DET 8, MIN 7 | Aug 16, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, August 16, 2023•Target Field•81°F, Sunny

DET

Tigers

MIN

Twins

Final

WIN

Tyler Holton

LOSS

Griffin Jax

The Tigers edged the Twins 8-7 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Riley Greene3-for-4, 4 RBI

★Spencer Torkelson2 HR, 2 RBI

★Edouard Julien4-for-5, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Spencer Torkelson homers (21) on a fly ball to left field.

Weather: 81°F, SunnyWind: 15 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 5:10 PM UTCT: 3:11Att: 26,716Venue: Target Field

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90.5%C

17 missed calls

+18.9% DET

+0.58 runs MIN

Win Probability

MIN WinDET Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	3	0	0	0	4	0	1	8	12	0
MIN	1	3	0	0	0	0	0

Game 716976 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Detroit Tigers

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Akil BaddooLF	2	3	1	0	3	1	.222/.315/.360	82.3	.761	.700
Riley GreeneCF	4	2	3	4	0	1	.309/.368/.491	111.4	.795	.1100
Matt Vierling3B	5	0	2	1	0	1	.270/.324/.386	105.2	.410	.388
Spencer Torkelson1B	5	2	2	2	0	1	.228/.307/.429	105.4	.571	.1057
Kerry CarpenterRF	4	1	2	1	0	1	.286/.347/.521	98.5	.292	.384
Miguel CabreraDH	4	0	1	0	0	0	.255/.328/.342	106.7	.488	.556
Zach McKinstry2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.237/.303/.357	97.6	.312	.287
Zack ShortSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231/.303/.367	-	-	-
Jake RogersC	4	0	0	0	0	0	.203/.278/.424	104.2	.346	.452
Bench
Andy Ibáñez2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.240/.272/.398	95	.018	.028
Nick Maton2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.175/.291/.309
Totals	36	8	12	8	3	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Greene (3rd off Maeda, 1 on, 0 out); Torkelson (3rd off Maeda, 0 on, 1 out); Torkelson (7th off Jax, 0 on, 2 out); Carpenter (7th off Jax, 0 on, 2 out)

2B:Cabrera

3B:Greene

TB:27

RBI:Greene 4; Carpenter; Torkelson 2; Vierling

SB:Baddoo

CS:Vierling

SF:Greene

GIDP:Torkelson

Team LOB:5

Minnesota Twins

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Edouard Julien2B	5	1	4	2	0	0	.293/.386/.486	99.7	.552

Pitching

Detroit Tigers

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Reese Olson	2.2	8	4	4	1	3	0	67-45	89.4	4.83
Beau Brieske	1.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	27-13	92.3	2.35
Tyler HoltonW	2.1	0	0	0	0	5	0	24-20	86.5	1.74
Alex LangeH	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	11-8	90.4	3.83
Will VestH	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21-12	90.3	3.09
Jason Foley	1.0	4	3	3	0	0	2	12-7	94.9	2.56
Totals	9.0	13	7	7	4	11	2	162-105	-	-

WP:Olson

Inherited runners-scored:Brieske 2-0; Holton 3-0

Pitches-strikes:Olson 67-45; Brieske 27-13; Holton 24-20; Lange 11-8; Vest 21-12; Foley 12-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Olson 0-4; Brieske 1-1; Holton 2-0; Lange 1-0; Vest 1-2; Foley 1-1

Minnesota Twins

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kenta Maeda	4.0	7	3	3	1	6	2	87-56	87.2	4.13

Bot 1 • MIN

0-1

Royce Lewis doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Kerry Carpenter. Max Kepler scores.

EV: 105.0 mph344 ftLA: 16°

Bot 2 • MIN

0-3

Edouard Julien singles on a line drive to right fielder Kerry Carpenter. Christian Vazquez scores. Joey Gallo scores. Kyle Farmer to 3rd.

EV: 88.1 mph161 ftLA: 14°

0-4

Jorge Polanco out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Akil Baddoo. Kyle Farmer scores.

EV: 95.3 mph351 ftLA: 41°

Top 3 • DET

3-4

Spencer Torkelson homers (20) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 104.8 mph💣 432 ftLA: 35°

2-4

Riley Greene homers (11) on a fly ball to center field. Akil Baddoo scores.

EV: 111.4 mph💣 448 ftLA: 25°

Top 7 • DET

7-4

Kerry Carpenter homers (16) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 98.5 mph💣 379 ftLA: 31°

6-4

Spencer Torkelson homers (21) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 105.4 mph💣 405 ftLA: 31°

5-4

Matt Vierling grounds out, second baseman Edouard Julien to first baseman Donovan Solano. Riley Greene scores.

EV: 94.7 mph4 ftLA: -26°

4-4

Riley Greene triples (4) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Joey Gallo. Akil Baddoo scores.

EV: 104.2 mph370 ftLA: 20°

Top 9 • DET

8-4

Riley Greene out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Joey Gallo. Akil Baddoo scores.

EV: 101.8 mph382 ftLA: 37°

Bot 9 • MIN

8-6

Jorge Polanco homers (8) on a fly ball to center field. Edouard Julien scores.

EV: 107.6 mph💣 429 ftLA: 25°

8-7

Max Kepler homers (20) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 107.5 mph💣 416 ftLA: 22°

Inherited runners-scored:Floro 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Maeda 87-56; Floro 6-4; Pagán 15-10; Jax 33-21; Balazovic 18-12; Winder 28-16

Groundouts-flyouts:Maeda 1-5; Floro 1-1; Pagán 2-0; Jax 3-0; Balazovic 0-2; Winder 0-2

Bench
Kenta MaedaP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Dylan FloroP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Emilio PagánP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Griffin JaxP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jordan BalazovicP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Josh WinderP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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