MIN 8, DET 2 | May 31, 2022 | The Best Box Score

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Tuesday, May 31, 2022•Comerica Park•87°F, Sunny

MIN

Twins

DET

Tigers

Final

WIN

Devin Smeltzer

LOSS

Rony García

The Twins cruised past the Tigers 8-2 in a dominant performance.

★Gary Sánchez3 RBI

★Max Kepler3-for-4, 3 RBI

★Spencer Torkelson3-for-4, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Daz Cameron doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Eric Haase scores.

Weather: 87°F, SunnyWind: 7 mph, In From LFFirst pitch: 5:10 PM UTCT: 2:46Att: 11,756Venue: Comerica Park

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90.2%C

14 missed calls

+12.7% MIN

+0.77 runs MIN

Win Probability

DET WinMIN Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	2	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	8	9	0
DET	0	0	0	1	0	0	1

Game 662806 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Luis Arraez1B	5	2	2	0	0	1	.361/.452/.417	96.3	.590	.637
Byron BuxtonCF	5	1	1	0	0	1	.203/.282/.496	99.6	.282	.268
Max KeplerDH	4	2	3	3	1	0	.260/.365/.440	107.1	.597	.728
Jorge Polanco2B	5	1	1	0	0	1	.233/.330/.366	105.2	.366	.338
Trevor LarnachRF	4	0	1	2	0	2	.298/.370/.511	107.9	.524	.975
Gary SánchezC	4	1	1	3	0	2	.236/.297/.457	106.8	.818	.1625
Nick GordonLF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.260/.287/.365	108.3	.283	.266
Gio Urshela3B	4	0	0	0	0	3	.265/.324/.391	101.9	.594	.1060
Jermaine PalaciosSS	3	1	0	0	1	1	.000/.250/.000	103.1	.296	.405
Bench
Devin SmeltzerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Griffin JaxP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	38	8	9	8	2	12	-	-	-	-

HR:Sánchez (3rd off García, 2 on, 1 out)

2B:Kepler; Larnach

TB:14

RBI:Sánchez 3; Kepler 3; Larnach 2

Team LOB:5

Detroit Tigers

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Willi CastroLF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.275/.320/.341	95.7	.154

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Devin SmeltzerW	6.2	6	2	2	4	101-71	84.4	1.50
Griffin Jax	2.1	2	0	0	2	33-23	91.3	3.33
Totals	9.0	8	2	2	6	134-94	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Jax 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Smeltzer 101-71; Jax 33-23

Groundouts-flyouts:Smeltzer 8-8; Jax 1-4

Detroit Tigers

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Rony GarcíaL	5.0	7	6	6	1	7	1	90-54	87.1	4.70

Top 1 • MIN

2-0

Trevor Larnach doubles (11) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Derek Hill. Luis Arraez scores. Max Kepler scores.

EV: 107.9 mph407 ftLA: 24°

Top 3 • MIN

6-0

Gary Sanchez homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. Max Kepler scores. Jorge Polanco scores.

EV: 106.8 mph💣 381 ftLA: 23°

3-0

Max Kepler doubles (7) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Daz Cameron. Byron Buxton scores.

EV: 107.1 mph323 ftLA: 21°

Bot 4 • DET

6-1

Jeimer Candelario grounds out, shortstop Jermaine Palacios to first baseman Luis Arraez. Miguel Cabrera scores.

EV: 78.3 mph16 ftLA: -8°

Top 7 • MIN

8-1

Max Kepler singles on a ground ball to center fielder Derek Hill. Jermaine Palacios scores. Luis Arraez scores.

EV: 106.3 mph98 ftLA: 4°

Bot 7 • DET

8-2

Daz Cameron doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Eric Haase scores.

EV: 107.3 mph388 ftLA: 18°

Bench
Rony GarcíaP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Drew CarltonP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jacob BarnesP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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