Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers
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Riley Greene and Kevin McGonigle belt home runs for Tigers in 5-4 win over Twins
Tigers starter Troy Melton (8-4) gave up four runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings, and four relievers held the Twins to one hit the rest of the way. Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth for his 494th career save and 18th this season.
Joe Ryan (6-9) lasted four innings for Minnesota in his return from the injured list. Trevor Larnach homered and scored twice for the Twins, who are 4 1/2 games out of a playoff spot with 18 to play.
Minnesota took a 1-0 lead in the first when Luke Keaschall scored on an RBI grounder by Ryan Jeffers.
McGonigle’s 15th homer tied it in the bottom half before Detroit scored twice in the second, aided by Ryan’s command issues and a throwing error by first baseman Royce Lewis. Colt Keith was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.
Larnach launched a solo homer in the fourth, but Greene answered with a 417-foot shot off reliever Connor Prielipp in the fifth to give Detroit a 5-2 lead. Greene has six extra-base hits in his last three games.
Walker Jenkins’ two-run double scored Larnach and Kaelen Culpepper to pull Minnesota to 5-4 in the sixth. The Twins loaded the bases with two outs but reliever Tyler Kinley struck out Kody Clemens.
Minnesota threatened to tie it in the eighth with Jenkins on third, but Brooks Lee flied out to end the inning.
Making his first start after missing a month with a left glute strain, Ryan allowed three runs — two earned — and three hits. He struck out seven and walked one.
Prielipp went the rest of the way and gave up two runs on five hits with five strikeouts and no walks.
This story has been corrected to show that Greene homered in the fifth inning, not the fourth.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Bell grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Clemens out at second. |
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9th Inning | Jeffers flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Clemens walked. |
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9th Inning | Jansen relieved Sommers |
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9th Inning | Malgeri in right field. |
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8th Inning | Peck struck out swinging. |
Statistics
 MIN |
 DET |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 3 | Hit By Pitch | 2 |
| 10 | Ground Balls | 10 |
| 5 | Strikeouts | 12 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 8 | Hits | 8 |
| 2 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 6 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 4 | Runs | 5 |
| 4 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 32 | At Bats | 33 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 20 | Runners Left On Base | 13 |
| 0 | Triples | 1 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 0 |
| 17 | Fly Balls | 11 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 148 | Pitches | 134 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 12 | Total Bases | 16 |
| 41 | Plate Appearances | 36 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 4.9 | Runs Created | 5.2 |
| .250 | Batting Average | .242 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .375 | Slugging Percentage | .485 |
| .375 | Secondary Average | .303 |
| .415 | On Base Percentage | .306 |
| .790 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .790 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.9 |
| 4.7 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.6 |
| 31.0 | Batter Rating | 35.5 |
| 32.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 16.5 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.61 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.72 |
| .125 | Isolated Power | .242 |
| 1.20 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.08 |
| .146 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .028 |
| .125 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .061 |
| 8.0 | Runs Produced | 9.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.8 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 82.5 | MLB Rating | 83.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 23,314 | 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 |