Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 1 |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
The Story
The Detroit Tigers overcame a deficit and outlasted the Minnesota Twins 11-6 in twelve innings on September 2, 2026, at Target Field, with the DiamondIQ model's estimate of a Minnesota victory standing at 56% before first pitch and collapsing to zero percent by the final out. Detroit scored in bunches rather than in a sustained rally, plating two in the second, two in the fifth, one in the sixth, and then putting the game away with five runs in the twelfth inning against a Twins bullpen that had nothing left. Minnesota briefly answered in the eighth with three runs to keep the game within reach, but the Tigers ultimately dominated extra innings and pulled away when it mattered most.
The single biggest swing of the night came in the top of the twelfth when Spencer Torkelson drove a home run off Tommy Nance that shifted win probability by 51.7 percentage points, effectively ending any realistic path to a Twins comeback. Before that decisive blow, the eleventh inning had already been the game's pivot point. Max Clark delivered a double off Taylor Rogers that moved the needle 31.3 points in Detroit's favor, while Hao-Yu Lee contributed a flyout in the same frame that added another 21.1 points. Minnesota briefly responded in the bottom of the eleventh, with Luke Keaschall singling off Kyle Finnegan for a 20.4-point swing, but Walker Jenkins grounded out in the same inning to hand 23.7 points back to Detroit's side of the ledger.
Clark finished as the game's most impactful performer overall, posting a combined WPA of plus-41.3 and a RE24 of plus-2.6, leading all players in both categories. Torkelson followed at plus-34.5 WPA, and Lee rounded out the top three at plus-34.2 despite relatively modest run-expectancy contributions. On the mound, Drew Anderson led Detroit's relievers with a plus-12.5 WPA, followed closely by Tyler Kinley at plus-10.4 and Tyler Holton at plus-10.1, a trio that collectively preserved the Tigers' advantage through the game's most critical innings.