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Match Report

Tigers hand Twins season-worst 5th straight loss. Wenceel Pérez hits go-ahead single in 9th

— Rookie Wenceel Pérez hit a go-ahead two-out single in the ninth inning and the Detroit Tigers handed the Minnesota Twins their season-worst fifth straight loss, 5-4 on Friday night.

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Top Performers

DET

  • Kerry Carpenter RF H-AB 4-5 · AB 5 · R 1
  • Wenceel Perez RF H-AB 3-5 · AB 5 · R 2
  • Riley Greene LF H-AB 0-1 · AB 1 · R 0
  • Mark Canha LF H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0

MIN

  • Trevor Larnach LF H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Alex Kirilloff LF H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Ryan Jeffers C H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Jose Miranda 3B H-AB 0-1 · AB 1 · R 0

Head to Head

DET wins series 2-1

Injuries

Minnesota Twins

  • Anthony Banda Out
  • Jeff Hoffman Out
  • Byron Buxton Out
  • Walker Jenkins Out
  • Mike Paredes 60-Day-IL

Detroit Tigers

  • Reese Olson 60-Day-IL
  • Kerry Carpenter 60-Day-IL
  • Parker Meadows 60-Day-IL
  • Wenceel Perez 60-Day-IL
  • Matt Vierling 60-Day-IL

Lineups

Confirmed

MIN

  1. Edouard Julien2B6
  2. Ryan JeffersDH27
  3. Alex KirilloffRF19
  4. Trevor LarnachRF9
  5. Byron BuxtonCF25
  6. Carlos Santana1B41
  7. Willi CastroSS3
  8. Christian VazquezC7
  9. Kyle Farmer2B52

Substitutes

  1. Jose Miranda3B64
  2. Manuel MargotLF7

DET

  1. Mark CanhaDH33
  2. Wenceel PerezRF46
  3. Kerry CarpenterLF30
  4. Spencer Torkelson1B20
  5. Gio Urshela3B12
  6. Colt Keith2B33
  7. Zach McKinstry3B39
  8. Carson KellyC15
  9. Parker MeadowsCF22

Substitutes

  1. Matt Vierling3B8
  2. Riley GreenePH31
  3. Javier BaezSS28

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    42698 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    42698 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    42698 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    42698 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    42698 9th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    42698 9th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32440 9th Inning
  8. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    32440 9th Inning
  9. Play Result 5-4

    Pérez singled to center, Meadows scored, Canha to second.

    32440 9th Inning
  10. Single 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    32440 9th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32440 9th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32440 9th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32440 9th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32810 8th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32810 8th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    42604 8th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    32810 7th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    32810 7th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    35997 7th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    35997 7th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    35997 7th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    35997 7th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    33837 6th Inning
  24. End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
    33837 6th Inning
  25. Play Result 4-4

    Buxton doubled to left, Jeffers scored and Julien scored.

    33837 6th Inning
  26. Double 4-4

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    33837 6th Inning
  27. Ball 4-4

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    33837 6th Inning
  28. Ball 4-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    33837 6th Inning
  29. Strike Swinging 4-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

    33837 6th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    33837 6th Inning
  31. Ball 4-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    33837 6th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33837 6th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4348166 6th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    42450 6th Inning
  35. End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
    42450 6th Inning
  36. Play Result 4-2

    Carpenter singled to left, Pérez scored.

    42450 6th Inning
  37. Single 4-2

    Pitch 7 : Ball In Play

    42450 6th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    42450 6th Inning
  39. Ball 4-2

    Pitch 5 : Ball 2

    42450 6th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    42450 6th Inning
  41. Ball 4-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    42450 6th Inning
  42. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    42450 6th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    42450 6th Inning
  44. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    33837 5th Inning
  45. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33837 5th Inning
  46. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33837 5th Inning
  47. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    42450 5th Inning
  48. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    42450 5th Inning
  49. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    42450 5th Inning
  50. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    42450 5th Inning
  51. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    42450 5th Inning
  52. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    42450 5th Inning
  53. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    42450 4th Inning
  54. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    42450 4th Inning
  55. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    42450 4th Inning
  56. End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
    42450 3rd Inning
  57. Play Result 3-2

    Carpenter singled to left, Pérez scored.

    42450 3rd Inning
  58. Single 3-2

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    42450 3rd Inning
  59. Ball 3-2

    Pitch 4 : Ball 3

    42450 3rd Inning
  60. Ball 3-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    42450 3rd Inning
  1. End Inning 5-4

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    42698 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 5-4

    Vázquez flied out to left.

    42698 9th Inning
  4. Fly Out 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    42698 9th Inning
  5. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    42698 9th Inning
  6. Play Result 5-4

    Castro stole second.

    42698 9th Inning
  7. Stolen Base 5-4

    Castro stole second.

    42698 9th Inning
  8. Strike Looking 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    42698 9th Inning
  9. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    42698 9th Inning
  10. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4

    Jason Foley pitches to Christian Vazquez

    42698 9th Inning
  11. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    42698 9th Inning
  12. Play Result 5-4

    Castro walked.

    42698 9th Inning
  13. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 8 : Ball 4

    42698 9th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    42698 9th Inning
  15. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 6 : Ball 3

    42698 9th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    42698 9th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    42698 9th Inning
  18. Strike Swinging 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Swinging

    42698 9th Inning
  19. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    42698 9th Inning
  20. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    42698 9th Inning
  21. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4

    Jason Foley pitches to Willi Castro

    42698 9th Inning
  22. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    42698 9th Inning
  23. Play Result 5-4

    Santana grounded out to first.

    42698 9th Inning
  24. Ground Out 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    42698 9th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    42698 9th Inning
  26. Strike Looking 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    42698 9th Inning
  27. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4

    Jason Foley pitches to Carlos Santana

    42698 9th Inning
  28. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    42698 9th Inning
  29. Play Result 5-4

    Buxton struck out swinging.

    42698 9th Inning
  30. Strike Swinging 5-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging

    42698 9th Inning
  31. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    42698 9th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    42698 9th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    42698 9th Inning
  34. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    42698 9th Inning
  35. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4

    Jason Foley pitches to Byron Buxton

    42698 9th Inning
  36. Play Result 5-4

    Foley relieved Chafin

    42698 9th Inning
  37. Start Inning 5-4

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  38. End Inning 5-4

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  39. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    32440 9th Inning
  40. Play Result 5-4

    Carpenter struck out looking.

    32440 9th Inning

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