Here's the game story from M-Live . . . .

MINNEAPOLIS — Nick Blackburn combined with two relievers on a five-hitter, and Joe Mauer's two-out, two-run single sparked a five-run third inning that led the surging Minnesota Twins over the Detroit Tigers 7-0 Wednesday.

Minnesota took two of three from the Tigers and has won 13 of its last 15 games. Detroit, which had won 18 of 22 coming into the series, was shut out for the 10th time this season, the most in the major leagues.

The Twins have outscored the Tigers 39-17 in six games at the Metrodome this year, winning five.

Blackburn (7-4) allowed three hits in seven innings, struck out four and walked one. Jesse Crain allowed two hits in the eighth, and Boof Bonser pitched a 1-2-3 ninth.

In his previous start, Blackburn gave up six runs and four homers June 27 in a no-decision against Milwaukee. He has given up four or more earned runs in five starts this year, and in the starts directly after, he is 5-0 with a 1.82 ERA.

Eddie Bonine (2-1) was chased after 2 2-3 innings, the shortest of his four major league starts. He gave up five runs -- just two earned -- and seven hits.

Minnesota used small ball, laying down three bunts in the game and putting together its third-inning rally with five singles, a walked and an error by third baseman Carlos Guillen.

Nick Punto walked opening the third and, following a forceout, Carlos Gomez doubled over Guillen, who was creeping in. Gomez had opened the game with a bunt single.

Mauer's two-out single put the Twins ahead to stay, and cleanup hitter Justin Morneau reached on an infield chopper off the plate that Guillen bobbled. Jason Kubel, Delmon Young and Brian Buscher followed with consecutive RBI singles.

The tweaked hip flexor that has kept Miguel Cabrera out of most of the Twins series will also leave him on the bench Wednesday for the series finale in Minnesota.

The Tigers also shook up the bullpen a bit.  Here's the story from M-Live:

The Tigers optioned right-handed reliever Zach Miner to Toledo Wednesday morning, and recalled right-handed reliever Aquilino Lopez, who had been pitching well since sent to the Mud Hens. Miner (3-3, 4.43) recovered from a horrible April to pitch effectively, but walked four in two innings in Tuesday night's loss to Minnesota.

From the game story in the Detroit News  . . .

MINNEAPOLIS -- On the plus side, the Tigers did turn five double plays Tuesday night, which helped the Minnesota Twins tie a club record they probably could have done without.

And had it not been for those five double plays, a couple of which were on the freaky side, things might have gotten even more out of hand for the Tigers on a night when the Twins exploited some squalid pitching in taking a 6-4 victory at the Metrodome.

"I thought we battled tonight -- we just didn't pitch well," said Tigers manager Jim Leyland, whose team saw its six-game winning streak dissolve as Detroit lost for the fifth time in its past 23 games.

Nate Robertson was a bit of a mess and his replacement, Zach Miner, was just as taxed as the Twins took major advantage of six walks and an 11-hit outburst against Robertson to even their big, three-game series heading into today's finale.

It didn't hurt the Twins, of course, that they have speed at the top of their batting order in Carlos Gomez and Alexi Casilla, sprinters who love to drop bunts against infielders who can feel after nine innings as if they just ran a 10-kilometer race.

"One thing against these guys," Leyland said of the Twins, "is the more you play them, the more you realize your pitcher better be a pretty good fielder."

The Tigers' defense stood up Tuesday. And on a night when the Tigers got 10 hits -- they have a 34-5 record when they get 10 or more hits -- Leyland's lineup could say it had done its part in making a game out of what might have been a rout.

But pitching, which has held the Tigers together most of the past six weeks, was a no-show.

MINNEAPOLIS - Miguel Cabrera isn't in the Tigers lineup tonight because of the tight left hip flexor that knocked him out of Monday night's game.

Cabrera said that he felt better and hoped to play Wednesday.

Marcus Thames takes over the cleanup spot tonight from Cabrera, who had just taken it over from Magglio Ordoñez, who went on the disabled list Sunday.

Tonight's Tigers lineup against Minnesota right-hander Scott Baker:

1. Curtis Granderson, CF
2. Placido Polanco, 2B
3. Carlos Guillen, 3B
4. Marcus Thames, 1B
5. Matt Joyce, RF
6. Gary Sheffield, DH
7. Clete Thomas, LF
8. Edgar Renteria, SS
9. Ivan Rodriguez, C

From the game story in the Detroit News . . .

MINNEAPOLIS -- Oh, it was a Metrodome game, all right. Lots of funky bounces. Ear-pounding noise.

And, for a change, the visitors from Detroit won.

Thanks to a pair of two-run rallies in the seventh and eighth innings, the Tigers stomped out Minnesota's 4-1 lead and took an impressive 5-4 victory in the first of a three-game series between two of baseball's hottest teams.

"We're playing with some energy," said Tigers manager Jim Leyland, whose thrill at winning this game was barely concealed. "These are always good games with this (Minnesota) team.

"We're very similar in a lot of ways. They're a fun team to play because we do things right and they do things right."

The Tigers were just a tad more correct Monday, thanks again to a flock of fresh faces who combined with the graybeards to give Detroit its 18th victory in the past 22 games.

Matt Joyce, barely 24 hours after being recalled from Triple-A Toledo, slammed a full-count triple, which was followed by Curtis Granderson's third hit of the night, a single to center, that were the big hits in Detroit's go-ahead eighth.

"One of the things I've seen since I came back here, is it's really a different team," Joyce said after his pinch-hit triple tied the score and set him up to score the winning run. "There's a fire. They're more determined than before."

Casey Fossum, who a month ago was at Toledo, got his first victory as a Tigers pitcher with a sparkling 1 1/3 innings of relief in support of starter Armando Galarraga, who pitched a sturdy six innings.

Joel Zumaya, 10 days after returning to the Tigers bullpen, got his first save of the season when he finished up a tense eighth and ninth innings against the Twins. Zumaya ended the night when, with runners at second and first and two out, he got the menacing Joe Mauer on a ground out to shortstop to wrap it up and hand Leyland's team its sixth consecutive victory.

"A lot of people out there get butterflies," said Zumaya, talking about the tension a back-end reliever faces, particularly one who is settling into his role following a ninth-month hiatus because of shoulder surgery. "I get inspired to fight harder. I can't let my team down."

Miguel Cabrera left tonight's game with a tight left hip flexor.

Dane Sardinha hit a two-run triple for his first major league hit to rally the Tigers to a 4-3 win over the woeful Colorado Rockies on Sunday, giving Detroit a three-game sweep.  Detroit, which won its fifth straight and 15th in its last 18, has a winning record for the first time this season.

Troy Tulowitzki homered for Colorado, which lost its seventh straight.

Kenny Rogers (6-5) allowed three runs and eight hits in six innings. Freddy Dolsi pitched two perfect innings and Todd Jones bounced back from his first blown save of the season on Saturday night for a 1-2-3 ninth and his 15th save in 16 chances.

Greg Reynolds (2-6) allowed four runs and 10 hits in 5 2-3 innings.

Reynolds left the game leading 3-2 after Edgar Renteria's infield single put runners on first and third with two out in the sixth.

Reynolds was replaced by Matt Herges. Sardinha, a backup catcher who was called up from Triple-A Toledo last week because Brandon Inge went on the DL, lined Herges’ 1-0 pitch into the left-center field gap to score Marcus Thames and Renteria.

Detroit took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on RBI singles by Miguel Cabrera and Thames.  Colorado took the lead in the second when Yorvit Torrealba’s hit a run-scoring single and Tulowitzki followed with a two-run homer on Rogers’ 0-2 pitch. The drive, over the left-field fence, was Tulowitzki’s second and first since April 23.

Tigers continue to roll.  Winning their 15th game in their last 19 after a 7-1 rout of Colorado.  Eddie Bonine goes 7 innings allows just one earned run.  Curtis Granderson four more hits incouding an RBI triple.