GAME RECAP
IMPACT PLAYER
Brandon Kintzler, Twins
The closer came on in the eighth to put out the fire, then pitched the ninth for his 27th save.
BY THE NUMBERS
5 Hits for the Twins in the third inning.
13 Consecutive first-pitch strikes thrown by Gibson.
ON DECK
Matt Boyd, who sparked a benches-clearing incident when he threw a pitch behind Miguel Sano this season, pitches for the Tigers on Sunday.
LA VELLE E. NEAL III
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