Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers
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Luke Keaschall drives in three runs as Twins beat Tigers 9-4
Keaschell is hitting .393 in his nine-game major league career, which was interrupted in April by a broken arm. He returned on Tuesday and has four hits and six RBI in his first two games back.
Thomas Hatch (1-0) picked up the win with 4 1/3 scoreless innings of relief. He was claimed off waivers on Monday from the Kansas City Royals.
Jack Flaherty (6-11) took the loss, giving up six runs in 4 2/3 innings.
The Twins took a 2-0 lead in the first. Alan Roden and Matt Wallner started the game with singles, and Keaschall drove them in with a two-out double. Keaschall had three RBI in Tuesday's 6-3 win, including his first career homer.
Minnesota made it 3-0 in the second when Brooks Lee scored on a wild pitch, but Spencer Torkelson's 24th homer narrowed the game to two runs in the bottom of the inning.
Zach McKinstry pulled the Tigers within one with a leadoff homer in the third and Kerry Carpenter's two-run shot put Detroit ahead 4-3 later in the inning.
Lee homered in the fourth and the Twins took a 6-4 lead on RBI doubles by Ryan Jeffers and Keaschall in the fifth. Austin Martin and Roden homered off Tyler Holton in the sixth.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Dingler grounded into fielder's choice to second, Torkelson out at second. |
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9th Inning | Pérez fouled out to first. |
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9th Inning | Greene struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Torkelson singled to center. |
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9th Inning | Kriske relieved Funderburk |
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9th Inning | Lee grounded out to first. |
Statistics
 MIN |
 DET |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 13 | Ground Balls | 11 |
| 4 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 8 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 11 | Hits | 8 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 4 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 9 | Runs | 4 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 38 | At Bats | 33 |
| 3 | Home Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 20 | Runners Left On Base | 10 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 3 | Doubles | 0 |
| 21 | Fly Balls | 15 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 154 | Pitches | 148 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 23 | Total Bases | 17 |
| 43 | Plate Appearances | 34 |
| 486.0 | Projected Home Runs | 486.0 |
| 6 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 8.1 | Runs Created | 4.1 |
| .289 | Batting Average | .242 |
| 1.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .605 | Slugging Percentage | .515 |
| .421 | Secondary Average | .333 |
| .372 | On Base Percentage | .265 |
| .977 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .780 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.7 |
| 7.8 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 4.1 |
| 60.0 | Batter Rating | 34.0 |
| 12.7 | At Bats Per Home Run | 11.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.58 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.35 |
| .316 | Isolated Power | .273 |
| 1.00 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.14 |
| .093 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .029 |
| .132 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .091 |
| 17.0 | Runs Produced | 8.0 |
| 0.9 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.7 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 103.5 | MLB Rating | 84.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 29,192 | Capacity:
2025 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit |
- | 62 | W2 | 0.5753425 | 84 |
 Cleveland |
9.5 | 71 | L1 | 0.5103448 | 74 |
 Kansas City |
10 | 72 | W1 | 0.5068493 | 74 |
| Minnesota |
20 | 82 | L2 | 0.43835616 | 64 |
 Chicago |
28 | 90 | W1 | 0.38356164 | 56 |