GAME RECAP
Impact player
Prince Fielder, Detroit
On a pitching-dominant night when the teams combined for eight hits, Fielder's two-run double was decisive.
BY THE NUMBERS
5 Losses by Scott Diamond in six starts at Target Field this season; he was 6-5 at home last year.
9-16 The Twins' record vs. AL Central opponents.
47 Games in which Fielder has reached base of the past 50 he's played.
ON DECK
The Twins try to break their two-game losing streak behind Samuel Deduno, who is 1-2 against the Tigers, including a loss in his 2013 season debut.
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