Tigers Blast 4 Homers, Beat Twins 10-5

Saturday, June 28th, 2025

DETROIT -- Zach McKinstry had three hits, including one of Detroit's four home runs, and the Tigers went on to beat the Twins 10-5 on Saturday afternoon.

Riley Greene, Kerry Carpenter, and Gleyber Torres also homered for the Tigers.

Casey Mize (8-2) gave up two runs on five hits and one walk in 6 2/3 innings. He struck out five as he improved to 5-0 with a 2.00 ERA in six starts at home this season.

Bailey Ober (4-6) took the loss, allowing seven runs on 11 hits, including all four home runs. He walked one and struck out five.

The Tigers took a 1-0 lead in the second when Spencer Torkelson doubled and scored on a sacrifice fly. After Minnesota went ahead 2-1 on Buxton's two-run homer in the third, Detroit tied the game in the bottom of the inning on Carpenter's homer.

Colt Keith made it 3-2 in the fourth with a sacrifice fly and Torres followed with a two-run homer to make it 5-2.

Greene led off the fifth with Detroit's third home run to move the lead to 6-2, and McKinstry's lead-off homer in the sixth made it a five-run game at 7-2.

Carlos Correa hit a two-run homer in the eighth for the Twins, cutting the deficit to 7-4. However, Wenceel Pérez hit a two-run double in the bottom of the inning, extending the Tigers' lead to 10-4. The Twins added one more run to reach the final score of 10-5.

Key moment

The Twins nearly took the lead in the second inning, but Carpenter leaped to keep a fly ball from Ryan Jeffers from clearing the left field fence.

Key stat

Buxton homered and stole a base in the same game for the 15th time, tying Gary Gaetti for third place on the Twins career list.

Up next

The teams finish the three-game series in the first Sunday night game at Comerica Park since 2017. Twins RHP Chris Paddock (3-6, 4.64) faces Tigers ace LHP Tarik Skubal (9-2, 2.29), who is 9-0 in his last 14 starts.

In summary

The Detroit Tigers defeated the Minnesota Twins 10-5 on June 28, 2025. The Tigers were led by Zach McKinstry's three hits, including a home run, and additional homers from Riley Greene, Kerry Carpenter, and Gleyber Torres. Casey Mize earned the win, pitching 6 2/3 innings and allowing two runs. Bailey Ober took the loss for the Twins, giving up seven runs including four home runs. Key plays included a leaping catch by Kerry Carpenter to prevent a Twins home run and Byron Buxton's notable home run and stolen base performance. The series concludes Sunday with Chris Paddock pitching for the Twins against Tarik Skubal for the Tigers.

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