Tigers drop series finale

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Justin Morneau punctuated a productive series

- and celebrated another All-Star game selection - with a two-run

homer for the Minnesota Twins in a 6-2 victory over the Detroit

Tigers on Sunday.

Blackburn (7-4) took a shutout into the ninth inning before left

fielder Denard Span dropped a line drive for an error and Brandon

Inge followed with a two-run home run, his 19th.

Blackburn won for only the second time in his last six turns,

but he's been pitching plenty well. Establishing himself this

season as Minnesota's best starter, Blackburn has yielded three

earned runs or less in each of his last nine appearances and

completed six innings or more each time. This was his third

complete game in his last four starts.