MIN 4, DET 5 | Sep 7, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Monday, September 7, 2026•Comerica Park•78°F, Partly Cloudy

MIN

Twins

DET

Tigers

Final

WIN

Troy Melton

LOSS

Joe Ryan

SAVE

Kenley Jansen

The Tigers edged the Twins 5-4 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Riley Greene3-for-4, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 1: Kevin McGonigle homers (15) on a fly ball to right field.

Weather: 78°F, Partly CloudyWind: 7 mph, In From LFFirst pitch: 7:10 PM UTCT: 2:34Att: 23,314Venue: Comerica Park

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93.9%B

9 missed calls

+7.7% MIN

+0.81 runs MIN

Win Probability

DET WinMIN Win

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

Game 824229 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Luke KeaschallRF	2	1	1	0	2	0	.275/.368/.389	98.8	.214	.289
Brooks Lee3B	4	0	1	0	1	0	.250/.299/.438	98.8	.307	.309
Kody ClemensLF	4	0	1	0	1	2	.240/.301/.465	104.6	.333	.316
Ryan JeffersC	4	0	0	1	0	1	.265/.368/.495	104.6	.473	.754
Josh BellDH	4	0	0	0	1	0	.256/.320/.421	98.5	.229	.305
Royce Lewis1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.234/.301/.399	91.3	.202	.183
Ryan Kreidler2B	0	0	0	0	1	0	.218/.281/.366	-	-	-
Kaelen CulpepperSS	4	1	2	0	0	0	.305/.356/.453	101.1	.382	.360
Walker JenkinsCF	3	0	1	2	0	0	.138/.286/.310	105.2	.386	.480
Bench
Trevor LarnachLF	3	2	2	1	0	1	.265/.348/.426	92.7	.210	.228
Joe RyanP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	32	4	8	4	6	5	-	-	-	-

HR:Larnach (4th off Melton, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Jenkins

TB:12

RBI:Jenkins 2; Jeffers; Larnach

SB:Lee; Keaschall

GIDP:Bell 2; Culpepper; Lewis

Team LOB:10

Detroit Tigers

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Eduardo ValenciaDH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.303/.319/.596	91.8	.283

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Joe RyanL	4.0	3	3	2	1	7	1	66-46	87.7	3.68
Connor Prielipp	4.0	5	2	2	0	5	1	68-45	89.2	5.25
Totals	8.0	8	5	4	1	12	2	134-91	-	-

HBP:Peck (by Ryan); Keith (by Ryan)

Pitches-strikes:Ryan 66-46; Prielipp 68-45

Groundouts-flyouts:Ryan 5-1; Prielipp 4-3

Detroit Tigers

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Troy MeltonW	5.2	7	4	4	1	3	1	91-60	91.5	2.42

Top 1 • MIN

1-0

Ryan Jeffers reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop John Peck. Luke Keaschall scores. Brooks Lee to 3rd.

EV: 64.0 mph20 ftLA: -4°

Bot 1 • DET

1-1

Kevin McGonigle homers (15) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 108.4 mph💣 375 ftLA: 25°

Bot 2 • DET

1-2

Colt Keith hit by pitch. Zach McKinstry scores. Max Clark to 3rd. John Peck to 2nd.

1-3

Kevin McGonigle reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman Royce Lewis. Max Clark scores. John Peck to 3rd. Colt Keith to 2nd. Throwing error by first baseman Royce Lewis.

EV: 37.6 mph4 ftLA: -40°

Top 4 • MIN

2-3

Trevor Larnach homers (12) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 92.7 mph💣 351 ftLA: 27°

Bot 5 • DET

2-5

Riley Greene homers (19) on a fly ball to right field. Gleyber Torres scores.

EV: 106.7 mph💣 416 ftLA: 33°

Top 6 • MIN

4-5

Walker Jenkins doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Max Clark. Trevor Larnach scores. Kaelen Culpepper scores.

EV: 105.2 mph317 ftLA: 15°

HBP:Keaschall (by Melton); Jeffers (by Melton); Jenkins (by Sommers)

Inherited runners-scored:Kinley 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Melton 91-60; Kinley 17-8; Waguespack 12-6; Sommers 17-10; Jansen 11-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Melton 4-10; Kinley 0-0; Waguespack 1-0; Sommers 1-1; Jansen 1-1

Bench
Colt KeithDH	2	0	0	1	0	2	.258/.320/.398	-	-	-
Gleyber Torres2B	4	1	1	0	0	2	.270/.370/.382	97.2	.240	.219
Zach McKinstryRF	3	1	1	0	0	0	.210/.290/.311	94.8	.311	.305
Troy MeltonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tyler KinleyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jacob WaguespackP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Drew SommersP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kenley JansenP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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