MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Twins arent picky about how they get on base this season. Cheap Packers Jerseys . And if the most-walked team in the majors can get more starting pitching performances as they did Saturday, the Twins likely wont mind their status as a middle-of-the-pack team when it comes to batting average. Phil Hughes struck out six in seven innings, Josmil Pinto hit his fifth homer of the season and the Twins scored two runs in the fifth without a hit in their 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. Minnesota looked to be in for a long afternoon after Detroit took an early 2-0 lead and Tigers starter Anibal Sanchez handled the Twins early. But Sanchez left in the third with a blister on his middle finger on his throwing hand, forcing newly recalled Jose Ortega (0-1) into action. Ortega, who had just arrived from Triple-A Toledo, and Phil Coke then combined to walk six Twins -- five in the fifth. A throwing error by catcher Bryan Holaday and a bases-loaded walk by Coke allowed Minnesota, hitless at that point, to tie the game. Minnesota entered the game with a majors-leading 113 walks this season, and added eight more on Saturday. "As weve talked about many times now, were taking our walks and getting people on, and you score runs like that," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "Thats a good way to go about your business." Especially with Hughes rolling. Hughes (2-1) didnt walk a batter, retired 16 straight at one point and has won two straight -- a welcome sight for a Twins rotation that had produced only six quality starts this season. Although he acknowledged the need for more innings from his starters, Gardenhire preached patience with his rotation earlier in the day, saying the team believes its starting pitchers will do well. For one afternoon, at least, Hughes gave his manager a glimpse of that. "Anytime your starter doesnt give you innings, its up to the next guy to kind of bounce back and hopefully save the bullpen a little bit," Hughes said a day after the Twins bullpen threw six-plus innings in Friday nights loss. Trevor Plouffes two-run single off Coke scored Eduardo Escobar and Brian Dozier put the Twins ahead for good in the fifth, and Pintos homer off Al Albuquerque in the eighth provided an insurance run. "It was a tough spot for the entire bullpen," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "We were a little bit strapped going into today as it was. Sanchezs injury straps us even more." Detroit took a first-inning lead after Sam Fuld couldnt hang onto Miguel Cabreras fly to deep right, allowing Torii Hunter to score from first. Cabrera went to third on Fulds bad throw and scored on Victor Martinezs sacrifice fly. That was all the Tigers could muster against Hughes, though. The veteran right-hander made efficient work of Detroits lineup the next six innings. Jared Burton pitched a scoreless eighth and Glen Perkins pitched the ninth for his sixth save in seven chances. "After the first I was coming apart a little bit, and not really staying within myself, overthrowing a little bit and coming out of my mechanics," Hughes said. "But I was able to settle down pretty quick and get on a little bit of a roll, which was nice." Martinez led off the ninth with a homer. Sanchez threw 53 pitches without allowing a hit and was in the middle of Doziers at-bat when Holaday, head trainer Kevin Rand and pitching coach Jeff Jones went to the mound. Shortly after being joined by Ausmus, Rand and Sanchez walked off the field. "It looked nasty, it really did," Ausmus said. "As soon as I went out there and saw it I was caught between throwing up and pulling him out of the game. It looked gross." Notes: Trevor Plouffe took a pitch off the arm in the fourth and later came out of the game. Gardenhire said he would be day to day. ... The Tigers optioned RHP Justin Miller -- who pitched two-thirds innings on Friday night and allowed a run and two hits -- to Toledo to make room for Ortega. "It had nothing to do with how Justin pitched last night. He had pitched well the previous two outings, it was just we needed help for the bullpen," Ausmus said. ... Ausmus says he plans to put C Alex Avila (shin) back into the lineup Sunday. Avila was hurt sliding into home plate on Friday. Ausmus reiterated RHP Rick Porcello (elbow) should make his next scheduled start Wednesday. Porcello was hurt after a line drive deflected off his glove and hit his throwing elbow. ... A day after his relievers threw 6 2-3 innings, Ron Gardenhire put starter Mike Pelfrey in the bullpen as "an emergency-type guy." Asked about tweaking his starting rotation, Gardenhire said, "Youve got to give them a little bit of time here. 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The 21-year-old Canadian earned a spot in his third career ATP final on Saturday thanks to his first Top 10 victory of the new tennis season, a 6-4, 6-4 win over world no. 10 Nicolas Almagro of Spain.Ottawa, ON (SportsNetwork.com) - Despite having only four wins through the first 12 games, the Montreal Alouettes are still in the hunt for the East Division title as they pay a visit to the slumping Ottawa RedBlacks at TD Place on Friday night. Watch the game live on TSN1, 3, 4, 5 and TSN GO at 7pm et/4pm pt. Montreal is currently tied with Hamilton and Toronto for first place in the division standings, with regard to points earned heading into Week 14 action, although the Tiger-Cats still have a game in-hand. Perhaps even more remarkable than Montreals status is that of the RedBlacks who, despite having won just one game in 11 tries, are still in the hunt mathematically as well. Since winning only one of the first seven games on the schedule, the Als have shown signs of life in recent weeks with three triumphs in four outings. Against a Calgary team which was without its starting quarterback, Bo Levi Mitchell, the Alouettes put together a solid game plan and scored an upset at home as they more than doubled-up on the Stampeders with a 31-15 victory last weekend. Jonathan Crompton, the latest quarterback of record for the Als, converted 20- of-28 passes for 220 yards and two scores, while backup signal caller Tanner Marsh landed in the end zone on a one-yard run for the first points of the meeting in the second quarter. Controlling the ball for nearly 37 minutes, Montreal held the visitors to just 272 yards, picking off one pass and recovering a pair of fumbles. As for Ottawa, the latest addition to the CFL, it has bowed in eight consecutive outings since defeating Toronto by a scant 18-17 score at home back in Week 4. Against the Saskatchewan defense, the RedBlacks found plenty of holes to exploit, allowing them to generate a hefty 32 points and get the meeting into overtime. Unfortunately, the offense mostly dried up for Ottawa following the third quarter, leaving the squad with the hard-fought 35-32 double-overtime loss on the road last weekend. Henry Burris put up solid numbers as he converted 23-of-38 passes for 282 yards and three touchdowns, against just a single interception. The signal caller also uused his legs to expose the Roughriders as he gained 22 yards and tallied a major on four carries. Packers Jerseys Outlet. Wallace Miles caught just four passes for 35 yards, but he was able to turn those efforts into a pair of TDs for the visitors. Defensively, the RedBlacks held the Riders to a modest 345 yards of offense and kept the hosts off the board in the first overtime period before kicker Chris Milo connected on the game-winning field goal in the second OT, a 22- yard effort. Outside of last weekends display, the offense for the RedBlacks has been rather anaemic and is still last in the league with a mere 15.7 ppg. The program has scored a mere four rushing touchdowns, which means all of the pressure continues to fall on Burris and the slumping passing attack. Burris has managed to complete close to 60 percent of his attempts for almost 2,500 yards, but he has thrown almost as many interceptions (eight) as touchdowns (nine), and that is no way to build a successful squad. As if having a faulty defense were not enough, Ottawa is also last in the CFL in terms of yards allowed, giving up 388.4 ypg, which is almost 50 ypg more than the second-worst squad, Montreal (342.7 ypg). Opponents have connected on a league-high 65.8 percent of their pass attempts versus the RedBlacks and that has led to 26.6 ppg being scored by those foes, the second-highest average in the league behind only idle Toronto (27.1 ppg). Although the RedBlacks are new to the CFL this season, there is still an extensive history between Montreal and a program from Ottawa in the league, with the latter owning an 87-71-4 advantage, considering only regular-season meetings dating back to 1946. Late last month Montreal hosted the RedBlacks and came away with a 20-10 victory as Crompton threw for 245 yards and Marsh logged a rushing touchdown. Burris also threw for 245 yards for the RedBlacks, but the team generated a mere 60 rushing yards, compared to 183 for the hosts, and also committed 16 turnovers for a loss of 135 yards. The Als have now won three straight and eight of the last nine games played against a representative from Ottawa. 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