A seesaw finish carried the Minnesota Twins past the Detroit Tigers, with Kody Clemens providing the swing that put Minnesota in front for good.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Kevin McGonigle supplied Detroit's biggest offensive moment, homering to bring home Zach McKinstry and give the Tigers the lead in the fifth. Detroit's offense could not find another breakthrough after that.
The game turned in the sixth when Kody Clemens homered to right-center field and Luke Keaschall scored. Earlier, Josh Bell's sacrifice fly brought Brooks Lee home for Minnesota.
Dean Kremer earned the win after holding Detroit to its two runs, while Minnesota's relief corps protected the narrow margin. Drew Anderson took the loss for Detroit.
Minnesota extended its winning streak, while Detroit's seesaw night ended with another loss. The late swing belonged to the Twins.
Minnesota Twins defeated Detroit Tigers, 3-2.
- Kevin McGonigle went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .273 on the season).
- Kody Clemens went 1-for-3 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .238 on the season).
- Brett Callahan went 0-for-2 (batting .220 on the season).
- Drew Anderson allowed 3 runs on 4 hits over 5.1 innings, striking out 4, and took the loss (4-6) (3.80 ERA).
- Dean Kremer allowed 2 runs on 5 hits over 5.0 innings, striking out 3, to earn the win (1-4) (5.65 ERA).
- Yoendrys Gomez allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 1, and closed it out for the save (1) (3.50 ERA).
Detroit Tigers fell to 66-79; Minnesota Twins improved to 69-76.