Detroit — The Central Division-leading Twins have struggled to hit left-handed pitching this season. They came into the game Tuesday with the worst batting average against lefties in the American League (.228) and the third worst OPS (.689).
Of course, you wouldn’t know that by the way they gouged Tigers’ lefty Joey Wentz for eight runs in three innings Monday.
It was a different story Wednesday against lefty Eduardo Rodriguez.
Rodriguez was at his stingy best. Using primarily his four-seam fastball and changeup against the seven right-handed hitters, he blanked the Twins for seven innings helping the Tigers to a 6-0 win at Comerica Park.