Detroit Tigers @ Minnesota Twins
Tigers Hitting
a-reached on infield single to shortstop for Vierling in the 6th
b-flied out to center for Keith in the 7th
c-struck out swinging for Carpenter in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BBáez (2, Laweryson); Torres (1, Banda); Keith (6, Ober)
- RBITorres 2 (3), Greene (6), Carpenter (7), Dingler (8)
- 2Out RBIDingler; Greene, R.
- Team LOB11
- Team RISP6-19 (Báez 0-1, McGonigle 0-2, Dingler 1-1, Carpenter 1-1, Greene 1-2, Vierling 0-1, Meadows 1-3, McKinstry 0-4, Jones 0-1, Torres 2-3)
- Fielding
- DP1 (McKinstry-Báez-Torkelson)
Twins Hitting
a-grounded to shortstop for Martin in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BBuxton (3, Valdez); Wallner (2, Valdez)
- RBIBell (9), Lewis 2 (8), Jeffers (3), Wallner (5), Keaschall (7)
- 2Out RBIKeaschall.
- GIDPLarnach
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP5-13 (Bell 1-1, Keaschall 1-3, Lee 0-1, Martin 1-1, Wallner 1-2, Jeffers 0-1, Larnach 0-1, Lewis 1-1, Caratini 0-1, Buxton 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSMartin (2, 2nd base by De Jesús/Dingler)
- SBLewis (2, 2nd base off Valdez/Dingler); Keaschall (2, 2nd base off Valdez/Dingler)
- Picked OffMartin (1st base, De Jesús)
- Fielding
- ELee (2, throw)
Tigers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
F. Valdez(L, 1-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 87-56 | 4.76 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21-10 | 6.35 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16-5 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-8 | 5.40 |
| 8.0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 139-79 |
- Pitching
- WPValdez
- HBPMartin (by Valdez)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedFinnegan 2/4; Valdez 22/29; De Jesús 3/5; Vest 2/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesFinnegan-1-1-1-1; Valdez-17-7-8-24; De Jesús-1-3-4-2; Vest-5-1-0-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsFinnegan 1-1; Valdez 11-3; De Jesús 0-1; Vest 2-0
- Game ScoresF Valdez 15
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Ober(W, 1-0) |
C. Sands(H, 3) |
C. Laweryson(H, 1) |
K. Funderburk(S, 1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 99-64 | 5.27 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-5 | 4.76 |
| 0.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21-13 | 7.50 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-7 | 2.08 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26-15 | 4.26 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20-8 | 3.18 |
| 9.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 185-112 |
- Pitching
- WPBanda; Sands
- HBPDingler (by Funderburk); Torkelson (by Laweryson)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedBanda 3/6; Topa 1/2; Ober 13/24; Sands 1/2; Funderburk 2/4; Laweryson 3/6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesBanda-4-1-3-5; Topa-0-0-3-2; Ober-18-6-19-20; Sands-3-0-3-1; Funderburk-3-2-1-2; Laweryson-5-1-6-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsBanda 0-1; Topa 0-1; Ober 4-12; Funderburk 1-1; Laweryson 0-2
- Game ScoresB Ober 52
Scoring Summary
Inning | DET | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Buxton scored on Valdez wild pitch, Keaschall to second on wild pitch by Valdez, Martin to third on wild pitch by Valdez. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1st | Jeffers grounded out to third, Martin scored. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1st | Bell singled to left, Keaschall scored, Caratini to second. | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1st | Wallner doubled to right, Caratini scored, Bell to third. | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1st | Lewis singled to center, Bell scored and Wallner scored. | 0 | 6 | ||
| 4th | Keaschall singled to center, Buxton scored. | 0 | 7 | ||
| 6th | Carpenter singled to right, Keith scored, Torres to third. | 1 | 7 | ||
| 6th | Dingler singled to center, Torres scored, Carpenter to second. | 2 | 7 | ||
| 6th | Buxton scored, Martin picked off and caught stealing second. | 2 | 8 | ||
| 7th | Torres doubled to right, McGonigle scored and Báez scored. | 4 | 8 | ||
| 7th | Greene reached on infield single to second, Torres scored. | 5 | 8 | ||
| 7th | Greene scored on Sands wild pitch, Dingler to second on wild pitch by Sands. | 6 | 8 | ||
DET @ MIN Videos
Detroit Tigers vs. Minnesota Twins: Game Highlights
Royce Lewis' single plates two to boost Twins' lead
Josh Bell's single makes it 3-0 Minnesota
MIN leads 3-0
Game Information
Target Field
12:40 AM, 9 April 2026
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 13,038
Game Time:2:57
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Steven Jaschinski
- First Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
- Second Base Umpire - Rob Drake
- Third Base Umpire - Quinn Wolcott
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 8 | 5 | .615 | - | W2 |
| Minnesota | 6 | 6 | .500 | 1.5 | W3 |
| Kansas City | 5 | 7 | .417 | 2.5 | L2 |
| Detroit | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3.5 | L4 |
| Chicago | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3.5 | L3 |

