Wednesday, August 16th, 2023 12:10PM CST
On Wednesday, the Detroit Tigers edged out the Minnesota Twins in an 8-7 contest, managing to secure the victory despite a late rally from Minnesota. Spencer Torkelson delivered a significant performance for Detroit, hitting two home runs against the Twins, marking the second time he accomplished that feat in the span of a week.
Date: Wednesday, August 16th, 2023
Time: 12:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 26,716
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
DET |
0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: Lewis (3, Olson)
Home Runs: Kepler (20, 9th inning off Foley 0 on, 0 Out); Polanco (8, 9th inning off Foley 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Kepler (47), Polanco 3 (26), Lewis (17), Julien 2 (20)
2-out Runs Batted In: Lewis
Sacrifice Flies: Polanco
Ground Into Double Play: Solano
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-9 (Solano 0-1, Vázquez 0-1, Kepler 0-1, Gallo 0-1, Farmer 1-1, Lewis 1-1, Wallner 0-2, Julien 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Vázquez 2; Kepler 1; Polanco 1

Pitcher Notes: Maeda pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Pagán 4/4; Floro 2/2; Maeda 13/20; Balazovic 1/3; Jax 5/7; Winder 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Pagán-2-3-2-3; Floro-0-1-1-2; Maeda-14-14-15-13; Balazovic-3-1-6-2; Jax-5-2-8-6; Winder-4-1-8-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Pagán 2-0; Floro 1-1; Maeda 1-5; Balazovic 0-2; Jax 3-0; Winder 0-2
Game Scores: K Maeda 41

Double Plays: 1 (Lewis-Julien-Solano)
Errors: Vázquez (9, throw)

Stolen Bases: Lewis (2, 3rd base off Olson/Rogers); Wallner (2, 2nd base off Olson/Rogers)

Doubles: Cabrera (14, Maeda)
Triples: Greene (4, Jax)
Home Runs: Greene (11, 3rd inning off Maeda 1 on, 0 Out); Carpenter (16, 7th inning off Jax 0 on, 2 Out); Torkelson 2 (21, 3rd inning off Maeda 0 on, 1 Out, 7th inning off Jax 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Vierling (29), Greene 4 (33), Carpenter (42), Torkelson 2 (66)
2-out Runs Batted In: Carpenter, Torkelson
Sacrifice Flies: Greene
Ground Into Double Play: Torkelson
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-6 (Ibañez 0-1, McKinstry 0-1, Rogers 0-1, Vierling 0-1, Carpenter 0-1, Torkelson 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Ibañez 1; Vierling 1; Torkelson 1

Wild Pitches: Olson
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lange 2/3; Vest 3/4; Foley 1/6; Holton 7/7; Olson 6/16; Brieske 2/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lange-0-3-4-1; Vest-4-1-4-3; Foley-1-0-0-6; Holton-5-9-4-2; Olson-12-7-14-12; Brieske-4-3-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lange 1-0; Vest 1-2; Foley 1-1; Holton 2-0; Olson 0-4; Brieske 1-1
Game Scores: R Olson 28

Double Plays: 1 (Short-McKinstry-Torkelson)

Caught Stealing: Vierling (6, 2nd base by Winder/Vázquez)
Stolen Bases: Baddoo (7, 2nd base off Winder/Vázquez)
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