Former Clemson pitcher Charlie Barnes made his Major League debut on Saturday afternoon for the Minnesota Twins against the Detroit Tigers in the first game of a seven-inning doubleheader at Detroit’s Comerica Park.
Barnes was solid in his first big league game, allowing just one run on a solo home run from Detroit outfielder Robbie Grossman.
Overall, the lefthander pitched 4.2 innings, yielding just the one run and four hits. He struck out one and walked one while throwing 68 pitches, 43 for strikes.
Barnes was drafted by the Twins in the fourth round of the 2017 MLB Draft from Clemson, where he had a 12-11 record and 3.