C Alex Avila was hit on the left forearm by a pitch from Brian Duensing in the top of the ninth inning and he left the game. The ball rolled into fair territory and Twins 1B Justin Morneau hollered to C Joe Mauer to throw to first in case the pitch had bounced instead off Avila's bat. Plate umpire James Hoye dispelled that action immediately, waving pinch-runner Brayan Pena to first base. X-rays after the game were negative, and manager Jim Leyland said he'd be surprised if Avila is able to catch in Monday's series opener at home against Baltimore.

C Alex Avila was hit on the left forearm by a pitch from Brian Duensing in the top of the ninth inning and he left the game. The ball rolled into fair territory and Twins 1B Justin Morneau hollered to C Joe Mauer to throw to first in case the pitch had bounced instead off Avila's bat. Plate umpire James Hoye dispelled that action immediately, waving pinch-runner Brayan Pena to first base. X-rays after the game were negative, and manager Jim Leyland said he'd be surprised if Avila is able to catch in Monday's series opener at home against Baltimore.

LHP Jose Alvarez allowed one run on three hits, while striking out seven in six innings Sunday to beat the Indians. He was optioned to Triple-A Toledo after the game.

Tigers 5, Rays 2: Victor Martinez belted a two-run homer and knocked in three while Max Scherzer remained unbeaten with seven strong innings as Detroit held off visiting Tampa Bay. Scherzer (8-0) allowed one run on four hits and struck out nine to reach 100 on the season before Jose Valverde earned his seventh save with a perfect ninth. Miguel Cabrera collected three singles and an RBI while Prince Fielder and Jhonny Peralta added two hits each as the Tigers took two of three in the series.