Twins stay on track in postseason race, beat Tigers 7-3
Max Kepler and Brian Dozier homered, Byron Buxton had three hits and the playoff-chasing Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 on Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
7
Detroit Tigers
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| DET | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Comerica Park · 25,390 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Out 7-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Dozier homered to left (395 feet).
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Kinsler homered to left (390 feet).
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Grossman doubled to right, Buxton scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Escobar singled to left, Dozier scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-2
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
Kepler singled to left center, Buxton scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Buxton doubled to left, Polanco and Rosario scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-2
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Advancing On Play 2-2
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Kinsler singled to shallow center, Jones scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-2
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
Kepler homered to right (414 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
Castellanos homered to left (411 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 0-0
Pitch 7: in play
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 7-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Collins fouled out to third.
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Foul Out 7-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 7-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Play Result 7-3
Candelario to second on fielder's indifference.
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Fielders Indifference 7-3
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-3
Collins batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Candelario singled to center.
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Single 7-3
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Strike Swinging 7-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 7-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-3
Candelario batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Castellanos grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 7-3
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 7-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-3
Castellanos batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Cabrera grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 7-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-3
Cabrera batting
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Play Result 7-3
Belisle relieved Hildenberger.
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Start Inning 7-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 7-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Mauer struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-3
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Head to Head
MIN leads series 3-0
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
Ian Kinsler2B3
Alex PresleyRF47
Miguel Cabrera1B24
Nick CastellanosDH21
Jeimer Candelario3B46
Mikie MahtookLF99
James McCannC8
JaCoby JonesCF21
Jose IglesiasSS7
Substitutes
Tyler CollinsLF18
MIN
Brian Dozier2B15
Joe Mauer1B7
Jorge PolancoSS11
Eduardo Escobar3B3
Eddie RosarioLF9
Byron BuxtonCF25
Robbie GrossmanDH8
Max KeplerRF22
Chris GimenezC46
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