Tigers hang on to avoid sweep from Twins, 10-7

Minneapolis — It was supposed to be a duel between two of the best young arms in the Central Division, and it very quickly devolved into a home run hitting contest.

When the smoke cleared from all the burnt wood Thursday night, the Twins-Tigers had combined for seven home runs and 14 balls hit with exit velocities of 103 mph or harder — and Tigers came out on top.

They avoided a sweep at Target Field scoring four runs in the final two innings to beat the Twins, 10-7.

Down 7-6 in the eighth, Harold Castro ripped his second double of the game, scoring Jonathan Schoop and tying the game. Dustin Garneau followed with a sacrifice fly and Willi Castro a two-out RBI single to give the Tigers a 9-7…