The Detroit Tigers, despite early efforts, fell victim to pitching breakdowns as the Minnesota Twins took game two of the three-game series by a score of 11-4.
The Tigers tried to jump on Twins’ starter Jake Odorizzi early as Christin Stewart drove in Jeimer Candelario with a triple to right-center, only to be gunned down at home plate as he attempted to complete an inside-the-park home run. The Twins would quickly answer back off of Matthew Boyd as Robbie Grossman delivered an RBI single to tie the game, followed by a two-run shot from Tyler Austin to expand the Twins’ lead to 3-1 in the bottom of the first.