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Detroit Tigers held to one hit by Bailey Ober in 5-0 loss to Minnesota Twins

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July 28, 2024

Detroit Tigers held to one hit by Bailey Ober in 5-0 loss to Minnesota Twins

Matt Vierling saved the Detroit Tigers from embarrassment.

Vierling didn’t do anything special, but his single off right-hander Bailey Ober in the fourth inning kept the Tigers from being no-hit by the Minnesota Twins in Sunday’s finale of a three-game series at Comerica Park.

The Tigers lost, 5-0.

The offense finished with one hit, three walks and 13 strikeouts.

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The Tigers (52-55) ran another bullpen-only game, an all-too-common occurrence with only three pitchers in the starting rotation. Right-hander Kenta Maeda consumed the bulk of the work, taking down five innings as the third of six pitchers.

But Ober — a 29-year-old who entered with a 4.09 ERA in 19 starts — stole the show in Sunday’s game, his 20th start of the season. He fired eight scoreless innings with two walks with 12 strikeouts, throwing 98 pitches.

Vierling produced the lone hit against Ober in the fourth inning, but after he reached first base, the Tigers stranded him: Colt Keith grounded into a force out, Wenceel Pérez struck out swinging, and Mark Canha struck out swinging.

The two walks: Vierling with two outs in the sixth inning and Canha with one out in the seventh inning.

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After Vierling’s walk, Keith flew out to the left fielder in foul territory. After Canha’s walk, Bligh Madris popped out to the third baseman in foul territory and Ryan Vilade grounded into a force out.

In the eighth inning, the Tigers pinch-hit right-handed Justyn-Henry Malloy (replacing left-handed Zach McKinstry) and right-handed Carson Kelly (replacing right-handed Jake Rogers), but Ober struck out both pinch-hitters.

Ober then struck out Javier Báez — for the second time in three matchups — to complete his eight-inning masterpiece.

In the ninth inning, pinch-hitter Andy Ibáñez worked a one-out walk against left-handed reliever Caleb Thielbar, but the next two batters stranded him to end the game.

Kenta Maeda in relief

Maeda allowed one run on five hits and zero walks with four strikeouts across five innings, throwing 83 pitches. The 36-year-old, a former starter making his third appearance out of the bullpen, entered in the third inning and stayed in through the seventh.

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The Tigers opened with right-hander Alex Faedo in the first and second innings, followed by left-hander Easton Lucas in the second and third innings. Both pitchers were charged with one earned run, making it 2-0 in the early innings.

Maeda looked sharp throughout his five-inning performance, taking over for Lucas in the third. He worked around a two-out single from Willi Castro in the fourth inning and a leadoff double from Manuel Margot, but he couldn’t escape damage in the seventh inning.

Castro opened the seventh with a leadoff single. He then scored on Matt Wallner’s one-out double to left field. The double from Wallner put the Twins ahead, 3-0.

Jason Foley struggles

Right-hander Shelby Miller completed the eighth inning on 13 pitches, and while right-hander Jason Foley planned to complete the ninth inning, he allowed two hits and one walk — leading to a 4-0 advantage for the Twins — without recording an out.

The downfall of Foley forced the Tigers to call upon left-hander Andrew Chafin. The Tigers intentionally walked Royce Lewis to load the bases, then Ryan Jeffers made it 5-0 with a single to left field.

But Chafin responded by striking out three batters in a row to strand the bases loaded: Carlos Santana (swinging strike, slider), Margot (swinging strike, slider) and Max Kepler (swinging strike, sinker).

In the ninth, Foley threw 10 pitches and Chafin threw 17.

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Minnesota lawmakers push to repeal César Chávez Day after allegations

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March 23, 2026

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Minnesota lawmakers push to repeal César Chávez Day after allegations

DFL and Latine community leaders are pushing for the repeal of César Chávez Day in Minnesota after sexual abuse allegations against the late civil rights icon have surfaced.

The New York Times published a report on March 18 detailing several allegations of sexual abuse by Chávez, a farm labor activist, including the sexual abuse of two minor girls and the assault and rape of Dolores Huerta, who led the farmworkers’ movement of the 1960s and ’70s alongside Chávez.

“The farmworker movement has always been bigger and far more important than any one individual,” Huerta, now 95, said in a statement. “Cesar’s actions do not diminish the permanent improvements achieved for farmworkers with the help of thousands of people. We must continue to engage and support our community, which needs advocacy and activism now more than ever.”

State and local leaders have quickly responded, and an effort is underway at the state Capitol to repeal the quickly approaching March 31 “César Chávez Day.”

The House passed a repeal late Monday afternoon. The Senate still have to consider it. It’s not clear whether the state would eventually designate the day with another person’s name or another farmer union-related title.

Rep. María Isa Pérez-Vega, DFL-St. Paul, how authored repeal legislation, said “it was gutting” to read the sexual abuse allegations.

“This legislation to repeal César Chávez Day out of the Minnesota Constitution marks one crucial step in a multi-faceted process. We acknowledge that this is merely the beginning. Constantly, we must advocate for numerous causes, recognizing that a movement transcends individual figures,” she said.

‘Drawing a clear line’

Emilia Gonzalez, executive director of Unidos Minnesota, said the repeal is about “drawing a clear line.”

“Repealing César Chávez Day is about drawing a clear line that no legacy, no matter how powerful, no matter how important, stands above the safety and dignity of our children and our community. We can honor farm workers, we can honor the movement, La Causa. We can honor the struggle of labor rights, but we don’t have to enshrine a single figure in a way that leaves no room for truth, complexity or accountability,” she said.

Rep. Liish Kozlowski, DFL-Duluth, said accountability starts with the repeal of César Chávez Day.

“Our community is showing the nation how to respond to sexual violence and violence in all of its forms,” they said. “We are showing what it means to listen and believe survivors when they break their silence. We believe them, we stand with them, and we hold individuals and institutions accountable.”

A street in St. Paul

Minnesota also has a street named after Chávez in St. Paul, as well as a charter school, Academia César Chávez.

St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her, who was at the Capitol on Monday, didn’t provide a timeline for when the street name could be changed, but said she’s getting a group of stakeholders and residents together to discuss the issue.

Ramona Arreguín de Rosales, an activist who personally met Chávez and the co-founder of Academia César Chávez, said she has recommended that the Board of Academia César Chávez change the school’s name, but said she does not want to “diminish the good work that the movement has accomplished.”

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NCAA women’s tournament takeaways, Day 3: Minnesota drains buzzer-beater as LSU, Texas dominate again

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March 23, 2026

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NCAA women’s tournament takeaways, Day 3: Minnesota drains buzzer-beater as LSU, Texas dominate again

The Sweet 16 field is halfway filled as the first weekend of the NCAA tournament starts to wrap up. There weren’t a ton of surprises on Sunday for the start of the second round, but we did get our first buzzer-beater.

Minnesota reaches Sweet 16 on buzzer-beater

After a buzzer-beater was called off on Saturday, we finally got one.

Amaya Battle got her game-winner to fall on Sunday afternoon, which lifted Minnesota to what is its first Sweet 16 appearance since 2005. Battle, with less than a second left on the clock, drilled a contested jumper from the short corner to push the Gophers past Ole Miss 65-63. Naturally, that sparked a massive celebration on their home court.

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Minnesota United’s Drake Callender, Seattle’s Andrew Thomas duel to 0-0 draw

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March 22, 2026

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Minnesota United’s Drake Callender, Seattle’s Andrew Thomas duel to 0-0 draw

March 22, 2026 / 6:27 PM CDT
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Seattle’s Andrew Thomas finished with two saves and Drake Callender did likewise as the Sounders and Minnesota United played to a scoreless draw on Sunday.

It was the third straight and fourth shutout in five starts this season for Thomas. The 27-year-old took the starting reins from mainstay Stefan Frei — now in a backup role. He hasn’t allowed a goal since a 2-1 loss to Real Salt Lake in Seattle’s road opener. He also blanked the Colorado Rapids 2-0 in the season opener at home. Thomas had the lone save of the first half.

Callender notched his second clean sheet in his first season with Minnesota United. Callender and Inter Miami goalkeeper Dayne St. Claire switched teams in the offseason. Callender made 92 starts for Miami beginning in 2022, but only five last season.

Jordan Morris saw his first action for the Sounders (3-1-1) since he was injured in the season opener. Morris entered in the 65th minute along with Jesús Ferreira and 18-year old midfielder Snyder Brunell.

Seattle was coming off back-to-back 1-0 road victories over St. Louis City and the San Jose Earthquakes.

Minnesota United (1-2-2) came in after being outscored 9-1 in two straight road losses to Nashville SC and the Vancouver Whitecaps.

Minnesota swept Seattle during the regular season last year and then eliminated the Sounders in the best-of-three first round of the playoffs, winning twice at home on penalty kicks after 0-0 and 3-3 draws in regulation. Seattle posted a 4-2 victory at home in the middle match.