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Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins

Target Field, Minneapolis Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 8–6 on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Detroit Tigers 6 76-86
at Minnesota Twins 8 77-85

Line score

Team
Detroit Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 6 12 0
Minnesota Twins 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8 11 1
  • W: Bailey Ober (1-0)
  • L: Framber Valdez (1-1)
  • S: Kody Funderburk

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Minnesota Twins Ryan Jeffers grounds out, third baseman Kevin McGonigle to first baseman Colt Keith. Austin Martin scores. 0–2
Bottom 1st Minnesota Twins Josh Bell singles on a fly ball to left fielder Riley Greene. Luke Keaschall scores. Victor Caratini to 2nd. 0–3
Bottom 1st Minnesota Twins Matt Wallner doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Kerry Carpenter. Victor Caratini scores. Josh Bell to 3rd. 0–4
Bottom 1st Minnesota Twins Royce Lewis singles on a ground ball to center fielder Matt Vierling. Josh Bell scores. Matt Wallner scores. 0–6
Bottom 4th Minnesota Twins Luke Keaschall singles on a line drive to center fielder Matt Vierling. Byron Buxton scores. 0–7
Top 6th Detroit Tigers Kerry Carpenter singles on a ground ball to right fielder Matt Wallner. Colt Keith scores. Gleyber Torres to 3rd. 1–7
Top 6th Detroit Tigers Dillon Dingler singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Gleyber Torres scores. Kerry Carpenter to 2nd. 2–7
Bottom 6th Minnesota Twins Ryan Jeffers walks. 2–8
Top 7th Detroit Tigers Gleyber Torres doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Matt Wallner. Javier Báez scores. Kevin McGonigle scores. 4–8
Top 7th Detroit Tigers Riley Greene singles on a ground ball to second baseman Luke Keaschall. Gleyber Torres scores. 5–8
Top 7th Detroit Tigers Parker Meadows called out on strikes. 6–8

Box score

Detroit Tigers

Batter
Colt Keith 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 .351
Spencer Torkelson 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Kevin McGonigle 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .292
Gleyber Torres DH 5 2 2 2 0 1 .227
Kerry Carpenter RF 2 0 1 1 1 0 .206
Jahmai Jones RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Riley Greene LF 4 1 1 1 1 1 .196
Dillon Dingler C 4 0 3 1 0 0 .273
Matt Vierling CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Parker Meadows CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .273
Zach McKinstry 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .222
Javier Báez SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .296
Totals 40 6 12 5 2 6
Pitcher
Framber Valdez (L, 1-1) 5.0 10 8 8 2 2 0 87 4.76
Enmanuel De Jesus 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 21 6.35
Kyle Finnegan 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16 0.00
Will Vest 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 5.40

Minnesota Twins

Batter
Byron Buxton CF 4 3 3 0 1 0 .214
Austin Martin LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .217
Trevor Larnach PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .313
James Outman LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Luke Keaschall 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 .208
Ryan Jeffers C 3 0 1 1 2 1 .226
Victor Caratini 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .294
Josh Bell DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 .270
Matt Wallner RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 .224
Royce Lewis 3B 3 0 2 2 1 0 .219
Brooks Lee SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Totals 34 8 11 6 6 4
Pitcher
Bailey Ober (W, 1-0) 5.2 5 2 2 1 2 0 99 5.27
Justin Topa 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.76
Anthony Banda 0.2 4 4 4 0 1 0 21 7.50
Cole Sands (H, 3) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.08
Cody Laweryson (H, 1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 26 4.26
Kody Funderburk (S, 1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 3.18

Game info

Weather
51 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
15 mph, Out To CF
First pitch
6:41 PM
Time of game
2:57
Attendance
13,038
Umpires
Home Plate: Steven Jaschinski, First Base: Adrian Johnson, Second Base: Rob Drake, Third Base: Quinn Wolcott

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Detroit Tigers 3 at Minnesota Twins 7 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 2 at Minnesota Twins 4 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 6 at Minnesota Twins 8 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 1 at Minnesota Twins 3 Final Game page
Minnesota Twins 4 at Detroit Tigers 10 Final Game page
Minnesota Twins 6 at Detroit Tigers 4 Final Game page
Minnesota Twins 0 at Detroit Tigers 11 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 1 at Minnesota Twins 11 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 2 at Minnesota Twins 15 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 11 at Minnesota Twins 6 Final (12) Game page
Minnesota Twins 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 Final Game page
Minnesota Twins 3 at Detroit Tigers 2 Final Game page
Minnesota Twins 2 at Detroit Tigers 7 Final Game page

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Matchup Status Details
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Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 Final Game page
Houston Astros 1 at Colorado Rockies 9 Final Game page
Philadelphia Phillies 0 at San Francisco Giants 5 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Washington Nationals 1 Final Game page
Atlanta Braves 8 at Los Angeles Angels 2 Final Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 7 at New York Mets 2 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 6 at Tampa Bay Rays 2 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 4 at Miami Marlins 7 Final Game page
Athletics 3 at New York Yankees 2 Final Game page

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