Royce Lewis and Willi Castro lead Twins to 6-3 comeback win over Tigers

DETROIT — Royce Lewis scored the tying run within the eighth inning and drove within the go-ahead run within the tenth because the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 on Sunday and win the three-game sequence.

Minnesota trailed 3-2 going into the eighth, however Lewis walked with two outs, superior to second on Ryan Jeffers’ pinch-hit single and scored when third baseman Nick Maton threw away Willi Castro’s grounder.

The Twins had two on with two out within the ninth and Alex Lange obtained Carlos Correa to hit a 108.7-mph line drive at left fielder Matt Vierling.

Lewis led off the tenth with a single off Tigers reliever Brendan White (1-1) that bounced off Maton’s glove, permitting Correa to attain the go-ahead run.

“I’m getting Carlos a steak dinner for getting home on that play,” Lewis mentioned. “That shows you how much we were fighting and hustling to win this game.”

After a sacrifice bunt, Castro’s RBI single put the Twins up 5-3. Christian Vázquez’s base hit made it 6-3.

PHOTOS: Royce Lewis and Willi Castro lead Twins to 6-3 comeback win over Tigers

“That is the kind of game I grew up playing in California,” Lewis mentioned. “We were aggressive and making things happen on the bases.”

The Tigers optioned Maton to Triple-A Toledo after the sport. He is hitting .163 with a .576 OPS.

“Everyone can see today was a bad day for him, but that’s just part of it,” Tigers supervisor A.J. Hinch mentioned. “He needs to make some adjustments both offensively and defensively, and Toledo is a better environment for him than trying to do that here.”

Twins reliever Griffin Jax (4-6) obtained the win. Jhoan Duran pitched the tenth for his eleventh save.

“This was a pretty tough series to win,” Twins supervisor Rocco Baldelli mentioned a day after his group misplaced 3-2. “We really had to grind things out for all three games, and it is rewarding to see those things come together to win us a game in the 10th inning.”

Tigers starter Michael Lorenzen allowed two runs on seven hits and a stroll in 5 innings. He struck out 4.

Twins starter Bailey Ober gave up three runs on 5 hits in six innings.

The Twins took an early lead on Donovan Solano’s two-run dwelling run within the prime of the third, however Zach McKinstry tied it with a two-run double within the backside of the inning earlier than scoring on Kerry Carpenter’s base hit.

“I thought we really did a good job of getting to Ober in the third inning, but that was about all we created,” Hinch mentioned. “We need to be able to keep the pressure on him and get him out of the game.”

Minnesota had runners on the corners with one out within the fifth, however Correa grounded into his second double play of the sport.

Roster transfer

The Tigers didn’t instantly verify who could be coming as much as change Maton, however utility participant Tyler Nevin was scratched from Toledo’s beginning lineup shortly after the transfer was introduced.

Trainer’s room

Twins RHP José De León was positioned on the 15-day injured listing after hurting his elbow whereas warming up on Saturday. Minnesota changed him on the energetic roster by recalling RHP Josh Winder from Triple-A St. Paul.

Up subsequent

The Twins begin a three-game sequence with the Braves on Monday. Minnesota’s RHP Sonny Gray (4-1, 2.56 ERA) will face Atlanta ace RHP Spencer Strider (8-2, 3.93).