MINNEAPOLIS — Riley Greene. Spencer Torkelson. Kerry Carpenter.
The trio of high-upside position players in the heart of the batting order carried the Detroit Tigers in Wednesday's 8-7 win over the Minnesota Twins in the finale of the two-game series at Target Field.
Those three combined to drive in seven of the eight runs while finishing 7-for-13 with four home runs. Leadoff hitter Akil Baddoo, who scored three of those runs, set the table for the budding stars with one single and three walks in his five plate appearances on his 25th birthday.
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The Tigers (54-66) trail the Twins by eight games for first place in the American League Central.