Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins

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Detroit Tigers

63-74, 29-39 Away

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Minnesota Twins

66-72, 37-33 Home

Ryan Jeffers hits 2 HRs, Walker Jenkins has 1st MLB HR as Twins defeat Tigers 11-1

Detroit Tigers vs. Minnesota Twins: Game Highlights

Taj Bradley (10-6) struck out nine in seven innings, his seventh outing with at least nine strikeouts. The 25-year-old right-hander allowed one run on four hits and allowed three walks.

Jenkins, the Twins' fifth overall selection in the 2023 draft, had a two-run homer in the eighth off of position player Zach McKinstry for his first big-league knock. The 21-year-old is the third-youngest player in baseball and was the top prospect in the Twins system before his call-up on Friday.

The Twins led 2-0 through four innings after a sac fly and homer from Kody Clemens. They scored three runs in both the fifth and sixth innings to take a commanding lead.

Jeffers' first homer was a 420-foot, three-run shot to left-center in the fifth. Brooks Lee cleared the bases with a three-run single to right in the sixth.

Lee was thrown out after trying to stretch a double, but the throw to second allowed Luke Keaschall to score from first.

Jackson Jobe (1-2) allowed five runs, four earned, on six hits and struck out four in five innings.

Hao-Yu Lee accounted for the Tigers' only run with a towering homer into the Twins bullpen in the seventh. Lee’s solo shot came off his bat at 109.6 mph and traveled 439 feet.

Jeffers answered with his second homer of the game and 12th of the season, sending a low slider from Yilber Díaz 384 feet into the bleachers in left.

Up next Tigers RHP Troy Melton (7-3, 1.86 ERA) faces Twins LHP Connor Prielipp (3-7, 5.55) on Tuesday in the middle game of the three-game series.

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Valencia struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	McKinstry struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Callahan singled to left.
	9th Inning	Dingler grounded out to third.
	9th Inning	Jackson catching.
	9th Inning	Kreidler at second base.

Statistics

DET		MIN
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
1	Hit By Pitch	1
10	Ground Balls	8
11	Strikeouts	5
1	Runs Batted In	11
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
5	Hits	9
0	Stolen Bases	1
3	Walks	7
0	Catcher Interference	0
1	Runs	11
2	Ground Into Double Play	1
0	Sacrifice Flies	1
30	At Bats	32
1	Home Runs	4
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
15	Runners Left On Base	19
0	Triples	0
0	Game Winning RBIs	1
0	Intentional Walks	0
0	Doubles	2
9	Fly Balls	20
0	Caught Stealing	0
130	Pitches	166
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	1
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
0	Is Qualified In Steals	1
8	Total Bases	23
34	Plate Appearances	41
162.0	Projected Home Runs	648.0
1	Extra Base Hits	6
1.5	Runs Created	9.3
.167	Batting Average	.281
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.267	Slugging Percentage	.719
.200	Secondary Average	.688
.265	On Base Percentage	.415
.531	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	1.133
1.1	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.4
1.5	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	10.1
12.0	Batter Rating	70.0
30.0	At Bats Per Home Run	8.0
0.00	Stolen Base Percentage	1.00
3.82	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	4.05
.100	Isolated Power	.438
0.27	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	1.40
.088	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.171
.033	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	.406
2.0	Runs Produced	22.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.4	Patience Ratio	0.9
0.2	Balls In Play Average	0.2
66.0	MLB Rating	108.5
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0

Game Information

Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 14,918 | Capacity:

2026 American League Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	-	75	W5	0.5192308	81
Chicago	1	76	W2	0.51282054	80
Detroit	7.5	83	W1	0.4713376	74
Minnesota	8.5	84	L1	0.46496814	73
Kansas City	14	89	L4	0.42948717	67

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