Detroit Tigers
4 - 8 .333
F
April 08, 2026, 7:40 PM
Target Field
Target Field
1 Twins Way, Minneapolis, MN, 55403
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Minnesota Twins
6 - 6 .500| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| MIN | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 1 |
W: Bailey Ober
(W, 1-0)
5.2 IP, 2 ER, 2 K, BB
L: Framber Valdez
(L, 1-1)
5.0 IP, 8 ER, 2 K, 2 BB
S: Kody Funderburk
(S, 1)
0.2 IP, 0 ER, 0 K, BB
Top Performers
Buxton
3-4 | 2B, BB, 3 R
Ober
(W, 1-0)
5.2 IP, 2 ER, 2 K, BB
Lewis, R
2-3 | BB, 2 RBI, SB
Detroit Tigers Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colt Keith 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .351 |
| b- Spencer Torkelson PH-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| 2 | Kevin McGonigle 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| 3 | Gleyber Torres DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 |
| 4 | Kerry Carpenter RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .206 |
| a- Jahmai Jones PH-RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 5 | Riley Greene LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .196 |
| 6 | Dillon Dingler C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| 7 | Matt Vierling CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| c- Parker Meadows PH-CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | |
| 8 | Zach McKinstry 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| 9 | Javier Báez SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| Totals | 40 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .239 |
a-Singled for Vierling in the 6th.
b-Flied out for Keith in the 7th.
c-Struck out for Carpenter in the 7th.
BATTING
2B Keith (6, Ober) Torres (1, Banda) Báez, J (2, Laweryson).
TB Báez, J 3 Carpenter Dingler 3 Greene, R Keith 2 McGonigle Meadows, P Torres 3.
RBI Carpenter (7) Dingler (8) Greene, R (6) Torres 2 (3).
2-out RBI Dingler Greene, R.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Meadows, P McKinstry 4 Torres Báez, J.
Team RISP 6-for-19.
Team LOB 11.
FIELDING
Pickoffs De Jesus (Martin at 1st base).
DP (McKinstry-Báez, J-Torkelson).
Detroit Tigers Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Framber Valdez(L, 1-1) | 5.0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 56 | 31 | 4.76 |
| Enmanuel De Jesus | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 6.35 |
| Kyle Finnegan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0.00 |
| Will Vest | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 5.40 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 139 | 79 | 60 | 4.40 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP Valdez, F Banda Sands.
HBP Torkelson (by Laweryson) Dingler (by Funderburk) Martin (by Valdez, F).
ABS Challenge Martin (Strike-Confirmed) Bell (Strike-Overturned to Ball) Báez, J (Strike-Confirmed) Dingler (Ball-Overturned to Strike) Jeffers 2 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike) Torres (Strike-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes Valdez, F 87-56 De Jesus 21-10 Finnegan 16-5 Vest 15-8 Ober 99-64 Topa 10-5 Banda 21-13 Sands 9-7 Laweryson 26-15 Funderburk 20-8.
Groundouts-flyouts Valdez, F 11-0 De Jesus 0-0 Finnegan 1-0 Vest 2-0 Ober 4-10 Topa 0-0 Banda 0-1 Sands 0-0 Laweryson 0-1 Funderburk 1-0.
Batters faced Valdez, F 29 De Jesus 5 Finnegan 4 Vest 3 Ober 24 Topa 2 Banda 6 Sands 2 Laweryson 6 Funderburk 4.
Inherited runners-scored De Jesus 2-1 Topa 2-0 Sands 1-1.
Umpires HP: Steven Jaschinski. 1B: Adrian Johnson. 2B: Rob Drake. 3B: Quinn Wolcott.
Weather 51 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 15 mph, Out To CF.
First pitch 6:41 PM.
T 2:57.
Att 13,038.
Venue Target Field.
April 8, 2026