Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins
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Twins finish a 4-game sweep of the Tigers on a 2-run single in the 8th by Brooks Lee for a 3-1 win
Mick Abel pitched six scoreless innings and Josh Bell went 3 for 4 with a home run for the Twins, who posted the first four-game sweep in Major League Baseball this season. The last team the Twins swept in four games was the Athletics in June 2024.
Gleyber Torres tied the game in the seventh with a sacrifice fly for the Tigers, who lost their eighth consecutive road game. They lost center fielder Parker Meadows in the eighth after a head-to-head collision as left fielder Riley Greene caught Bell's fly ball.
Eric Orze pitched a perfect ninth to become the fifth different Twins pitcher to record a save in 13 games this season, after Garrett Acton went two innings for his first career win.
Abel struck out seven batters and stranded seven runners, including five in scoring position as the Tigers lost their eighth straight road game. Minnesota has surrendered two first-inning runs in 13 games. Only Cleveland (one) has allowed fewer in the major leagues.
The Twins (7-6) moved above the .500 mark for the first time since they were 36-35 last June 16.
The Tigers, who finished a stretch of 10 of 13 games on the road, took the best batting average in baseball with runners in scoring position into the game and went 0 for 11 in those situations.
Minnesota begins a three-game series at Toronto on Friday. Simeon Woods Richardson pitches for the Twins, and Patrick Corbin makes his season debut for the Blue Jays.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Dingler struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Dingler hit for Rogers |
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9th Inning | McGonigle flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Báez flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Orze relieved Acton |
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8th Inning | Keaschall flied out to right. |
Statistics
 DET |
 MIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 0 | Ground Balls | 0 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 1 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 5 | Hits | 9 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 3 | Walks | 5 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 1 | Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 31 | At Bats | 31 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 19 | Runners Left On Base | 18 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 0 |
| 0 | Fly Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 151 | Pitches | 148 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 7 | Total Bases | 12 |
| 36 | Plate Appearances | 36 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 1.8 | Runs Created | 4.6 |
| .161 | Batting Average | .290 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .226 | Slugging Percentage | .387 |
| .161 | Secondary Average | .258 |
| .250 | On Base Percentage | .389 |
| .476 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .776 |
| 0.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.0 |
| 1.8 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.1 |
| 13.0 | Batter Rating | 25.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 31.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.50 |
| 4.19 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.11 |
| .065 | Isolated Power | .097 |
| 0.33 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.56 |
| .083 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .139 |
| .000 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.032 |
| 2.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 65.5 | MLB Rating | 79.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 19,054 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland |
8 | 5 | .615 | - | W2 |
| Minnesota |
7 | 6 | .538 | 1 | W4 |
 Kansas City |
5 | 7 | .417 | 2.5 | L2 |
 Chicago |
4 | 8 | .333 | 3.5 | L3 |
| Detroit |
4 | 9 | .308 | 4 | L5 |