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).