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DETROIT -- Victor Martinezs drive to left-center field stayed in the air just long enough for Eddie Rosario to make the catch before running into the wall.Another opportunity had come and gone for the Detroit Tigers.Were in an offensive funk that started before this series, and theres not really much you can do about that, manager Brad Ausmus said. We barreled up a lot of balls again today, but they were either right at someone or they ran them down.Max Kepler and Eddie Rosario homered off Francisco Rodriguez in the ninth, and the Minnesota Twins scored three runs in the inning to beat the Tigers 4-1 on Wednesday. The winning rally came immediately after Rosarios catch took a big hit away from Martinez with two on in the eighth.Detroit wasted a fine start by Justin Verlander, who gave up a run and two hits in eight innings. Francisco Rodriguez (1-1) retired the first two batters of the ninth before Kepler sent a drive to right field to break a 1-all tie.Rodriguez then made a throwing error and appeared to be shaken up, but after a conference at the mound he stayed in the game and allowed a two-run shot by Rosario.Ryan Pressly (3-5) earned the win in relief, and Brandon Kintzler pitched the ninth for his sixth save.Minnesotas Joe Mauer and Detroits Ian Kinsler homered in the first inning, and that was all the scoring until the ninth.The last-place Twins took two of three from the playoff-chasing Tigers, with Detroit managing only four runs in the series. Verlander tried to look on the bright side.If anything, I would very easily be able to look at this series and say, `OK, well, we didnt win the series but we pitched extremely well and I think thats a good sign moving forward, he said. The offense comes and goes. You cant always rely on offense, but if you can go in night in and night out and your starters can give you a chance to win, thats how you win a lot of ballgames.Verlander struck out nine and walked two. Minnesotas Ervin Santana allowed one run and six hits in seven-plus innings.Santana hadnt allowed a homer since June 19, but Kinsler sent his first pitch of the game over the fence in left, tying the score at 1. The Tigers had only one more baserunner through five innings, then squandered opportunities in the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth.Detroit had runners on first and second and nobody out in the sixth when Cameron Maybin hit into a double play. The Tigers had men on second and third in the seventh when James McCann flied out to end the inning. With two on and two out in the eighth, Martinez sent his drive to left-center, but Rosario made the running catch before bouncing off the wall.Detroit had two hits in the ninth but didnt score.STOPPAGEThere was a delay in the seventh when a fan ran onto the field and eluded security for a while. He eventually stopped around the edge of the infield and was tackled.It was a rather long delay, Twins manager Paul Molitor said. You can find humor in it, I guess, but I think with everything that goes on these days, my first reaction is get the heck out of the way. You just dont want to take any chances. I think that was affirmed by the tackle.TRAINERS ROOMTigers: RHP Jordan Zimmermann (right neck strain) is expected to throw a bullpen session Thursday, and Ausmus says if that goes well, hell probably go on a rehab assignment Sunday. ... OF Tyler Collins was scratched before the game because of neck spasms. ... 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I grew up with my dad playing football, so thats what I knew. He wanted to make sure the shot put was something I wanted to choose on my own and not be something somebody made me do because they knew what my dad had done in the sport.What her father had done was win a silver medal in the shot put at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Then he won a Super Bowl ring as a nose tackle with the San Francisco 49ers roughly five months later (technically the next year, but the 1984 season).Even so, Michelle said she didnt truly understand that double achievement until she was in high school and learned more about her fathers Olympic career, at which point she thought: Ohhh, you really were pretty good.He didnt really talk about it. Thats one thing he didnt want to do, Michelle said. He didnt want to pressure us to do anything he did. If we chose it, it had to be on our own. Because he didnt want us to do anything we didnt enjoy.ddddddddddddichelle very much enjoys the shot put. She qualified for her third straight U.S. Olympic team on Thursday night by winning with a throw of 19.59 meters (64 feet, 3? inches). Her chances of matching her fathers medal success are increasing. After finishing 15th in Beijing (2008) and fifth in London (2012), she has the third-longest throw in the world this year at 20.21 meters (66-3?).Ive matured -- just growing up and learning more about my sport and more about myself, said Carter, 30. Understanding how to compete better has really made a difference. And those years of experience. Ive kind of overcome the Wow! factor a little bit.My goal is to peak big in Rio, because my goal is to win gold. Just knowing that my training is coming together and Im where I would like to be, I just will keep working and get ready for Rio.Even when informed of his athletic career, Michelle said she did not look at her father as a great shot-putter or a great football player, but merely as a great father. Well, and also a great coach because he has been coaching his daughter almost her entire career.I call him Daddy Coach, she said. Hes taught me everything that hes known so Im able to do what Im able to do. ' ' '