Saturday, August 18th, 2018 6:10PM CST
On Saturday night, August 18, 2018, the Detroit Tigers earned a 7-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Rookie Ryan Carpenter recorded his first career major league win for Detroit in the contest. The Tigers took the lead permanently in the fifth inning thanks to a tiebreaking three-run home run struck by Mikie Mahtook.
Date: Saturday, August 18th, 2018
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 31,904
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
DET |
0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: Polanco (10, Carpenter); Mauer (19, Alcántara)
Home Runs: Mauer (5, 1st inning off Carpenter 0 on, 0 Out); Austin (11, 2nd inning off Carpenter 0 on, 1 Out); Sanó (11, 3rd inning off Carpenter 0 on, 2 Out); Garver (7, 8th inning off Jiménez 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Mauer (38), Austin (28), Sanó (37), Garver 2 (30)
2-out Runs Batted In: Sanó
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-7 (Forsythe 0-3, Rosario 0-1, Kepler 0-1, Sanó 0-1, Polanco 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Forsythe 2; Kepler 2

Hit By Pitch: Mahtook (By Stewart); Goodrum (By Duffey)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Stewart 6/16; Duffey 7/11; May 2/3; Moya 4/4; Reed 4/5; Drake 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Stewart 8-7-7-9; Duffey 7-6-9-8; May 2-2-2-2; Moya 3-1-8-2; Reed 5-1-3-3; Drake 5-1-1-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Stewart 4-2; Duffey 1-4; May 0-2; Moya 1-1; Reed 1-1; Drake 1-1
Game Scores: K Stewart 38

Errors: Polanco (6, throw)

Doubles: Candelario (21, Stewart); Rodríguez (3, Stewart); Adduci (3, Duffey)
Home Runs: Mahtook (2, 5th inning off Duffey 2 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Mahtook 4 (12), Rodríguez 2 (7)
2-out Runs Batted In: Mahtook, Rodríguez 2
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-11 (Martínez 0-2, Candelario 0-1, Greiner 0-1, Castellanos 0-3, Adduci 0-2, Mahtook 1-1, Rodríguez 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Martínez 1; Greiner 2; Castellanos 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Carpenter 12/24; VerHagen 2/3; Alcántara 2/5; Jiménez 2/5; Greene 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Carpenter 19-6-10-21; VerHagen 2-1-1-2; Alcántara 4-2-5-2; Jiménez 4-2-12-2; Greene 4-1-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Carpenter 5-8; VerHagen 1-0; Alcántara 1-0; Jiménez 0-1; Greene 1-2
Game Scores: R Carpenter 43
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