An extra-inning burst carried the Detroit Tigers past the Minnesota Twins in a back-and-forth game at Target Field. The teams traded late ties before Detroit broke away in the final inning.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Drew Anderson anchored Detroit’s start with a sharp performance, allowing only a single earned run while striking out five. Kyle Finnegan earned the win after helping the Tigers navigate the later innings.
The Twins erased Detroit’s lead in the eighth when Royce Lewis’ single brought home Kody Clemens and Ben Ross. After Max Clark doubled to bring Ben Malgeri home in the eleventh, Luke Keaschall’s single scored Kaelen Culpepper to tie the game again. In the twelfth, Spencer Torkelson’s homer brought Hao-Yu Lee home and gave Detroit the lead it would not relinquish. Javier Baez then doubled, with Ben Malgeri, Max Clark and John Peck scoring.
Tommy Nance took the loss after Detroit’s late rally produced five runs against him. Minnesota’s offense kept answering, but the Twins could not match the Tigers’ final extra-inning surge.
Detroit extended its winning streak, while Minnesota’s losing streak continued. The game’s extra-inning burst turned a tense finish into a clear Tigers victory.
Detroit Tigers defeated Minnesota Twins, 11-6.
- Spencer Torkelson went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .221 on the season).
- (gpid=sa:807726) went 2-for-5 with 1 double, 3 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .222 on the season).
- Ben Malgeri went 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored (batting .244 on the season).
- Kyle Finnegan allowed 1 run (0 earned) on 2 hits over 2.0 innings, striking out 3, to earn the win (3-0) (3.92 ERA).
- Tommy Nance allowed 5 runs (4 earned) on 3 hits over 1.1 innings, striking out 1, and took the loss (1-2) (3.83 ERA).
- Tyler Kinley allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.1 innings, striking out 2 (3.64 ERA).
Minnesota Twins fell to 67-73; Detroit Tigers improved to 64-75.