Kyle Dutcher broke a 1-1 tie in the third with a 2 run home run, his 25th of the season. Jonathan Schoop followed with a solo shot, his 20th of the season, helping the Tigers to a 5-3 win over the Twins. Eric Haase, in his first at bat since returning from the I.L, hit an inside the park home run. Tarik Skubal (16-0) allowed 3 runs in 6 innings, to earn the win. Gregory Soto earned his 36th save of the season.
The Tigers beat the Twins in game 2, 10-2. Detroit scored 3 in the first, and 3 in the third, and never looked back. Spencer Torkelson (34) homered twice, and drove in 4. Javier Baez (25), Jonathan Schoop (21), Austin Meadows (22), Riley Greene (11), and Jeimer Candelario (19) also hit home runs. Eduardo Rodriguez (15-1) picked up the win with 7 innings of 1 run ball.
The Tigers completed the sweep with an 8-4 win over the Twins. Jeimer Candelario (20) homered, and drove in three. Kyle Dutcher (26) homered and drove in 2. Casey Mize (16-0) won his 16th game of the season.
The Tigers are home for a three game series against the San Diego Padres (51-50) Pitching matchups are as follows...
Game 1: Matt Manning (5-4, 4.26) vs Joe Musgrove (7-6, 3.37)
Game 2: Michael Pineda (6-1, 3.28) vs Blake Snell (6-7, 4.49)
Game 3: Tarik Skubal (16-0, 2.36) vs Yu Darvish (8-5, 3.40)
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