DETROIT -- Ian Kinsler drove in four runs, Jose Iglesias chipped in four hits and Anibal Sanchez pitched 6 2/3 innings of three-hit shutout ball Wednesday to lead Detroit to an 11-0 victory over Minnesota, the Tigers' second straight shutout win over the Twins.

The right-handed Sanchez issued both his walks on 3-2 pitches with one out in the seventh and was relieved by rookie right-hander Angel Nesbitt after striking out left fielder Oswaldo Arcia for the second out of the inning.

Nesbitt, making his major-league debut, induced a groundout to short by catcher Kurt Suzuki to end the inning. Lefty Ian Krol pitched the eighth, right-hander Al Alburquerque got two outs in the ninth and right-hander Joakim Soria was brought in to finish the game off.

Starting right-hander Ricky Nolasco, a bust last season after signing a big contract with Minnesota, walked four and gave up six runs and six hits in a three-inning stint in his first start of the season.

Iglesias, Detroit's shortstop, scored three runs during his first career four-hit game and now has six hits in two games after getting just five all spring.

A double by Iglesias put catcher Alex Avila, who had drawn the first of three straight walks, on third and set up a three-run third inning.

Kinsler's two-run single broke a scoreless tie and first baseman Miguel Cabrera followed with an RBI double down the third-base line to make it 3-0.

Center fielder Anthony Gose's two-run triple to right-center, which skipped by right fielder Torii Hunter's glove, boosted Detroit's lead to 5-0 in the fourth. Gose scored on Kinsler's line double to left-center.

Kinsler ended up on third when center fielder Jordan Schafer muffed the ball for an error, and the Detroit second baseman scored on a two-out wild pitch by right-hander Tim Stauffer, which completed the four-run frame.

Cabrera added an RBI single in the fifth following Kinsler's sacrifice fly to left to boost the Tigers' lead to 9-0.

Rookie catcher James McCann, who got his first major-league hit last September, collected his first big-league RBI with a two-out single up the middle in the eighth to score Detroit's 11th run. Right fielder J.D. Martinez had doubled leading off.

NOTES: After the game, Detroit placed closer Joe Nathan on the 15-day disabled list with a flexor strain in his right elbow. The Tigers called up LHP Blaine Hardy from Triple-A Toledo to replace him. RHP Joakim Soria now becomes the Tigers' closer. ... Detroit RHP Justin Verlander was placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 29, for the first time in his career. The Tigers expect Verlander to miss just one start. ... LHP Kyle Lobstein was recalled from Triple-A Toledo to start in Verlander's place Sunday in Cleveland. ... Minnesota RF Torii Hunter may get fined for objecting too strongly to home plate umpire Joe West's call of a checked-swing third strike Monday in the Twins' 4-0 loss at Detroit, but he isn't worried about it. "I said my piece and walked away," Hunter said. "I know what I'm doing." ... CF Anthony Gose got his first start with Detroit on Wednesday and will be used in a rough platoon with CF Rajai Davis. "They both understand their roles," manager Brad Ausmus said. He noted Gose, who hits left-handed, will face some southpaws while the right-handed hitting Davis will play against some right-handers.