IMPACT PLAYER
Monday's Twins-Detroit game recap
Willi Castro reached base in three of his four trips to the plate for the Tigers.
Willi Castro, Tigers
Castro reached base in three of his four trips to the plate and finished the game with two hits, both for RBI.
BY THE NUMBERS
3 Number of players from Curacao to tally at least 1,000 career hits, including former Twin Jonathan Schoop on his fifth-inning double. Andruw Jones and fellow former Twin Andrelton Simmons are the others.
6 The number of home runs Gary Sanchez has hit against Detroit in his career, with five of them — including a second-inning smash Monday — happening at Comerica Park.
Kyle Higashioka's solo homer started a five-run rally against an ailing Max Fried with two outs in the second inning, and the San Diego Padres held on to sweep the Atlanta Braves with a 5-4 victory in Game 2 of their NL Wild Card Series on Wednesday night.