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04/09 15:40 CDT Twins finish a 4-game sweep of the Tigers on a 2-run single in
the 8th by Brooks Lee for a 3-1 win
Twins finish a 4-game sweep of the Tigers on a 2-run single in the 8th by
Brooks Lee for a 3-1 win
By DAVE CAMPBELL
AP Sports Writer
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) --- 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.
Eric Orze pitched a perfect ninth to become the fifth different Twins pitcher
to record a save in 13 games this season, after Garrett Acton went two innings
for his first career win.
Abel struck out seven batters and stranded seven runners, including five in
scoring position as the Tigers lost their eighth straight road game. Minnesota
has surrendered two first-inning runs in 13 games. Only Cleveland (one) has
allowed fewer in the major leagues.
The Twins (7-6) moved above the .500 mark for the first time since they were
36-35 last June 16.
The Tigers, who finished a stretch of 10 of 13 games on the road, took the best
batting average in baseball with runners in scoring position into the game and
went 0 for 11 in those situations.
Up next
Detroit hosts Miami in a three-game series starting on Friday. Chris Paddack
pitches for the Marlins, and Keider Montero takes the mound for the Tigers.
Minnesota begins a three-game series at Toronto on Friday. Simeon Woods
Richardson pitches for the Twins, and Patrick Corbin makes his season debut for
the Blue Jays.
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