Right-hander Shane Greene, after allowing two of the three batters he faced to reach in the top of the seventh inning, was pulled in favor of lefty Kyle Ryan with one out. Ryan induced an inning-ending 6-4-3 double play off the bat of Eddie Rosario, keeping the Twins off the board.
Going to the bottom of the seventh, the Tigers have a 2-0 lead.
Tigers leave runner on in 6th
The Tigers stranded leadoff hitter Ian Kinsler, who walked to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning.
Nicholas Castellanos (left field) and Victor Martinez (center field) flew out, while in between, Miguel Cabrera struck out swinging.