Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins
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Sweeney hits go-ahead single in the seventh to lead Tigers past Twins 8-5
Kerry Carpenter homered and Jahmai Jones had two hits and two RBI for the Tigers, who have won six of their last seven games.
Mize (12-4) gave up four runs on four hits to win his third straight start. The 10 strikeouts ties his career high.
Kyle Finnegan pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his 24th save and fourth in four chances since arriving in a July 31 trade with the Nationals.
Brooks Lee had a triple and drove in three runs for the Twins, who have lost five of six games.
With the score tied 3-3 in the seventh, the Tigers rallied for three runs against r Brooks Kriske (0-1). Wenceel Pérez led off with a double and moved to third on an infield groundout.
Dillon Dingler walked, and Sweeney followed with a smash that third baseman Royce Lewis couldn't handle. Pérez scored on what was ruled a single for Sweeney. Jones drove in another run with a double, and a third run scored on a wild pitch.
The Twins got two back in the seventh and loaded the based with two out in the eighth, but Will Vest struck out Lee on three pitches to end that threat.
Detroit added two runs in the ninth.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Buxton struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Martin to second on fielder's indifference. |
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9th Inning | Martin reached on infield single to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Outman struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Lewis grounded out to third. |
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9th Inning | Finnegan relieved Vest |
Statistics
 DET |
 MIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 8 | Ground Balls | 11 |
| 10 | Strikeouts | 14 |
| 6 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 12 | Hits | 8 |
| 2 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 9 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 8 | Runs | 5 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 38 | At Bats | 34 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 31 | Runners Left On Base | 14 |
| 0 | Triples | 1 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 4 | Doubles | 1 |
| 21 | Fly Balls | 10 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 220 | Pitches | 154 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 19 | Total Bases | 11 |
| 49 | Plate Appearances | 38 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 5 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 9.7 | Runs Created | 3.1 |
| .316 | Batting Average | .235 |
| 1.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .500 | Slugging Percentage | .324 |
| .474 | Secondary Average | .147 |
| .449 | On Base Percentage | .289 |
| .949 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .613 |
| 0.4 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.1 |
| 9.7 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.9 |
| 53.0 | Batter Rating | 30.5 |
| 38.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.49 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.05 |
| .184 | Isolated Power | .088 |
| 0.90 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.21 |
| .184 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .079 |
| .158 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.088 |
| 14.0 | Runs Produced | 9.0 |
| 0.8 | Runs Ratio | 0.8 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 98.3 | MLB Rating | 77.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 19,537 | Capacity:
2025 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit |
- | 62 | W1 | 0.5724138 | 83 |
 Cleveland |
8.5 | 70 | W5 | 0.5138889 | 74 |
 Kansas City |
10 | 72 | L3 | 0.50344825 | 73 |
| Minnesota |
19.5 | 82 | L2 | 0.43835616 | 64 |
 Chicago |
28 | 90 | L1 | 0.37931034 | 55 |