Bailey Ober allowed one hit in eight scoreless innings, and the Minnesota Twins beat Detroit 5-0 on Sunday to win the weekend and season series against the Tigers.
Ober finished with a career-best 11 strikeouts, his third time this season reaching double digits. Not bad for a pitcher who wasn't feeling well Sunday morning and wasn't certain he could pitch.
“I didn't feel great physically, but I kept getting good results, so we kept doing what we were doing,” Ober said.each had three hits for the Twins, who went 2 for 15 with runners in scoring position. Minnesota won two of three to finish 7-6 against Detroit. “We were talking before the game about what he was going to be capable of doing today, but we got the green light he could start,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. “Then he throws eight scoreless innings with one hit. He was awesome.”“I knew going out there I had eight and it was getting pretty late in the game,” he said. “I tried to reach back for something extra, and after I got the first two, I knew I had to put away.
Detroit, down to three healthy starting pitchers, got nine innings from its bullpen for the third time in six games. OpenerMaeda, who was pulled from the rotation before the All-Star break, allowed one run on five hits in five innings. “It was a good outing for him, and we're going to continue to build off these outcomes,” Hinch said. “It is encouraging to watch his stuff get a little better.”left the game in the first inning after Faedo hit him in the cheek with a 95-mph fastball. It appeared Miranda's ear flap took most of the impact, and he walked off the field unaided after a check from the Minnesota training staff. Baldelli said after the game that Miranda passed preliminary concussion tests.
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