Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins
Final
Recap
MINNEAPOLIS -- Brooks Lee hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning for the Minnesota Twins in a 3-1 victory to complete a four-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers on Thursday. Mick Abel pitched six scoreless innings and Josh Bell went 3 for 4 with a home run for the Twins, who posted the first four-game sweep in Major League Baseball this season. The last team the Twins swept in four games was the Athletics in June 2024. Gleyber Torres tied the game in the seventh with a sacrifice fly for the Tigers, who lost their eighth consecutive road game. They lost center fielder Parker Meadows in the eighth after a head-to-head collision as left fielder Riley Greene caught Bell's fly ball.
How the bets landed
Moneyline favoriteDET -143 · 56% to win
UpsetRun LineDET -1.5
MIN coveredTotalO/U 8.5 · 4 scored
UnderAgainst the consensus line at the start, across 16 books
Team stats
5Hits9
0Home runs1
3Walks5
9Strikeouts9
0Stolen bases1
148Pitches thrown151
9Pitching strikeouts9
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gleyber TorresDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Spencer Torkelson1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach McKinstry2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Parker MeadowsCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Colt Keith3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kerry CarpenterRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dillon DinglerPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin McGonigleSS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley GreeneLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Javier BaezSS-CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake RogersC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will VestP | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brant HurterP | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack FlahertyP | 5.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Tyler HoltonP | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |