Twins Snap 10-Game Skid with 3-2 Win over Tigers

Twins Snap 10-Game Skid with 3-2 Win over Tigers

Josh Willingham #16 of the Minnesota Twins celebrates a win over the Detroit Tigers with his teammates at Comerica Park on May 25, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan. The Twins defeated the Tigers 3-2. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)

 
DETROIT (AP) - Joe Mauer homered and had three hits, helping the Minnesota Twins snap a 10-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.

Mauer had already earned the ire of Detroit fans when he broke up Anibal Sanchez's no-hit bid in the ninth inning Friday night. He was booed when came to bat in the first inning Saturday - then booed some more after his solo homer to right field.

The Twins scored three runs in the first, and that was enough. P.J. Walters (1-0) went six innings, allowing two runs and eight hits.

Four relievers finished, with Glen Perkins pitching the ninth for his ninth save in 10 chances.

Detroit's Doug Fister (5-2) allowed three runs and eight hits in seven innings.

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