Minneapolis — Mikie Mahtook hasn’t had a lot to smile about this season, losing his starting spot and roster spot in April and shuttling back and forth between Detroit and Toledo all season.
He was smiling on Saturday.
Mahtook knocked in four runs — three with a tie-breaking, three-run home run in the fifth inning — to help the Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins, 7-5, at Target Field and snap both an eight-game road losing streak and a four-game skid overall.
It was Mahtook’s second home run in three games, an impressive at-bat against Twins reliever Tyler Duffey.