The Detroit Tigers are trying to change their fortunes after losing to straight to the Minnesota Twins and, after six innings, they're on their way. In the seventh inning on Wednesday night, they lead Minnesota by a score of 3-1.
The Tigers got on the board with a two-run double from Prince Fielder in the first inning.
The Twins' Chris Parmelee hit a solo shot in the top of the fifth to make it 2-1. In the bottom of the fifth, Twins starter Brian Duensing took a liner in the ankle from Alex Avila and had to leave the game, replaced by Kyle Waldrop.
Miguel Cabrera hit a 429-foot solo home run off Waldrop over the fence in right-center to put Detroit up two in the sixth.
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