Twins avoid sweep with 11-5 rout of Tigers
Max Kepler, Miguel Sano and Robbie Grossman all homered for Minnesota, and the Twins took advantage of a rare wild outing by Jordan Zimmermann in an 11-5 rout of the Detroit Tigers on Thursday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
11
Detroit Tigers
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| DET | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-5
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Play Result 11-5
Iglesias singled to right center, Jones scored.
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Advancing On Play 11-5
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 10: foul
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-4
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Play Result 11-4
Upton homered to left center (417 feet), Cabrera scored.
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Advancing On Force 11-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-2
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Play Result 11-2
Gimenez singled to left, Kepler scored.
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Advancing On Play 11-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-2
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Play Result 10-2
Sanó homered to center (446 feet), Grossman and Mauer scored.
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Advancing On Force 10-2
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Advancing On Force 9-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
Mauer singled to left, Buxton scored, Grossman to second.
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Advancing On Force 7-2
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 6-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Bunted Foul 6-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Kepler homered to right (421 feet), Grossman and Sanó scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-2
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Advancing On Force 5-2
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Bunted Foul 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 11-5
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-5
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Play Result 11-5
Castellanos struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 11-5
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 11-5
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 11-5
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 11-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-5
Castellanos batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-5
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Play Result 11-5
Romine flied out to center.
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Fly Out 11-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 11-5
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 11-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-5
Romine batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-5
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Play Result 11-5
Iglesias singled to right center, Jones scored.
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Advancing On Play 11-5
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Single 11-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 11-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 11-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 11-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-4
Iglesias batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-4
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Play Result 11-4
Jones tripled to deep right.
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Triple 11-4
Pitch 7: in play
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Ball 11-4
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 11-4
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 11-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 11-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-4
Jones batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-4
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Play Result 11-4
McCann lined out to left.
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Line Out 11-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-4
McCann batting
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Play Result 11-4
D. Santana at second base.
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Start Inning 11-4
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Head to Head
DET wins series 2-1
Injuries
Detroit Tigers
- Jake Miller Out
- Will Vest Out
- Trey Sweeney Out
- Wenceel Perez Out
- Reese Olson Out
Minnesota Twins
- Cole Sands Out
- David Festa Out
- Mick Abel Out
- Anthony Banda Out
- Jeff Hoffman Out
Lineups
ConfirmedDET
Andrew Romine1B24
Nick Castellanos3B21
Miguel Cabrera1B24
Victor MartinezDH41
Justin UptonLF8
Tyler CollinsRF18
James McCannC8
JaCoby JonesCF21
Jose IglesiasSS7
Substitutes
Dixon Machado2B49
Alex AvilaDH6
Mikie MahtookLF99
MIN
Brian Dozier2B15
Robbie GrossmanDH8
Joe Mauer1B7
Miguel Sano3B22
Max KeplerRF22
Jorge PolancoSS11
Chris GimenezC46
Eddie RosarioLF9
Byron BuxtonCF25
Substitutes
Danny Santana2B22
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