Pablo Lopez aims to propel Twins past Tigers

The Minnesota Twins began a nine-game road trip with a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday.

The Twins, who have won three straight games, moved above the .500 mark with the victory. They will try to keep the momentum going in the second contest of the three-game series on Saturday.

Pablo Lopez will start for Minnesota. Lopez (3-4, 4.40 ERA) has gone at least 5 2/3 innings in each of his past six starts but onl