DETROIT -- Matt Boyd reached out his glove and snagged Joe Mauers liner to the mound.Looking pleased with himself, the Detroit left-hander flipped the ball from his glove to his bare hand and then threw the ball into left field in a failed attempt to start the toss around the infield.I think I made myself look really athletic, and then about five seconds later made myself look like a dunce out there, Boyd said.Boyd could joke about that blooper because it basically was his only misstep of the night. He allowed three hits in six outstanding innings, and the Tigers beat Minnesota 1-0 on Monday to hand the last-place Twins another loss just hours after they announced the firing of general manager Terry Ryan.Justin Upton homered in the second to back Boyd (1-2), who struck out seven with one walk and provided a welcome boost to a rotation that has shown little depth of late.Three relievers finished for the Tigers, with Francisco Rodriguez pitching a hitless ninth for his 26th save in 28 chances.Minnesota announced Ryans firing before the game, then lost in relatively punchless fashion. Ricky Nolasco (4-8) allowed one run and three hits in six innings.Weve been struggling offensively coming out of the break, and that didnt change, Twins manager Paul Molitor said. We had a lot of trouble with Boyds offspeed pitches.Uptons homer was his 200th.Its definitely cool to reach that milestone, Upton said. I hope thats not the last milestone I reach.Although the Tigers left the bases loaded in the third, Boyd and the bullpen made their one run stand up. Detroit is without injured right-hander Jordan Zimmermann, and the rotation has looked thin behind Justin Verlander and rookie Michael Fulmer.Boyd, however, has been impressive in his last two starts. He allowed one run in five innings against Toronto in his final outing before the All-Star break.Monday was the longest scoreless start of the 25-year-old left-handers career. The Tigers acquired him in last years trade that sent David Price to Toronto.Boyds biggest jam was in the fourth, when he got Eddie Rosario on a grounder for the third out with two on. The Twins didnt have another baserunner until Miguel Sanos one-out walk in the ninth.HONOREDThe Tigers gave tickets to some Dallas police officers who were in town for the funeral of Michael Krol, a Michigan native who was among the five officers killed earlier this month by a gunman in Dallas. The officers were shown in the crowd on the big screen at the start of the fifth inning, and fans gave them a standing ovation. There was a brief pause before the game restarted, and a couple umpires joined in the clapping.I got goosebumps. That was probably one of the coolest things Ive seen, Tigers catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia said. The whole city kind of stood up and rallied and let those guys know that we do support them. Those guys lay their lives on the line.NO KsNolasco did not strike out a batter, the first time thats happened to him since he lasted only two innings in a start July 6, 2014, against the New York Yankees.TRAINERS ROOMTigers: LHP Daniel Norris (right oblique strain) allowed a run and five hits in four innings in a rehab start for Triple-A Toledo. Detroit manager Brad Ausmus said hes not sure if Norris will need another rehab start or not. ... RHP Warwick Saupold (right groin strain) was reinstated from the DL and optioned to Toledo.UP NEXTTwins: LHP Tommy Milone (2-2) takes the mound Tuesday night against Detroit. He allowed two runs in five innings in a win over Texas on July 10.Tigers: RHP Anibal Sanchez (5-10) tries again to turn his miserable season around. He brings a 6.75 ERA into Tuesdays matchup.---Follow Noah Trister at www.Twitter.com/noahtristerBalenciaga Wholesale Shoes . 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My location was better than previously, more down in the zone. I wasnt getting quality strikes before. I was up in the zone.Nola was 0-4 with a 13.50 ERA in his last five starts before the All-Star break. The Phillies skipped his last turn so he had 15 days off between starts.It was a tough month for me, he said. Those two weeks were a long time. I was definitely ready to get back out there. Throwing live sessions and batting practice isnt the same.Gomez was one out away from his 25th save before allowing an RBI double to Christian Yelich and tying single to Marcell Ozuna.Good news was Nola, manager Pete Mackanin said. He pitched really well. He was painting the corners. It was very encouraging.Fernandez tied a career-high with 14 strikeouts.We had too many strikeouts, Mackanin said. I dont care who is pitching. Thats too many.A.J. Ramos finished for his 30th save in 31 tries, retiring Maiikel Franco on a fly ball to the warning track in left-center to end the game.ddddddddddddCody Asche prevented the Marlins from taking a lead in the 10th when he made a diving catch to rob J.T. Realmuto of a run-scoring hit with two outs and runners on first and second.After Edubray Ramos worked the seventh and Hector Neris pitched the eighth, Gomez blew his third save.Tommy Joseph hit Fernandezs first pitch in the seventh out to left for his 12th homer. Odubel Herrera hit a double to start the bottom of the first and later scored on Francos groundout to second.STATSPhillies 2B Cesar Hernandez went 0 for 3, extending his hitless streak to 19 at-bats. ... Phillies were 36-2 when leading after eight innings. ... Phillies are 5-1 in extra innings. ... Joseph has 12 homers in his first 48 games.STANDINGSThe Marlins (50-42) are one game ahead of the Mets for the second wild-card spot in the NL. The Phillies (43-51) fell to eight games behind Miami.TRAINERS ROOMPhillies: OF Aaron Altherr had his rehab assignment transferred to Single-A Clearwater. Altherr tore a tendon in his left wrist in March. He batted .241 in 39 games last season, but 20 of is 33 hits were extra-base hits.UP NEXTRHP Vince Velasquez (8-2, 3.32 ERA) starts for the Phillies on Tuesday night. RHP Jose Urena (1-1, 7.52) will make his first start this season for Miami. ' ' '