, came after Jorge Polanco drew a walk. Manning responded by striking out Sano with a slider and inducing a weak grounder from Ben Rortvedt on a fastball.