Game result and context
Tigers beat Twins 11-6 in 12 innings as Minnesota falls to 67-73, 3.5 games back in 2026 wild card standings
Spencer Torkelson hit a two run homer during a five run top of the 12th, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 11-6 at Target Field. Detroit moved to 64-75, while Minnesota fell to 67-73 and sits seventh in the wild card standings, 3.5 games back.
Final result
The Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 11-6 in 12 innings at Target Field, with 13770 in attendance. The teams were level after 11 innings before Detroit scored five times in the 12th to settle it.
The win left the Tigers at 64-75. The Twins dropped to 67-73.
How the game changed
Detroit built an early cushion. The Tigers scored two in the second, two more in the fifth and one in the sixth, while Minnesota answered with single runs in the fourth and sixth.
The Twins pulled even with three runs in the eighth, and the game went to extra innings. Each team scored once in the 11th. Then the Tigers broke through in the top of the 12th with five runs, including a two run homer by Spencer Torkelson, the only home run of the game. Minnesota did not score in the bottom half.
Key performances
Max Clark had three hits in four at bats, scored three runs and drove in one. John Peck had two hits in five at bats with three runs batted in. Javier Báez drove in three runs with one hit in his lone at bat, and Torkelson finished with one hit, two runs batted in and a run scored.
Drew Anderson pitched 5.2 innings for Detroit, striking out five and allowing one earned run. For Minnesota, Royce Lewis had one hit in six at bats and drove in two runs.
Season and playoff context
After this game, the Twins are third in their division, 6.5 games back, and seventh in the 2026 wild card standings, 3.5 games out. Their elimination number is 16 for the division and 17 for the wild card.
The Tigers are fourth in their division, 9.0 games back, and ninth in the wild card standings, 6.0 games out, with an elimination number of 14 for the division and 15 for the wild card. For Minnesota, an extra-inning loss at home cost ground in a race where the margin for error is shrinking.
Series context
This was the third and final game of a three game regular season series between the clubs at Target Field.