Minneapolis – The Tigers looked dead in the water. Down 5-3 entering the top of the ninth inning and facing Twins lefty All-Star closer Taylor Rogers.
Rogers, though, lasted only five pitches. The fifth one sailed to the backstop and Rogers immediately looked at his left hand as if it went numb. He was immediately pulled from the game.
The Twins announced he had sprained his left middle finger.
Right-hander Alex Colome replaced him, inheriting a full count on Jeimer Candelario. Candelario singled and with one out, Robbie Grossman, pinch-hitting for Harold Castro, lofted a first-pitch cutter into the seats in right.