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September 1, 2026 · AL Cent

Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins

September 1, 2026Target FieldOvercast 85°F · 3 mph, Out To CF
AWAY
Detroit Tigers
63-75
2
vs
HOME
Minnesota Twins
67-72
15

Game Highlights

Published September 1, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
T1 Riley Greene Riley Greene grounds out, first baseman Royce Lewis to pitcher Andrew Morris. Kevin McGonigle scores. Gleyber Torres to 2nd. DET 1, MIN 0
B1 Kody Clemens Kody Clemens homers (24) on a fly ball to right field. DET 1, MIN 1
B5 Walker Jenkins Walker Jenkins reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop John Peck. Trevor Larnach scores. Royce Lewis scores. Walker Jenkins to 2nd. Throwing error by catcher Dillon Dingler, assist to shortstop John Peck. DET 1, MIN 3
B5 Luke Keaschall Luke Keaschall doubles (24) on a ground ball to left fielder Riley Greene. Walker Jenkins scores. DET 1, MIN 4
B6 Royce Lewis Royce Lewis homers (14) on a fly ball to center field. Josh Bell scores. Trevor Larnach scores. DET 1, MIN 7
B6 Luke Keaschall Luke Keaschall singles on a ground ball to right fielder Javier Báez. Kaelen Culpepper scores. Walker Jenkins to 3rd. DET 1, MIN 8
B6 Brooks Lee Brooks Lee out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Max Clark. Walker Jenkins scores. DET 1, MIN 9
B6 Ryan Jeffers Ryan Jeffers homers (13) on a line drive to left field. Luke Keaschall scores. Kody Clemens scores. DET 1, MIN 12
B6 Kaelen Culpepper Kaelen Culpepper singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Riley Greene. Josh Bell scores. Gabriel Gonzalez scores. Royce Lewis to 2nd. DET 1, MIN 14
T8 Hao-Yu Lee Hao-Yu Lee doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Walker Jenkins. Dillon Dingler scores. DET 2, MIN 14
B8 Kaelen Culpepper Kaelen Culpepper grounds into a force out, third baseman Hao-Yu Lee to second baseman Javier Báez. Alex Jackson scores. Josh Bell to 3rd. Royce Lewis out at 2nd. Kaelen Culpepper to 1st. DET 2, MIN 15

Box score

  123456789 R
DET 100000010 2
MIN 1000310010 15

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Tigers AWAY 2

Troy Melton started for Tigers, leaving trailing 1–14. Out of the bullpen, Kyle Finnegan took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Troy Melton Starter 5.1 96 7 4 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Troy Melton threw
    CSW 16% 1st-pitch strike 76% 3.8 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 27 28% 1 2 9 10 5
    Cutter 22 23% 3 0 8 5 6
    Slider 18 19% 3 1 2 9 3
    Curveball 12 13% 3 0 3 5 1
    Changeup 10 10% 0 0 2 5 3
    Sinker 7 7% 0 2 3 1 1
  • Kyle Finnegan Setup 0.1 25 5 0
  • Beau Brieske Middle 1.1 27 2 1
  • Jacob Waguespack Middle 1.0 21 1 1
Twins HOME 15

Twins opened with Andrew Morris, then turned the bulk of the game over to Connor Prielipp. Out of the bullpen, Garrett Acton took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Andrew Morris Opener 1.0 29 1 0
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Andrew Morris threw
    CSW 14% 1st-pitch strike 100% 5.8 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 15 52% 2 1 6 3 3
    Cutter 7 24% 1 0 1 5 0
    Sinker 4 14% 0 0 3 0 1
    Changeup 3 10% 0 0 0 2 1
  • Connor Prielipp Bulk 5.0 73 0 5 W
  • Travis Adams Middle 1.0 9 0 1
  • Garrett Acton Middle 2.0 39 1 2

Where the game turned

2 runs Bottom 5th · off Melton
  • Jenkins Fielders Choice

Batting lines

AWAY · DET
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Brett Callahan LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .281 .333 .469 .802
Ben Malgeri RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .230 .341 .378 .719
Dillon Dingler C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .248 .313 .466 .779
Hao-Yu Lee 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 .270 .315 .427 .742 2B
Spencer Torkelson 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .221 .315 .404 .719 2B
Max Clark CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 .238 .300 .396 .696
Javier Báez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .248 .278 .360 .638
John Peck SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Kevin McGonigle DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 .274 .374 .414 .788
Gleyber Torres 2B 2 0 1 0 1 1 .262 .365 .382 .747
Riley Greene LF 4 0 0 1 0 2 .270 .363 .446 .809
HOME · MIN
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Luke Keaschall RF 5 1 2 2 0 0 .278 .367 .397 .764 2B
Ryan Kreidler 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .223 .278 .374 .652
Ben Ross 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Alex Jackson C 1 1 1 0 0 0 .313 .352 .418 .770
Josh Bell DH 3 2 1 0 2 2 .253 .317 .416 .733
Gabriel Gonzalez LF 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .667 .333 1.000
Royce Lewis 1B 4 2 3 3 1 0 .236 .304 .407 .711 HR (14), 2B
Kaelen Culpepper SS 5 1 2 3 0 0 .320 .373 .493 .866 2B
Walker Jenkins CF 4 2 0 0 1 0 .188 .316 .438 .754
Brooks Lee 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 .246 .296 .434 .730
Kody Clemens 2B 3 2 1 1 1 1 .238 .296 .472 .768 HR (24)
Ryan Jeffers C 4 1 2 3 0 0 .278 .381 .510 .891 HR (13), 3B
Trevor Larnach LF 2 2 1 0 1 0 .267 .351 .422 .773

Pitching lines

AWAY · DET
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Troy Melton 5.1 6 7 5 1 4 2 96 2.20 L
Kyle Finnegan 0.1 3 5 5 2 0 1 25 4.07
Beau Brieske 1.1 3 2 2 1 1 0 27 7.59
Jacob Waguespack 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 21 2.70
HOME · MIN
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Andrew Morris 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 29 3.90
Connor Prielipp 5.0 3 0 0 1 5 0 73 5.28 W
Travis Adams 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 5.56
Garrett Acton 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 39 3.12

Manager comparison

AWAY · DET
A.J. Hinch
A.J. Hinch
Lineup 4.9 R Bunts 0.9 R IBBs 1.4 R
HOME · MIN
Derek Shelton
Derek Shelton
Lineup 3.3 R Bunts 1.2 R IBBs 3.8 R

Recent form

AWAY · DET
6-4 L2 +13 run diff
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HOME · MIN
4-6 W1 -11 run diff
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Season series: 3-3 with DET listed first across 6 prior meetings.

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