The Tigers have a chance to clinch the four-game series thanks to a variety of victories thus far against the Twins. After squeaking out a win in extra innings on Thursday night and a convincing 7-0 victory on Friday, Detroit managed to show some perseverance in a primetime clash on Saturday night.

Before action started this afternoon, the Minnesota Twins inducted Corey Koskie into their Hall of Fame. Introduced by Michael Cuddyer and speaking in front of Twins legends and friends, Koskie showed the humble-but-proud nature that made him such a fan favorite in the early 2000s.

Brooks Lee's first career grand slam capped a six-run third inning and the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 8-1 to avoid a four-game series sweep.

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Trey Sweeney drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, Casey Mize struck out 10 batters, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 8-5.

The Tigers (73-52), who have won four in a row and six of their last seven, are vying for a four-game sweep of the Twins.

Brooks Lee turned on a fastball from fishing buddy Chris Paddack on Sunday and drove it into the right-field seats as the Twins avoided a sweep.

With the Tigers being 60-0 when leading after the eighth inning in 2025, things looked dire for the home team. By the time Justin Topa yeeted a ball off of the netting behind first base allowing a runner from second to score and the batter to reach third base, 61-0 was inevitable. The only question was how bad could it get, and the answer was 8-5.

Charlie Morton gave up two hits and struck out five over six innings and the Detroit Tigers scored five runs in the first inning of a 7-0 win over the Minnesota Twins.

The Twins (57-63) open a seven-game homestand by finishing their season series with the Tigers. They are coming off a 4-1 victory over the Yankees on Wednesday. The Yankees had won the first two games of the three-game series, outscoring the Twins 15-3.

Walks will always haunt in baseball, and they did so once again on Saturday night as they looked to scratch across their first win against

Chris Paddack was shelled for six runs in the third inning, including a grand slam, as the Minnesota Twins avoided a four-game sweep with an 8-1 win Sunday afternoon at Target Field. The Tigers (73-53) still took three of four from the Twins (58-66) and went 5-2 on their seven-game trip, but they head home on a sour note.