A surprise eighth inning rally from the tail end of Detroit’s bench made the difference Wednesday evening, as the Tigers goosed the Twins 5-2 to tie the series.
Tigers starter Matt Boyd came out shaky, plunking Brian Dozier on his third pitch of the night, then giving up a double and a single to dig an early two-run deficit before recording a single out. Despite the early trouble, Boyd was able to make it through five full innings without giving up a hit the rest of the way. But his only run support would come from Niko Goodrum, who crushed a two-out breaking ball to right for a solo home run in the second inning, his sixth dinger this season.