, right before Rosario's 10th homer of the season. Dozier added an RBI double during a four-run sixth that was fueled by a fielding error on second baseman Jason Kipnis.Lynn (4-4) walked five batters in six innings, but he struck out five and allowed only two hits while throwing a season-high 113 pitches. After an awful April and a couple of rough appearances in May, too, the right-hander has begun to find a rhythm. So have the Twins hitters, with 30 runs over their last four games.Rosario has been the steadiest of all, with a team-leading 36 RBIs and a strong case to become a first-time All-Star. Dozier has recently heated up, too.Bauer didn't finish the sixth. He struck out 11 batters, but he gave up six hits and three walks. Four of the seven runs charged to him were unearned. Max Kepler and Ryan LaMarre had RBI singles during the Twins rally after the error on Kipnis.Oliver Perez entered in the sixth inning, becoming the 15th reliever used by the Indians already this season. They used 17 different relief pitchers last year, including a one-inning mop-up appearance by position player Michael Martinez and a one-off relief outing by Bauer.The Indians went 0 for 10 with runners in scoring position and 2 for 16 with runners on base.ALLEN'S HUSTLEGreg Allen, who could be bound for Triple-A next week with the expected return of injured outfielders Lonnie Chisenhall and Brandon Guyer, gave the Indians the lead in the second inning with a delayed steal of home after Jason Kipnis took off for second during a strikeout by Roberto Perez. That was the first time the Indians stole home since Francisco Lindor did so on June 28, 2016.Allen played right field, while Bradley Zimmer was back in center field for the first time in 21 games after being out with a bruised left rib. Allen's seven-game hitting streak ended.TRAINER'S ROOMIndians: LHP Andrew Miller has been scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Sunday, manager Terry Francona said before the game. He's been out for the last eight games because of nagging right knee inflammation.Twins: 3B Miguel Sano, who is 2 for 24 with 11 strikeouts in his career against Bauer, was on the bench after playing in eight straight games following his reinstatement from the DL for a strained left hamstring. Manager Paul Molitor said he wants to be mindful of giving Sano breaks because of his injury proneness.UP NEXTIndians: RHP Mike Clevinger (4-2, 3.14 ERA) will start on Sunday afternoon. He was second in the American League entering the game on Saturday with a 1.61 ERA on the road among pitchers with more than one start.Twins: RHP Kyle Gibson (1-3, 3.57 ERA) will take the mound for the series finale. Gibson, who has a 5.82 ERA in 13 career starts against the Indians, has taken three losses and seven no-decisions since winning his first turn of the season.---For more baseball coverage: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball)
Tigers formidable vs. Blue Jays with Cabrera off DL 3h ago• 2 min read The Detroit Tigers lineup looks a lot more dangerous with Miguel Cabrera back in the No. 3 spot in the order.Cabrera was activated from the disabled list on Friday and went for 1-for-3 with a walk in the Tigers' 5-2 victory over the slumping Toronto Blue Jays. The two teams will match up again in the second game of a three-game series on Saturday afternoon at Detroit's Comerica Park.Cabrera hadn't played since May 3 because of a strained hamstring."He was moving around just fine," manager Ron Gardenhire said. "He was excited. I think he was nervous. I was asking him before the game and he actually felt a little anxiety, which was really cool, for a guy who's played that long." Cabrera is expected to be in his usual spot on Saturday when the Tigers attempt to stretch their three-game winning streak."I'll check on him tomorrow, see how he got through it," Gardenhire said. "My guess is he wants to play. He's been out a long time and I think he really enjoyed himself out there." Right fielder Nicholas Castellanos is also having a blast. He notched his third consecutive three-hit game on Friday, including a solo homer."Nothing surprises right now with him," Gardenhire said. "I said before I got here he reminds me of (J. D.) Martinez and that's probably a guy he learned a lot from." The Blue Jays, who have lost four straight, won't have their most feared hitter for at least the next week. Third baseman Josh Donaldson was placed on the DL on Friday, retroactive to May 29, with left calf tightness. Donaldson suffered the injury during the opener of the team's three-game series in Boston this week.Toronto did get some reinforcements on Friday, as both right fielder Randal Grichuk and shortstop Aledmys Diaz were activated from the DL. Grichuk had been sidelined since April 29 with a right knee injury. Diaz missed nearly four weeks of action due to a sprained left ankle.They hit at the bottom of the order on Friday. Grichuk went 0-for-2 before departing for a pinch hitter. Diaz went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored."It's good to have (Diaz) back," manager John Gibbons told the Toronto Sun. "He started to play really well when he went down and has done a nice job out there for us this year. It's good to have (Grichuk) back, too. They were part of the original plan, you know? I'm glad to see them. Now it looks (somewhat) like the way we're supposed to look, let's see what we can do with it." Detroit's starter on Saturday, Matthew Boyd, has allowed three runs or less in eight of his first 10 starts this season. He didn't give up any in his last start, though he only lasted five-plus innings in a 9-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday.Boyd (3-4, 3.00 ERA) has faced the Blue Jays three times, posting a 0-1 record and 3.86 ERA.He'll be opposed by the Blue Jays' best starter, J. A. Happ (7-3, 3.84 ERA). Happ has won his last three starts, most recently against Philadelphia on Sunday when he gave up three runs (two earned) on six hits in 6 2/3 innings. Happ has racked up 23 strikeouts during his personal winning streak.In eight career outings against the Tigers, Happ is 3-1 with a 3.74 ERA.
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