Torkelson homers twice against the Twins again, leading the Tigers to an 8-7 victory

— Spencer Torkelson homered twice against Minnesota for the second time in a week, and the Detroit Tigers survived a late scare for an 8-7 victory over the Twins on Wednesday.
Aug 16, 2023, 10:31 pm - AP
DET
MIN
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T. Holton
win

T. Holton2-2

2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 5 K, 0 BB
G. Jax
loss

G. Jax5-7

1.0 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

DETMIN
1stLewis doubled to right, Kepler scored.01
2ndJulien singled to right, Gallo scored and Vázquez scored, Farmer to third.03
2ndPolanco hit sacrifice fly to left, Farmer scored.04
3rdGreene homered to center (448 feet), Baddoo scored.24
3rdTorkelson homered to left center (432 feet).34
7thGreene tripled to center, Baddoo scored.44
7thVierling grounded out to second, Greene scored.54
7thTorkelson homered to left (405 feet).64
7thCarpenter homered to left (379 feet).74
9thGreene hit sacrifice fly to center, Baddoo scored.84
9thPolanco homered to center (429 feet), Julien scored.86
9thKepler homered to right center (416 feet).87
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