Detroit turned an early burst into a comfortable win over Minnesota, taking control in the opening inning and never giving the Twins a chance to erase the gap.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DET | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Colt Keith provided the tone-setter, homering to right field while Hao Yu Lee scored. Detroit's offense kept pressure on Minnesota in the third, with Riley Greene bringing John Peck home on a walk, Dillon Dingler bringing Kevin McGonigle home on a sacrifice fly, and Brett Callahan's ground-rule double bringing Hao Yu Lee across.
Minnesota answered in the fourth when Kody Clemens and Josh Bell each homered, but the Tigers restored their cushion later. Dillon Dingler's single brought Spencer Torkelson home in the seventh, and John Peck's single brought Max Clark across in the eighth.
Zebby Matthews took the loss after Detroit broke through against him early. Tyler Holton earned the win for Detroit, while Drew Sommers and Tyler Kinley helped preserve the lead with scoreless relief.
The Tigers' early burst defined the night: Minnesota showed power, but Detroit had already created too much distance.
Detroit Tigers defeated Minnesota Twins, 7-2.
- Colt Keith went 1-for-3 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .257 on the season).
- Josh Bell went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .256 on the season).
- Kody Clemens went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .238 on the season).
- Zebby Matthews allowed 5 runs on 2 hits over 2.1 innings, striking out 2, and took the loss (9-10) (4.98 ERA).
- Tyler Holton allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 2.0 innings, striking out 2, to earn the win (2-5) (2.74 ERA).
- Drew Sommers allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.1 innings, striking out 3 (3.71 ERA).
Detroit Tigers improved to 67-79; Minnesota Twins fell to 69-77.