GAMES 33 and 34 OF 60
GAME 1 IMPACT PLAYER
Matthew Boyd, Detroit
Ended a personal five-game losing streak by limiting the Twins to four hits and no walks over six innings.
GAME 2 IMPACT PLAYER
Miguel Cabrera, Detroit
Turned a tie game into a seemingly insurmountable Tigers lead by blasting a Tyler Duffey fastball into the right-field seats.
BY THE NUMBERS
414 Career home runs by Nelson Cruz, who hit one in each game to move into a tie for 53rd place with Darrell Evans.
43 Career home runs by Cabrera against the Twins, tying him with Carl Yastrzemski for seventh-most ever.
3 Double plays turned by the Twins in the first three innings of Game 1.
ON DECK
Kenta Maeda, who started the Twins' most recent victory last Monday in Cleveland, will try to stop their four-game losing streak.
PHIL MILLER
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More From Star Tribune
More From Sports
Vikings
Vikings will play Aaron Rodgers in October, Caleb Williams in November
The Vikings will face an old nemesis in London in October and have their first game against new Bears QB Caleb Williams in November.
Sports
Connor Ingram wins the Masterton Trophy for perseverance and dedication to hockey
Connor Ingram, the goaltender who shared his battle with an undiagnosed obsessive-compulsive disorder that led him to drink to cope with anxiety and has blossomed into a full-time NHL player, has won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.
Colleges
St. Thomas men's hockey will switch conferences in two years
The Tommies will join two other Minnesota colleges and UND in the NCHC in 2026, a year that will mark another milestone in the transition from D-III to D-I sports.
Sports
Netflix will carry NFL games on Christmas Day for 3 years, including 2 this upcoming season
Netflix and the NFL announced a three-year deal Wednesday to stream games on Christmas Day.
Sports
NFL schedule: 9 playoff rematches include Ravens-Chiefs and Rams-Lions on opening week
Even though the Super Bowl rematch between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will not occur until almost the midpoint of the season, NFL fans will be treated to a pair of playoff rematches on the opening weekend.