The owner of those initials, which stand for the name awarded him by Jim Price, is the Amazing Al Alburquerque. Who, again tonight, was amazing.
Max Scherzer, in his second successive start, allowed seven runs.
Twins' starter Brian Duensing was also generous, giving up six, all in the fifth inning. Wells, Martinez, and Peralta doubled, and Miss Fortune, in the form of a throwing error by shortstop Matt Tolbert that allowed two to score, made her daily appearance.
In the seventh, Peralta plated Boesch with a sac fly. Enter the Amazing, with the score even at seven.
He struck out Danny Valencia and Delmon Young, and got Rene Rivera to pop out. Boesch's sac fly in the Tigers' eighth made him the pitcher of record, and Ben Wah, back from the cornfield, got the save.
How amazing? In 17.1 innings this season, only eight hits allowed, and 30 strikeouts.
And he's got a birthday coming up. A fellow Gemini, born June 10.
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