MINNEAPOLIS — Detroit Tigers right-hander Alex Faedo threw more sliders than fastballs for the second time in his second straight start against the Minnesota Twins. He commanded all three of pitches, changed eye levels and posted five scoreless innings with six strikeouts.
The Tigers failed to reward Faedo with a victory.
The combination of right-handed relievers José Cisnero and Will Vest — replacing Faedo after 81 pitches — surrendered five runs in the sixth inning. The Tigers lost, 5-3, to the Twins in Tuesday's opener of the two-game series at Target Field.
The Tigers (53-66), despite winning three of four games in the matchup last week at Comerica Park, trail the first-place Twins by nine games in the American League Central race.