SCORECARD
SECOND inning
Detroit: Austin Jackson singled to center off Twins starter Kyle Gibson. Don Kelly doubled to right, Jackson went to third. Nick Castellanos reached on a fielder's choice to third, Jackson was out at home. Alex Avila singled to center, scoring Kelly and advancing Castellanos to second. Andrew Romine singled to right, scoring Castellanos and advancing Avila to second. Ian Kinsler flied out to center. Torii Hunter reached on a fielder's choice to second, scoring Avila; Romine advanced to third and Hunter to second on second baseman Brian Dozier's throwing error. Miguel Cabrera hit a three-run homer to right.
Detroit 6, Twins 0
THIRD inning
Twins: With Max Scherzer pitching, Aaron Hicks drew a one-out walk. Danny Santana doubled to right, Hicks went to third. Dozier hit a three-run homer to left.
Detroit 6, Twins 3
seventh inning
Detroit: Hunter hit a one-out single to center off reliever Michael Tonkin. Cabrera was hit by a pitch, Hunter went to second. Victor Martinez hit a three-run homer to right.
Detroit 9, Twins 3
TWINS AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Dozier 2b 5 1 1 3 0 2 .236
Suzuki c 4 0 1 0 1 0 .300
Mauer dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .297
Colabello 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .257
Parmelee rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .375
Nunez lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .200
Escobar 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .322
Hicks cf 3 1 0 0 1 2 .163
Santana ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 .412
Totals 34 3 8 3 4 10
Detroit AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Kinsler 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .301
Hunter rf 3 2 1 0 1 0 .316
Cabrera 1b 3 2 1 3 0 1 .282
Martinez dh 4 1 2 3 0 0 .328
Jackson cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .303
Kelly lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .355
Castellanos 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .248
Avila c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .230
Romine ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 .220
Totals 35 9 11 8 1 4
Twins 003 000 000 — 3 8 2
Detroit 060 000 30x — 9 11 1
E—Hicks (1), Dozier (3), Castellanos (2). LOB—Twins 8, Detroit 4. 2B—Escobar 2 (8), Santana (3), Martinez (7), Kelly (2), Castellanos (6). HR—Dozier (9), off Scherzer; Cabrera (5), off Gibson; Martinez (8), off Tonkin. RBI—Dozier 3 (17), Cabrera 3 (28), Martinez 3 (22), Avila (8), Romine (2). SB—Kinsler (4). CS—Parmelee (1). DP—Twins 1, Detroit 1.
TWINS IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Gibson L, 3-3 2 7 6 6 1 1 48 4.74
Swarzak 4 1 0 0 0 3 50 5.40
Tonkin 1 2 3 3 0 0 12 4.66
Burton 1 1 0 0 0 0 12 6.75
DETROIT IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Scherzer W, 5-1 6 5 3 3 4 6 116 2.04
Alburquerque H, 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 15 3.95
Chamberlain 1 1 0 0 0 2 17 3.29
Coke 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 8.31
HBP—by Tonkin (Mi.Cabrera). WP—Scherzer. Umpires—Home, Joe West; First, Clint Fagan; Second, Marty Foster; Third, Alan Porter. T—2:50. A—42,312 (41,681).
