Boyd, Tigers beat Twins 8-1 with homers by McCann, Cabrera (Yahoo Sports)

Matt Boyd breezed through eight innings, backed by home runs from James McCann and Miguel Cabrera as the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 8-1 on Tuesday night to step forward in the AL wild card race. With Baltimore's loss to Boston, the Tigers cut the deficit between them and the second spot to 1 1/2 games with 12 to go. Boyd (6-4) bounced back from an 8-1 defeat by the Twins at home last week, giving up a homer to Robbie Grossman in the seventh among only three hits allowed.