Game Report - April 7, 2026 - Twins 4,. Tigers 2
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Steve Bielawski
Apr 9, 2026, 3:38:56 PM (3 days ago) Apr 9
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> Minnesota Twins 4, Detroit Tigers 2 - final
The Tigers were done in by a four-run rally in the bottom of the fifth inning. The Twins had a 4-0 lead at the end of the rally, and the Tigers only scored two runs in the game.
In the bottom of the fifth, Byron Buxton walked, Austin Martin walked, Luke Keaschall singled to drive in Mr. Buxton, Ryan Jeffers doubled to drive in Mr. Martin and Mr. Keaschall, and Josh Bell doubled to drive in Mr. Jeffers.
In the top of the seventh, Spencer Torkelson singled, went to second on a single by Parker Meadows, went to third on a fly ball by Jahmai Jones, and scored on a single by Kevin McGonigle.
Javy Baez led off the top of the ninth with a double, and scored on a double by Kevin McGonigle.
The series continues tonight and tomorrow afternoon.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> C. Keith DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .353 .389 .500
nothing.
> J. Jones PH-DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
nothing.
> K. McGonigle 3B 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 .302 .388 .465
Singled to left in the seventh
to drive in Mr. Torkelson.
Doubled to right in the ninth
to drive in Mr. Baez.
> G. Torres 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .205 .392 .282
Singled up the middle in the first.
> R. Greene LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .190 .292 .262
Walked in the ninth.
He also struck out three times.
> D. Dingler C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207 .343 .448
Was hit by a pitch in the sixth.
In the KIITI club.
> Z. McKinstry RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .273 .333 .455
Doubled to right in the ssecond.
Walked in the eighth.
> S. Torkelson 1B 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 .206 .357 .265
Singled to left in the second.
Singled to left in the seventh and scored.
Walked in the eighth.
> P. Meadows CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .267 .333 .367
nothing, with two strikeouts.
> K. Carpenter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188 .289 .375
> M. Vierling CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .176 .438
> J. Baez SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .261 .308 .304
Was hit by a pitch in the second.
Singled up the middle in the fifth.
Doubled to left in the ninth and scored.
> team 36 2 9 2 0 3 14
Not enough runs.
> 2B: McKinstry (1, Bradley); Báez (1, Orze); McGonigle (5, Orze)
> RBI: McGonigle 2 (7)
> 2-Out RBI: McGonigle.
> Team LOB: 12
> Team RISP: 3-13 (Báez 0-1, McGonigle 2-3, Keith 0-1, Torkelson 1-1, Dingler 0-1,
> Carpenter 0-1, Meadows 0-1, Jones 0-2, Torres 0-2)
> DP: 1 (Báez-Torres-Torkelson)
> E: McGonigle (1, throw)
> Minnesota Twins AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> B. Buxton CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .158 .233 .263
> A. Martin LF 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .429 .200
> L. Keaschall 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .233 .292 .326
> R. Jeffers C 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .179 .281 .250
> V. Caratini 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .300 .353 .333
> J. Bell DH 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .265 .395 .559
> M. Wallner RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .222 .271 .444
> R. Lewis 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .172 .351 .448
Curtailed.
> B. Lee SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .192 .250 .192
> team 34 4 10 4 0 3 10
Four runs will win some games and lose others.
It was enough to win this game.
> 2B: Bell (4, Skubal); Caratini (1, Skubal); Jeffers (2, Skubal)
> RBI: Bell (8), Jeffers 2 (2), Keaschall (6)
> 2Out RBI: Bell.
> GIDP: Martin
> Team LOB: 9
> Team RISP: 4-14 (Bell 2-2, Keaschall 1-2, Lee 0-1, Martin 0-1,
> Wallner 0-3, Jeffers 1-1, Lewis 0-2, Caratini 0-1, Buxton 0-1)
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Detroit Tigers (4-7, 2-6 road) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 2 9 1
> Minnesota Twins (5-6, 3-2 home) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 x - 4 10 0
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
That four-spot really made a difference, unfortunately.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> T. Skubal (L, 1-2) 4.2 8 4 4 2 7 0 95-65 2.55
His first loss to the Twins in over four years.
> T. Holton 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 16-10 0.00
> C. Seabold 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 35-24 0.00
Did their jobs.
> team 8.0 10 4 4 3 10 0 146-99
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Skubal 16/24;
> Holton 4/4; Seabold 4/9:
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Skubal-14-19-17-15;
> Holton-4-1-2-3 Seabold-5-4-9-5
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Skubal 4-3;
> Holton 2-1; Seabold 2-2
> Game Scores: T Skubal 37
> Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> T. Bradley (W, 2-0) 6.1 6 1 1 0 10 0 104-68 1.08
A quality start, and the win, unfortunately.
> T. Rogers (H, 2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 12-9 3.60
> C. Sands (H, 2) 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 12-2 2.25
> E. Orze (H, 3) 0.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 19-13 1.93
> J. Topa (S, 1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 14-7 5.06
Did their jobs.
> team 9.0 9 2 2 3 14 0 161-99
> WP: Bradley
> HBP: Báez (by Bradley); Dingler (by Bradley)
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Rogers 5/4; Topa 0/3; Bradley 16/27; Sands 0/3; Orze 1/4
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Rogers-3-1-3-2; Topa-4-0-1-2;
> Bradley-21-15-17-15; Sands-1-0-0-1; Orze-2-4-5-2
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Rogers 0-1; Topa 2-0; Bradley 2-7; Sands 0-1
> Game Scores: T Bradley 67
> Venue: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
> Attendance: 12,341
> Weather: 44 degrees, partly cloudy
> Wind: 11 m.p.h., right to left
> Time of Game: 2:50
This game report is brought to you by the Minnesota Fighting Saints.
A part of the World Hockey Association.
The Tigers were done in by a four-run rally in the bottom of the fifth inning. The Twins had a 4-0 lead at the end of the rally, and the Tigers only scored two runs in the game.
In the bottom of the fifth, Byron Buxton walked, Austin Martin walked, Luke Keaschall singled to drive in Mr. Buxton, Ryan Jeffers doubled to drive in Mr. Martin and Mr. Keaschall, and Josh Bell doubled to drive in Mr. Jeffers.
In the top of the seventh, Spencer Torkelson singled, went to second on a single by Parker Meadows, went to third on a fly ball by Jahmai Jones, and scored on a single by Kevin McGonigle.
Javy Baez led off the top of the ninth with a double, and scored on a double by Kevin McGonigle.
The series continues tonight and tomorrow afternoon.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> C. Keith DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .353 .389 .500
nothing.
> J. Jones PH-DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
nothing.
> K. McGonigle 3B 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 .302 .388 .465
Singled to left in the seventh
to drive in Mr. Torkelson.
Doubled to right in the ninth
to drive in Mr. Baez.
> G. Torres 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .205 .392 .282
Singled up the middle in the first.
> R. Greene LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .190 .292 .262
Walked in the ninth.
He also struck out three times.
> D. Dingler C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207 .343 .448
Was hit by a pitch in the sixth.
In the KIITI club.
> Z. McKinstry RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .273 .333 .455
Doubled to right in the ssecond.
Walked in the eighth.
> S. Torkelson 1B 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 .206 .357 .265
Singled to left in the second.
Singled to left in the seventh and scored.
Walked in the eighth.
> P. Meadows CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .267 .333 .367
nothing, with two strikeouts.
> K. Carpenter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188 .289 .375
> M. Vierling CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .176 .438
> J. Baez SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .261 .308 .304
Was hit by a pitch in the second.
Singled up the middle in the fifth.
Doubled to left in the ninth and scored.
> team 36 2 9 2 0 3 14
Not enough runs.
> 2B: McKinstry (1, Bradley); Báez (1, Orze); McGonigle (5, Orze)
> RBI: McGonigle 2 (7)
> 2-Out RBI: McGonigle.
> Team LOB: 12
> Team RISP: 3-13 (Báez 0-1, McGonigle 2-3, Keith 0-1, Torkelson 1-1, Dingler 0-1,
> Carpenter 0-1, Meadows 0-1, Jones 0-2, Torres 0-2)
> DP: 1 (Báez-Torres-Torkelson)
> E: McGonigle (1, throw)
> Minnesota Twins AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> B. Buxton CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .158 .233 .263
> A. Martin LF 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .429 .200
> L. Keaschall 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .233 .292 .326
> R. Jeffers C 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .179 .281 .250
> V. Caratini 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .300 .353 .333
> J. Bell DH 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .265 .395 .559
> M. Wallner RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .222 .271 .444
> R. Lewis 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .172 .351 .448
Curtailed.
> B. Lee SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .192 .250 .192
> team 34 4 10 4 0 3 10
Four runs will win some games and lose others.
It was enough to win this game.
> 2B: Bell (4, Skubal); Caratini (1, Skubal); Jeffers (2, Skubal)
> RBI: Bell (8), Jeffers 2 (2), Keaschall (6)
> 2Out RBI: Bell.
> GIDP: Martin
> Team LOB: 9
> Team RISP: 4-14 (Bell 2-2, Keaschall 1-2, Lee 0-1, Martin 0-1,
> Wallner 0-3, Jeffers 1-1, Lewis 0-2, Caratini 0-1, Buxton 0-1)
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Detroit Tigers (4-7, 2-6 road) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 2 9 1
> Minnesota Twins (5-6, 3-2 home) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 x - 4 10 0
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
That four-spot really made a difference, unfortunately.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> T. Skubal (L, 1-2) 4.2 8 4 4 2 7 0 95-65 2.55
His first loss to the Twins in over four years.
> T. Holton 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 16-10 0.00
> C. Seabold 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 35-24 0.00
Did their jobs.
> team 8.0 10 4 4 3 10 0 146-99
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Skubal 16/24;
> Holton 4/4; Seabold 4/9:
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Skubal-14-19-17-15;
> Holton-4-1-2-3 Seabold-5-4-9-5
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Skubal 4-3;
> Holton 2-1; Seabold 2-2
> Game Scores: T Skubal 37
> Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> T. Bradley (W, 2-0) 6.1 6 1 1 0 10 0 104-68 1.08
A quality start, and the win, unfortunately.
> T. Rogers (H, 2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 12-9 3.60
> C. Sands (H, 2) 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 12-2 2.25
> E. Orze (H, 3) 0.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 19-13 1.93
> J. Topa (S, 1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 14-7 5.06
Did their jobs.
> team 9.0 9 2 2 3 14 0 161-99
> WP: Bradley
> HBP: Báez (by Bradley); Dingler (by Bradley)
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Rogers 5/4; Topa 0/3; Bradley 16/27; Sands 0/3; Orze 1/4
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Rogers-3-1-3-2; Topa-4-0-1-2;
> Bradley-21-15-17-15; Sands-1-0-0-1; Orze-2-4-5-2
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Rogers 0-1; Topa 2-0; Bradley 2-7; Sands 0-1
> Game Scores: T Bradley 67
> Venue: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
> Attendance: 12,341
> Weather: 44 degrees, partly cloudy
> Wind: 11 m.p.h., right to left
> Time of Game: 2:50
This game report is brought to you by the Minnesota Fighting Saints.
A part of the World Hockey Association.
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