Friday's Twins-Detroit game recap

April 30, 2016 at 5:10AM
This is a 2016 photo of Victor Martinez of the Detroit Tigers baseball team. This image reflects the 2016 active roster as of Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, in Lakeland, Fla., when this photo was taken. (AP Photo/John Raoux) ORG XMIT: FLJR1
This is a 2016 photo of Victor Martinez of the Detroit Tigers baseball team. This image reflects the 2016 active roster as of Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, in Lakeland, Fla., when this photo was taken. (AP Photo/John Raoux) ORG XMIT: FLJR1 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

GAME RECAP

IMPACT PLAYER

Victor Martinez, Detroit

The Tigers DH was 4-for-5 with a home run, double and two RBI.

BY THE NUMBERS

23 Consecutive games Mauer has reached first base, the third-longest streak to start a season by a Twin.

.439 Batting average for Miguel Cabrera vs. Phil Hughes

ON DECK

Tigers righthander Jordan Zimmermann has not walked two batters in a row in 127 starts, going back to 2012. He'll face righthander Tyler Duffey on Saturday.

LA VELLE E. NEAL III

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