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ebrating the 10th anniversary of Oaklands 20-game winning streak, which was the subject of the movie
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DETROIT -- Prince Fielder didnt feel any pressure in a big situation. Fielder hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the eighth inning and Delmon Young followed with a solo shot to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 7-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday and a split of the four-game series. Miguel Cabreras RBI single for Detroit in the eighth tied it 3-all. The hit scored Austin Jackson, who tripled with one out before pinch hitter Quintin Berry walked. That set the stage for Fielder. "Its exciting. ... Miguel took a lot of the pressure off. I cant say enough about the way he played today," said Fielder about Cabrera, who was 2 for 4 with two RBIs. "Like I said, Im just glad those three guys in the eighth there really set the tone." Alex Burnett (2-1) relieved starter Scott Diamond to begin the eighth inning after Diamond allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings. He walked one and struck out four. Burnett, who allowed three runs and two hits in 1-3 of an inning, was relieved by Tyler Robertson after Cabreras tying hit. Fielder then hammered Robertsons 1-0 pitch into the right-field stands for his 13th homer of the season. "Just hung a slider to him (Fielder) and he did with it what hes supposed to do," Robertson said. "It wasnt good pitch . . . That happens when you dont make pitches." Berry knew the ball was gone when Fielder hit it. "Gosh, that was awesome. As soon as he hit it, I knew he got it. I was fired up," Berry said. "I was fired up that you could tell hes been putting some good swings on some balls and not getting anything from it, just barely missing them and seeing him get that at that point, Ill take that all day. Huge time to come up big." Fielder, who was voted to start in Tuesdays All-Star Game in Kansas City at first base by the fans, will also represent the American League in Monday nights Home Run Derby. He was selected as one of the four AL participants by captain Robinson Cano. who won the Home Run Derby last season. "The fans dont want to see me take ground balls," Fielder said. "I figure itll be fun to do, plus the fans want to see it, might as well do it." Before his home run Fielder was 0 for 3 with two strikeouts and had nearly knocked Tigers catcher Gerald Laird out of the game in the top of the fourth With runners on first and second and none out, Minnesotas Jamey Carroll attempted a bunt and popped it up foul a few feet from the plate down the third-base line. It appeared to be Lairds ball, but both starter Rick Porcello and Fielder went after it. Porcello got a glove on the ball, but the 275-pound Fielder, running at full speed, knocked both players to the ground and the ball out of Porcellos glove. Laird, who got hit in the eye by Fielders elbow, lay face down on the ground and had to be checked by Detroits medical staff. He eventually got to his feet and remained in the game. Fielder said he called the ball but no one heard him. "It wasnt loud enough, I dont think I was loud enough. Yeah, I wasnt loud enough," he said. "Yeah, I think we just both called for it," Laird said. "It gets loud, because the crowd really gets going, and you just kind of -- you see it all the time, for some reason, you just dont hear the other person." Carroll eventually flied out. Anthony Swarzak replaced Robertson in the eight after he surrendered Fielders home run and Young sent a 0-1 pitch over the fence in right centre. It was originally called a double but it went to instant replay and was changed to a homer. It was Youngs seventh home run. Octavio Dotel (2-2) got the win in relief, allowing one hit in 1 1-3 innings. Jose Valverde pitched a scoreless ninth for Detroit. Minnesota, which had 15 hits, took a 1-0 lead in the second on three consecutive singles. Brian Dozier got the RBI single on a bouncer up the middle to give the Twins runners on first and third with one out. But two consecutive runners were thrown out at the plate to end the inning. Carroll hit a chopper down the third base line and Cabrera charged the ball, picked it up and made a perfect running throw to Laird, who tagged out a sliding Darin Mastroianni. Dozier advanced to second on the play and Denard Span followed with a line single that left fielder Ryan Raburn corralled before throwing out Dozier at the plate. "We left a bunch of runners on base and had guys thrown out at home," Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire said. The Twins extended their lead to 3-0 in the fourth on an infield RBI single by Span and a run-scoring line single to left by Joe Mauer. Porcello was lifted after the next batter, Ryan Doumit, drilled a liner off Porcellos body. Porcello couldnt find the ball after it fell to the ground and Doumit was credited with a single. Rand came out to check Porcello and Tigers manager Jim Leyland pulled him in favour of Darin Downs. Porcello allowed three runs on 12 hits in 3 2-3 innings. Cabreras RBI single put Detroit on the board in the fourth. The Tigers pulled to 3-2 in the fourth on Brennan Boeschs run-scoring double into the left-centre gap. It scored Jhonny Peralta, who led off with a single and moved to second on an error. NOTES: The start of the game was delayed by rain for 1 hour, 22 minutes. It was the third straight game in the series that began after a rain delay. ... Jackson was 2 for 4 to stretch his hitting streak to 12 games. He is hitting .420 (21 for 50) during the streak. ... The Tigers open a weekend series with Kansas City at Comerica Park on Friday night. Tigers rookie left-hander Drew Smyly (3-3, 4.54 ERA) will face Jonathan Sanchez (1-4. 6.80). ... The Twins open a three-game series at Texas on Friday night. Francisco Liriano (2-7. 5.40) will oppose the Rangers Martin Perez (1-0, 9.00). . 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Called up from the minors this week after the Athletics placed third baseman Brandon Inge on the disabled list with a shoulder injury, Donaldson had three hits on Oaklands recently completed road trip and followed it up with a career game against Cleveland on Friday night. Donaldson hit a tiebreaking single with the bases loaded in the eighth inning for his fourth hit and the As rallied from four runs down to beat the Indians 6-4. "The previous times Ive been in the (majors) Ive been so amped up I havent allowed my abilities to really work," Donaldson said. "Ever since Ive been here this time, Ive gone up there with a relaxed mentality." The two-run eighth inning capped Oaklands largest comeback this season and kicked off its six-game homestand on a positive note following a disappointing 2-4 road trip. Chris Carter drew a leadoff walk against Cleveland reliever Joe Smith (7-3) and Brandon Moss followed with a single. Pinch-hitter Josh Reddick then blooped a single into right field off Vinnie Pestano before Donaldsons fourth hit of the night scored pinch-runner Adam Rosales. "Staying the other way, letting the ball travel and getting a longer look at it, thats the things we preach in those type of situations," As manager Bob Melvin said. "Now its difficult sometimes to go up there when the games racing and you want to be the hero, but he did just that and it was a great at-bat." Donaldson had three singles, a double and two RBIs. It was the first four-hit game of his career. Cliff Pennington added a sacrifice fly to finish the rally for the As, who pulled within five games of first-place Texas in the AL West and a half-game of the second wild-card spot. Shelley Duncan hit his first career grand slam for the Indians. "Once we got the grand slam we couldnt get the shutdown inning," Cleveland manager Manny Acta said. "We allowed them to get the momentum back. Baseball is all about pitching and they got it." Jordan Norberto (4-1) pitched 1 2-3 innings for the win and Grant Balfour worked the ninth for his 10th save, capping a stellar night for Oaklands bullpen after starter Tommy Milone struggled. Cleveland managed only one hit and two baserunners following Duncans grand slam off Milone in the fourth. Pat Neshek relieved in the sixth and pitched 1 1-3 scoreless innings before giving way to Norberto. The As also got an emotional lift from Reddick, their leading home run hitter who was not in the starting llineup after undergoing a second dental procedure earlier in the day.dddddddddddd Yoenis Cespedes had two hits, Pennington added two RBIs and Moss scored twice to help the As win for the 10th time in 21 games following a 16-2 run in July. Cleveland dropped to 1-3 on its nine-game road trip. The Indians fell to 10-24 since the All-Star break, the worst mark in the AL. It didnt start out so bad for the Indians. Carlos Santana walked leading off the first and went to second when Cespedes misplayed Michael Brantleys fly ball to left. The play was originally scored an error before being changed to a hit nearly an hour after the game. Jason Donald followed with a single to load the bases before Duncan hit a 3-2 pitch from Milone into the stands above the left-field scoreboard. It was Duncans 11th home run this season but only his fourth hit in August. The designated hitter went into the game batting .107 this month. Cleveland starter Zach McAllister, who began the season with Triple-A Columbus, couldnt make the four-run lead hold up. The right-hander had six strikeouts and one walk but pitched with runners on base in every inning. He gave up an RBI double to Donaldson in the fourth and the As pulled within 4-2 when Moss scored on Derek Norris grounder. Pennington followed with a two-out single to drive in Donaldson. Oakland tied it in the fifth when Cespedes doubled, stole third and scored on Carters sacrifice fly. "It was great to get a good jump on the game and get runs on the board early," Duncan said. "But for them to answer like that killed us." Milone struck out six and walked one. He is winless in his last five starts and has a 7.13 ERA during that span. NOTES: Norris, Oaklands catcher, was hit in the back of the head on Santanas follow-through in the first but remained in the game. ... Several members of the As 2002 team were on hand. The franchise is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Oaklands 20-game winning streak, which was the subject of the movie "Moneyball." ... Acta said he expects to bring up at least one starter when rosters expand in September. ... Cleveland slugger Travis Hafner, on the disabled list since Aug. 6, continues to rest after receiving an injection in his lower back last week. The Indians have no timetable for his return. ... As LHP Brett Anderson (elbow) is slated to throw a bullpen Saturday. ... RHP Bartolo Colon (9-9), who pitches for Oakland on Saturday, has a 2.47 ERA since coming off the disabled list July 3. RHP Corey Kluber (0-1) pitches the middle game for Cleveland in his fifth start this season. ... Donald made his first career start in left field. ' ' '
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