MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- It looks like Nate Robertson's tired pitching arm got a wake-up call.
The bespectacled left-hander allowed three hits in seven innings to outduel Matt Garza in Detroit's 1-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.
Robertson (6-6), who spent 20 days on the disabled list in June with a tired arm, struck out five and walked two to win for just the third time in 10 starts and Todd Jones picked up his 24th save in 28 chances.
Curtis Granderson had three hits and Magglio Ordonez capitalized on a key error by shortstop Jason Bartlett with an RBI single in the sixth to snap Minnesota's four-game winning streak.
Garza (1-1) was the hard-luck loser, allowing one unearned run and three hits in seven innings for the Twins, who started an important series on the wrong foot.
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At this time last year, the Twins trailed the Tigers by 11 games in the division before storming back to win their fourth AL Central title in five seasons.
After a four-game sweep of Oakland coming out of the All-Star break, the Twins entered the game trailing Detroit by six games, but hoped to use a 10-game homestand to make up some ground. "I remember last year I said they'll be right there at the end of the season and they were," said Detroit manager Jim Leyland. "They'll be right there this year. They're very good."
