Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins
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Brooks Lee's 1st grand slam highlights 6-run 3rd inning as Twins top Tigers 8-1
Byron Buxton had a homer among his three hits and Royce Lewis also went deep for Minnesota, which won for the second time in seven games.
Making his seventh career start, and first since Sept. 2, 2023 with Pittsburgh, Thomas Hatch (2-0) allowed three hits and struck out four in five innings.
Lee’s slam off former Twins pitcher Chris Paddack to the seats in right field — Minnesota’s first slam since Carlos Correa on July 5, 2024 at Houston —made it 7-1 and highlighted a third inning that began with Buxton’s 25th home run, a 388-foot shot that reached the second deck in left field.
Kerry Carpenter had an RBI single for the AL Central-leading Tigers, who lost for the first time in six games.
Acquired from the Twins on July 28, Paddack (4-11) allowed eight earned runs on nine hits in 5 2/3 innings and lost to Minnesota for the second time in three starts. The right-hander allowed four earned runs in four innings of a 6-3 loss Aug. 5. He’s allowed at least eight runs three times this season.
The Twins open a home series against the Athletics on Tuesday with RHP Joe Ryan (12-5, 2.72) scheduled to face LHP Jacob Lopez (6-6, 3.30).
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Pérez grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Jones popped out to second. |
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9th Inning | Torkelson struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Ramírez relieved Cabrera |
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8th Inning | Buxton struck out looking. |
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8th Inning | Outman grounded out to first, Lewis to second, Wallner to third. |
Statistics
 DET |
 MIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 8 | Ground Balls | 7 |
| 12 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 1 | Runs Batted In | 7 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 3 | Hits | 9 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 3 | Walks | 5 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 1 | Runs | 8 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 29 | At Bats | 32 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 1 |
| 8 | Runners Left On Base | 17 |
| 0 | Triples | 1 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 9 | Fly Balls | 18 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 136 | Pitches | 129 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 4 | Total Bases | 21 |
| 32 | Plate Appearances | 37 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 486.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 5 |
| -0.1 | Runs Created | 7.6 |
| .103 | Batting Average | .281 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .138 | Slugging Percentage | .656 |
| .172 | Secondary Average | .531 |
| .188 | On Base Percentage | .378 |
| .325 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | 1.035 |
| 0.9 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.4 |
| -0.1 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 8.5 |
| 10.0 | Batter Rating | 53.5 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 10.7 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.50 |
| 4.25 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.49 |
| .034 | Isolated Power | .375 |
| 0.25 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.71 |
| .094 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .135 |
| .069 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .250 |
| 2.0 | Runs Produced | 15.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.9 |
| 0.2 | Patience Ratio | 0.8 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 59.5 | MLB Rating | 97.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 22,230 | 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 | 81 | L1 | 0.4413793 | 64 |
 Chicago |
28 | 90 | L1 | 0.37931034 | 55 |