Game Report - April 6, 2026 - Twins 7, Tigers 3

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Apr 7, 2026, 10:19:41 PM (5 days ago) Apr 7

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> Minnesota Twins 7, Detroit Tigers 3 - final

The Tigers lost on the road again last night. They were playing as the Wolverines beat the Huskies for the NCAA Men's Basketball championship.

In the botom of the third, Byron Buxton doubled, Trevor Larnach singled, Luke Keaschall walked, Victor Caratini hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Mr. Buxton, Matt Wallner singled to drive in Mr. Larnach, and Royce Lewis singled to drive in Mr. Keaschall.

In the top of the fourth, Kevin McGonigle was safe on a fie;lding error and stole second base, Gleyber Torres walked, Colt Keith doubled to drive in Mr. McGonigle, Spencer Torkelson walked, and Zach McKinstry singled to drive in Mr. Torres and Mr. McKinstry. The game was tied at 3-3.

In the bottom of the fourth, Trevor Larnach singled, and Luke Keaschall homered.

In the bottom of the eighth, Byron Buxton walked, AustinMartin walked, Luke Keaschall walked to load the bases, and Victor Caratini singled to drive in Mr. Buxton and Mr. Martin.

The series continues tonight, with Taj Bradley of the Twins opposing Tarik Skubal of the Tigers.

> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> K. McGonigle SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .289 .386 .447

Was safe on a fielding error in the fourth and scored.
Hit a ground-rule double to left in the fifth.

> G. Torres 2B 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 .206 .413 .294

Walked in the fourth and scored.
Walked in the fifth.
Walked once more in the seventh.

> C. Keith 3tB 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .387 .424 .548

Doubled to right in the fourth
    to drive in Mr. McGonigle;
    he would soon score as well.

> R. Greene DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211 .302 .289

Walked in the eighth.

> S. Torkelson 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .161 .316 .226

Walked in the fourth.
Walked in the eighth.

> Z. McKinstry RF 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 .263 .300 .421

Singled to right in the fourth
   to drive in Mr. Torres and Mr. Keith.
Walked in the eighth.

> M. Vierling LF-CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .188 .176 .438

Doubled to right in the sixth, and advanced to third on a fielding error.

> P. Meadows CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .333 .370

In the KIITI club.

>    J. Jones PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000

In the KIITI club.

> J. Rogers C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .200

nothing.

> team 31 3 4 3 0 7 11

Not enough.

> 2B: Vierling (1, Banda); Keith (5, Ryan); McGonigle (4, Ryan)

> RBI: McKinstry 2 (5), Keith (3)

> Team LOB: 8
> Team RISP: 2-10 (Jones 0-2, McKinstry 1-1, Meadows 0-1,
>    Vierling 0-2, Greene 0-2, Keith 1-2)

> SB: McGonigle (1, 2nd base off Ryan/Caratini)

> E: Vierling (1, fielding)

> Minnesota Twins AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> B. Buxton DH 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 .147 .211 .265
> T. Larnach LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .467
>    A. Martin PH-LF 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .235 .458 .235
> L. Keaschall 2B 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 .231 .295 .333
> J. Bell 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .359 .500

Cracked.

>    K. Clemens 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .250 .286
> V. Caratini C 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 .269 .333 .269
> M. Wallner RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .220 .273 .463
> R. Lewis 3B 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 .192 .364 .500
> J. Outman CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .077 .000

Collared.

> B. Lee SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182
> team

Plenty of runs to win.

> 34 7 10 7 1 7 10

> 2B: Buxton (2, Mize); Wallner (1, Anderson)
> HR: Keaschall (1, 4th inning off Mize 1 on, 2 Out)

> RBI: Caratini 3 (4), Lewis (6), Wallner (4), Keaschall 2 (5)
> 2Out RBI: Lewis, R; Wallner; Caratini 2; Keaschall 2.

> SF: Caratini

> Team LOB: 11
> Team RISP: 5-16 (Bell 0-1, Buxton 0-1, Caratini 1-1, Lewis 1-2,
> Larnach 1-1, Clemens 0-1, Outman 0-4, Wallner 1-3, Lee 1-2)

> E: Wallner (1, fielding); Lee (1, fielding)

> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Detroit Tigers (4-6, 2-5 road)    0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 4 1
> Minnesota Twins (4-6, 2-2 home)   0 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 x - 7 10 2
> ----------------------------------------------------------------

Not a good game for the Tigers.

> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> C. Mize (L, 0-1) 4.1 7 5 5 3 4 1 90-58 5.23
> D. Anderson 3.0 2 1 1 2 4 0 49-26 7.11
> B. Hurter 0.2 1 1 1 2 2 0 23-11 3.86

The bullpen was not good last night.

> team 8.0 10 7 7 7 10 1 162-95

> WP: Anderson

> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
>    Mize 17/24;
>    Anderson 5/13; Hurter 2/5

> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
>    Mize-16-8-17-16;
>    Anderson-5-7-7-6; Hurter-6-1-3-1

> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
>    Mize 2-8;
>    Anderson 1-4

> Game Scores: C Mize 30

>    Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> J. Ryan (W, 1-1) 5.0 3 3 2 3 7 0 101-61 4.40

He didn't last long enough to get a Quality Start,
   but he lasted long enough to get the win.

> A. Banda (H, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17-11 1.69
> E. Orze (H, 2) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 12-7 0.00
> K. Funderburk (H, 3) 0.2 0 0 0 3 0 0 20-6 3.60
> C. Laweryson (S, 1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 14-12 5.40

Did their jobs.

> team 9.0 4 3 2 7 11 0 164-97

> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Banda 2/4; Ryan 14/22; Orze 2/3;
> Funderburk 1/4; Laweryson 4/5

> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Banda-5-1-2-3; Ryan-15-15-19-12;
> Orze-5-1-0-1; Funderburk-4-0-1-1; Laweryson-4-2-3-3

> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Banda 1-1; Ryan 3-6; Orze 1-0; Funderburk 0-1; Laweryson 2-1

> Game Scores: J Ryan 55

> Venue: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
> Attendance: 12,569

> Weather: 37 degrees, clear
> Wind: 6 m.p.h., right to left

> Time of Game: 2:52

This game report is brought to you by the Minnesota North Stars.
    This seems more like hockey weather than baseball weather.

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