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DETROIT -- J.D. Martinezs ninth-inning sacrifice fly scored Torii Hunter with the winning run and the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 Sunday. Hunter led off the ninth with a single off Casey Fein (3-3), and Miguel Cabrera rifled a line drive that almost knocked over shortstop Dany Santana as he made a leaping catch. Victor Martinez then hit a fly ball to the right-field wall, and Oswaldo Arcia dropped it for an error. That put runners on the corners, and J.D. Martinez followed with a fly to medium-depth centre. Hunter never hesitated, and scored easily when Sam Fulds throw was badly off line. Joe Nathan (3-2) pitched a scoreless ninth. Minnesota starter Ricky Nolasco allowed three runs in 5 1-3 innings, while Detroits Rick Porcello pitched seven, also giving up three runs. The Tigers took a 1-0 lead in the first thanks to a defensive mistake by Arcia. With a runner on third and two out, Arcia, who has struggled defensively all series, lost a routine flyball in the sun to give Victor Martinez an easy RBI double. In the second, it was Josh Willingham who misplayed Austin Jacksons liner into the left-field corner, turning a probable double into a stand-up triple. Nick Castellanos followed with a sacrifice fly to make it 2-0. The Twins took the lead with three runs in the sixth. Doubles by Joe Mauer and Willingham provided the first run, and Kendrys Morales bringing home the second with a base hit. After a walk to Arcia, Kurt Suzuki lined a single to left, and Minnesota third-base coach Joe Vavra stunned all 41,462 fans by waving the plodding Morales around third. J.D. Martinezs throw had the runner beat by 15 feet, but Alex Avila couldnt handle it, allowing the run to score. Ricky Nolasco, though, couldnt hold the lead. In the bottom of the inning, Nick Castellanos doubled in the tying run, and Nolasco intentionally walked Alex Avila to load the bases with one. It was a risky move, since rookie Eugenio Suarez had three extra-base hits on Saturday, but Jared Burton came out of the bullpen to induce an infield fly. Burton then retired Ian Kinsler to end the inning, with the score tied at three. The Tigers threatened again in the seventh after walks to Cabrera and Victor Martinez, but Matt Guerrier got them out of the jam. Joba Chamberlain and Joe Nathan allowed two runners in the eighth and ninth innings, respectively, NOTES: Both teams made roster moves before the game. The Tigers called up LHP Blaine Hardy from Triple-A Toledo to serve as the long man in a struggling bullpen, and sent rookie RHP Corey Knebel back to the Mud Hens. The Twins placed Trevor Plouffe on the 15-day disabled list with the oblique strain he sustained in Saturdays loss, and called up Pedro Florimon from Triple-A Rochester. 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By releasing Bailey, the Broncos would open up cap space with the 12-time Pro Bowl player scheduled to make around $10 million next season.(SportsNetwork.com) - The Portland Trail Blazers will continue to press on without LaMarcus Aldridge Thursday night when the Boston Celtics pay a visit to the Moda Center. The All-Star forward injured his left hand in Portlands win on Monday over the Sacramento Kings. Head coach Terry Stotts told oregonlive.com that Aldridge had an MRI, but tests were inconclusive, so another is scheduled for this week. For whatever reason, they needed to do another one, Stotts said. The team missed their best player on Wednesday in a 118-113 road loss to the Phoenix Suns. The Blazers couldnt overcome a monster night from the Suns three-man point guard wrecking ball. Eric Bledsoe had a career-high 33 points, 10 rebounds and six assists; Isaiah Thomas finished with 27 off the bench and Goran Dragic added 16. Nicolas Batum paced Portland with 27 points -- 10 of those coming in the fourth -- and Damian Lillard and Wesley Matthews scored 22 apiece in the setback. Dorell Wright and Chris Kaman scored 15 and 14 points, respectively, for Portland We did a great job fighting back and giving ourselves a chance down the stretch, Lillard said. They made some big plays at the end of the game and they did what they needed to do to pull it out. The Blazers trailed by 25 in the second quarter and fought back. A 15-point lead vanished in the frame, and Batums 3-pointer at 4:05 gave Portland its first lead since the opening quarter. Batum hit a deep 3-ball two minutes later to increase Portlands lead to five before Dragic hit a corner 3 and Bledsoe converted a three-point play to put Phoenix back in front. Thoomas Robinson and Markieff Morris then traded runners and Bledsoe made four free throws in the final 10.dddddddddddd9 seconds to secure the win. The Blazers host Washington on Saturday before heading east for four games to end the month. The Celtics have dropped three straight, including the opener of this six-game western odyssey. Boston fell to the Los Angeles Clippers, 102-93, on Monday. Boston fell for the fifth time in its last six games despite getting 59 points from its bench. Brandon Bass paced the Celtics with 17 points and Marcus Thornton chipped in 15 while shooting 3-of-6 from 3-point range. Marcus Smart scored 14 with four triples and seven assists, and Evan Turner contributed 10 points and 10 rebounds. The Celtics trailed by 23 in the third quarter, but responded. Thorntons 3 with 3:50 to go made it a one-possession game, but Los Angeles tightened up its defense the rest of the way. The Clippers scored eight of the next nine points, and the Celtics shot just 1-of-5 from the field after the Thornton triple. Chris Pauls 3 with 48 seconds left punctuated the win. We cant be down by that much, said Celtics coach Brad Stevens. We took a lot of contested shots in the first half, and thats not good. We were better in the second half. We closed it to three, but we missed a couple of good looks down the stretch. Boston will visit the Denver Nuggets, Golden State Warriors, Utah Jazz and Minnesota Timberwolves on this trek. The Blazers bested the Celtics on Nov. 23 in Boston and have taken four straight in this series. The two teams have split the previous six meetings in Portland. ' ' '